Benefit Advisor Salary in the United States

How much does a Benefit Advisor make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Benefit Advisor in the United States is $69,433 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

However, a Benefit Advisor's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $81,578
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $62,687 to $75,790
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $56,546
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Benefit Advisor Salaries by Percentile

Annual
Salary
Monthly
Pay
Weekly
Pay
Hourly
Wage
75th Percentile $75,790 $6,316 $1,458 $36
Average $69,433 $5,786 $1,335 $33
25th Percentile $62,687 $5,224 $1,206 $30
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Key Factors That Influence Benefit Advisor Salaries

A Benefit Advisor'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Benefit Advisor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Benefit Advisor'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:

  • Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $59,571
  • Early Career (1-2 years): $70,838
  • Mid-Level (2-4 years): $94,923
  • Senior-Level (5-8 years): $113,962
  • Expert (over 8 years): $106,426
Levels Salary
Benefits ... Level Benefit Advisor$59,571
Benefit A... Level Benefit Advisor$70,838
Benefits ... Level Benefit Advisor$94,923
Benefits ... Level Benefit Advisor$113,962
Benefits ... Level Benefit Advisor$106,426
$59,571 0 yr
$70,838 < 2 yrs
$94,923 2-4 yrs
$113,962 5-8 yrs
$106,426 > 8 yrs
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Top Paying Cities for Benefit Advisors

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:

  • San Jose: $87,576
  • San Francisco: $86,617
  • Oakland: $84,792

What Skills Can Increase a Benefit Advisor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Networking (Mentioned in 7.18% Job Postings): Ability to maintain, build and expand a personal and business contact list to grow one's career and business opportunities.
  • HRIS (Mentioned in 3.39% Job Postings): HRIS is a management system designed specifically to provide managers with information to make HR decisions. Is a system that lets you keep track of all your employees and information about them.
  • Onboarding (Mentioned in 2.38% Job Postings): Onboarding, also known as organizational socialization, is management jargon first created in the 1970's that refers to the mechanism through which new employees acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviors in order to become effective organizational members and insiders. It is the process of integrating a new employee into the organization and its culture. Tactics used in this process include formal meetings, lectures, videos, printed materials, or computer-based orientations to introduce newcomers to their new jobs and organizations. Research has demonstrated that these socialization techniques lead to positive outcomes for new employees such as higher job satisfaction, better job performance, greater organizational commitment, and reduction in occupational stress and intent to quit.. These outcomes are particularly important to an organization looking to retain a competitive advantage in an increasingly mobile and globalized workforce. In the United States, for example, up to 25% of workers are organizational newcomers engaged in an onboarding process. The term induction is used instead in regions such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and parts of Europe. This is known in some parts of the world as training.
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Skills Demand Percentage
Networking 7.18%
HRIS 3.39%
Onboarding 2.38%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Benefit Advisor's salary.
  • Consultative Selling: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
  • Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
  • Tech Savvy: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
Consultative Selling
$79,848
15%
Insight
$74,988
8%
Tech Savvy
$73,599
6%
Insurance Products
$73,599
6%
Consulting
$72,905
5%
Commitment
$72,905
5%
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How Education impacts a Benefit Advisor's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Benefit Advisors enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Benefit Advisor with a Associate's Degree is between $72,385 and $76,182).

Benefit Advisor Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Benefit Advisor
Degree Level % of user with this level of education
No Diploma 11.0%
High School 11.0%
Associates 9.3%
Bachelors 59.3%
Masters 19.2%
Doctorate 0.5%
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Benefit Advisor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Benefit Advisor'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.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

Salary Trends for Benefit Advisor

Salaries for a Benefit Advisor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $68,291 in 2023 to around $68,460 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Benefit Advisor salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Benefit Advisor Over Time

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2023
$68,291
2024
$68,696
2025
$68,460
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2023 $68,291
2024 $68,696
2025 $68,460
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