How much does a Compensation Senior Manager make in the United States? The average Compensation Senior Manager salary in the United States is $175,850 as of March 26, 2024, but the range typically falls between $157,832 and $195,578. 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. 

Compensation Senior Manager Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Compensation Senior Manager Salary $141,426 US March 26, 2024
25th Percentile Compensation Senior Manager Salary $157,832 US March 26, 2024
50th Percentile Compensation Senior Manager Salary $175,850 US March 26, 2024
75th Percentile Compensation Senior Manager Salary $195,578 US March 26, 2024
90th Percentile Compensation Senior Manager Salary $213,539 US March 26, 2024
25% $157,832 10% $141,426 90% $213,539 75% $195,578 $175,850 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed, each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.

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Leadership: Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.

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Employment Authorization:

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Continuous Improvement: A continual improvement process, also often called a continuous improvement process (abbreviated as CIP or CI), is an ongoing effort to improve products, services, or processes. These efforts can seek "incremental" improvement over time or "breakthrough" improvement all at once. Delivery (customer valued) processes are constantly evaluated and improved in the light of their efficiency, effectiveness and flexibility. Some see CIPs as a meta-process for most management systems (such as business process management, quality management, project management, and program management). W. Edwards Deming, a pioneer of the field, saw it as part of the 'system' whereby feedback from the process and customer were evaluated against organisational goals. The fact that it can be called a management process does not mean that it needs to be executed by 'management'; but rather merely that it makes decisions about the implementation of the delivery process and the design of the delivery process itself.

Leadership 9.54%
Employment Authorization 3.46%
Continuous Improvement 1.54%
Others 85.46%

Job Description for Compensation Senior Manager

Compensation Senior Manager is responsible for the design, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of the organization's compensation programs, including base pay, incentive pay, and performance management programs. Leads the compensation function and works with senior management to ensure that compensation strategy and programs support the organization's business objectives, meet all legal requirements, and deliver value and equitable pay. Being a Compensation Senior Manager develops compensation budget for assigned areas and manages budget after it is approved. Establishes data collection and analysis processes for market, pay equity, and other compensation studies. Additionally, Compensation Senior Manager may be responsible for entire organization or for one or more major segments of a larger organization. Requires a bachelor's degree. May require a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) certification. Typically reports to a head of a unit/department. The Compensation Senior Manager typically manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity. Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. May give input into developing the budget. To be a Compensation Senior Manager typically requires 3+ years of managerial experience. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)... View full job description

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For Compensation Senior Manager, the upper level is Compensation Director and then progresses to Top Compensation Executive.

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