SOC 13-1141 · Topeka, KS metro

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists Salary in Topeka, KS

The average salary for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Topeka, Kansas is $76,190 a year ($36.63 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $74,170: half of the 50 people in this job in the Topeka, KS metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($84,330).

$76,190average per year

$36.63 / hourMedian $74,170Take-home ≈ $58,978

  • $48K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $100K75th
  • $102K90th

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

50people in this job
-10%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2Kansas metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay range in Topeka

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,050 a year or less, while the top 10% make $102,250 or more. The middle half of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Topeka earn between $54,550 and $100,090.

  • $48K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $100K75th
  • $102K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$76,190$6,349$36.63
Median$74,170$6,181$35.66
Entry level (25th percentile)$54,550$4,546$26.23
Experienced (75th percentile)$100,090$8,341$48.12

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

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay in Topeka vs. Kansas and the U.S.

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Topeka earn about the same as the Kansas average ($75,200) and 10% less than the U.S. average ($84,330). At the median the gap is -5% against the U.S. median of $78,210.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Topeka$76,190$74,170$48,050$102,25050
Kansas$75,200$67,990$50,240$111,100640
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 Topeka

On the average salary of $76,190, a single filer in Topeka takes home about $58,978 a year, or $4,915 a month and $2,268 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).

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

Prices in the Topeka area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.8), so the average $76,190 buys what about $85,780 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Topeka ($49,540). A typical home costs $217,683, or 2.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Topeka ranks 1st of 2 Kansas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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

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

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

$36.63 an hour on average, and $35.66 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,050 a year and the 25th percentile is $54,550, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $58,978 a year ($4,915 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $76,190.

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

The average here is 10% 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 Topeka, KS (45820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.9%.
  • 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 (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.61, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.61).

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