13 Series · SOC 13-1141
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $78,210
- Median / year
- $128,920
- Top 10% earn
- +5.3%
- Growth '23–'33
- 112,380
- US workers
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists earn a median of $78,210 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $78,210, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $49,480 (10th percentile) to $128,920 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 112,380 US workers. Delaware pays the most ($99,560), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists earn a median of $78,210, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 71% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Business and Financial Operations, it ranks #20 of 32 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 5.3% by 2033.
- $78,210
- Median annual wage
- Top 29%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #20 of 32
- in Business and Financial Operations
- 2.6×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Delaware at $99,560. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists (SOC 13-1141) pays a national median of $78,210 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $49,480 at the 10th percentile to $128,920 at the 90th, with a mean of $84,330 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 112,380 Americans work in this occupation across 51 reporting states and 294 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +5.3% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as about average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 8,500 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Bachelor's degree, with less than 5 years of prior experience generally required. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.3 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.3 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Delaware pays the highest state median at $99,560, which is +27% above the national figure. The top metro is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $133,700 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 112,380 jobs Median $78,210/yr
Median Salary
$78,210
per year
Median Hourly
$37.60/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$84,330
average
Employment
112,380
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$78,210 Top 29% higher than 71% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 13-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 13-series occupations with growth data, Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists sits on the faster-growing side at +5.3% growth and $78,210 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+5.3%
About average
Annual Openings
8,500
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
Work Experience
Less than 5 years
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.3/100K
Injury Rate
0.3/100
Danger Index
1.4/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Reading Comprehension 3.9
Active Listening 3.9
Speaking 3.9
Critical Thinking 3.8
Writing 3.4
Active Learning 3.4
Mathematics 3.1
Monitoring 3.1
Complex Problem Solving 3.1
Judgment and Decision Making 3.1
Knowledge Areas
Personnel and Human Resources 4.2
English Language 4.0
Customer and Personal Service 3.8
Mathematics 3.8
Administration and Management 3.6
Economics and Accounting 3.3
Administrative 3.2
Computers and Electronics 3.0
Law and Government 3.0
Communications and Media 3.0
Key Tasks
- ▸ Administer employee insurance, pension, and savings plans, working with insurance brokers and plan carriers.
- ▸ Ensure company compliance with federal and state laws, including reporting requirements.
- ▸ Develop and administer compensation programs, such as merit or incentive pay.
- ▸ Research employee benefit and health and safety practices, and recommend changes or modifications to existing policies.
- ▸ Evaluate job positions, determining classification, exempt or non-exempt status, and salary.
- ▸ Prepare occupational classifications, job descriptions, and salary scales.
- ▸ Consult with, or serve as, technical liaison between business, industry, government, and union officials.
- ▸ Perform multifactor data and cost analyses that may be used in areas such as support of collective bargaining agreements.
- ▸ Develop, implement, administer, and evaluate personnel and labor relations programs, including performance appraisal, affirmative action, and employment equity programs.
- ▸ Advise managers and employees on state and federal employment regulations, collective agreements, benefit and compensation policies, personnel procedures, and classification programs.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$49,480
25th Percentile
$60,890
Median
$78,210
75th Percentile
$100,400
90th Percentile
$128,920
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware | $99,560 | +27% above national |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $95,890 | +23% above national |
| 3 | Colorado | $92,560 | +18% above national |
| 4 | California | $91,410 | +17% above national |
| 5 | District of Columbia | $86,710 | +11% above national |
| 6 | Washington | $86,630 | +11% above national |
| 7 | New Jersey | $85,040 | +9% above national |
| 8 | New Mexico | $83,540 | +7% above national |
| 9 | Oregon | $83,320 | +7% above national |
| 10 | New York | $83,200 | +6% above national |
| 11 | Connecticut | $83,100 | +6% above national |
| 12 | Virginia | $81,190 | +4% above national |
| 13 | New Hampshire | $80,810 | +3% above national |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $80,330 | +3% above national |
| 15 | Maryland | $79,700 | +2% above national |
| 16 | Michigan | $79,480 | +2% above national |
| 17 | Illinois | $79,300 | +1% above national |
| 18 | Alaska | $79,160 | +1% above national |
| 19 | Minnesota | $78,770 | +1% above national |
| 20 | Maine | $77,400 | 1% below national |
| 21 | Vermont | $76,030 | 3% below national |
| 22 | Ohio | $75,780 | 3% below national |
| 23 | Montana | $75,290 | 4% below national |
| 24 | Arizona | $74,930 | 4% below national |
| 25 | Texas | $74,800 | 4% below national |
| 26 | Missouri | $74,260 | 5% below national |
| 27 | Wisconsin | $72,130 | 8% below national |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | $70,640 | 10% below national |
