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Average Compensation, Benefits, And Job Analysis Specialists Salary in District of Columbia

Compensation, Benefits, And Job Analysis Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median annual salary of $84,460, which is +9.7% compared to the national median. There are 620 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for District of Columbia (state).

$84,460
District of Columbia median annual wage
$41/hour median
+9.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $77,020
620
Local employment
0.9 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.32
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$60,470
25th
$72,710
Median
$84,460
75th
$99,780
90th
$130,590

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in District of Columbia, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
109.9%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$76,851
Goods: 106.5%
Services: 112.8%
Rents: 155.0%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Massachusetts$93,450Compare3,100
Washington$91,740Compare3,250
California$87,940Compare13,640
Delaware$87,710Compare330
Colorado$84,010Compare1,730
New Jersey$83,770Compare3,150

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in District of Columbia

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Obstetricians And Gynecologists$236,6101.00
Physicians, Pathologists$228,3001.21
Family Medicine Physicians$212,830N/A
General Internal Medicine Physicians$209,2502.01
Psychiatrists$193,4702.12
Lawyers$191,8809.73
Computer And Information Systems Managers$191,8801.70
Nuclear Engineers$189,8003.50

District of Columbia has salary data for 499 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Obstetricians And Gynecologists.

Historical series

Trend for Compensation, Benefits, And Job Analysis Specialists in District of Columbia

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Compensation, Benefits, And Job Analysis Specialists are projected to change by +5.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 8,500 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.