Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016

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: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
79,190 1.2 % $31.97 $66,490 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $18.80 $23.28 $29.85 $38.08 $48.57
Annual Wage (2) $39,090 $48,420 $62,080 $79,220 $101,020


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

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 11,210 0.49 $33.79 $70,280
Local Government (OES Designation) 7,180 0.13 $30.87 $64,220
State Government (OES Designation) 5,900 0.27 $26.16 $54,420
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities 5,870 0.53 $31.01 $64,510
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 5,180 0.39 $35.06 $72,930

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 460 9.36 $34.75 $72,270
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities 5,870 0.53 $31.01 $64,510
Management of Companies and Enterprises 11,210 0.49 $33.79 $70,280
Office Administrative Services 2,010 0.42 $29.73 $61,830
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 5,180 0.39 $35.06 $72,930

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 370 0.08 $44.61 $92,780
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 130 0.02 $44.20 $91,930
Natural Gas Distribution 170 0.15 $42.26 $87,910
Wired Telecommunications Carriers 630 0.11 $40.53 $84,310
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 400 0.07 $40.04 $83,270


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

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 10,650 0.67 1.18 $35.06 $72,930
New York 8,910 0.98 1.74 $35.38 $73,590
Texas 5,730 0.49 0.86 $32.86 $68,360
Florida 3,870 0.47 0.83 $28.00 $58,240
Pennsylvania 3,240 0.56 1.00 $31.88 $66,320




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 590 1.41 2.49 $25.10 $52,220
New York 8,910 0.98 1.74 $35.38 $73,590
Maryland 1,970 0.74 1.32 $35.19 $73,190
District of Columbia 520 0.73 1.30 $42.47 $88,340
Arizona 1,880 0.71 1.26 $27.43 $57,050




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 520 0.73 1.30 $42.47 $88,340
Connecticut 1,070 0.64 1.14 $37.40 $77,790
New Jersey 2,300 0.58 1.03 $36.11 $75,100
Minnesota 1,870 0.66 1.18 $36.10 $75,100
Rhode Island 250 0.52 0.93 $35.84 $74,540





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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 6,810 1.03 1.83 $37.49 $77,980
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 2,270 0.89 1.57 $32.65 $67,920
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 2,090 2.29 4.07 $31.06 $64,610
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 2,020 0.48 0.85 $37.60 $78,210
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division 1,750 0.48 0.85 $32.77 $68,160
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,590 0.54 0.96 $34.87 $72,520
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 1,560 0.63 1.11 $38.32 $79,710
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,550 0.81 1.44 $37.30 $77,590
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division 1,530 0.85 1.51 $33.20 $69,050
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 1,500 0.62 1.10 $37.02 $77,000




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)
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 2,090 2.29 4.07 $31.06 $64,610
Bloomington, IL 180 2.04 3.61 $37.89 $78,800
Jefferson City, MO 150 2.01 3.57 $28.80 $59,890
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 750 1.69 3.00 $27.83 $57,890
Trenton, NJ 380 1.67 2.96 $31.21 $64,920
Sioux Falls, SD 230 1.52 2.69 $25.92 $53,910
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 410 1.38 2.45 $28.20 $58,650
Alexandria, LA 80 1.35 2.39 $23.07 $47,980
Tallahassee, FL 220 1.34 2.37 $21.36 $44,420
Monroe, LA 100 1.30 2.30 $23.04 $47,930




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)
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 440 0.76 1.35 $42.54 $88,480
Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 660 0.57 1.01 $41.29 $85,890
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (8) (8) (8) $40.87 $85,000
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division 1,210 1.14 2.02 $40.78 $84,820
Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD Metropolitan Division 640 1.10 1.95 $40.24 $83,700
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 50 0.36 0.63 $39.32 $81,790
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 1,560 0.63 1.11 $38.32 $79,710
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 1,250 0.78 1.39 $37.98 $79,000
Bloomington, IL 180 2.04 3.61 $37.89 $78,800
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 2,020 0.48 0.85 $37.60 $78,210

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)
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 190 1.03 1.82 $24.48 $50,920
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 150 1.16 2.05 $23.20 $48,260
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 100 0.61 1.07 $27.81 $57,840
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 100 1.59 2.82 $22.88 $47,590
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 90 0.33 0.58 $24.35 $50,650

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)
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area 60 1.71 3.03 $33.94 $70,600
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 100 1.59 2.82 $22.88 $47,590
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 150 1.16 2.05 $23.20 $48,260
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 190 1.03 1.82 $24.48 $50,920
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 60 0.94 1.66 $19.26 $40,060

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)
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 60 0.33 0.58 $36.78 $76,500
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area 60 1.71 3.03 $33.94 $70,600
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 60 0.33 0.59 $32.21 $67,000
West Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 40 0.55 0.97 $31.66 $65,850
Central New York nonmetropolitan area 50 0.44 0.78 $29.69 $61,760


About May 2016 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 2016 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2017