| 29 | North Dakota | $70,480 | 10% below national |
| 30 | Tennessee | $69,990 | 11% below national |
| 31 | Wyoming | $69,090 | 12% below national |
| 32 | Indiana | $68,300 | 13% below national |
| 33 | Kansas | $67,990 | 13% below national |
| 34 | North Carolina | $67,970 | 13% below national |
| 35 | Nebraska | $67,410 | 14% below national |
| 36 | Iowa | $67,160 | 14% below national |
| 37 | Georgia | $66,690 | 15% below national |
| 38 | Florida | $65,020 | 17% below national |
| 39 | Kentucky | $64,690 | 17% below national |
| 40 | South Dakota | $64,630 | 17% below national |
| 41 | Oklahoma | $64,260 | 18% below national |
| 42 | Hawaii | $64,090 | 18% below national |
| 43 | Idaho | $63,680 | 19% below national |
| 44 | South Carolina | $63,450 | 19% below national |
| 45 | Louisiana | $62,700 | 20% below national |
| 46 | Arkansas | $61,280 | 22% below national |
| 47 | Alabama | $57,710 | 26% below national |
| 48 | Utah | $52,090 | 33% below national |
| 49 | Mississippi | $51,670 | 34% below national |
| 50 | West Virginia | $48,080 | 39% below national |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $42,110 | 46% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $133,700 | +71% above national |
| 2 | Rochester, MN | $108,170 | +38% above national |
| 3 | Boulder, CO | $103,280 | +32% above national |
| 4 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $102,830 | +31% above national |
| 5 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $102,780 | +31% above national |
| 6 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $99,150 | +27% above national |
| 7 | Bellingham, WA | $97,940 | +25% above national |
| 8 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $97,310 | +24% above national |
| 9 | Napa, CA | $95,530 | +22% above national |
| 10 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $92,860 | +19% above national |
| 11 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $92,560 | +18% above national |
| 12 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $91,700 | +17% above national |
| 13 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $91,660 | +17% above national |
| 14 | Salinas, CA | $90,450 | +16% above national |
| 15 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $90,070 | +15% above national |
| 16 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $89,590 | +15% above national |
| 17 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $89,130 | +14% above national |
| 18 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $89,040 | +14% above national |
| 19 | Salem, OR | $88,110 | +13% above national |
| 20 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $88,010 | +13% above national |
| 21 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $87,910 | +12% above national |
| 22 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $87,570 | +12% above national |
| 23 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $86,340 | +10% above national |
| 24 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $85,910 | +10% above national |
| 25 | Worcester, MA | $85,660 | +10% above national |
| 26 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $85,420 | +9% above national |
| 27 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $85,050 | +9% above national |
| 28 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $85,000 | +9% above national |
| 29 | Savannah, GA | $84,840 | +8% above national |
| 30 | Ann Arbor, MI | $84,280 | +8% above national |
| 31 | Peoria, IL | $84,020 | +7% above national |
| 32 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $84,000 | +7% above national |
| 33 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $83,810 | +7% above national |
| 34 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $83,480 | +7% above national |
| 35 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $83,410 | +7% above national |
| 36 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $83,170 | +6% above national |
| 37 | Greeley, CO | $82,850 | +6% above national |
| 38 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $82,670 | +6% above national |
| 39 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $82,650 | +6% above national |
| 40 | Kingston, NY | $82,630 | +6% above national |
| 41 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $82,430 | +5% above national |
| 42 | Duluth, MN-WI | $82,290 | +5% above national |
| 43 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $82,190 | +5% above national |
| 44 | Albuquerque, NM | $81,670 | +4% above national |
| 45 | Modesto, CA | $81,650 | +4% above national |
| 46 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $81,400 | +4% above national |
| 47 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $81,030 | +4% above national |
| 48 | Richmond, VA | $80,990 | +4% above national |
| 49 | Barnstable Town, MA | $80,900 | +3% above national |
| 50 | Kenosha, WI | $80,490 | +3% above national |
| 51 | Fargo, ND-MN | $80,030 | +2% above national |
| 52 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $79,990 | +2% above national |
| 53 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $79,920 | +2% above national |
| 54 | Bend, OR | $79,890 | +2% above national |
| 55 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $79,580 | +2% above national |
| 56 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $79,480 | +2% above national |
| 57 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $79,310 | +1% above national |
| 58 | Midland, TX | $79,280 | +1% above national |
| 59 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $79,270 | +1% above national |
| 60 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $79,090 | +1% above national |
| 61 | Corvallis, OR | $79,080 | +1% above national |
| 62 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $78,940 | +1% above national |
| 63 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $78,920 | +1% above national |
| 64 | Columbus, OH | $78,870 | +1% above national |
| 65 | Tulsa, OK | $78,800 | +1% above national |
| 66 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $78,700 | +1% above national |
| 67 | Cleveland, OH | $78,570 | same as national |
