What are the main factors that influence a Benefits Administrator III's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Benefits Administrator III?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Benefits Administrator III roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Benefits Administrator 's salary?

A Benefits Administrator 's salary grows with experience: a Benefits Administrator I (0-2 years)earns $56,584, a Benefits Administrator II (2-4 years)earns $69,569, a Benefits Administrator III (4-7 years)earns $86,031,

What are the highest paying states for a Benefits Administrator III?

Benefits Administrator III salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Benefits Administrator III roles are District of Columbia $97,049, California $96,681, Massachusetts $95,393. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Benefits Administrator roles make?

Salaries for Benefits Administrator level roles vary by specialization: Benefits Administrator IV: $115,301; HR Benefits Program Administrator III: $87,690; Senior Benefits Administrator: $86,961; Payroll And Benefits Administrator: $73,699; Benefits Administrator: $73,477.

Benefits Administrator III Salary in Vermont

How much does a Benefits Administrator III make in Vermont?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Benefits Administrator III in Vermont is $86,031 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

However, a Benefits Administrator III's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $98,088
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $79,310 to $92,342
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,191

10% $73,191

50% (Median) $86,031

90% $98,088

Benefits Administrator III Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,342	$7,695	$1,776	$44
Average	$86,031	$7,169	$1,654	$41
25th Percentile	$79,310	$6,609	$1,525	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Benefits Administrator III Salaries

A Benefits Administrator III's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Benefits Administrator III Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Benefits Administrator III's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Benefits Administrator I (0-2 years): $56,584
Benefits Administrator II (2-4 years): $69,569
Benefits Administrator III (4-7 years): $86,031

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Benefits Administrator I	0-2 years	$56,584
Benefits Administrator II	2-4 years	$69,569
Benefits Administrator III	4-7 years	$86,031

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How Do Benefits Administrator IIIs Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Benefits Administrator IIIs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $97,049.
California: $96,681.
Massachusetts: $95,393.

District of Columbia $97,049 California $96,681 Massachusetts $95,393 Washington $95,042 New Jersey $95,007 Alaska $94,884 Connecticut $93,675 New York $93,184

Hawaii $91,615 Rhode Island $90,879 Maryland $90,379 Minnesota $89,695 Colorado $89,432 Illinois $89,345 Oregon $89,012 Delaware $88,766

New Hampshire $88,612 Virginia $88,267 Pennsylvania $87,259 Nevada $86,750 North Dakota $86,584 Michigan $86,321 Wisconsin $86,224 Vermont $86,031

Texas $85,497 Maine $85,462 Arizona $85,409 Ohio $85,348 Georgia $84,541 Indiana $84,138 Wyoming $84,059 Utah $83,937

Iowa $83,884 Kansas $83,463 Louisiana $83,340 North Carolina $83,297 Missouri $83,279 Florida $82,937 Montana $82,753 Nebraska $82,578

Kentucky $82,481 South Carolina $82,131 Tennessee $81,912 Idaho $81,824 New Mexico $81,184 Oklahoma $81,044 Alabama $80,527 South Dakota $79,659

Arkansas $79,186 West Virginia $78,932 Mississippi $78,169

Top Paying Cities for Benefits Administrator III

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $88,061
Barre: $88,193
Cabot: $87,999

Adamant, VT $88,061 Barre, VT $88,193 Cabot, VT $87,999 Calais, VT $88,076 East Barre, VT $88,059 East Calais, VT $88,061 East Montpelier, VT $88,119 Eden, VT $88,003

Eden Mills, VT $87,923 Graniteville, VT $88,188 Hyde Park, VT $88,132 Johnson, VT $88,244 Lake Elmore, VT $88,034 Marshfield, VT $88,014 Moretown, VT $88,250 Morrisville, VT $88,239

Moscow, VT $88,284 Northfield, VT $88,142 Northfield Falls, VT $88,554 North Hyde Park, VT $88,126 North Montpelier, VT $88,038 Plainfield, VT $88,026 Roxbury, VT $87,877 South Barre, VT $88,295

Waterbury, VT $88,275 Stowe, VT $88,288 Waitsfield, VT $88,239 Warren, VT $88,074 Washington, VT $87,902 Waterbury Center, VT $88,273 Websterville, VT $88,174 Williamstown, VT $88,071

Wolcott, VT $88,023 Woodbury, VT $87,936 Worcester, VT $88,024 Rutland, VT $88,021 Belmont, VT $87,749 Benson, VT $87,749 Bomoseen, VT $87,887 Brandon, VT $87,952

