SOC 13-1141 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025
How much do Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is $70,390. The 10th percentile is $50,280 and the 90th percentile is $131,330. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$70,390
- 10th percentile
- $50,280
- 25th percentile
- $56,660
- Median
- $70,390
- 75th percentile
- $99,290
- 90th percentile
- $131,330
- Mean
- $80,670
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $50,280 and the 90th percentile is $131,330. The difference is $81,050, which is 115.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $56,660 to the 75th at $99,290, covers $42,630.
The mean annual wage is $80,670, which sits above the median of $70,390. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median is 10% lower than the national median of $78,210 for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,349, which is 10.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 5.5% higher than the Georgia median of $66,690.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 100.058, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $70,390 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists at $70,349 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ranks 5th of 16 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Gainesville, GA is 52 miles away, with a median of $58,240 and employment of 60. That median is 17.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,186, against $70,349 here.
- Rome, GA is 60 miles away, with a median of $58,340. That median is 17.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,706, against $70,349 here.
- Macon-Bibb County, GA is 72 miles away, with a median of $60,000 and employment of 40. That median is 14.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,775, against $70,349 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is $70,390. The 10th percentile is $50,280 and the 90th percentile is $131,330.
How does that compare with the national median for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists?
The local median is 10% lower than the national median of $78,210.
What is Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 100.058, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $70,390 is $70,349. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA compare with nearby metros for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists?
Gainesville, GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 52 miles away, at $58,240. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ranks 5th of 16 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.