| 68 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $78,360 | same as national |
| 69 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $78,270 | same as national |
| 70 | Vallejo, CA | $78,030 | same as national |
| 71 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $77,990 | same as national |
| 72 | Ithaca, NY | $77,960 | same as national |
| 73 | Syracuse, NY | $77,930 | same as national |
| 74 | Birmingham, AL | $77,880 | same as national |
| 75 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $77,860 | same as national |
| 76 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $77,620 | 1% below national |
| 77 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $77,210 | 1% below national |
| 78 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $77,200 | 1% below national |
| 79 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $77,080 | 1% below national |
| 80 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $77,040 | 1% below national |
| 81 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $76,990 | 2% below national |
| 82 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $76,960 | 2% below national |
| 83 | Akron, OH | $76,950 | 2% below national |
| 84 | Huntsville, AL | $76,920 | 2% below national |
| 85 | Toledo, OH | $76,810 | 2% below national |
| 86 | Flint, MI | $76,720 | 2% below national |
| 87 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $76,720 | 2% below national |
| 88 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $76,690 | 2% below national |
| 89 | New Haven, CT | $76,670 | 2% below national |
| 90 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $76,630 | 2% below national |
| 91 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $76,600 | 2% below national |
| 92 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $76,590 | 2% below national |
| 93 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $76,570 | 2% below national |
| 94 | Anchorage, AK | $76,550 | 2% below national |
| 95 | Idaho Falls, ID | $76,510 | 2% below national |
| 96 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $76,420 | 2% below national |
| 97 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $76,000 | 3% below national |
| 98 | Visalia, CA | $75,760 | 3% below national |
| 99 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $75,620 | 3% below national |
| 100 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $75,350 | 4% below national |
| 101 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $75,150 | 4% below national |
| 102 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $75,140 | 4% below national |
| 103 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $75,060 | 4% below national |
| 104 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $74,860 | 4% below national |
| 105 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $74,780 | 4% below national |
| 106 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $74,650 | 5% below national |
| 107 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $74,630 | 5% below national |
| 108 | Binghamton, NY | $74,600 | 5% below national |
| 109 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $74,540 | 5% below national |
| 110 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $74,540 | 5% below national |
| 111 | Green Bay, WI | $74,530 | 5% below national |
| 112 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $74,520 | 5% below national |
| 113 | Roanoke, VA | $74,460 | 5% below national |
| 114 | Utica-Rome, NY | $74,370 | 5% below national |
| 115 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $74,360 | 5% below national |
| 116 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $74,220 | 5% below national |
| 117 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $74,210 | 5% below national |
| 118 | Wausau, WI | $74,210 | 5% below national |
| 119 | Topeka, KS | $74,170 | 5% below national |
| 120 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $74,140 | 5% below national |
| 121 | Omaha, NE-IA | $74,010 | 5% below national |
| 122 | St. Cloud, MN | $74,000 | 5% below national |
| 123 | Glens Falls, NY | $73,890 | 6% below national |
| 124 | Rochester, NY | $73,610 | 6% below national |
| 125 | Medford, OR | $73,590 | 6% below national |
| 126 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $73,570 | 6% below national |
| 127 | Knoxville, TN | $73,540 | 6% below national |
| 128 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $73,380 | 6% below national |
| 129 | Rockford, IL | $73,370 | 6% below national |
| 130 | Fresno, CA | $73,320 | 6% below national |
| 131 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $73,260 | 6% below national |
| 132 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $73,160 | 6% below national |
| 133 | Billings, MT | $73,020 | 7% below national |
| 134 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $72,910 | 7% below national |
| 135 | Ogden, UT | $72,450 | 7% below national |
| 136 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $72,410 | 7% below national |
| 137 | Jacksonville, FL | $72,300 | 8% below national |
| 138 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $72,130 | 8% below national |
| 139 | Springfield, IL | $71,990 | 8% below national |
| 140 | Reno, NV | $71,880 | 8% below national |
| 141 | Burlington, NC | $71,870 | 8% below national |
| 142 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $71,800 | 8% below national |
| 143 | Jefferson City, MO | $71,550 | 9% below national |
| 144 | York-Hanover, PA | $71,290 | 9% below national |
| 145 | Bloomington, IL | $71,110 | 9% below national |
| 146 | Eau Claire, WI | $71,030 | 9% below national |
| 147 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $70,940 | 9% below national |
| 148 | Springfield, MA | $70,920 | 9% below national |
| 149 | Rapid City, SD | $70,890 | 9% below national |
| 150 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $70,830 | 9% below national |
| 151 | Saginaw, MI | $70,830 | 9% below national |
| 152 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $70,700 | 10% below national |
| 153 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $70,680 | 10% below national |
| 154 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $70,660 | 10% below national |
