State comparison · 2025
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists salary: Massachusetts vs South Dakota
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $95,890. In South Dakota, $64,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.2% — not 48.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.4%
Massachusetts vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+24.2%
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
South Dakota
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
- Median
- $64,630
- p25
- $54,080
- p75
- $78,630
- p10
- $48,330
- p90
- $91,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.