diff --git a/studio/schemas/documents/compensations.ts b/studio/schemas/documents/compensations.ts
index 33e828c67..881bea522 100644
--- a/studio/schemas/documents/compensations.ts
+++ b/studio/schemas/documents/compensations.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import { defineField, defineType } from "sanity";
 import { titleSlug } from "../schemaTypes/slug";
 import seo from "../objects/seo";
 import { title } from "../fields/text";
-import { benefitId } from "./benefit";
 import { bonusesByLocation } from "../objects/compensations/bonusesByLocation";
 import { pension } from "../objects/compensations/pension";
+import { benefitsByLocation } from "../objects/compensations/benefitsByLocation";
 
 export const compensationsId = "compensations";
 
@@ -30,38 +30,8 @@ const compensations = defineType({
     }),
     pension,
     bonusesByLocation,
+    benefitsByLocation,
     // add salary here
-    // benefits should be updated to match the grouping by location:
-    // defineField({
-    //   name: "benefits",
-    //   title: "Benefits",
-    //   type: "array",
-    //   of: [
-    //     defineField({
-    //       name: "benefitGroup",
-    //       title: "Benefit Group",
-    //       type: "object",
-    //       fields: [
-    //         locations,
-    //         defineField({
-    //           name: "benefitsList",
-    //           title: "List of Benefits",
-    //           type: "array",
-    //           of: [{ type: benefitId }],
-    //         }),
-    //       ],
-    //     }),
-    //   ],
-    // }),
-    // IMPORTANT: this is just a very simple mockup and might not represent a good ux
-    defineField({
-      name: "benefits",
-      title: "Included Benefits",
-      description:
-        "Add and manage information on the benefits included with the compensation package, such as health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.",
-      type: "array",
-      of: [{ type: benefitId }],
-    }),
     seo,
   ],
   preview: {
diff --git a/studio/schemas/objects/compensations/benefitsByLocation.ts b/studio/schemas/objects/compensations/benefitsByLocation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf06767f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/schemas/objects/compensations/benefitsByLocation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { defineField } from "sanity";
+import { location, locationID } from "../locations";
+import { companyLocationNameID } from "studio/schemas/documents/companyLocation";
+import { benefitId } from "studio/schemas/documents/benefit";
+import {
+  checkForDuplicateLocations,
+  DocumentWithLocation,
+} from "./utils/validation";
+
+export const benefitsByLocation = defineField({
+  name: "benefitsByLocation",
+  title: "Benefits by Location",
+  description:
+    "Specify the benefits offered at each office location. A benefit is only associated with a single location",
+  type: "array",
+  of: [
+    {
+      type: "object",
+      fields: [
+        {
+          ...location,
+          description:
+            "Select the office location for which you are entering benefits information. Each location must be unique.",
+          validation: (Rule) => Rule.required(),
+        },
+        defineField({
+          name: "benefitsGroup",
+          title: "Benefits Group",
+          description:
+            "Enter the benefits offered at the location selected above.",
+          type: "array",
+          of: [{ type: benefitId }],
+        }),
+      ],
+      preview: {
+        select: {
+          location: `${locationID}.${companyLocationNameID}`,
+          benefitsGroup: "benefitsGroup",
+        },
+        prepare({ location, benefitsGroup }) {
+          const benefitsCount = benefitsGroup ? benefitsGroup.length : 0;
+          return {
+            title: location
+              ? `Benefits group for ${location}`
+              : "No location selected",
+            subtitle: `Number of benefits: ${benefitsCount}`,
+          };
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+  validation: (Rule) =>
+    Rule.custom((benefitsByLocation) => {
+      const isNotDuplicate: boolean = checkForDuplicateLocations(
+        benefitsByLocation as DocumentWithLocation[] | undefined,
+      );
+      return (
+        isNotDuplicate ||
+        "Each location should be listed only once in the benefits list."
+      );
+    }),
+});
diff --git a/studio/schemas/objects/compensations/utils/validation.ts b/studio/schemas/objects/compensations/utils/validation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f1bd0796
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/schemas/objects/compensations/utils/validation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+interface LocationReference {
+  _ref: string;
+  _type: string;
+  title?: string;
+}
+
+export interface DocumentWithLocation {
+  location: LocationReference;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks for duplicate location references in the documents array.
+ * Ensures each location has a unique document entry.
+ *
+ * @param {DocumentWithLocation[] | undefined} documents - The array of documents, each with one or more locations.
+ * @returns {string | true} - Returns an error message if duplicate locations are found, or true if all are unique.
+ */
+export const checkForDuplicateLocations = (
+  documents: DocumentWithLocation[] | undefined,
+): boolean => {
+  if (!documents) return true;
+  const locationRefs = documents
+    .map((entry) => entry.location?._ref)
+    .filter(Boolean);
+  const uniqueRefs = new Set(locationRefs);
+  return uniqueRefs.size === locationRefs.length;
+};