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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists Salary by City

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists earn the most in San Jose, CA (average $131,430 a year), followed by San Francisco, CA ($112,700) and Boulder, CO ($112,540), among the 233 metro areas we cover. Nationwide the average is $84,330 and the median $78,210, for 112,380 workers (May 2025).

$84,330U.S. average
$131Khighest: San Jose, CA
$51Klowest: Tallahassee, FL
233metro areas
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Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

San Jose, CA$131,430
San Francisco, CA$112,700
Boulder, CO$112,540
Boston, MA$106,940
Seattle, WA$100,630
Rochester, MN$99,960
Denver, CO$99,890
Los Angeles, CA$99,450
Provo, UT$97,460
Bridgeport, CT$97,060
New York, NY$96,980
Washington, DC$96,640
Santa Maria, CA$95,810
Waterbury, CT$94,550
Santa Rosa, CA$94,520
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists salary by state

Massachusetts pays compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists the most statewide, $104,470 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

StateStatewide averageStatewide medianJobsMetrosHighest city averageLowest city average
Massachusetts$104,470$95,8903,3905$106,940$82,090
Delaware$100,230$99,5602900n/an/a
Colorado$99,510$92,5601,9804$112,540$89,690
California$98,480$91,41013,43020$131,430$71,110
Washington$97,150$86,6303,3505$100,630$82,990
Rhode Island$94,420$80,3303001$93,820$93,820
New Mexico$93,060$83,5403401$93,230$93,230
New Jersey$92,580$85,0403,1502$82,880$75,610
Washington, D.C.$92,350$86,7106501$96,640$96,640
New York$91,070$83,20011,47011$96,980$73,900
Connecticut$90,520$83,1001,1405$97,060$80,650
Virginia$89,320$81,1903,5007$88,230$65,470
Oregon$88,990$83,3201,3306$93,750$77,760
Illinois$86,460$79,3004,4106$87,500$73,680
New Hampshire$86,220$80,8103801$87,550$87,550
Minnesota$83,900$78,770n/a4$99,960$80,470
Maryland$83,830$79,7001,6502$79,910$69,000
Michigan$83,750$79,4802,4808$88,530$73,340
Alaska$83,220$79,1601801$81,080$81,080
Maine$81,610$77,4001801$86,190$86,190
Texas$81,100$74,800n/a15$83,510$57,940
Montana$80,200$75,2901902$80,960$67,100
North Carolina$78,400$67,9703,93011$85,320$51,850
Missouri$77,890$74,2601,6705$81,830$68,470
Arizona$77,870$74,9302,2302$80,230$70,780
Ohio$77,760$75,7802,9508$82,250$64,910
Vermont$77,290$76,0301701$79,540$79,540
Wisconsin$76,610$72,1301,8408$82,940$73,240
Georgia$76,500$66,6904,7808$80,670$62,430
Pennsylvania$76,130$70,6404,9109$84,550$68,190
North Dakota$75,820$70,4801001$82,740$82,740
Hawaii$75,530$64,0902601$75,670$75,670
Kansas$75,200$67,9906402$76,190$72,930
Nevadan/an/an/a1$75,160$75,160
Tennessee$74,720$69,9902,1505$80,630$67,110
Nebraska$74,500$67,4104602$79,210$64,680
Iowa$74,460$67,1601,0706$80,000$73,730
Indiana$72,790$68,3001,8207$75,420$68,850
Florida$72,260$65,0206,61016$80,520$51,180
Utah$71,690$52,090n/a2$97,460$81,880
Oklahoma$70,670$64,2601,2002$82,550$69,900
Louisiana$70,020$62,7001,0503$76,670$65,640
South Carolina$69,810$63,4501,1605$77,700$62,790
Arkansas$69,360$61,2804903$89,840$56,790
Wyoming$68,830$69,090n/a0n/an/a
South Dakota$67,890$64,6306302$72,850$69,000
Alabama$67,730$57,7101,0004$83,500$63,280
