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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

13-1141 Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

Conduct programs of compensation and benefits and job analysis for employer. May specialize in specific areas, such as position classification and pension programs.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
89,300 1.8 % $33.58 $69,840 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $19.30 $24.04 $31.04 $39.86 $50.77
Annual Wage (2) $40,140 $50,000 $64,560 $82,920 $105,600


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises 11,470 0.47 $34.74 $72,260
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 8,890 0.60 $36.18 $75,260
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities 8,180 0.69 $33.85 $70,410
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 6,780 0.12 $33.54 $69,760
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 6,120 0.28 $26.78 $55,700

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds 700 11.43 $34.87 $72,520
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities 8,180 0.69 $33.85 $70,410
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 8,890 0.60 $36.18 $75,260
Management of Companies and Enterprises 11,470 0.47 $34.74 $72,260
Office Administrative Services 1,700 0.34 $31.43 $65,380

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 290 0.05 $47.68 $99,170
Natural Gas Distribution 110 0.10 $45.18 $93,980
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 240 0.15 $41.78 $86,910
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations 790 0.18 $40.84 $84,940
Legal Services 810 0.07 $40.61 $84,470


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 10,630 0.61 1.01 $36.52 $75,950
New York 9,760 1.02 1.68 $37.89 $78,810
Texas 6,840 0.55 0.90 $31.87 $66,280
Florida 6,080 0.69 1.14 $26.16 $54,410
Illinois 4,030 0.67 1.10 $33.41 $69,480




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Dakota 700 1.66 2.73 $25.53 $53,100
New York 9,760 1.02 1.68 $37.89 $78,810
New Jersey 3,940 0.96 1.59 $42.60 $88,600
District of Columbia 570 0.79 1.30 $39.34 $81,830
Maryland 2,060 0.76 1.25 $36.60 $76,130




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey 3,940 0.96 1.59 $42.60 $88,600
District of Columbia 570 0.79 1.30 $39.34 $81,830
Washington 1,770 0.53 0.88 $38.44 $79,950
Massachusetts 2,260 0.62 1.03 $38.26 $79,580
New York 9,760 1.02 1.68 $37.89 $78,810





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 9,890 1.02 1.69 $42.54 $88,480
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 3,460 0.74 1.22 $34.06 $70,840
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3,100 0.50 0.82 $35.74 $74,330
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 2,540 0.93 1.53 $31.93 $66,420
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,490 1.01 1.65 $40.02 $83,230
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,360 0.65 1.06 $32.06 $66,690
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,350 0.74 1.22 $40.03 $83,260
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2,250 0.78 1.29 $36.88 $76,710
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,890 0.67 1.11 $39.09 $81,310
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 1,710 0.81 1.32 $30.26 $62,940




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Tallahassee, FL 470 2.69 4.43 $18.81 $39,130
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 900 1.99 3.27 $29.36 $61,070
Trenton, NJ 440 1.84 3.03 $33.40 $69,460
Sioux Falls, SD 270 1.74 2.87 $26.47 $55,050
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 1,590 1.57 2.57 $34.49 $71,750
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 430 1.36 2.24 $32.05 $66,660
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 50 1.32 2.17 $31.49 $65,490
Baton Rouge, LA 520 1.30 2.15 $24.85 $51,700
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 420 1.28 2.11 $33.07 $68,790
Hammond, LA 50 1.22 2.00 $20.88 $43,430




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California-Lexington Park, MD (8) (8) (8) $55.36 $115,150
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 290 0.69 1.13 $42.96 $89,360
Boulder, CO 80 0.45 0.75 $42.63 $88,670
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 9,890 1.02 1.69 $42.54 $88,480
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1,260 0.62 1.03 $41.52 $86,360
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 910 0.80 1.31 $41.35 $86,010
Cedar Rapids, IA 110 0.75 1.24 $41.23 $85,760
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,350 0.74 1.22 $40.03 $83,260
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,490 1.01 1.65 $40.02 $83,230
Toledo, OH 190 0.63 1.04 $39.92 $83,030

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 220 1.67 2.74 $24.43 $50,810
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 120 1.93 3.17 $23.10 $48,050
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 110 0.64 1.05 $24.26 $50,470
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 100 1.37 2.26 $20.79 $43,240
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 90 0.23 0.37 $24.81 $51,600

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 120 1.93 3.17 $23.10 $48,050
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 220 1.67 2.74 $24.43 $50,810
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 100 1.37 2.26 $20.79 $43,240
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 60 0.79 1.30 $31.21 $64,920
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 70 0.67 1.10 $34.53 $71,820

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 40 0.17 0.28 $37.44 $77,880
Nevada nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $37.07 $77,110
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 70 0.37 0.60 $35.21 $73,240
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 70 0.67 1.10 $34.53 $71,820
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 80 0.40 0.66 $33.26 $69,180


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020