SOC 13-1141 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists make in Champaign-Urbana, IL?

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 Champaign-Urbana, IL is $64,920. The 10th percentile is $54,030 and the 90th percentile is $109,570. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$64,920

10th percentile
$54,030
25th percentile
$58,670
Median
$64,920
75th percentile
$78,330
90th percentile
$109,570
Mean
$73,680

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Senior Airman Stephen Czech, a firefighter at Spangdahlem Air Base, in 2021. Photograph by Staff Sgt. Susan Roberts, U.S. Air Force. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $54,030 and the 90th percentile is $109,570. The difference is $55,540, which is 85.6% 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 $58,670 to the 75th at $78,330, covers $19,660.

The mean annual wage is $73,680, which sits above the median of $64,920. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Champaign-Urbana, IL median is 17% lower than the national median of $78,210 for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,029, which is 10.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.1% lower than the Illinois median of $79,300.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Champaign-Urbana, IL is 92.704, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $64,920 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists at $70,029 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists. Champaign-Urbana, IL ranks 18th of 19 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).).

  • Bloomington, IL is 34 miles away, with a median of $71,110 and employment of 80. That median is 9.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,023, against $70,029 here.
  • Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is 70 miles away, with a median of $72,410 and employment of 40. That median is 11.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,502, against $70,029 here.
  • Peoria, IL is 74 miles away, with a median of $84,020 and employment of 110. That median is 29.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,096, against $70,029 here.

Employment share

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Champaign-Urbana, IL (40 of 105,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (112,380 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.52 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists make in Champaign-Urbana, IL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists in Champaign-Urbana, IL is $64,920. The 10th percentile is $54,030 and the 90th percentile is $109,570. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists?

The local median is 17% lower than the national median of $78,210.

What is Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay in Champaign-Urbana, IL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Champaign-Urbana, IL is 92.704, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $64,920 is $70,029. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Champaign-Urbana, IL compare with nearby metros for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists?

Bloomington, IL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 34 miles away, at $71,110. Champaign-Urbana, IL ranks 18th of 19 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.