State comparison · 2025
Compensation and Benefits Managers salary: Washington vs West Virginia
Compensation and Benefits Managers in Washington earn a median of $199,190. In West Virginia, $94,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 75.4% — not 109.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+109.7%
Washington vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+75.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
West Virginia
Compensation and Benefits Managers
- Median
- $94,990
- p25
- $78,560
- p75
- $139,580
- p10
- $70,020
- p90
- $164,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.