How much does a Top Compensation Executive make in Santa Cruz, CA? The average Top Compensation Executive salary in Santa Cruz, CA is $262,175 as of April 24, 2024, but the range typically falls between $234,881 and $293,971. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target. 

Top Compensation Executive Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Top Compensation Executive Salary $210,032 Santa Cruz,CA April 24, 2024
25th Percentile Top Compensation Executive Salary $234,881 Santa Cruz,CA April 24, 2024
50th Percentile Top Compensation Executive Salary $262,175 Santa Cruz,CA April 24, 2024
75th Percentile Top Compensation Executive Salary $293,971 Santa Cruz,CA April 24, 2024
90th Percentile Top Compensation Executive Salary $322,920 Santa Cruz,CA April 24, 2024
25% $234,881 10% $210,032 90% $322,920 75% $293,971 $262,175 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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Top Compensation Executive leads an organization's compensation department. Champions timely and robust data collection and analysis processes that support research and market, pay equity, and other compensation studies. Being a Top Compensation Executive is responsible for leading the strategic planning of compensation and equity programs, ensuring those programs align with organizational goals, initiatives, and budgets. Ensures proper collection and analysis of compensation data, including surveys, market research and analysis, and pay equity. Additionally, Top Compensation Executive keeps abreast of regulatory, market, and practice changes and trends. Requires a bachelor's degree. May require a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) certification. Typically reports to top management. The Top Compensation Executive manages a departmental function within a broader corporate function. Develops major goals to support broad functional objectives. Approves policies developed within various sub-functions and departments. To be a Top Compensation Executive typically requires 8+ years of managerial experience. Comprehensive knowledge of the overall departmental function. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)... View full job description

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Top Compensation Executive salary varies from city to city. Compared with national average salary of Top Compensation Executive, the highest Top Compensation Executive salary is in San Francisco, CA, where the Top Compensation Executive salary is 25.0% above. The lowest Top Compensation Executive salary is in Miami, FL, where the Top Compensation Executive salary is 3.5% lower than national average salary.

City, State Compared to national average
City, State San Francisco, CA Compared to national average
+ 25.0%
City, State Washington, DC Compared to national average
+ 11.3%
City, State Miami, FL Compared to national average
-3.5%
City, State Chicago, IL Compared to national average
+ 4.9%
City, State Boston, MA Compared to national average
+ 12.1%
City, State New York, NY Compared to national average
+ 16.8%
City, State Dallas, TX Compared to national average
-1.3%

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About Santa Cruz, California    Santa Cruz (/ˈsæntə ˈkruːz/, Spanish: Holy Cross) is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California. As of 2013 the U.S. Census Bur....More

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