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Benefits Specialist salary: $100K median

The median advertised Benefits Specialist salary is $100K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $85K to $150K: counted from 22 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $48 an hour or $8,375 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $160K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.

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$100Kmedian advertised salary
$85K – $150Kmiddle half of roles
$116Kaverage advertised salary
22roles counted

Skills that pay more for Benefits Specialist roles

SkillMedian with itAbove the medianPostings
Workday$110K+$10K7
Benefits administration$110K+$10K7
SHRM certification$107K+$6K6

Top-paying companies

NameMedian salaryRoles counted
Vestwell$70K3

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Questions about Benefits Specialist pay

What is the average Benefits Specialist salary?
$116K a year on average and $100K at the median, across 22 open Benefits Specialist postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
What is the typical range?
The middle half of the postings offer $85K to $150K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
Which companies advertise the highest Benefits Specialist pay?
Vestwell ($70K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
Is a benefits specialist a high-paying job?
The median Benefits Specialist posting advertises $100K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 42% below the middle of the market.
How much can you earn as a benefits specialist?
A tenth of the postings offer $160K a year or more; the highest open Benefits Specialist role advertises up to $300K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
What is the Benefits Specialist salary per hour and per month?
The median of $100K a year is about $48 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $8,375 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $41 to $72 an hour.
Which skills pay more for Benefits Specialist roles?
Postings that ask for Workday (+$10K, 7 postings), Benefits administration (+$10K, 7 postings), SHRM certification (+$6K, 6 postings) advertise more than the $100K median of all Benefits Specialist postings with pay.
Where do these figures come from?
From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.

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