| 155 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $70,640 | 10% below national |
| 156 | Charlottesville, VA | $70,610 | 10% below national |
| 157 | Bloomington, IN | $70,450 | 10% below national |
| 158 | Chico, CA | $70,400 | 10% below national |
| 159 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $70,390 | 10% below national |
| 160 | Wilmington, NC | $70,250 | 10% below national |
| 161 | Spartanburg, SC | $69,880 | 11% below national |
| 162 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $69,850 | 11% below national |
| 163 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $69,800 | 11% below national |
| 164 | Midland, MI | $69,610 | 11% below national |
| 165 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $69,470 | 11% below national |
| 166 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $69,390 | 11% below national |
| 167 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $69,260 | 11% below national |
| 168 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $69,090 | 12% below national |
| 169 | Madison, WI | $69,010 | 12% below national |
| 170 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $68,900 | 12% below national |
| 171 | Corpus Christi, TX | $68,860 | 12% below national |
| 172 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $68,730 | 12% below national |
| 173 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $68,660 | 12% below national |
| 174 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $68,430 | 13% below national |
| 175 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $68,260 | 13% below national |
| 176 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $68,230 | 13% below national |
| 177 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $67,990 | 13% below national |
| 178 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $67,970 | 13% below national |
| 179 | Appleton, WI | $67,950 | 13% below national |
| 180 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $67,870 | 13% below national |
| 181 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $67,870 | 13% below national |
| 182 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $67,830 | 13% below national |
| 183 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $67,830 | 13% below national |
| 184 | State College, PA | $67,820 | 13% below national |
| 185 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $67,570 | 14% below national |
| 186 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $67,380 | 14% below national |
| 187 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $67,180 | 14% below national |
| 188 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $67,180 | 14% below national |
| 189 | Reading, PA | $67,180 | 14% below national |
| 190 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $67,160 | 14% below national |
| 191 | Florence, SC | $66,990 | 14% below national |
| 192 | Tucson, AZ | $66,990 | 14% below national |
| 193 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $66,860 | 15% below national |
| 194 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $66,630 | 15% below national |
| 195 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $66,560 | 15% below national |
| 196 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $66,560 | 15% below national |
| 197 | Fort Wayne, IN | $66,520 | 15% below national |
| 198 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $66,240 | 15% below national |
| 199 | Lynchburg, VA | $65,990 | 16% below national |
| 200 | Oklahoma City, OK | $65,810 | 16% below national |
| 201 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $65,750 | 16% below national |
| 202 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $65,420 | 16% below national |
| 203 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $65,400 | 16% below national |
| 204 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $65,380 | 16% below national |
| 205 | Gainesville, FL | $65,350 | 16% below national |
| 206 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $65,290 | 17% below national |
| 207 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $65,050 | 17% below national |
| 208 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $64,960 | 17% below national |
| 209 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $64,920 | 17% below national |
| 210 | Lancaster, PA | $64,920 | 17% below national |
| 211 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $64,870 | 17% below national |
| 212 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $64,670 | 17% below national |
| 213 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $64,500 | 18% below national |
| 214 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $64,490 | 18% below national |
| 215 | Fayetteville, NC | $64,420 | 18% below national |
| 216 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $64,120 | 18% below national |
| 217 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $64,100 | 18% below national |
| 218 | Columbia, MO | $63,790 | 18% below national |
| 219 | Boise City, ID | $63,680 | 19% below national |
| 220 | Morgantown, WV | $63,600 | 19% below national |
| 221 | Waco, TX | $63,460 | 19% below national |
| 222 | Evansville, IN | $63,340 | 19% below national |
| 223 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $63,000 | 19% below national |
| 224 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $62,770 | 20% below national |
| 225 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $62,730 | 20% below national |
| 226 | Amarillo, TX | $62,660 | 20% below national |
| 227 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $62,650 | 20% below national |
| 228 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $62,610 | 20% below national |
| 229 | Wichita, KS | $62,590 | 20% below national |
| 230 | Mobile, AL | $62,570 | 20% below national |
| 231 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $62,520 | 20% below national |
| 232 | Winchester, VA-WV | $62,460 | 20% below national |
| 233 | Springfield, MO | $62,440 | 20% below national |
| 234 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $62,420 | 20% below national |
| 235 | Winston-Salem, NC | $62,190 | 20% below national |
