State comparison · 2025
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists salary: Massachusetts vs North Dakota
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $95,890. In North Dakota, $70,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.4% — not 36.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.1%
Massachusetts vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+14.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
- Median
- $95,890
- p25
- $76,530
- p75
- $125,730
- p10
- $63,230
- p90
- $161,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
North Dakota
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
- Median
- $70,480
- p25
- $57,470
- p75
- $86,730
- p10
- $50,010
- p90
- $103,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.