SOC 13-1141 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists Salary in Kansas City, MO

The average salary for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Kansas City, Missouri is $76,180 a year ($36.62 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $67,990: half of the 730 people in this job in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($84,330).

$76,180average per year

$36.62 / hourMedian $67,990Take-home ≈ $59,018

  • $51K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $68KMedian
  • $88K75th
  • $108K90th

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

730people in this job
-10%vs U.S. average
#3 of 5Missouri metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay range in Kansas City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,830 a year or less, while the top 10% make $108,230 or more. The middle half of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Kansas City earn between $58,590 and $87,730.

  • $51K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $68KMedian
  • $88K75th
  • $108K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$76,180$6,348$36.62
Median$67,990$5,666$32.69
Entry level (25th percentile)$58,590$4,882$28.17
Experienced (75th percentile)$87,730$7,311$42.18

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

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay in Kansas City vs. Missouri and the U.S.

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Kansas City earn about the same as the Missouri average ($77,890) and 10% less than the U.S. average ($84,330). At the median the gap is -13% against the U.S. median of $78,210.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Kansas City$76,180$67,990$50,830$108,230730
Missouri$77,890$74,260$49,370$118,3901,670
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 Kansas City

On the average salary of $76,180, a single filer in Kansas City takes home about $59,018 a year, or $4,918 a month and $2,270 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

The Kansas City, MO-KS metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in MO$59,018$4,918
Working in KS$58,971$4,914

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Kansas City's local income tax (1%); the 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

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

Prices in the Kansas City area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.5), so the average $76,180 buys what about $82,318 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Kansas City ($50,820). A typical home costs $329,641, or 4.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Kansas City ranks 3rd of 5 Missouri metro areas for this job; St. Louis pays the most ($81,830).

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

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 Kansas City: questions

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

$36.62 an hour on average, and $32.69 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,830 a year and the 25th percentile is $58,590, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $59,018 a year ($4,918 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $76,180. Includes Kansas City's local income tax (1%); the 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

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

The average here is 10% 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 Kansas City, MO-KS (28140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.3%.
  • 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 (2026 rules). Includes Kansas City's local income tax (1%); the 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.92, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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