SOC 13-1141 · Charlottesville, VA metro

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists Salary in Charlottesville, VA

The average salary for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Charlottesville, Virginia is $75,240 a year ($36.17 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $70,610: half of the 130 people in this job in the Charlottesville, VA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($84,330).

$75,240average per year

$36.17 / hourMedian $70,610Take-home ≈ $58,249

  • $51K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $71KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $110K90th

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

130people in this job
-11%vs U.S. average
#4 of 7Virginia metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay range in Charlottesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,940 a year or less, while the top 10% make $109,520 or more. The middle half of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Charlottesville earn between $60,480 and $82,070.

  • $51K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $71KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $110K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$75,240$6,270$36.17
Median$70,610$5,884$33.95
Entry level (25th percentile)$60,480$5,040$29.08
Experienced (75th percentile)$82,070$6,839$39.46

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

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay in Charlottesville vs. Virginia and the U.S.

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Charlottesville earn 16% less than the Virginia average ($89,320) and 11% less than the U.S. average ($84,330). At the median the gap is -10% against the U.S. median of $78,210.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Charlottesville$75,240$70,610$50,940$109,520130
Virginia$89,320$81,190$54,410$136,0303,500
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 Charlottesville

On the average salary of $75,240, a single filer in Charlottesville takes home about $58,249 a year, or $4,854 a month and $2,240 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).

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

Prices in the Charlottesville area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.1), so the average $75,240 buys what about $75,888 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Charlottesville ($55,180). A typical home costs $473,058, or 6.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Charlottesville ranks 4th of 7 Virginia metro areas for this job; Richmond pays the most ($88,230).

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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 Charlottesville: questions

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

$36.17 an hour on average, and $33.95 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,940 a year and the 25th percentile is $60,480, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $58,249 a year ($4,854 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $75,240.

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

The average here is 11% 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 Charlottesville, VA (16820). 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 (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.56, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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