The highest-paying states for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $91,040, Rhode Island is the highest paying state for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $84,360). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island | $91,040 |
$61,890 | 400 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $84,360 |
$59,990 | 410 |
| 3 | Washington | $82,670 |
$52,330 | 2,610 |
| 4 | New Jersey | $81,100 |
$49,050 | 2,670 |
| 5 | New York | $81,020 |
$49,730 | 7,570 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $79,990 |
$51,130 | 2,450 |
| 7 | Delaware | $79,150 |
$53,700 | 250 |
| 8 | Colorado | $78,600 |
$52,050 | 1,420 |
| 9 | California | $78,580 |
$52,110 | 13,010 |
| 10 | Maryland | $77,900 |
$51,140 | 1,990 |
| 11 | New Hampshire | $77,900 |
$50,450 | 320 |
| 12 | Minnesota | $77,880 |
$57,030 | 1,580 |
| 13 | Virginia | $77,280 |
$49,170 | 2,670 |
| 14 | North Dakota | $74,990 |
$47,570 | 90 |
| 15 | Oregon | $74,960 |
$49,370 | 1,120 |
| 16 | Missouri | $74,920 |
$44,430 | 1,030 |
| 17 | Connecticut | $73,420 |
$31,670 | 1,150 |
| 18 | New Mexico | $73,000 |
$38,950 | 270 |
| 19 | Illinois | $72,530 |
$47,800 | 3,260 |
| 20 | Alaska | $70,740 |
$52,410 | 220 |
| 21 | Maine | $69,590 |
$50,170 | 240 |
| 22 | Michigan | $68,850 |
$45,940 | 2,360 |
| 23 | Arizona | $67,220 |
$40,970 | 1,730 |
| 24 | Vermont | $66,880 |
$52,000 | 130 |
| 25 | Nebraska | $65,080 |
$44,880 | 410 |
| 26 | Kansas | $64,960 |
$41,910 | 560 |
| 27 | Ohio | $64,300 |
$42,190 | 2,410 |
| 28 | Iowa | $64,220 |
$45,000 | 690 |
| 29 | Utah | $64,120 |
$39,370 | 890 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | $63,940 |
$47,260 | 1,660 |
| 31 | Montana | $63,130 |
$46,870 | 100 |
| 32 | Alabama | $62,770 |
$42,140 | 620 |
| 33 | Wyoming | $62,330 |
$49,940 | 40 |
| 34 | Georgia | $62,060 |
$38,430 | 2,580 |
| 35 | Arkansas | $61,430 |
$39,050 | 460 |
| 36 | Pennsylvania | $61,030 |
$40,780 | 5,190 |
| 37 | Idaho | $60,550 |
$37,260 | 210 |
| 38 | North Carolina | $60,510 |
$37,940 | 3,290 |
| 39 | Hawaii | $60,320 |
$44,990 | 240 |
| 40 | Florida | $60,130 |
$39,780 | 6,950 |
| 41 | Nevada | $59,850 |
$35,920 | 210 |
| 42 | Texas | $59,200 |
$36,510 | 8,240 |
| 43 | South Dakota | $59,160 |
$42,780 | 890 |
| 44 | Indiana | $58,920 |
$37,170 | 1,450 |
| 45 | South Carolina | $57,870 |
$37,640 | 780 |
| 46 | Kentucky | $57,340 |
$41,470 | 1,090 |
| 47 | Tennessee | $55,600 |
$35,880 | 2,110 |
| 48 | Mississippi | $52,390 |
$34,720 | 320 |
| 49 | Louisiana | $49,880 |
$33,380 | 1,190 |
| 50 | Oklahoma | $48,330 |
$38,160 | 1,180 |
| 51 | West Virginia | $47,460 |
$30,430 | 480 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $36,910 |
$26,260 | 300 |