SOC 13-1141 · Salem, OR metro

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists Salary in Salem, OR

The average salary for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Salem, Oregon is $91,890 a year ($44.18 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $88,110: half of the 160 people in this job in the Salem, OR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% more than the U.S. average for this job ($84,330).

$91,890average per year

$44.18 / hourMedian $88,110Take-home ≈ $66,736

  • $61K10th
  • $77K25th
  • $88KMedian
  • $106K75th
  • $135K90th

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

160people in this job
+9%vs U.S. average
#2 of 6Oregon metros
104cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay range in Salem

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,380 a year or less, while the top 10% make $135,340 or more. The middle half of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Salem earn between $77,010 and $105,590.

  • $61K10th
  • $77K25th
  • $88KMedian
  • $106K75th
  • $135K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$91,890$7,658$44.18
Median$88,110$7,342$42.36
Entry level (25th percentile)$77,010$6,418$37.02
Experienced (75th percentile)$105,590$8,799$50.76

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

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay in Salem vs. Oregon and the U.S.

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Salem earn 3% more than the Oregon average ($88,990) and 9% more than the U.S. average ($84,330). At the median the gap is +13% against the U.S. median of $78,210.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Salem$91,890$88,110$61,380$135,340160
Oregon$88,990$83,320$58,860$125,5001,330
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 Salem

On the average salary of $91,890, a single filer in Salem takes home about $66,736 a year, or $5,561 a month and $2,567 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

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

Prices in the Salem area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.6), so the average $91,890 buys what about $88,655 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Salem ($55,310). A typical home costs $454,689, or 4.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Salem ranks 2nd of 6 Oregon metro areas for this job; Portland pays the most ($93,750).

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

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 Salem: questions

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

$44.18 an hour on average, and $42.36 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,380 a year and the 25th percentile is $77,010, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $66,736 a year ($5,561 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $91,890. Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

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

The average here is 9% more 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 Salem, OR (41420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • 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). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.17, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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