Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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 Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
Industry profile for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
Geographic profile for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

National estimates for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
99,850	1.3 %	$ 38.76	$ 80,620	0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 22.14	$ 27.35	$ 35.83	$ 47.10	$ 61.22
Annual Wage (2)	$ 46,050	$ 56,890	$ 74,530	$ 97,960	$ 127,340

Industry profile for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises	13,790	0.50	$ 40.33	$ 83,880
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	13,170	0.99	$ 38.06	$ 79,160
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	7,010	0.13	$ 38.26	$ 79,570
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	6,960	0.38	$ 41.36	$ 86,020
State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	5,830	0.27	$ 30.26	$ 62,940

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	1,530	13.35	$ 39.07	$ 81,260
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	13,170	0.99	$ 38.06	$ 79,160
Management of Companies and Enterprises	13,790	0.50	$ 40.33	$ 83,880
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	6,960	0.38	$ 41.36	$ 86,020
Insurance Carriers	4,330	0.35	$ 37.32	$ 77,630

Top paying industries for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services	100	0.05	$ 70.29	$ 146,200
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only)	220	0.06	$ 66.34	$ 137,980
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	200	0.12	$ 61.63	$ 128,190
Software Publishers	580	0.09	$ 58.89	$ 122,490
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	320	0.06	$ 56.15	$ 116,800

Geographic profile for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Map of employment of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists by state, May 2023

States with the highest employment level in Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	13,970	0.78	1.18	$ 44.98	$ 93,550
Texas	8,940	0.66	1.00	$ 39.90	$ 82,980
New York	8,370	0.89	1.35	$ 45.05	$ 93,700
Florida	7,070	0.74	1.12	$ 33.58	$ 69,850
Pennsylvania	4,330	0.73	1.11	$ 34.14	$ 71,010

Map of location quotient of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists by state, May 2023

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
South Dakota	880	1.97	3.00	$ 30.18	$ 62,780
Utah	1,600	0.96	1.45	$ 30.76	$ 63,980
New York	8,370	0.89	1.35	$ 45.05	$ 93,700
Oklahoma	1,340	0.81	1.22	$ 28.49	$ 59,270
Virginia	3,180	0.80	1.21	$ 39.84	$ 82,860

Map of annual mean wages of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists by state, May 2023

Top paying states for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	460	0.65	1.00	$ 46.31	$ 96,330
Delaware	320	0.68	1.04	$ 45.75	$ 95,160
New York	8,370	0.89	1.35	$ 45.05	$ 93,700
California	13,970	0.78	1.18	$ 44.98	$ 93,550
Rhode Island	310	0.62	0.95	$ 44.47	$ 92,490

Map of employment of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists by area, May 2023

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists:

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	7,570	0.80	1.21	$ 48.13	$ 100,110
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	3,900	0.63	0.96	$ 44.67	$ 92,900
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	2,960	0.66	1.00	$ 37.85	$ 78,730
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	2,800	0.71	1.07	$ 37.40	$ 77,790
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	2,530	1.05	1.59	$ 54.09	$ 112,520
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2,310	0.82	1.24	$ 38.72	$ 80,540
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	2,300	0.72	1.10	$ 49.62	$ 103,210
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	2,270	0.80	1.22	$ 38.62	$ 80,330
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	2,220	0.72	1.09	$ 46.32	$ 96,340
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	2,130	0.77	1.17	$ 43.85	$ 91,210

Map of location quotient of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists by area, May 2023

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	430	3.49	5.31	$ 30.50	$ 63,440
Tallahassee, FL	420	2.33	3.54	$ 20.32	$ 42,260
Sioux Falls, SD	380	2.30	3.49	$ 30.83	$ 64,130
Trenton, NJ	510	2.13	3.24	$ 37.29	$ 77,570
Manchester, NH	220	2.03	3.08	$ 45.00	$ 93,590
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	880	2.01	3.06	$ 32.53	$ 67,660
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	180	1.85	2.82	$ 39.00	$ 81,120
Rapid City, SD	120	1.71	2.60	$ 30.62	$ 63,690
Provo-Orem, UT	430	1.47	2.23	$ 27.18	$ 56,530
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	1,540	1.47	2.23	$ 40.86	$ 84,990

Map of annual mean wages of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists by area, May 2023

Top paying metropolitan areas for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	860	0.75	1.14	$ 57.71	$ 120,050
Boulder, CO	110	0.57	0.86	$ 57.64	$ 119,880
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	2,530	1.05	1.59	$ 54.09	$ 112,520
Portsmouth, NH-ME	110	1.16	1.76	$ 52.99	$ 110,230
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	2,300	0.72	1.10	$ 49.62	$ 103,210
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	7,570	0.80	1.21	$ 48.13	$ 100,110
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1,810	0.87	1.32	$ 47.88	$ 99,600
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	2,220	0.72	1.09	$ 46.32	$ 96,340
Rochester, MN	70	0.55	0.83	$ 45.47	$ 94,570
Manchester, NH	220	2.03	3.08	$ 45.00	$ 93,590

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	230	1.75	2.66	$ 29.75	$ 61,890
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	110	1.81	2.75	$ 28.51	$ 59,300
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	100	0.53	0.80	$ 35.83	$ 74,520
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	100	0.53	0.81	$ 24.31	$ 50,560
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	100	0.56	0.86	$ 33.34	$ 69,340

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	110	1.81	2.75	$ 28.51	$ 59,300
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	230	1.75	2.66	$ 29.75	$ 61,890
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	80	0.78	1.19	$ 38.76	$ 80,620
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	70	0.73	1.11	$ 37.74	$ 78,490
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50	0.72	1.09	$ 18.23	$ 37,910

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	30	0.30	0.46	$ 41.73	$ 86,790
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	(8)	(8)	(8)	$ 39.58	$ 82,330
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	60	0.37	0.56	$ 39.42	$ 81,990
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	80	0.78	1.19	$ 38.76	$ 80,620
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	40	0.28	0.42	$ 38.45	$ 79,980

About May 2023 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 OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024