State comparison · 2025
Compensation and Benefits Managers salary: Idaho vs Washington
Compensation and Benefits Managers in Washington earn a median of $199,190. In Idaho, $90,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 49.4% — not 54.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-54.8%
Idaho vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-49.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Idaho
Compensation and Benefits Managers
- Median
- $90,020
- p25
- $85,060
- p75
- $120,220
- p10
- $83,710
- p90
- $199,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
Washington
Compensation and Benefits Managers
- Median
- $199,190
- p25
- $140,850
- p75
- $256,570
- p10
- $116,830
- p90
- $301,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.