SOC 11-3111 · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro

Compensation and Benefits Managers Salary in Fort Myers, FL

The average salary for compensation and benefits managers in Fort Myers, Florida is $142,110 a year ($68.32 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $126,080: half of the 30 people in this job in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($162,640).

$142,110average per year

$68.32 / hourMedian $126,080Take-home ≈ $108,398

  • $81K10th
  • $108K25th
  • $126KMedian
  • $185K75th
  • $214K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

30people in this job
-13%vs U.S. average
#3 of 10Florida metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Compensation and Benefits Managers pay range in Fort Myers

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $81,290 a year or less, while the top 10% make $214,410 or more. The middle half of compensation and benefits managers in Fort Myers earn between $107,570 and $185,100.

  • $81K10th
  • $108K25th
  • $126KMedian
  • $185K75th
  • $214K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$142,110$11,842$68.32
Median$126,080$10,507$60.62
Entry level (25th percentile)$107,570$8,964$51.72
Experienced (75th percentile)$185,100$15,425$88.99

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Compensation and Benefits Managers pay in Fort Myers vs. Florida and the U.S.

Compensation and benefits managers in Fort Myers earn 4% more than the Florida average ($136,770) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($162,640). At the median the gap is -16% against the U.S. median of $149,230.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Fort Myers$142,110$126,080$81,290$214,41030
Florida$136,770$127,960$79,310$206,1701,670
United States$162,640$149,230$89,160$256,57022,940

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Compensation and Benefits Managers salary after taxes in Fort Myers

On the average salary of $142,110, a single filer in Fort Myers takes home about $108,398 a year, or $9,033 a month and $4,169 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Fort Myers a good place for compensation and benefits managers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Fort Myers area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.3), so the average $142,110 buys what about $138,848 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Fort Myers ($46,780). A typical home costs $339,372, or 2.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Compensation and Benefits Managers salary in other Florida cities

Fort Myers ranks 3rd of 10 Florida metro areas for this job; Palm Bay pays the most ($143,750).

All Compensation and Benefits Managers salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for compensation and benefits managers

Bridgeport, CT pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($241,430).

Compensation and Benefits Managers salary by city

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Compensation and Benefits Managers salary in Fort Myers: questions

How much do compensation and benefits managers make an hour in Fort Myers?

$68.32 an hour on average, and $60.61 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level compensation and benefits managers salary in Fort Myers?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $81,290 a year and the 25th percentile is $107,570, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the compensation and benefits managers take-home pay in Fort Myers?

About $108,398 a year ($9,033 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $142,110. Florida has no state income tax.

Do compensation and benefits managers earn more in Fort Myers than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($162,640).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 11-3111; area Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL (15980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index (a city in the same metro). Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.76, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.76).

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