SOC 13-1141 · Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists Salary in Trenton, NJ

The average salary for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Trenton, New Jersey is $82,880 a year ($39.84 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $74,520: half of the 530 people in this job in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($84,330).

$82,880average per year

$39.84 / hourMedian $74,520Take-home ≈ $64,047

  • $57K10th
  • $62K25th
  • $75KMedian
  • $94K75th
  • $124K90th

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

530people in this job
-2%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2New Jersey metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay range in Trenton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $56,820 a year or less, while the top 10% make $124,190 or more. The middle half of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Trenton earn between $61,770 and $94,280.

  • $57K10th
  • $62K25th
  • $75KMedian
  • $94K75th
  • $124K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$82,880$6,907$39.85
Median$74,520$6,210$35.83
Entry level (25th percentile)$61,770$5,148$29.70
Experienced (75th percentile)$94,280$7,857$45.33

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

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay in Trenton vs. New Jersey and the U.S.

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Trenton earn 10% less than the New Jersey average ($92,580) and about the same as the U.S. average ($84,330). At the median the gap is -5% against the U.S. median of $78,210.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Trenton$82,880$74,520$56,820$124,190530
New Jersey$92,580$85,040$56,820$136,0803,150
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 Trenton

On the average salary of $82,880, a single filer in Trenton takes home about $64,047 a year, or $5,337 a month and $2,463 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New Jersey's employee unemployment, disability and family-leave contributions are not included.

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

Prices in the Trenton area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.2), so the average $82,880 buys what about $80,326 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Trenton ($63,490). A typical home costs $446,377, or 5.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists salary in other New Jersey cities

Trenton ranks 1st of 2 New Jersey metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists salaries in New Jersey

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).

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

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

$39.84 an hour on average, and $35.83 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $56,820 a year and the 25th percentile is $61,770, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $64,047 a year ($5,337 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $82,880. New Jersey's employee unemployment, disability and family-leave contributions are not included.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Trenton-Princeton, NJ (45940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
  • 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). New Jersey's employee unemployment, disability and family-leave contributions are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 3.05, this job is 3.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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