Compensation Specialist salary
1 market range · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 7, 2026
The one range measured here is for compensation specialist roles at mid level across the United States: 9 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $55,000 and $105,000, with a median of $81,000.
The range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. It rests on fewer than 10 postings, so treat it as a hint rather than a benchmark.
Compensation Specialist pay by specialization
Compensation & Benefits 14HR Business Partner & Generalist 2
Live compensation specialist roles by HR function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.
Every measured range
1 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $55,000 – $105,000 | $81,000 | 9hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open compensation specialist roles · 11 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
this job's payour estimatewhere most pay sits here, $55,000–$120,000scale $30,000–$170,000
Senior Compensation Specialist Moog · Buffalo $85,000–$115,000 11d ago 
Compensation Specialist, Executive Datadog · Boston $116,000–$155,000 12d ago Compensation Specialist Roquette · Philadelphia $90,000–$120,000 13d ago Incentive Compensation Specialist Catalent, Inc · Bridgewater $115,000–$150,000 2w ago Classification & Compensation Specialist Staff Jobs at LU · Lynchburg $45,000–$55,000 2w ago 
Senior Compensation Specialist BWXT · Cambridge CA$80,000–CA$118,000 2w ago Compensation Specialist - Human Resources - Full Time Ocean Casino Resort · Atlantic City $46,500–$60,500 2w ago Senior Broker Compensation Specialist Northbridge Financial Corporation · Toronto CA$94,000–CA$142,000 3w ago 
Senior Compensation Specialist PCL · Oakville CA$110,000–CA$130,000 6w ago Classification & Compensation Specialist Marylandconnect · Salisbury University $78,000–$84,000 2mo ago 
Classification and Compensation Specialist (Human Resources) Hillsborough County · Tampa $55,000 3mo ago Associate Compensation Specialist, Global Compensation Programs Scopely · Barcelona Pay not stated 4w ago Senior Compensation Specialist PCL · Edmonton CA$100,600–CA$120,000e 6w ago 
Compensation Specialist JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS · Warszawa Pay not stated 2mo ago 
Compensation Specialist Integrated Resources INC · San Antonio Pay not stated 9y ago Senior Compensation Specialist Pacifica Continental · Fort Lauderdale $109,914–$173,325e