SOC 13-1141 · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists Salary in Baltimore, MD

The average salary for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Baltimore, Maryland is $79,910 a year ($38.42 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $76,000: half of the 930 people in this job in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($84,330).

$79,910average per year

$38.42 / hourMedian $76,000Take-home ≈ $61,463

  • $51K10th
  • $62K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $98K75th
  • $108K90th

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

930people in this job
-5%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2Maryland metros
104cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay range in Baltimore

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,130 a year or less, while the top 10% make $107,910 or more. The middle half of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Baltimore earn between $62,180 and $97,940.

  • $51K10th
  • $62K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $98K75th
  • $108K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$79,910$6,659$38.42
Median$76,000$6,333$36.54
Entry level (25th percentile)$62,180$5,182$29.89
Experienced (75th percentile)$97,940$8,162$47.09

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

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay in Baltimore vs. Maryland and the U.S.

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Baltimore earn 5% less than the Maryland average ($83,830) and 5% less than the U.S. average ($84,330). At the median the gap is -3% against the U.S. median of $78,210.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Baltimore$79,910$76,000$51,130$107,910930
Maryland$83,830$79,700$51,820$117,9401,650
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 Baltimore

On the average salary of $79,910, a single filer in Baltimore takes home about $61,463 a year, or $5,122 a month and $2,364 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 (2025 rules). Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

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

Prices in the Baltimore area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 104.5), so the average $79,910 buys what about $76,478 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Baltimore ($59,070). A typical home costs $405,877, or 5.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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

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

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

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 Baltimore: questions

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

$38.42 an hour on average, and $36.54 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,130 a year and the 25th percentile is $62,180, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $61,463 a year ($5,122 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $79,910. Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

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

The average here is 5% 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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (12580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.3%.
  • 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). Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.95, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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