SOC 13-1141 · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists Salary in Scranton, PA

The average salary for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Scranton, Pennsylvania is $74,200 a year ($35.68 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $64,960: half of the 130 people in this job in the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($84,330).

$74,200average per year

$35.68 / hourMedian $64,960Take-home ≈ $58,752

  • $46K10th
  • $57K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $95K75th
  • $106K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

130people in this job
-12%vs U.S. average
#6 of 9Pennsylvania metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay range in Scranton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,480 a year or less, while the top 10% make $106,340 or more. The middle half of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Scranton earn between $57,360 and $94,990.

  • $46K10th
  • $57K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $95K75th
  • $106K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$74,200$6,183$35.67
Median$64,960$5,413$31.23
Entry level (25th percentile)$57,360$4,780$27.58
Experienced (75th percentile)$94,990$7,916$45.67

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay in Scranton vs. Pennsylvania and the U.S.

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Scranton earn about the same as the Pennsylvania average ($76,130) and 12% less than the U.S. average ($84,330). At the median the gap is -17% against the U.S. median of $78,210.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Scranton$74,200$64,960$46,480$106,340130
Pennsylvania$76,130$70,640$46,400$120,8304,910
United States$84,330$78,210$49,480$128,920112,380

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists salary after taxes in Scranton

On the average salary of $74,200, a single filer in Scranton takes home about $58,752 a year, or $4,896 a month and $2,260 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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Is Scranton a good place for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Scranton area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.6), so the average $74,200 buys what about $79,311 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Scranton ($46,330). A typical home costs $227,793, or 3.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists salary in other Pennsylvania cities

Scranton ranks 6th of 9 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Philadelphia pays the most ($84,550).

All Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists salaries in Pennsylvania

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San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($131,430).

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists salary by city

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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists salary in Scranton: questions

How much do compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists make an hour in Scranton?

$35.68 an hour on average, and $31.23 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists salary in Scranton?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,480 a year and the 25th percentile is $57,360, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists take-home pay in Scranton?

About $58,752 a year ($4,896 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $74,200. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

Do compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists earn more in Scranton than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($84,330).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-1141; area Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA (42540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.8%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.68, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.68).

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