SOC 13-1141 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists Salary in Riverside, CA

The average salary for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Riverside, California is $83,660 a year ($40.22 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $78,920: half of the 530 people in this job in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 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).

$83,660average per year

$40.22 / hourMedian $78,920Take-home ≈ $63,996

  • $53K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $79KMedian
  • $98K75th
  • $125K90th

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

530people in this job
-1%vs U.S. average
#10 of 20California metros
106cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay range in Riverside

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,660 a year or less, while the top 10% make $125,080 or more. The middle half of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Riverside earn between $62,540 and $98,000.

  • $53K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $79KMedian
  • $98K75th
  • $125K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$83,660$6,972$40.22
Median$78,920$6,577$37.94
Entry level (25th percentile)$62,540$5,212$30.07
Experienced (75th percentile)$98,000$8,167$47.12

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

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay in Riverside vs. California and the U.S.

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Riverside earn 15% less than the California average ($98,480) and about the same as the U.S. average ($84,330). At the median the gap is +1% against the U.S. median of $78,210.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Riverside$83,660$78,920$52,660$125,080530
California$98,480$91,410$60,070$150,18013,430
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 Riverside

On the average salary of $83,660, a single filer in Riverside takes home about $63,996 a year, or $5,333 a month and $2,461 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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

Prices in the Riverside area are 6% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 106.4), so the average $83,660 buys what about $78,597 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Riverside ($48,400). A typical home costs $585,378, or 7.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Riverside ranks 10th of 20 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($131,430).

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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 Riverside: questions

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

$40.22 an hour on average, and $37.94 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,660 a year and the 25th percentile is $62,540, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $63,996 a year ($5,333 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $83,660. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists earn more in Riverside 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (40140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • 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 (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.42, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.42).

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