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Average Compensation, Benefits, And Job Analysis Specialists Salary in Jackson, MS

Compensation, Benefits, And Job Analysis Specialists in Jackson, MS earn a median annual salary of $48,740, which is -36.7% compared to the national median. There are 230 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Jackson, MS (metro area).

$48,740
Jackson, MS median annual wage
$23/hour median
-36.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $77,020
230
Local employment
0.8 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.26
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$36,950
25th
$40,280
Median
$48,740
75th
$69,640
90th
$81,050

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 Jackson, MS, 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
89.0%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$54,735
Goods: 96.2%
Services: 78.1%
Rents: 64.8%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$131,680Compare880
Rochester, MN$105,140Compare50
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$103,640Compare2,630
Boulder, CO$99,730Compare110
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$96,460Compare2,220
Napa, CA$92,300Compare30

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 Jackson, MS

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Family Medicine Physicians$196,9900.80
Psychiatrists$195,2100.90
Nurse Anesthetists$170,740N/A
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$168,8503.48
Chiropractors$145,1300.53
Architectural And Engineering Managers$136,0100.70
Pharmacists$131,7801.47
Chief Executives$127,6800.48

Jackson, MS has salary data for 462 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Compensation, Benefits, And Job Analysis Specialists in Jackson, MS

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.