Employee Benefits Specialist Salary in Erie, Pennsylvania

How much does an Employee Benefits Specialist make in Erie, PA? The average Employee Benefits Specialist salary in Erie, PA is $56,421 as of May 01, 2025, but the salary range typically falls between $50,540 and $63,298. 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.

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What does an Employee Benefits Specialist do?

Employee Benefits Specialist in Granite City, IL

Function as a day-to-day contact for employees with questions and issues regarding various employee benefit programs.

January 07, 2023

Assist in processing applications for request for benefits under the Hourly Retired Pension Plans.

March 26, 2023

Lead efforts to ensure employees understand the offered benefit programs, eligibility and how to leverage them, as well as help them appreciate the value of their total compensation package.

April 12, 2023

Communicate with all benefit carriers to resolve claim disputes, or enrollment/eligibility issues.

May 14, 2023

Employee Benefits Specialist in Jacksonville, FL

Responds to benefits surveys.

March 21, 2023

Contacts with others require skills in understanding and influencing people which are important in providing employee benefit services, discussing and resolving work-related issues and problems, and presenting and defending recommendations and decisions.

March 26, 2023

Compiles data for development of recommendations, reports, charts and spreadsheets.

April 25, 2023

Performs related work as required.

April 27, 2023

Employee Benefits Specialist in Tulsa, OK

Develop a Request for Proposal (RFP) in coordination with account manager.

April 05, 2023

Prepare presentations and communications based on clients’ needs and account manager’s requests.

May 04, 2023

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About Erie, Pennsylvania

Erie (/ˈɪəri/; EER-ee) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Named for the lake and the Native American Erie people who lived in the area until the mid-17th century, Erie is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania, as well as the largest city in Northwestern Pennsylvania, with a population of 101,786 at the 2010 census. The estimated population in 2017 had decreased to 97,369. The Erie metropolitan area, equivalent to all of Erie County, consists of 276,207 residents. The Erie-Meadville, PA Combined Statistical Area has a pop...

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