State comparison · 2025
Compensation and Benefits Managers salary: Louisiana vs Washington
Compensation and Benefits Managers in Washington earn a median of $199,190. In Louisiana, $99,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.2% — not 49.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-49.9%
Louisiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-39.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Compensation and Benefits Managers
- Median
- $99,840
- p25
- $84,850
- p75
- $162,960
- p10
- $71,620
- p90
- $241,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.