What are the main factors that influence an Employee Benefits Representative's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Employee Benefits Representative?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Employee Benefits Representative roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change An Employee Benefits Representative's salary?

An Employee Benefits Representative's salary grows with experience: starting around $70,146 for beginners, reaching about $72,743 at mid-level, and approach $75,827 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Employee Benefits Representative?

Employee Benefits Representative salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Employee Benefits Representative roles are District of Columbia $80,433, California $80,128, Massachusetts $79,060. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Employee Benefits Representative roles make?

Salaries for Employee Benefits Representative level roles vary by specialization: VP of Employee Benefits: $233,880; Employee Benefits Executive: $233,835; Employee Benefits Representative IV: $115,600; Employee Benefits Representative III: $87,660; Employee Benefits Representative II: $70,880.

Employee Benefits Representative Salary in Oregon

How much does an Employee Benefits Representative make in Oregon? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Employee Benefits Representative in Oregon is $73,771 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

However, an Employee Benefits Representative's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $87,908
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $67,588 to $81,171
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $61,958

10% $61,958

50% (Median) $73,771

90% $87,908

Employee Benefits Representative Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,171	$6,764	$1,561	$39
Average	$73,771	$6,148	$1,419	$35
25th Percentile	$67,588	$5,632	$1,300	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Employee Benefits Representative Salaries

An Employee Benefits Representative'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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Employee Benefits Representative Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Employee Benefits Representative'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): $70,146
Early Career (1-2 years): $70,335
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $72,743
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $75,621
Expert (over 8 years): $75,827

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Employee Benefits Representative	less than 1 year	$70,146
Early Career Level Employee Benefits Representative	1-2 years	$70,335
Mid-Level Level Employee Benefits Representative	2-4 years	$72,743
Senior-Level Level Employee Benefits Representative	5-8 years	$75,621
Expert Level Employee Benefits Representative	over 8 years	$75,827

How Do Employee Benefits Representative Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Employee Benefits Representatives. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $80,433.
California: $80,128.
Massachusetts: $79,060.

District of Columbia $80,433 California $80,128 Massachusetts $79,060 Washington $78,769 New Jersey $78,740 Alaska $78,638 Connecticut $77,636 New York $77,229

Hawaii $75,929 Rhode Island $75,318 Maryland $74,904 Minnesota $74,338 Colorado $74,120 Illinois $74,047 Oregon $73,771 Delaware $73,568

New Hampshire $73,440 Virginia $73,154 Pennsylvania $72,318 Nevada $71,897 North Dakota $71,759 Michigan $71,541 Wisconsin $71,461 Vermont $71,301

Texas $70,858 Maine $70,829 Arizona $70,785 Ohio $70,735 Georgia $70,066 Indiana $69,732 Wyoming $69,667 Utah $69,565

Iowa $69,521 Kansas $69,173 Louisiana $69,071 North Carolina $69,035 Missouri $69,020 Florida $68,737 Montana $68,584 Nebraska $68,439

Kentucky $68,359 South Carolina $68,068 Tennessee $67,887 Idaho $67,814 New Mexico $67,284 Oklahoma $67,168 Alabama $66,739 South Dakota $66,020

Arkansas $65,628 West Virginia $65,417 Mississippi $64,785

Top Paying Cities for Employee Benefits Representative

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:

