SOC 13-1141 · Ithaca, NY metro

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists Salary in Ithaca, NY

The average salary for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Ithaca, New York is $79,830 a year ($38.38 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $77,960: half of the 50 people in this job in the Ithaca, NY metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($84,330).

$79,830average per year

$38.38 / hourMedian $77,960Take-home ≈ $61,205

  • $65K10th
  • $66K25th
  • $78KMedian
  • $83K75th
  • $99K90th

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

50people in this job
-5%vs U.S. average
#6 of 11New York metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay range in Ithaca

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $64,530 a year or less, while the top 10% make $98,710 or more. The middle half of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Ithaca earn between $65,860 and $82,670.

  • $65K10th
  • $66K25th
  • $78KMedian
  • $83K75th
  • $99K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$79,830$6,652$38.38
Median$77,960$6,497$37.48
Entry level (25th percentile)$65,860$5,488$31.66
Experienced (75th percentile)$82,670$6,889$39.75

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

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay in Ithaca vs. New York and the U.S.

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Ithaca earn 12% less than the New York average ($91,070) and 5% less than the U.S. average ($84,330). At the median the gap is -0% against the U.S. median of $78,210.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Ithaca$79,830$77,960$64,530$98,71050
New York$91,070$83,200$58,740$131,11011,470
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 Ithaca

On the average salary of $79,830, a single filer in Ithaca takes home about $61,205 a year, or $5,100 a month and $2,354 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). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

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

Prices in the Ithaca area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.3), so the average $79,830 buys what about $77,267 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Ithaca ($58,130). A typical home costs $353,120, or 4.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists salary in other New York cities

Ithaca ranks 6th of 11 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($96,980).

All Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists salaries in New York

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 Ithaca: questions

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

$38.38 an hour on average, and $37.48 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $64,530 a year and the 25th percentile is $65,860, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $61,205 a year ($5,100 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $79,830. New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

Do compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists earn more in Ithaca 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 Ithaca, NY (27060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.0%.
  • 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). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.48, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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