Bridport, VT $87,962 Castleton, VT $87,904 Center Rutland, VT $87,964 Chittenden, VT $87,762 Cuttingsville, VT $87,731 Danby, VT $87,881 East Middlebury, VT $88,010 East Poultney, VT $87,891

East Wallingford, VT $87,795 Fair Haven, VT $87,827 Florence, VT $87,796 Forest Dale, VT $87,955 Gaysville, VT $87,397 Granville, VT $87,810 Hancock, VT $87,796 Hydeville, VT $87,898

Killington, VT $87,786 Middlebury, VT $88,146 Middletown Springs, VT $87,843 Mount Holly, VT $87,762 North Clarendon, VT $87,891 Orwell, VT $87,881 Pawlet, VT $87,912 Pittsfield, VT $87,837

Pittsford, VT $87,921 Poultney, VT $87,905 Proctor, VT $88,002 Ripton, VT $87,900 Rochester, VT $87,855 Rupert, VT $87,846 Salisbury, VT $87,986 Shoreham, VT $87,912

Stockbridge, VT $87,756 Wallingford, VT $87,803 Wells, VT $87,916 West Pawlet, VT $87,946 West Rupert, VT $87,925 West Rutland, VT $87,871 Whiting, VT $87,915 Saint Johnsbury, VT $88,010

Albany, VT $87,959 Barnet, VT $87,916 Barton, VT $87,949 Beebe Plain, VT $87,976 Concord, VT $87,833 Coventry, VT $88,078 Craftsbury, VT $87,984 Craftsbury Common, VT $87,989

Danville, VT $87,935 Derby, VT $87,976 Derby Line, VT $87,910 East Burke, VT $87,907 East Charleston, VT $87,916 East Hardwick, VT $87,963 East Haven, VT $87,715 East Saint Johnsbury, VT $88,008

Glover, VT $87,923 Granby, VT $87,607 Greensboro, VT $87,893 Greensboro Bend, VT $87,949 Hardwick, VT $88,047 Irasburg, VT $87,927 Island Pond, VT $87,784 Lowell, VT $87,898

Lower Waterford, VT $87,998 Lyndon, VT $87,983 Lyndon Center, VT $88,082 Lyndonville, VT $87,986 Morgan, VT $87,827 Newport, VT $88,028 Newport Center, VT $87,916 North Concord, VT $87,686

North Troy, VT $87,928 Orleans, VT $87,895 Passumpsic, VT $88,015 Peacham, VT $87,838 Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $88,018 Sheffield, VT $87,862 Sutton, VT $87,855 Troy, VT $87,937

West Burke, VT $87,913 West Charleston, VT $87,872 West Danville, VT $87,941 Westfield, VT $87,870 West Glover, VT $87,931 Averill, VT $87,419 Beecher Falls, VT $87,986 Canaan, VT $87,767

Gilman, VT $88,153 Guildhall, VT $87,651 Lunenburg, VT $87,842 Norton, VT $87,594 North Bennington, VT $88,572 North Pownal, VT $88,751 Pownal, VT $88,801 White River Junction, VT $87,998

Ascutney, VT $88,040 Barnard, VT $87,799 Bethel, VT $87,853 Bradford, VT $87,945 Bridgewater, VT $87,889 Bridgewater Corners, VT $87,714 Brookfield, VT $87,939 Brownsville, VT $87,891

Chelsea, VT $87,888 Corinth, VT $87,864 East Corinth, VT $87,901 East Randolph, VT $87,918 East Ryegate, VT $87,841 East Thetford, VT $87,950 Fairlee, VT $87,855 Groton, VT $87,879

Hartford, VT $88,227 Hartland, VT $87,919 Hartland Four Corners, VT $87,915 Mc Indoe Falls, VT $88,141 Newbury, VT $87,869 North Hartland, VT $87,981 North Pomfret, VT $87,830 North Thetford, VT $87,948

Norwich, VT $87,931 Plymouth, VT $87,651 Post Mills, VT $87,929 Quechee, VT $88,020 Randolph, VT $88,004 Randolph Center, VT $87,960 Reading, VT $87,724 Sharon, VT $87,851

South Pomfret, VT $87,767 South Royalton, VT $87,877 South Ryegate, VT $87,894 South Strafford, VT $87,872 South Woodstock, VT $87,746 Strafford, VT $87,796 Taftsville, VT $88,027 Thetford, VT $87,950

Thetford Center, VT $87,858 Topsham, VT $87,832 Tunbridge, VT $87,848 Vershire, VT $87,807 Wells River, VT $87,900 West Fairlee, VT $88,061 West Hartford, VT $87,832 West Newbury, VT $87,866

