Director of Compensation / Benefits
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Director of Compensation or Benefits is in charge of design, implementation, compliance, and evaluation of a company's compensation and benefits programs. Manages staff members of the compensation and benefits team. Advises senior management team on employee compensation topics.
Job Outlook
There were 368 Director of Compensation / Benefits job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 13973 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Compensation / Benefits Manager industry, which includes the Director of Compensation / Benefits career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2016:
Salary
Many new Director of Compensation / Benefits jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $167,999.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $167,207.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Director of Compensation / Benefits postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $132,671.
Education and Experience
Posted Director of Compensation / Benefits jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 60.96% |
| Master's Degree | 28.86% |
| Doctoral Degree | 5.4% |
| Other | 3.3% |
Posted Director of Compensation / Benefits jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 5.04% |
| 3 to 5 years | 32.31% |
| 6 to 8 years | 25.03% |
| 9+ years | 37.62% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Director of Compensation / Benefits positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Leadership (53.71%)
- Communication (47.33%)
- Management (41.47%)
- Problem Solving (21.53%)
- Operations (21.26%)
- Sales (20.76%)
- Presentations (17.83%)
- Influencing Skills (17.71%)
- Microsoft Excel (15.84%)
- Planning (15.64%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Compensation Strategy (15.58%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Benefits Enrollment Processes (8.75%)
- Data Analysis (18.21%)
- Accounting (15.25%)
- Business Development (6.32%)
- Auditing (15.94%)
- Benchmarking (13.57%)
- Benefits Administration (10.71%)
- Human Resources Information System (HRIS) (13.47%)
- Finance (42.08%)
- Marketing (11.11%)
- Project Management (29.13%)
- Market Trend (12.69%)
- Business Strategies (11.46%)
- Process Improvement (11.5%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Benefits Strategies (7.98%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Director of Compensation / Benefits skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Director of Compensation
- Director of Total Rewards
- Director of Benefits
- Total Rewards Manager
- Director of Executive Compensation
- Director of Global Compensation
- Patient Access Liaison
- Assistant Director of Nursing
- Director of Employee Benefits
- Global Benefits Manager
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Compensation / Benefits Manager
- Vice President (General)
- Compensation / Benefits Analyst
- Chief of Staff
- Vice President of Engineering
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Director of Compensation / Benefits jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Elevance Health (895)
- Willis Towers Watson (433)
- Grifols (259)
- Marsh McLennan (244)
- KPMG (155)
- Humana (141)
- Lumen Technologies (107)
- Envision Physician Services (98)
- Hub International (88)
- Holcim (82)
North Carolina
- Elevance Health (25)
- Grifols (16)
- Marsh McLennan (12)
- Willis Towers Watson (10)
- Novant Health (8)
- KPMG (7)
- Davidson County Schools (7)
- Nfp (6)
- Archway Physician Recruitment (6)
- Moffatt & Nichol (5)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
- Business Administration Master's Degrees
- Professional Communication and Managerial Skills Graduate Certificates
- Training and Development Master's Degrees
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