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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists salary in California

The median compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in California earns $91,410 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,562 a month.

10th percentile
$60,070
25th percentile
$73,790
Median percentile
$91,410
75th percentile
$117,240
90th percentile
$150,180

Based on 13,430 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$66,738 take-home a year
Gross pay$91,410
Federal income tax−$11,280
Social Security + Medicare−$6,993
California income tax (approx.)−$6,399
Monthly take-home$5,562
Every two weeks$2,567

Does it go far here?

$82,560Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists salaries · Take-home pay in California