SOC 13-1141 · Madison, WI metro

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists Salary in Madison, WI

The average salary for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Madison, Wisconsin is $73,240 a year ($35.21 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $69,010: half of the 510 people in this job in the Madison, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($84,330).

$73,240average per year

$35.21 / hourMedian $69,010Take-home ≈ $57,515

  • $53K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $69KMedian
  • $84K75th
  • $96K90th

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

510people in this job
-13%vs U.S. average
#8 of 8Wisconsin metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,670 a year or less, while the top 10% make $96,430 or more. The middle half of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Madison earn between $61,060 and $83,870.

  • $53K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $69KMedian
  • $84K75th
  • $96K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$73,240$6,103$35.21
Median$69,010$5,751$33.18
Entry level (25th percentile)$61,060$5,088$29.36
Experienced (75th percentile)$83,870$6,989$40.32

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

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay in Madison vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Madison earn 4% less than the Wisconsin average ($76,610) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($84,330). At the median the gap is -12% against the U.S. median of $78,210.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Madison$73,240$69,010$52,670$96,430510
Wisconsin$76,610$72,130$52,810$103,5001,840
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 Madison

On the average salary of $73,240, a single filer in Madison takes home about $57,515 a year, or $4,793 a month and $2,212 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% 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 Madison a good place for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Madison area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.3), so the average $73,240 buys what about $75,282 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 6.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Madison ranks 8th of 8 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Kenosha pays the most ($82,940).

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

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).

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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists salary in Madison: questions

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

$35.21 an hour on average, and $33.18 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,670 a year and the 25th percentile is $61,060, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $57,515 a year ($4,793 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $73,240.

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

The average here is 13% 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 Madison, WI (31540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • 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 1.72, this job is 1.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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