SOC 13-1141 · Birmingham, AL metro

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists Salary in Birmingham, AL

The average salary for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Birmingham, Alabama is $83,500 a year ($40.15 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $77,880: half of the 250 people in this job in the Birmingham, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($84,330).

$83,500average per year

$40.15 / hourMedian $77,880Take-home ≈ $64,114

  • $52K10th
  • $64K25th
  • $78KMedian
  • $97K75th
  • $124K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

250people in this job
-1%vs U.S. average
#1 of 4Alabama metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay range in Birmingham

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,130 a year or less, while the top 10% make $123,900 or more. The middle half of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Birmingham earn between $64,390 and $97,120.

  • $52K10th
  • $64K25th
  • $78KMedian
  • $97K75th
  • $124K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$83,500$6,958$40.14
Median$77,880$6,490$37.44
Entry level (25th percentile)$64,390$5,366$30.96
Experienced (75th percentile)$97,120$8,093$46.69

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay in Birmingham vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Birmingham earn 23% more than the Alabama average ($67,730) and about the same as the U.S. average ($84,330). At the median the gap is -0% against the U.S. median of $78,210.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Birmingham$83,500$77,880$52,130$123,900250
Alabama$67,730$57,710$51,390$98,1001,000
United States$84,330$78,210$49,480$128,920112,380

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists salary after taxes in Birmingham

On the average salary of $83,500, a single filer in Birmingham takes home about $64,114 a year, or $5,343 a month and $2,466 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Birmingham a good place for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Birmingham area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.6), so the average $83,500 buys what about $91,113 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Birmingham ($47,770). A typical home costs $262,556, or 3.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists salary in other Alabama cities

Birmingham ranks 1st of 4 Alabama metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists salaries in Alabama

Highest-paying cities for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($131,430).

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists salary by city

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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists salary in Birmingham: questions

How much do compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists make an hour in Birmingham?

$40.15 an hour on average, and $37.44 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists salary in Birmingham?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,130 a year and the 25th percentile is $64,390, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists take-home pay in Birmingham?

About $64,114 a year ($5,343 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $83,500. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists earn more in Birmingham than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($84,330).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-1141; area Birmingham, AL (13820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.67, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.67).

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