Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
SOC 13-1141 · 2024-2034
Conduct programs of compensation and benefits and job analysis for employer. May specialize in specific areas, such as position classification and pension programs.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $92,944per year
- Projected openings
- 11,130
- Projected change
- +6.6%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth
The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
- Writing
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $134,122 | 560 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $107,696 | 60 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $106,013 | 1,070 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $104,508 | 860 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $94,011 | 40 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $91,483 | 760 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $89,694 | 2,010 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $86,943 | 1,290 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $86,678 | 760 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $86,270 | 70 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $84,743 | 100 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $83,958 | 30 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $82,695 | 110 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $81,483 | 100 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $81,453 | 30 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $81,310 | 60 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $80,455 | 40 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $79,507 | 210 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $78,866 | 180 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $78,499 | 110 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $78,428 | 90 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $77,389 | 30 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $77,307 | 510 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $75,168 | 30 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $64,545 | 290 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $60,685 | 20 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $61,078
- A quarter earn under
- $75,028
- Half earn under
- $92,944
- Three quarters earn under
- $119,207
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $152,700
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation and Benefits Managers | $169,527 | 2,230 | +3.3% |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | $58,953 | 11,530 | -3.5% |
| Human Resources Specialists | $84,901 | 97,470 | +10.4% |
| Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | $65,023 | 28,150 | +5.4% |
| Human Resources Managers | $172,933 | 23,410 | +7.9% |
| Labor Relations Specialists | $107,585 | 6,740 | -2.2% |
Programs that train for this job — 5
Westside Works Apprenticeship Program - Human Resources Professional
Lemoore College · Lemoore · $3,656
Fundamentals Payroll Certification (FPC) and Certified Payroll Certificate
University of La Verne · La Verne · $2,799
SHRM SCP/CP - Human Resource Management w/ California Law
University of La Verne · La Verne · $4,558
Workers' Compensation Law
CSU Bakersfield Extended University Division · Bakersfield · $2,300
Payroll Certification
Amfasoft · Fremont · $5,900