State comparison · 2025
Compensation and Benefits Managers salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Compensation and Benefits Managers in Washington earn a median of $199,190. In North Carolina, $135,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23% — not 32.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-32.1%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-23%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Compensation and Benefits Managers
- Median
- $135,240
- p25
- $104,010
- p75
- $175,260
- p10
- $63,740
- p90
- $227,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.