| 236 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $61,870 | 21% below national |
| 237 | Albany, GA | $61,780 | 21% below national |
| 238 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $61,320 | 22% below national |
| 239 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $61,310 | 22% below national |
| 240 | Baton Rouge, LA | $61,250 | 22% below national |
| 241 | Helena, MT | $61,250 | 22% below national |
| 242 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $61,120 | 22% below national |
| 243 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $61,060 | 22% below national |
| 244 | El Paso, TX | $60,990 | 22% below national |
| 245 | Asheville, NC | $60,980 | 22% below national |
| 246 | Ocala, FL | $60,930 | 22% below national |
| 247 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $60,890 | 22% below national |
| 248 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $60,810 | 22% below national |
| 249 | Abilene, TX | $60,570 | 23% below national |
| 250 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $60,440 | 23% below national |
| 251 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $60,260 | 23% below national |
| 252 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $60,180 | 23% below national |
| 253 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $60,110 | 23% below national |
| 254 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $60,000 | 23% below national |
| 255 | Lincoln, NE | $59,950 | 23% below national |
| 256 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $59,740 | 24% below national |
| 257 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $59,590 | 24% below national |
| 258 | Montgomery, AL | $59,560 | 24% below national |
| 259 | Pittsburgh, PA | $59,460 | 24% below national |
| 260 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $59,260 | 24% below national |
| 261 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $59,040 | 25% below national |
| 262 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $58,740 | 25% below national |
| 263 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $58,480 | 25% below national |
| 264 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $58,460 | 25% below national |
| 265 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $58,450 | 25% below national |
| 266 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $58,430 | 25% below national |
| 267 | Lubbock, TX | $58,410 | 25% below national |
| 268 | Rome, GA | $58,340 | 25% below national |
| 269 | Gainesville, GA | $58,240 | 26% below national |
| 270 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $57,710 | 26% below national |
| 271 | Dubuque, IA | $57,620 | 26% below national |
| 272 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $57,220 | 27% below national |
| 273 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $56,910 | 27% below national |
| 274 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $56,910 | 27% below national |
| 275 | Columbia, SC | $56,440 | 28% below national |
| 276 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $56,150 | 28% below national |
| 277 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $55,530 | 29% below national |
| 278 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $55,020 | 30% below national |
| 279 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $54,780 | 30% below national |
| 280 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $54,660 | 30% below national |
| 281 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $53,840 | 31% below national |
| 282 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $53,290 | 32% below national |
| 283 | Columbus, GA-AL | $52,250 | 33% below national |
| 284 | Laredo, TX | $51,590 | 34% below national |
| 285 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $50,980 | 35% below national |
| 286 | Jackson, MS | $49,490 | 37% below national |
| 287 | Charleston, WV | $47,860 | 39% below national |
| 288 | Beckley, WV | $45,850 | 41% below national |
| 289 | Tallahassee, FL | $45,180 | 42% below national |
| 290 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $44,830 | 43% below national |
| 291 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $43,630 | 44% below national |
| 292 | Jacksonville, NC | $42,820 | 45% below national |
| 293 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $41,450 | 47% below national |
| 294 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $40,160 | 49% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists make? ▼
The median annual salary for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists is $78,210 ($37.60/hour). The salary range spans from $49,480 at the 10th percentile to $128,920 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists the most? ▼
Delaware pays the highest median salary for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists at $99,560/year, which is +27% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists is Bachelor's degree. Less than 5 years of related work experience is also typically required.
How dangerous is being a Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists? ▼
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.3 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 0.3 per 100 workers.
Is Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists a good career? ▼
Employment for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists is projected to grow 5.3% from 2024 to 2034, which is about average. About 8,500 openings are projected each year.
How does Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay vary by state? ▼
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Delaware at $99,560/year, while Alabama pays the least at $57,710/year. BLS data covers 51 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $133,700/year. BLS reports wage data for 294 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $100,400/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
- Location moves pay significantly: Delaware leads at $99,560/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
- Compare this occupation against similar roles before you decide, so you are reading the pay band in context rather than in isolation. Compare jobs
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