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Compensation and Benefits Specialist Workplace Records
Compensation and benefits specialists analyze roles, administer plans and advise managers. When their own employment becomes disputed, access to sensitive workforce information creates a separate record-handling concern. Explain your assignment and approval route without assembling employee salary, benefits or health records for personal use.
Call now(800) 800-5555Free initial case evaluation. Representation depends on work state and case eligibility. This guide explains record preparation; it does not determine whether a legal claim exists.
A record map for your role
What to organize first
Approval route
Identify your recommendation, the approving role and any revised instruction affecting the assigned analysis.
Dependency timeline
List requested carrier or management input and responses relevant to the deadline or performance concern.
Personal evidence
Gather your own employment documents separately from workforce compensation, health and benefits records.
Start with the work you actually do
Conduct programs of compensation and benefits and job analysis for employer. May specialize in specific areas, such as position classification and pension programs.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists (13-1141.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Administer employee insurance, pension, and savings plans, working with insurance brokers and plan carriers.Source task 3359 · updated 08/2024
- Ensure company compliance with federal and state laws, including reporting requirements.Source task 3352 · updated 08/2024
- Research employee benefit and health and safety practices, and recommend changes or modifications to existing policies.Source task 3363 · updated 08/2024
- Advise managers and employees on state and federal employment regulations, collective agreements, benefit and compensation policies, personnel procedures, and classification programs.Source task 3353 · updated 08/2024
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists (SOC 13-1141). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $24.75 | $27.74 | $37.14 | $57,710 |
| Alaska | $30.28 | $38.06 | $46.34 | $79,160 |
| Arizona | $27.46 | $36.03 | $45.17 | $74,930 |
| Arkansas | $22.61 | $29.46 | $38.77 | $61,280 |
| Connecticut | $32.03 | $39.95 | $51.53 | $83,100 |
| Delaware | $35.58 | $47.87 | $57.46 | $99,560 |
| Florida | $24.59 | $31.26 | $39.87 | $65,020 |
| Georgia | $27.24 | $32.06 | $46.77 | $66,690 |
| Hawaii | $26.18 | $30.81 | $41.92 | $64,090 |
| Idaho | $23.27 | $30.62 | $36.65 | $63,680 |
| Indiana | $24.65 | $32.84 | $39.93 | $68,300 |
| Iowa | $27.36 | $32.29 | $40.73 | $67,160 |
| Kansas | $26.92 | $32.69 | $41.03 | $67,990 |
| Kentucky | $24.99 | $31.10 | $37.63 | $64,690 |
| Louisiana | $22.75 | $30.15 | $40.49 | $62,700 |
| Maine | $32.12 | $37.21 | $44.42 | $77,400 |
| Michigan | $30.07 | $38.21 | $47.82 | $79,480 |
| Minnesota | $30.65 | $37.87 | $48.61 | $78,770 |
| Mississippi | $19.30 | $24.84 | $36.27 | $51,670 |
| Missouri | $28.17 | $35.70 | $45.10 | $74,260 |
| Montana | $28.44 | $36.20 | $40.18 | $75,290 |
| Nebraska | $25.64 | $32.41 | $41.64 | $67,410 |
| New Hampshire | $35.07 | $38.85 | $46.99 | $80,810 |
| New Mexico | $32.13 | $40.16 | $51.06 | $83,540 |
| New York | $33.39 | $40.00 | $49.67 | $83,200 |
| North Carolina | $27.28 | $32.68 | $45.32 | $67,970 |
| North Dakota | $27.63 | $33.88 | $41.70 | $70,480 |
| Ohio | $28.38 | $36.43 | $45.49 | $75,780 |
| Oklahoma | $24.51 | $30.89 | $41.36 | $64,260 |
| Pennsylvania | $26.67 | $33.96 | $41.85 | $70,640 |
| Rhode Island | $32.07 | $38.62 | $52.42 | $80,330 |
| South Dakota | $26.00 | $31.07 | $37.80 | $64,630 |
| Tennessee | $26.94 | $33.65 | $40.86 | $69,990 |
| Texas | $29.23 | $35.96 | $46.43 | $74,800 |
| Utah | $25.04 | $25.04 | $37.12 | $52,090 |
| Vermont | $30.59 | $36.55 | $41.67 | $76,030 |
| Virginia | $30.53 | $39.03 | $49.45 | $81,190 |
| West Virginia | $19.60 | $23.12 | $33.09 | $48,080 |
| Wisconsin | $29.24 | $34.68 | $40.74 | $72,130 |
| Wyoming | $33.21 | $33.21 | $33.21 | $69,090 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Distinguish advice from approval
Describe the plan or job-analysis project in general terms, your recommendation and the role authorized to decide. Note changes in assumptions, scope or the instruction you were expected to follow. A recommendation you prepared should remain distinct from a policy management ultimately adopted.
Track project and employment timelines
Record when you submitted work, requested carrier information or raised a concern about an instruction. Separately list a later review, reassignment or other employment action with its stated reason. Timing alone does not establish a connection, so preserve the facts without assuming causation.
Protect compensation and benefits data
Do not export salary surveys with restricted access, individual pay histories, medical information, plan enrollment files or confidential counsel communications. Keep your own employment terms and permitted feedback. Identify relevant restricted records by category and custodian before seeking guidance on handling them.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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