Asheville, NC · SOC 13-1141

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists in the Asheville Metro

Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)

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Geography used: wage and employment figures cover the full Asheville, NC BLS wage area, not only its central city; the comparison figure is the United States national estimate. Verify with the BLS OEWS source tables.

Median Salary

$60,980

per year in the Asheville metro

22% below

National Median

$78,210

per year nationally

Hourly Rate

$29.32/hr

median hourly

Employment

120

jobs in the Asheville metro

The Asheville pay distribution spans from $48,900 at the 10th percentile to $87,170 at the 90th, a 1.8× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $57,750 and the 75th at $76,770, so half of Asheville-based compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Asheville, NC covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide NC estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.

Salary Range in the Asheville Metro

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$48,900
25th$57,750
Median$60,980
75th$76,770
90th$87,170

Top Paying Jobs in Asheville

1. Physicians, All Other $360,010 2. Chief Executives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). $270,520 3. General Internal Medicine Physicians $225,830 4. Nurse Anesthetists $223,630 5. Family Medicine Physicians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). $212,710 6. Dentists, General $202,630 7. Pediatricians, General Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). $170,140 8. Optometrists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). $167,980 9. Psychiatrists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). $164,520 10. Computer and Information Systems Managers $163,290

Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.

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How much do Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists make in the Asheville metro area?

How much do Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists make in the Asheville metro area? ▼
The median annual salary for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists in Asheville, NC is $60,980 ($29.32/hour). The salary range spans from $48,900 at the 10th percentile to $87,170 at the 90th percentile.
How does Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay in the Asheville metro compare nationally? ▼
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay in Asheville, NC is 22% below the national median of $78,210. There are approximately 120 Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists jobs in this metro area.

Last updated: May 2025 (BLS OEWS annual release). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage figures are computed directly from BLS OEWS data for the full Asheville, NC wage area. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2025.