SOC 11-3111 · Reno, NV metro

Compensation and Benefits Managers Salary in Reno, NV

The average salary for compensation and benefits managers in Reno, Nevada is $123,230 a year ($59.25 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $115,180: half of the 30 people in this job in the Reno, NV metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 26% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($167,403).

$123,230average per year

$59.25 / hourMedian $115,180Take-home ≈ $95,494

  • $60K10th
  • $72K25th
  • $115KMedian
  • $140K75th
  • $221K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

30people in this job
-26%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 2Nevada metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Compensation and Benefits Managers pay range in Reno

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $59,970 a year or less, while the top 10% make $220,840 or more. The middle half of compensation and benefits managers in Reno earn between $72,130 and $140,020.

  • $60K10th
  • $72K25th
  • $115KMedian
  • $140K75th
  • $221K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$123,230$10,269$59.25
Median$115,180$9,598$55.38
Entry level (25th percentile)$72,130$6,011$34.68
Experienced (75th percentile)$140,020$11,668$67.32

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

Compensation and Benefits Managers salary after taxes in Reno

On the average salary of $123,230, a single filer in Reno takes home about $95,494 a year, or $7,958 a month and $3,673 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% 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 Reno a good place for compensation and benefits managers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Reno area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.0), so the average $123,230 buys what about $121,993 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Reno ($49,660). A typical home costs $570,546, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Compensation and Benefits Managers salary in other Nevada cities

Reno ranks 2nd of 2 Nevada metro areas for this job; Las Vegas pays the most ($126,870).

All Compensation and Benefits Managers salaries in Nevada

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 Reno: questions

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

$59.25 an hour on average, and $55.38 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $59,970 a year and the 25th percentile is $72,130, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $95,494 a year ($7,958 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $123,230. Nevada has no state income tax.

Do compensation and benefits managers earn more in Reno than elsewhere?

The average here is 26% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($167,403).

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 Reno, NV (39900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.5%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. 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 0.75, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.75).

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