Antelope: $70,216
Aurora: $74,474
Beaverton: $75,974

Antelope, OR $70,216

Aurora, OR $74,474

Beaverton, OR $75,974

Beavercreek, OR $74,731

Boring, OR $75,214

Bridal Veil, OR $75,098

Brightwood, OR $73,927

Canby, OR $74,523

Cascade Locks, OR $72,868

Clackamas, OR $75,945

Clatskanie, OR $72,734

Colton, OR $73,948

Columbia City, OR $74,615

Corbett, OR $74,729

Donald, OR $74,075

Dufur, OR $70,599

Eagle Creek, OR $74,891

Estacada, OR $73,767

Fairview, OR $75,815

Gervais, OR $73,289

Gladstone, OR $75,918

Government Camp, OR $72,583

Grass Valley, OR $70,373

Gresham, OR $75,791

Hood River, OR $72,452

Hubbard, OR $73,698

Kent, OR $70,215

Lake Oswego, OR $76,102

Marylhurst, OR $76,004

Maupin, OR $70,299

Molalla, OR $73,332

Moro, OR $70,522

Mosier, OR $71,705

Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $72,183

Mulino, OR $74,436

Odell, OR $72,286

Oregon City, OR $75,387

Rainier, OR $73,791

Rhododendron, OR $73,246

Rufus, OR $70,740

Saint Helens, OR $74,377

Warren, OR $74,792

Deer Island, OR $74,111

Sandy, OR $74,312

Scappoose, OR $74,691

Shaniko, OR $70,447

The Dalles, OR $70,989

Troutdale, OR $75,526

Tualatin, OR $75,750

Tygh Valley, OR $70,918

Vernonia, OR $73,563

Wasco, OR $70,581

Welches, OR $73,564

West Linn, OR $75,751

Wilsonville, OR $75,278

Woodburn, OR $73,448

Happy Valley, OR $76,049

Damascus, OR $75,669

Amity, OR $73,107

Arch Cape, OR $71,181

Astoria, OR $71,642

Banks, OR $74,574

Bay City, OR $71,480

Beaver, OR $71,844

Buxton, OR $74,121

Cannon Beach, OR $71,149

Carlton, OR $73,290

Cloverdale, OR $71,400

Cornelius, OR $75,131

Dayton, OR $73,337

Dundee, OR $73,928

Forest Grove, OR $74,534

Gales Creek, OR $73,704

Garibaldi, OR $71,486

Gaston, OR $74,149

Hammond, OR $70,830

Hebo, OR $71,632

Hillsboro, OR $75,338

Manning, OR $74,201

Lafayette, OR $73,427

Mcminnville, OR $73,068

Manzanita, OR $71,393

Nehalem, OR $71,582

Newberg, OR $74,587

North Plains, OR $74,994

Oceanside, OR $71,234

Pacific City, OR $71,404

Rockaway Beach, OR $71,390

Saint Paul, OR $73,658

Seaside, OR $71,784

Sherwood, OR $75,361

Tillamook, OR $71,895

Netarts, OR $71,300

Timber, OR $73,669

Tolovana Park, OR $71,160

Warrenton, OR $71,129

Wheeler, OR $71,575

Yamhill, OR $73,519

Neskowin, OR $71,367

Portland, OR $76,118

Salem, OR $73,350

Keizer, OR $73,364

Albany, OR $72,627

Alsea, OR $71,392

Aumsville, OR $73,210

Blodgett, OR $71,473

Brownsville, OR $71,868

Cascadia, OR $71,019

Corvallis, OR $72,454

Crabtree, OR $72,554

Crawfordsville, OR $71,831

Dallas, OR $72,984

Depoe Bay, OR $71,117

Detroit, OR $70,834

Eddyville, OR $71,091

Falls City, OR $72,627

Foster, OR $71,576

Gates, OR $72,201

Grand Ronde, OR $72,326

Halsey, OR $71,880

Idanha, OR $70,891

Independence, OR $73,257

Jefferson, OR $73,101

Lebanon, OR $71,940

Logsden, OR $71,390

Lyons, OR $72,353

Mill City, OR $72,359

Monmouth, OR $72,792

Mount Angel, OR $73,271

Neotsu, OR $71,451

Newport, OR $70,979

South Beach, OR $70,748

Lincoln City, OR $71,364

Otis, OR $71,504

Otter Rock, OR $70,992

Philomath, OR $71,726

Rickreall, OR $73,270

Rose Lodge, OR $71,575

Saint Benedict, OR $73,260

Scio, OR $72,676

