SOC 13-1141 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists Salary in Dallas, TX

The average salary for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Dallas, Texas is $83,510 a year ($40.15 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $74,860: half of the 3,070 people in this job in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($84,330).

$83,510average per year

$40.15 / hourMedian $74,860Take-home ≈ $67,579

  • $54K10th
  • $64K25th
  • $75KMedian
  • $100K75th
  • $122K90th

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

3,070people in this job
-1%vs U.S. average
#1 of 15Texas metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay range in Dallas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,670 a year or less, while the top 10% make $122,480 or more. The middle half of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Dallas earn between $64,120 and $99,910.

  • $54K10th
  • $64K25th
  • $75KMedian
  • $100K75th
  • $122K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$83,510$6,959$40.15
Median$74,860$6,238$35.99
Entry level (25th percentile)$64,120$5,343$30.83
Experienced (75th percentile)$99,910$8,326$48.03

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

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay in Dallas vs. Texas and the U.S.

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Dallas earn about the same as the Texas average ($81,100) and about the same as the U.S. average ($84,330). At the median the gap is -4% against the U.S. median of $78,210.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Dallas$83,510$74,860$53,670$122,4803,070
Texas$81,100$74,800$49,570$121,790n/a
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 Dallas

On the average salary of $83,510, a single filer in Dallas takes home about $67,579 a year, or $5,632 a month and $2,599 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Dallas area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.1), so the average $83,510 buys what about $81,007 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Dallas ($51,440). A typical home costs $366,823, or 4.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Dallas ranks 1st of 15 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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

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 Dallas: questions

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

$40.15 an hour on average, and $35.99 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,670 a year and the 25th percentile is $64,120, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $67,579 a year ($5,632 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $83,510. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (19100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.05, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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