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