SOC 13-1141 · Beckley, WV metro

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists Salary in Beckley, WV

The average salary for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Beckley, West Virginia is $61,590 a year ($29.61 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,850: half of the 30 people in this job in the Beckley, WV metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 27% less than the U.S. average for this job ($84,330).

$61,590average per year

$29.61 / hourMedian $45,850Take-home ≈ $49,734

  • $37K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $74K75th
  • $98K90th

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

30people in this job
-27%vs U.S. average
#3 of 4West Virginia metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay range in Beckley

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,010 a year or less, while the top 10% make $98,210 or more. The middle half of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Beckley earn between $40,620 and $73,630.

  • $37K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $74K75th
  • $98K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$61,590$5,132$29.61
Median$45,850$3,821$22.04
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,620$3,385$19.53
Experienced (75th percentile)$73,630$6,136$35.40

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

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

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Beckley earn 4% less than the West Virginia average ($64,080) and 27% less than the U.S. average ($84,330). At the median the gap is -41% against the U.S. median of $78,210.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Beckley$61,590$45,850$37,010$98,21030
West Virginia$64,080$48,080$37,120$119,960580
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 Beckley

On the average salary of $61,590, a single filer in Beckley takes home about $49,734 a year, or $4,145 a month and $1,913 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 Beckley a good place for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Beckley area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.4), so the average $61,590 buys what about $69,696 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Beckley ($41,850). A typical home costs $149,420, or 2.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Beckley ranks 3rd of 4 West Virginia metro areas for this job; Huntington pays the most ($88,450).

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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 Beckley: questions

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

$29.61 an hour on average, and $22.05 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,010 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,620, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $49,734 a year ($4,145 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $61,590.

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

The average here is 27% 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 Beckley, WV (13220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.4%.
  • 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 1.12, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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