Scotts Mills, OR $73,088

Seal Rock, OR $70,664

Shedd, OR $71,850

Sheridan, OR $72,822

Siletz, OR $71,256

Silverton, OR $73,110

Stayton, OR $72,910

Mehama, OR $72,716

Sublimity, OR $73,029

Sweet Home, OR $71,706

Gleneden Beach, OR $71,194

Tangent, OR $71,980

Tidewater, OR $70,919

Toledo, OR $71,001

Turner, OR $73,221

Waldport, OR $70,751

Willamina, OR $72,572

Eugene, OR $72,333

Agness, OR $70,019

Allegany, OR $70,103

Alvadore, OR $72,263

Azalea, OR $70,838

Bandon, OR $70,158

Blachly, OR $71,647

Blue River, OR $70,540

Broadbent, OR $70,050

Brookings, OR $70,456

Camas Valley, OR $70,089

Canyonville, OR $70,612

Cheshire, OR $71,914

Coos Bay, OR $70,124

Coquille, OR $70,129

Cottage Grove, OR $71,672

Crescent Lake, OR $70,222

Creswell, OR $72,096

Culp Creek, OR $71,371

Curtin, OR $71,619

Days Creek, OR $70,520

Deadwood, OR $71,351

Dexter, OR $71,889

Dillard, OR $70,312

Dorena, OR $71,157

Drain, OR $71,360

Elkton, OR $70,858

Elmira, OR $72,009

Fall Creek, OR $71,793

Florence, OR $70,795

Gardiner, OR $70,219

Glendale, OR $70,690

Glide, OR $70,390

Gold Beach, OR $70,243

Harrisburg, OR $72,152

Idleyld Park, OR $70,219

Junction City, OR $72,105

Lakeside, OR $70,242

Langlois, OR $70,089

Lorane, OR $71,812

Lowell, OR $71,785

Mapleton, OR $70,945

Marcola, OR $72,010

Pleasant Hill, OR $72,203

Monroe, OR $71,784

Myrtle Creek, OR $70,319

Myrtle Point, OR $70,077

North Bend, OR $70,126

Noti, OR $71,768

Oakland, OR $70,748

Oakridge, OR $71,074

Ophir, OR $70,236

Port Orford, OR $70,140

Powers, OR $70,125

Reedsport, OR $70,622

Riddle, OR $70,463

Roseburg, OR $70,413

Scottsburg, OR $70,498

Springfield, OR $72,187

Sixes, OR $70,081

Sutherlin, OR $70,784

Swisshome, OR $71,024

Tenmile, OR $70,159

Thurston, OR $72,220

Tiller, OR $70,583

Umpqua, OR $70,355

Veneta, OR $71,948

Vida, OR $71,400

Walterville, OR $71,738

Walton, OR $71,502

Wedderburn, OR $70,285

Westfir, OR $71,310

Westlake, OR $70,594

Wilbur, OR $70,480

Winchester, OR $70,485

Winston, OR $70,173

Wolf Creek, OR $70,820

Yachats, OR $70,765

Yoncalla, OR $71,162

Medford, OR $72,013

Central Point, OR $71,912

White City, OR $71,460

Ashland, OR $71,491

Butte Falls, OR $71,032

Cave Junction, OR $70,830

Eagle Point, OR $71,612

Gold Hill, OR $71,741

Grants Pass, OR $71,178

Jacksonville, OR $71,611

Kerby, OR $70,941

Merlin, OR $70,719

Murphy, OR $71,449

O Brien, OR $70,796

Phoenix, OR $71,991

Prospect, OR $70,853

Rogue River, OR $71,417

Selma, OR $70,764

Shady Cove, OR $71,513

Talent, OR $71,853

Trail, OR $70,966

Wilderville, OR $70,913

Williams, OR $71,388

Klamath Falls, OR $70,840

Crater Lake, OR $70,079

Adel, OR $70,440

Beatty, OR $70,260

Bly, OR $70,328

Bonanza, OR $70,387

Chiloquin, OR $70,380

Dairy, OR $70,349

Fort Klamath, OR $70,357

Keno, OR $70,868

Lakeview, OR $70,498

Malin, OR $70,478

Merrill, OR $70,508

Midland, OR $70,583

New Pine Creek, OR $70,656

Paisley, OR $70,325

Plush, OR $70,406

Silver Lake, OR $70,299

Sprague River, OR $70,318

Summer Lake, OR $70,233

Christmas Valley, OR $70,350

Bend, OR $70,513

Fields, OR $70,424

Ashwood, OR $70,199

Brothers, OR $70,265

Burns, OR $70,435

