SOC 13-1141 · Springfield, MO metro

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists Salary in Springfield, MO

The average salary for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Springfield, Missouri is $68,470 a year ($32.92 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,440: half of the 70 people in this job in the Springfield, MO metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 19% less than the U.S. average for this job ($84,330).

$68,470average per year

$32.92 / hourMedian $62,440Take-home ≈ $54,718

  • $46K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $99K90th

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

70people in this job
-19%vs U.S. average
#5 of 5Missouri metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay range in Springfield

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,750 a year or less, while the top 10% make $98,720 or more. The middle half of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Springfield earn between $55,250 and $77,520.

  • $46K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $99K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$68,470$5,706$32.92
Median$62,440$5,203$30.02
Entry level (25th percentile)$55,250$4,604$26.56
Experienced (75th percentile)$77,520$6,460$37.27

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

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay in Springfield vs. Missouri and the U.S.

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Springfield earn 12% less than the Missouri average ($77,890) and 19% less than the U.S. average ($84,330). At the median the gap is -20% against the U.S. median of $78,210.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Springfield$68,470$62,440$45,750$98,72070
Missouri$77,890$74,260$49,370$118,3901,670
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 Springfield

On the average salary of $68,470, a single filer in Springfield takes home about $54,718 a year, or $4,560 a month and $2,105 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). The 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

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

Prices in the Springfield area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.6), so the average $68,470 buys what about $77,293 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Springfield ($45,780). A typical home costs $272,938, or 4.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Springfield ranks 5th of 5 Missouri metro areas for this job; St. Louis pays the most ($81,830).

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

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

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

$32.92 an hour on average, and $30.02 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,750 a year and the 25th percentile is $55,250, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $54,718 a year ($4,560 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $68,470. The 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

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

The average here is 19% 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 Springfield, MO (44180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.4%.
  • 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). The 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.41, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.41).

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