SOC 13-1141 · Champaign-Urbana, IL metro

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists Salary in Champaign, IL

The average salary for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Champaign, Illinois is $73,680 a year ($35.42 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $64,920: half of the 40 people in this job in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($84,330).

$73,680average per year

$35.42 / hourMedian $64,920Take-home ≈ $57,158

  • $54K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $110K90th

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

40people in this job
-13%vs U.S. average
#6 of 6Illinois metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay range in Champaign

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $54,030 a year or less, while the top 10% make $109,570 or more. The middle half of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Champaign earn between $58,670 and $78,330.

  • $54K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $110K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$73,680$6,140$35.42
Median$64,920$5,410$31.21
Entry level (25th percentile)$58,670$4,889$28.21
Experienced (75th percentile)$78,330$6,528$37.66

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

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay in Champaign vs. Illinois and the U.S.

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Champaign earn 15% less than the Illinois average ($86,460) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($84,330). At the median the gap is -17% against the U.S. median of $78,210.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Champaign$73,680$64,920$54,030$109,57040
Illinois$86,460$79,300$55,190$128,7204,410
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 Champaign

On the average salary of $73,680, a single filer in Champaign takes home about $57,158 a year, or $4,763 a month and $2,198 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Champaign area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $73,680 buys what about $79,479 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Champaign ($50,700). A typical home costs $237,290, or 3.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Champaign ranks 6th of 6 Illinois metro areas for this job; Chicago pays the most ($87,500).

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

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 Champaign: questions

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

$35.42 an hour on average, and $31.21 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $54,030 a year and the 25th percentile is $58,670, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $57,158 a year ($4,763 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $73,680.

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

The average here is 13% less than 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 Champaign-Urbana, IL (16580). 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.55, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.55).

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