Idaho$67,160$63,6805002$81,470$65,310
Kentucky$66,740$64,6906702$72,850$65,270
West Virginia$64,080$48,0805804$88,450$53,250
Mississippi$59,490$51,6703702$63,390$57,790
Puerto Rico$51,290$42,1102901$51,450$51,450
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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
San Jose, CA$131,430$133,700$63.19770
San Francisco, CA$112,700$102,780$54.192,440
Boulder, CO$112,540$103,280$54.11120
Boston, MA$106,940$99,150$51.412,630
Seattle, WA$100,630$85,910$48.382,220
Rochester, MN$99,960$108,170$48.0660
Denver, CO$99,890$92,560$48.021,440
Los Angeles, CA$99,450$97,310$47.814,070
Provo, UT$97,460$77,210$46.85150
Bridgeport, CT$97,060$88,010$46.66310
New York, NY$96,980$89,130$46.629,900
Washington, DC$96,640$91,660$46.462,620
Santa Maria, CA$95,810$89,590$46.06100
Waterbury, CT$94,550$92,860$45.4660
Santa Rosa, CA$94,520$87,570$45.4480
Napa, CA$94,340$95,530$45.3630
San Diego, CA$93,870$90,070$45.131,000
Providence, RI$93,820$81,030$45.11420
Portland, OR$93,750$89,040$45.07960
Fort Collins, CO$93,240$86,340$44.8370
Albuquerque, NM$93,230$81,670$44.82180
Bellingham, WA$93,010$97,940$44.7170
Worcester, MA$92,670$85,660$44.55230
Salem, OR$91,890$88,110$44.18160
Hartford, CT$91,700$85,420$44.09430
Bremerton, WA$91,610$91,700$44.0440
Amherst, MA$91,180$85,050$43.8440
Salinas, CA$90,470$90,450$43.4960
Sacramento, CA$90,220$87,910$43.381,560
Fayetteville, AR$89,840$83,480$43.19150
Greeley, CO$89,690$82,850$43.1250
Spokane, WA$89,680$82,430$43.12140
Barnstable, MA$89,640$80,900$43.1050
Duluth, MN$88,980$82,290$42.7870
Detroit, MI$88,530$83,170$42.561,220
Huntington, WV$88,450$55,530$42.5260
Richmond, VA$88,230$80,990$42.42700
Ann Arbor, MI$87,870$84,280$42.25110
Manchester, NH$87,550$84,000$42.09160
Chicago, IL$87,500$79,990$42.073,500
Peoria, IL$87,240$84,020$41.94110
Kiryas Joel, NY$86,620$79,580$41.65150
Portland, ME$86,190$82,650$41.44110
Charlotte, NC$85,320$76,960$41.021,410
Minneapolis, MN$84,880$79,270$40.81n/a
Philadelphia, PA$84,550$75,620$40.652,480
Riverside, CA$83,660$78,920$40.22530
Dallas, TX$83,510$74,860$40.153,070
Birmingham, AL$83,500$77,880$40.15250
Vallejo, CA$83,360$78,030$40.08100
Modesto, CA$83,030$81,650$39.9270
Olympia, WA$82,990$76,600$39.90240
Kenosha, WI$82,940$80,490$39.8830
Trenton, NJ$82,880$74,520$39.84530
Fargo, ND$82,740$80,030$39.7860
Austin, TX$82,670$74,540$39.741,690
Bend, OR$82,600$79,890$39.7150
Syracuse, NY$82,560$77,930$39.69210
Tulsa, OK$82,550$78,800$39.69280
Midland, TX$82,290$79,280$39.5640
Cleveland, OH$82,250$78,570$39.55480
Springfield, MA$82,090$70,920$39.47140
Rockford, IL$81,910$73,370$39.3870
Ogden, UT$81,880$72,450$39.3650
St. Louis, MO$81,830$77,080$39.34920
Stockton, CA$81,580$76,990$39.2280
Toledo, OH$81,480$76,810$39.17110
Idaho Falls, ID$81,470$76,510$39.1740
Grand Rapids, MI$81,390$76,690$39.13420
Corvallis, OR$81,230$79,080$39.0540
New Haven, CT$81,150$76,670$39.01140
Allentown, PA$81,080$75,150$38.98140
Anchorage, AK$81,080$76,550$38.9890
Fresno, CA$80,960$73,320$38.92200
Billings, MT$80,960$73,020$38.9330
Glens Falls, NY$80,690$73,890$38.8030
Atlanta, GA$80,670$70,390$38.78n/a
Norwich, CT$80,650$79,090$38.7860
Memphis, TN$80,630$76,630$38.76410
Kingston, NY$80,620$82,630$38.7630
Visalia, CA$80,590$75,760$38.7560
