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

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn a median $74,860 a year — 4% less than the national median. After 2026 taxes, that is $61,494 take-home, or $5,125 a month.

Median salary
$74,860
$35.99 per hour
Typical range
$53,670 – $122,480
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in Dallas, TX
3,070
1.05× national concentration
▼5.5%
Pay trend: The median for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Dallas, TX fell from $79,250 (May 2024) to $74,860 (May 2025). That trailed inflation (2.4%), so buying power slipped about 7.9%.

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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists in Dallas, TX
Deductions, kids & local tax

2026 tax year. Federal brackets from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32.

Your take-home pay
$61,494
per year · effective tax rate 17.9%
$5,125Monthly
$2,562Twice a month
$2,365Every 2 weeks
$29.56Hourly
  • Federal income tax$7,639
  • Social Security (6.2%)$4,641
  • Medicare (1.45%)$1,085
  • Texas income tax$0
  • Take-home pay$61,494

Marginal rate: 22% federal + 0.00% state

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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay by experience in Dallas, TX

PercentileSalaryHourlyTake-home / yrPer month
10th percentile (entry level)$53,670$25.80$45,304$3,775
25th percentile$64,120$30.83$53,700$4,475
Median (50th)$74,860$35.99$61,494$5,125
75th percentile$99,910$48.03$79,117$6,593
90th percentile (top earners)$122,480$58.88$94,981$7,915

Wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Take-home: single filer, Texas resident, 2026 tax rules.

What $74,860 buys in Dallas, TX

Prices in Dallas, TX are 3.1% higher than the U.S. average (housing costs are 1.18× the national average). Adjusted for local prices, a median compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists's $61,494 take-home pay has the buying power of $59,651 in a typical American city.

1-bedroom rent
$1,586
31% of monthly take-home
2-bedroom rent
$1,858
36% of monthly take-home
Left after 1-BR rent
$3,539
per month for everything else

Rents: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2026 (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities). Price levels: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists jobs are about as common in Dallas, TX as in the U.S. overall (location quotient 1.05).

Best-paying cities for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists, adjusted for cost of living

Dallas, TX ranks #6 of 8 metro areas once taxes and local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedian salaryTake-homeReal value*
1Boston, MA $99,150$73,845$68,207
2San Francisco, CA $102,780$74,471$64,414
3Washington, DC $91,660$68,490$62,902
4Los Angeles, CA $97,310$71,202$62,697
5New York, NY $89,130$67,315$59,802
6Dallas, TX $74,860$61,494$59,651
7Chicago, IL $79,990$61,288$59,161
8Philadelphia, PA $75,620$59,707$58,220

*Take-home pay divided by the BEA price level, so every city is measured in U.S.-average dollars. See all 8 metros →

About the job: compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists

Conduct programs of compensation and benefits and job analysis for employer. May specialize in specific areas, such as position classification and pension programs.

Typical education
Bachelor's degree
Work experience
Less than 5 years
On-the-job training
None
Job outlook, 2025–35
+6.0% (faster than average)

Source: BLS Standard Occupational Classification and Employment Projections, 2025–35.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists make in Dallas, TX?

The median compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists salary in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area is $74,860 a year, or about $35.99 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The middle half earn between $64,120 and $99,910.

What is a compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists’s take-home pay in Dallas, TX?

On the median $74,860 salary, a single filer living in Texas takes home about $61,494 a year ($5,125 a month) after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare in 2026.

Is Dallas, TX a good place to work as a compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists?

Pay here is 4% below the national median of $78,210. Local prices are 3.1% above the U.S. average, so the take-home pay buys what $59,651 would in a typical U.S. city. Dallas, TX ranks #6 of 8 metro areas for cost-of-living-adjusted pay in this job.

Can a compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists afford rent in Dallas, TX?

HUD’s fair market rent for a one-bedroom in Dallas, TX is $1,586 a month ($1,858 for two bedrooms) — 31% of a median compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists’s monthly take-home pay. Financial planners usually suggest keeping rent under about 30%.

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