How much do Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists make in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?

Percentile spread

For Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $38,840 and the 90th percentile is $131,390. The difference is $92,550, which is 116.8% 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 $64,110 to the 75th at $101,340, covers $37,230.

The mean annual wage is $84,880, which sits above the median of $79,270. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI median is 1.4% higher than the national median of $78,210 for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $75,623, which is 3.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.6% higher than the Minnesota median of $78,770.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Minnesota, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 104.822, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $79,270 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists at $75,623 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ranks 3rd of 7 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).).

• St. Cloud, MN is 68 miles away, with a median of $74,000 and employment of 40. That median is 6.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,444, against $75,623 here.
• Rochester, MN is 92 miles away, with a median of $108,170 and employment of 60. That median is 36.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $119,102, against $75,623 here.
• Eau Claire, WI is 98 miles away, with a median of $71,030 and employment of 40. That median is 10.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,544, against $75,623 here.