SOC 13-1141 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists Salary in Seattle, WA

The average salary for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Seattle, Washington is $100,630 a year ($48.38 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $85,910: half of the 2,220 people in this job in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 19% more than the U.S. average for this job ($84,330).

$100,630average per year

$48.38 / hourMedian $85,910Take-home ≈ $79,623

  • $61K10th
  • $80K25th
  • $86KMedian
  • $122K75th
  • $154K90th

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

2,220people in this job
+19%vs U.S. average
#1 of 5Washington metros
111cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay range in Seattle

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,400 a year or less, while the top 10% make $153,730 or more. The middle half of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Seattle earn between $80,150 and $122,210.

  • $61K10th
  • $80K25th
  • $86KMedian
  • $122K75th
  • $154K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$100,630$8,386$48.38
Median$85,910$7,159$41.30
Entry level (25th percentile)$80,150$6,679$38.53
Experienced (75th percentile)$122,210$10,184$58.75

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

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay in Seattle vs. Washington and the U.S.

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Seattle earn 4% more than the Washington average ($97,150) and 19% more than the U.S. average ($84,330). At the median the gap is +10% against the U.S. median of $78,210.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Seattle$100,630$85,910$61,400$153,7302,220
Washington$97,150$86,630$60,750$135,8103,350
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 Seattle

On the average salary of $100,630, a single filer in Seattle takes home about $79,623 a year, or $6,635 a month and $3,062 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Seattle area are 11% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 111.1), so the average $100,630 buys what about $90,549 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Seattle ($72,610). A typical home costs $750,279, or 7.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Seattle ranks 1st of 5 Washington metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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

Highest-paying cities for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists

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 Seattle: questions

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

$48.38 an hour on average, and $41.30 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,400 a year and the 25th percentile is $80,150, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $79,623 a year ($6,635 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $100,630. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

The average here is 19% more 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (42660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.0%.
  • 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 no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.47, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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