SOC 13-1141 · Abilene, TX metro

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists Salary in Abilene, TX

The average salary for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Abilene, Texas is $65,750 a year ($31.61 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $60,570: half of the 30 people in this job in the Abilene, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 22% less than the U.S. average for this job ($84,330).

$65,750average per year

$31.61 / hourMedian $60,570Take-home ≈ $55,010

  • $43K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $88K90th

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

30people in this job
-22%vs U.S. average
#12 of 15Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay range in Abilene

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,120 a year or less, while the top 10% make $88,500 or more. The middle half of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Abilene earn between $47,880 and $78,410.

  • $43K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $88K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$65,750$5,479$31.61
Median$60,570$5,048$29.12
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,880$3,990$23.02
Experienced (75th percentile)$78,410$6,534$37.70

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

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay in Abilene vs. Texas and the U.S.

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Abilene earn 19% less than the Texas average ($81,100) and 22% less than the U.S. average ($84,330). At the median the gap is -23% against the U.S. median of $78,210.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Abilene$65,750$60,570$43,120$88,50030
Texas$81,100$74,800$49,570$121,790n/a
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 Abilene

On the average salary of $65,750, a single filer in Abilene takes home about $55,010 a year, or $4,584 a month and $2,116 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Abilene area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.4), so the average $65,750 buys what about $72,761 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Abilene ($44,340). A typical home costs $217,009, or 3.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Abilene ranks 12th of 15 Texas metro areas for this job; Dallas pays the most ($83,510).

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

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 Abilene: questions

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

$31.61 an hour on average, and $29.12 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,120 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,880, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $55,010 a year ($4,584 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $65,750. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 22% 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 Abilene, TX (10180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.0%.
  • 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.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.64, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.64).

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