State comparison · 2025
Compensation and Benefits Managers salary: South Carolina vs Washington
Compensation and Benefits Managers in Washington earn a median of $199,190. In South Carolina, $99,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.9% — not 50%.
Nominal pay gap
-50%
South Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-42.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Carolina
Compensation and Benefits Managers
- Median
- $99,630
- p25
- $75,080
- p75
- $158,000
- p10
- $61,100
- p90
- $211,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.