SOC 13-1141 · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists Salary in Durham, NC

The average salary for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Durham, North Carolina is $80,080 a year ($38.50 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $65,420: half of the 380 people in this job in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($84,330).

$80,080average per year

$38.50 / hourMedian $65,420Take-home ≈ $62,480

  • $48K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $95K75th
  • $123K90th

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

380people in this job
-5%vs U.S. average
#2 of 11North Carolina metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay range in Durham

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,810 a year or less, while the top 10% make $123,180 or more. The middle half of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Durham earn between $59,890 and $94,920.

  • $48K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $95K75th
  • $123K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$80,080$6,673$38.50
Median$65,420$5,452$31.45
Entry level (25th percentile)$59,890$4,991$28.79
Experienced (75th percentile)$94,920$7,910$45.63

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

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay in Durham vs. North Carolina and the U.S.

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Durham earn about the same as the North Carolina average ($78,400) and 5% less than the U.S. average ($84,330). At the median the gap is -16% against the U.S. median of $78,210.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Durham$80,080$65,420$47,810$123,180380
North Carolina$78,400$67,970$47,590$127,4903,930
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 Durham

On the average salary of $80,080, a single filer in Durham takes home about $62,480 a year, or $5,207 a month and $2,403 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% 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 Durham a good place for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Durham area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.6), so the average $80,080 buys what about $82,073 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Durham ($60,720). A typical home costs $414,340, or 5.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists salary in other North Carolina cities

Durham ranks 2nd of 11 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Charlotte pays the most ($85,320).

All Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists salaries in North Carolina

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 Durham: questions

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

$38.50 an hour on average, and $31.45 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,810 a year and the 25th percentile is $59,890, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $62,480 a year ($5,207 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $80,080.

Do compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists earn more in Durham 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 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (20500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.9%.
  • 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 1.53, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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