SOC 13-1141 · Lincoln, NE metro

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists Salary in Lincoln, NE

The average salary for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Lincoln, Nebraska is $64,680 a year ($31.10 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,950: half of the 100 people in this job in the Lincoln, NE metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 23% less than the U.S. average for this job ($84,330).

$64,680average per year

$31.10 / hourMedian $59,950Take-home ≈ $52,087

  • $38K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $100K90th

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

100people in this job
-23%vs U.S. average
#2 of 2Nebraska metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay range in Lincoln

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,260 a year or less, while the top 10% make $100,240 or more. The middle half of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Lincoln earn between $44,440 and $75,250.

  • $38K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $100K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$64,680$5,390$31.10
Median$59,950$4,996$28.82
Entry level (25th percentile)$44,440$3,703$21.37
Experienced (75th percentile)$75,250$6,271$36.18

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

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay in Lincoln vs. Nebraska and the U.S.

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Lincoln earn 13% less than the Nebraska average ($74,500) and 23% less than the U.S. average ($84,330). At the median the gap is -23% against the U.S. median of $78,210.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Lincoln$64,680$59,950$38,260$100,240100
Nebraska$74,500$67,410$43,770$109,670460
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 Lincoln

On the average salary of $64,680, a single filer in Lincoln takes home about $52,087 a year, or $4,341 a month and $2,003 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 Lincoln a good place for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lincoln area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.6), so the average $64,680 buys what about $70,626 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Lincoln ($49,800). A typical home costs $304,242, or 4.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Lincoln ranks 2nd of 2 Nebraska metro areas for this job; Omaha pays the most ($79,210).

  • Omaha$79,210
  • Lincoln$64,680

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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).

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

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

$31.10 an hour on average, and $28.82 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,260 a year and the 25th percentile is $44,440, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $52,087 a year ($4,341 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $64,680.

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

The average here is 23% 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 Lincoln, NE (30700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.1%.
  • 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 0.74, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.74).

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