West Topsham, VT $87,902 Wilder, VT $88,232 Windsor, VT $87,955 Woodstock, VT $87,847 Bellows Falls, VT $88,168 Cambridgeport, VT $88,067 Cavendish, VT $87,774 Chester, VT $87,862

Chester Depot, VT $87,830 Grafton, VT $87,795 Londonderry, VT $87,953 Ludlow, VT $87,820 North Springfield, VT $88,126 Perkinsville, VT $87,887 Peru, VT $87,861 Proctorsville, VT $87,789

Saxtons River, VT $88,149 South Londonderry, VT $88,007 Springfield, VT $88,083 Westminster, VT $88,167 Westminster Station, VT $88,173 Weston, VT $87,770 Shaftsbury, VT $88,467 Brattleboro, VT $88,347

Bondville, VT $87,982 East Dover, VT $88,161 Jacksonville, VT $88,382 Jamaica, VT $87,983 Marlboro, VT $88,785 Newfane, VT $88,103 Putney, VT $88,084 Readsboro, VT $88,795

South Newfane, VT $88,133 Stamford, VT $88,731 Townshend, VT $88,023 Vernon, VT $88,617 Wardsboro, VT $88,087 West Dover, VT $88,232 West Dummerston, VT $88,125 West Halifax, VT $88,260

West Townshend, VT $87,905 West Wardsboro, VT $87,906 Whitingham, VT $88,351 Williamsville, VT $88,125 Wilmington, VT $88,297 Burlington, VT $88,538 South Burlington, VT $88,533 Winooski, VT $88,538

Colchester, VT $88,538 Alburgh, VT $88,097 Bakersfield, VT $88,227 Belvidere Center, VT $87,907 Bristol, VT $88,246 Cambridge, VT $88,351 Charlotte, VT $88,418 East Berkshire, VT $88,142

East Fairfield, VT $88,274 Enosburg Falls, VT $88,030 Essex, VT $88,471 Essex Junction, VT $88,477 Fairfax, VT $88,357 Fairfield, VT $88,272 Ferrisburgh, VT $88,320 Franklin, VT $88,035

Grand Isle, VT $88,366 Highgate Center, VT $88,110 Highgate Springs, VT $88,154 Hinesburg, VT $88,416 Huntington, VT $88,350 Isle La Motte, VT $88,206 Jeffersonville, VT $88,291 Jericho, VT $88,397

Jonesville, VT $88,416 Milton, VT $88,439 Monkton, VT $88,345 Montgomery, VT $88,030 Montgomery Center, VT $87,923 New Haven, VT $88,235 North Ferrisburgh, VT $88,359 North Hero, VT $88,272

Richford, VT $88,015 Richmond, VT $88,407 Saint Albans, VT $88,311 Saint Albans Bay, VT $88,300 Shelburne, VT $88,499 Sheldon, VT $88,206 Sheldon Springs, VT $88,423 South Hero, VT $88,445

Starksboro, VT $88,297 Swanton, VT $88,190 Underhill, VT $88,377 Underhill Center, VT $88,380 Vergennes, VT $88,208 Waterville, VT $88,238 Westford, VT $88,421 Williston, VT $88,487

Montpelier, VT $88,179 Bennington, VT $88,637 Arlington, VT $88,325 Dorset, VT $87,982 East Arlington, VT $87,948 East Dorset, VT $87,983 Manchester, VT $88,221 Manchester Center, VT $88,163

Benefits Administrator III Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Benefits Administrator III salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $96,307. While startup companies pay approximate $81,474.

Benefits Administrator III Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$81,474
Growth Stage	51~500	$86,168
Established	501~5000	$93,002
Enterprise	5000+	$96,307

Benefits Administrator III Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Benefits Administrator III roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Benefits Administrator positions in Transportation or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Benefits Administrator III as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Benefits Administrator III

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$105,184	$51.0	20%
Biotechnology	$105,184	$51.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$105,184	$51.0	20%
Financial Services	$105,184	$51.0	20%
Healthcare	$105,184	$51.0	20%

Benefits Administrator III Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Benefits Administrator III's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$79,310

Average $86,031/year

$92,342

$6,609

Average $7,169/month

$7,695

$1,525

Average $1,654/week

$1,776

$38

Average $41/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,342	$7,695	$1,776	$44
Average	$86,031	$7,169	$1,654	$41
25th Percentile	$79,310	$6,609	$1,525	$38

Benefits Administrator III Salary Growth & Career Path

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Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As a Benefits Administrator III, you have the following paths for advancement. The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles. By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.

Benefits Administrator III Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
Benefits Administrator IV	$113,168	32%
Benefits Analyst IV	$111,918	30%

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