Check my payCompensation Analyst salary by level
Compensation and Benefits pay in 2026, from entry level to VP, in the highest-paying US markets.
Modeled estimate · Updated October 2026Median base salary, Senior Compensation Analyst, top-tier markets
From entry level to VP, medians run from $86k to $341k.
Individual contributor track
Median base salary in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, and Seattle.
| Title | Median base |
|---|---|
| Associate Compensation AnalystIC1 Associate / Entry | $86k |
| Compensation AnalystIC2 Mid-level | $118k |
| Senior Compensation AnalystIC3 Senior | $155k |
| Lead Compensation AnalystIC4 Staff / Lead | $189k |
| Principal Compensation AnalystIC5 Senior Staff / Principal | $220k |
| Senior Principal Compensation AnalystIC6 Distinguished | $256k |
Management track
| Title | Median base |
|---|---|
| Associate Manager, Compensation and BenefitsM2 Associate Manager | $163k |
| Manager, Compensation and BenefitsM3 Manager | $189k |
| Senior Manager, Compensation and BenefitsM4 Senior Manager | $220k |
| Director, Compensation and BenefitsM5 Director | $261k |
| Senior Director, Compensation and BenefitsM6 Senior Director | $295k |
| VP, Compensation and BenefitsE1 Vice President | $341k |
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Where do these numbers come from?
They are modeled estimates built by compensation practitioners from publicly discussed pay and from how companies typically structure salary ranges by level and location. They are not survey results and not any company's actual ranges. Use them to get oriented before a pay conversation, not as an exact offer number.