Princeton, OR $70,302

Diamond, OR $70,256

Camp Sherman, OR $70,309

Chemult, OR $70,258

Crane, OR $70,379

Crescent, OR $70,222

Culver, OR $70,363

Fort Rock, OR $70,309

Frenchglen, OR $70,249

Gilchrist, OR $70,358

Hines, OR $70,450

La Pine, OR $70,434

Madras, OR $70,411

Mitchell, OR $70,255

Paulina, OR $70,283

Post, OR $70,251

Powell Butte, OR $70,419

Prineville, OR $70,421

Redmond, OR $70,521

Riley, OR $70,246

Sisters, OR $70,310

Terrebonne, OR $70,450

Warm Springs, OR $70,323

Pendleton, OR $72,689

Adams, OR $71,263

Arlington, OR $70,454

Athena, OR $72,851

Baker City, OR $70,496

Bates, OR $70,301

Boardman, OR $72,365

Bridgeport, OR $70,315

Canyon City, OR $70,414

Condon, OR $70,287

Cove, OR $70,424

Dayville, OR $70,338

Echo, OR $72,895

Elgin, OR $70,437

Enterprise, OR $70,275

Fossil, OR $70,298

Haines, OR $70,454

Halfway, OR $70,301

Helix, OR $74,567

Heppner, OR $70,331

Hereford, OR $70,347

Hermiston, OR $74,973

Lexington, OR $71,624

Oxbow, OR $69,983

Imbler, OR $70,476

Imnaha, OR $69,808

Ione, OR $70,435

Irrigon, OR $74,480

John Day, OR $70,528

Joseph, OR $70,193

Kimberly, OR $70,317

La Grande, OR $70,518

Long Creek, OR $70,329

Lostine, OR $70,361

Meacham, OR $70,453

Mikkalo, OR $70,541

Milton Freewater, OR $72,174

Monument, OR $70,314

Mount Vernon, OR $70,410

North Powder, OR $70,424

Pilot Rock, OR $70,682

Prairie City, OR $70,461

Richland, OR $70,230

Seneca, OR $70,419

Spray, OR $70,312

Stanfield, OR $74,776

Summerville, OR $70,446

Sumpter, OR $70,387

Ukiah, OR $70,318

Umatilla, OR $75,332

Union, OR $70,438

Unity, OR $70,424

Wallowa, OR $70,458

Weston, OR $71,457

Adrian, OR $69,260

Arock, OR $70,000

Brogan, OR $70,286

Drewsey, OR $70,373

Durkee, OR $70,238

Harper, OR $70,087

Huntington, OR $70,293

Ironside, OR $70,323

Jamieson, OR $70,100

Jordan Valley, OR $70,012

Juntura, OR $70,322

Nyssa, OR $69,598

Ontario, OR $69,749

Riverside, OR $70,251

Vale, OR $70,119

Westfall, OR $70,344

Employee Benefits Representative Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Employee Benefits Representative roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 47% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Employee Benefits Representative positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Construction typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Employee Benefits Representative as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Employee Benefits Representative

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$92,214	$44.0	25%
Pharmaceuticals	$89,263	$43.0	21%
Biotechnology	$87,050	$42.0	18%
Internet	$85,574	$41.0	16%
Insurance	$84,099	$40.0	14%

Employee Benefits Representative Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Employee Benefits Representative'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.

$67,588

Average $73,771/year

$81,171

$5,632

Average $6,148/month

$6,764

$1,300

Average $1,419/week

$1,561

$32

Average $35/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,171	$6,764	$1,561	$39
Average	$73,771	$6,148	$1,419	$35
25th Percentile	$67,588	$5,632	$1,300	$32

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