Fort Myers, FL$80,520$74,780$38.71120
Palm Bay, FL$80,510$74,650$38.71110
St. Cloud, MN$80,470$74,000$38.6940
Milwaukee, WI$80,430$77,860$38.67520
Knoxville, TN$80,350$73,540$38.63290
Phoenix, AZ$80,230$76,720$38.571,750
Durham, NC$80,080$65,420$38.50380
Des Moines, IA$80,000$77,990$38.46470
Flint, MI$79,960$76,720$38.4440
Baltimore, MD$79,910$76,000$38.42930
Ithaca, NY$79,830$77,960$38.3850
Columbus, OH$79,810$78,870$38.37710
Huntsville, AL$79,800$76,920$38.3770
Chico, CA$79,770$70,400$38.3540
Savannah, GA$79,640$84,840$38.29120
Burlington, VT$79,540$79,920$38.2470
Raleigh, NC$79,280$68,730$38.12600
Omaha, NE$79,210$74,010$38.08250
Waterloo, IA$79,110$73,260$38.0340
Akron, OH$79,060$76,950$38.01190
Springfield, IL$78,750$71,990$37.86110
Santa Cruz, CA$78,730$79,480$37.85230
Bakersfield, CA$78,160$78,940$37.58110
Beaumont, TX$78,140$70,700$37.5770
Medford, OR$77,900$73,590$37.4550
Eugene, OR$77,760$74,630$37.3990
Cincinnati, OH$77,740$77,200$37.38630
Spartanburg, SC$77,700$69,880$37.3640
Green Bay, WI$77,620$74,530$37.32110
Bloomington, IL$77,550$71,110$37.2980
San Luis Obispo, CA$77,520$75,350$37.2740
Killeen, TX$77,490$71,800$37.2640
Appleton, WI$77,480$67,950$37.2550
Dayton, OH$77,450$74,220$37.24130
Buffalo, NY$77,360$74,210$37.19480
Davenport, IA$77,350$73,380$37.19120
Rochester, NY$77,320$73,610$37.17580
Virginia Beach, VA$77,310$73,160$37.17460
Burlington, NC$77,130$71,870$37.0830
Oshkosh, WI$77,080$70,830$37.0670
Charleston, SC$76,950$67,970$36.99140
Jacksonville, FL$76,790$72,300$36.92460
Lansing, MI$76,680$77,620$36.86150
New Orleans, LA$76,670$77,040$36.86330
York, PA$76,580$71,290$36.8270
Jefferson City, MO$76,510$71,550$36.7830
Lancaster, PA$76,450$64,920$36.76120
Roanoke, VA$76,300$74,460$36.6990
Tampa, FL$76,220$70,940$36.651,190
Topeka, KS$76,190$74,170$36.6350
Kansas City, MO$76,180$67,990$36.62730
College Station, TX$76,010$67,570$36.5440
Utica, NY$75,890$74,370$36.4880
Honolulu, HI$75,670$64,100$36.38220
Eau Claire, WI$75,640$71,030$36.3740
Atlantic City, NJ$75,610$74,360$36.3570
Indianapolis, IN$75,420$69,390$36.26930
Dubuque, IA$75,330$57,620$36.2250
Youngstown, OH$75,250$81,400$36.1840
Charlottesville, VA$75,240$70,610$36.17130
Reno, NV$75,160$71,880$36.14130
Harrisburg, PA$75,120$69,850$36.12320
Wausau, WI$74,940$74,210$36.0330
Hickory, NC$74,860$62,610$35.9950
Morgantown, WV$74,800$63,600$35.9670
Saginaw, MI$74,660$70,830$35.9030
Corpus Christi, TX$74,590$68,860$35.8660
Binghamton, NY$74,460$74,600$35.8070
Cedar Rapids, IA$74,420$60,810$35.78n/a
Wilmington, NC$74,320$70,250$35.7360
Lafayette, IN$74,220$72,410$35.6940
Scranton, PA$74,200$64,960$35.68130
Kalamazoo, MI$74,140$66,560$35.6530
Albany, NY$73,900$68,260$35.53980
Sioux City, IA$73,730$69,260$35.4540
Champaign, IL$73,680$64,920$35.4240
Greenville, SC$73,550$70,660$35.36200
Bloomington, IN$73,470$70,450$35.3230
Sarasota, FL$73,380$64,120$35.28160
Miami, FL$73,370$69,800$35.281,670
Midland, MI$73,340$69,610$35.2660
Naples, FL$73,340$67,180$35.26n/a
Greensboro, NC$73,310$66,860$35.25260
San Antonio, TX$73,290$69,470$35.24n/a
Madison, WI$73,240$69,010$35.21510
Wichita, KS$72,930$62,590$35.06120
Reading, PA$72,870$67,180$35.0370
Louisville, KY$72,850$68,660$35.03250
Rapid City, SD$72,850$70,890$35.03100
Nashville, TN$72,820$70,680$35.01810
Crestview, FL$72,560$59,590$34.8970
South Bend, IN$72,110$74,140$34.6770
Fort Wayne, IN$71,920$66,520$34.5890
Columbia, MO$71,500$63,790$34.3850
Deltona, FL$71,350$61,060$34.30110
Oxnard, CA$71,110$65,050$34.19430
Waco, TX$70,850$63,460$34.0650
Tucson, AZ$70,780$66,990$34.03220
Fayetteville, NC$70,240$64,420$33.7750
Winston-Salem, NC$70,200$62,190$33.75160
Lakeland, FL$70,150$62,730$33.72150
State College, PA$70,140$67,820$33.7230
Elkhart, IN$69,970$67,180$33.6440
Oklahoma City, OK$69,900$65,810$33.61590
Port St. Lucie, FL$69,630$70,640$33.4860
Gainesville, FL$69,580$65,350$33.4570
Florence, SC$69,570$66,990$33.4540
Mobile, AL$69,520$62,570$33.4260
El Paso, TX$69,330$60,990$33.33270
Lynchburg, VA$69,070$65,990$33.2160
Hagerstown, MD$69,000$60,890$33.1740
Sioux Falls, SD$69,000$64,490$33.17260
Orlando, FL$68,900$62,520$33.13840
Evansville, IN$68,850$63,340$33.1060
Amarillo, TX$68,790$62,660$33.0740
Springfield, MO$68,470$62,440$32.9270
Asheville, NC$68,380$60,980$32.88120
Kingsport, TN$68,260$67,830$32.8250
Pittsburgh, PA$68,190$59,460$32.781,080
Shreveport, LA$67,920$58,460$32.6540
Macon, GA$67,860$60,000$32.6240
Winchester, VA$67,480$62,460$32.4440
Albany, GA$67,220$61,780$32.3230
Chattanooga, TN$67,110$57,220$32.27210
Helena, MT$67,100$61,250$32.2640
Augusta, GA$66,870$59,260$32.15210
Ocala, FL$66,600$60,930$32.0230
Abilene, TX$65,750$60,570$31.6130
Baton Rouge, LA$65,640$61,250$31.56370
Blacksburg, VA$65,470$62,770$31.4840
Boise, ID$65,310$63,680$31.40n/a
Lexington, KY$65,270$64,670$31.38120
Lubbock, TX$65,090$58,410$31.3040
Canton, OH$64,910$59,040$31.2180
Rome, GA$64,720$58,340$31.12n/a
Lincoln, NE$64,680$59,950$31.10100
Pensacola, FL$64,590$60,110$31.05110
Gainesville, GA$63,630$58,240$30.5960
Gulfport, MS$63,390$58,430$30.4840
Montgomery, AL$63,280$59,560$30.4280
Columbia, SC$62,790$56,440$30.19390
Columbus, GA$62,430$52,250$30.02140
Beckley, WV$61,590$45,850$29.6130
Little Rock, AR$60,740$53,840$29.20220
Laredo, TX$58,910$51,590$28.3230
McAllen, TX$57,940$53,290$27.86100
Jackson, MS$57,790$49,490$27.79210
Fort Smith, AR$56,790$58,450$27.3130
Charleston, WV$53,250$47,860$25.60130
Jacksonville, NC$51,850$42,820$24.9350
San Juan, PR$51,450$41,450$24.73260
Tallahassee, FL$51,180$45,180$24.61450

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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists salary: questions

Where do compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists make the most money?

In San Jose, CA, with an average of $131,430 a year, among the 233 metro areas we cover.

What is the average compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists salary in the U.S.?

$84,330 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $78,210, so half of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists earn more than that and half less.

What salary should compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists nationwide earn between $60,890 (25th percentile) and $100,400 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists the most?

Massachusetts, with a statewide average of $104,470 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists pay the lowest?

Tallahassee, FL, at $51,180 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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