Compensation Analyst Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Compensation Analyst make in Massachusetts?

As of February 01, 2026, the average salary for a Compensation Analyst in Massachusetts is $86,387 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

However, a Compensation Analyst's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,370
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,674 to $93,183
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $69,742

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Compensation Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,183	$7,765	$1,792	$45
Average	$86,387	$7,199	$1,661	$42
25th Percentile	$77,674	$6,473	$1,494	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Compensation Analyst Salaries

A Compensation Analyst's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Compensation Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Compensation Analyst's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $71,900
Early Career (1-2 years): $85,887
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $112,660
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $136,747
Expert (over 8 years): $131,192

Levels	Salary
Compensat... Level Compensation Analyst	$71,900
Compensat... Level Compensation Analyst	$85,887
Compensat... Level Compensation Analyst	$112,660
Compensat... Level Compensation Analyst	$136,747
Compensat... Level Compensation Analyst	$131,192

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How Do Compensation Analyst Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Compensation Analysts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $87,887.
California: $87,554.
Massachusetts: $86,387.

District of Columbia $87,887 California $87,554 Massachusetts $86,387 Washington $86,070 New Jersey $86,038 Alaska $85,927 Connecticut $84,831 New York $84,387

Hawaii $82,966 Rhode Island $82,299 Maryland $81,847 Minnesota $81,228 Colorado $80,989 Illinois $80,910 Oregon $80,608 Delaware $80,386

New Hampshire $80,246 Virginia $79,934 Pennsylvania $79,021 Nevada $78,560 North Dakota $78,410 Michigan $78,171 Wisconsin $78,084 Vermont $77,910

Texas $77,425 Maine $77,394 Arizona $77,346 Ohio $77,290 Georgia $76,560 Indiana $76,195 Wyoming $76,124 Utah $76,012

Iowa $75,965 Kansas $75,584 Louisiana $75,473 North Carolina $75,433 Missouri $75,417 Florida $75,107 Montana $74,941 Nebraska $74,782

Kentucky $74,695 South Carolina $74,377 Tennessee $74,179 Idaho $74,099 New Mexico $73,520 Oklahoma $73,393 Alabama $72,925 South Dakota $72,139

Arkansas $71,710 West Virginia $71,480 Mississippi $70,789

Top Paying Cities for Compensation Analysts

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Agawam: $82,267
Amherst: $82,029
Barre: $83,006

Agawam, MA $82,267 Amherst, MA $82,029 Barre, MA $83,006 Belchertown, MA $82,132 Blandford, MA $82,053 Bondsville, MA $82,164 Brimfield, MA $82,005 Chester, MA $81,220

Chesterfield, MA $81,577 Chicopee, MA $82,267 Cummington, MA $81,220 Easthampton, MA $82,212 East Longmeadow, MA $82,267 East Otis, MA $82,378 Feeding Hills, MA $82,267 Gilbertville, MA $82,688

Goshen, MA $81,553 Granby, MA $82,244 Granville, MA $82,164 Hadley, MA $82,085 Hampden, MA $82,267 Hardwick, MA $82,744 Hatfield, MA $82,053 Haydenville, MA $81,926

Holyoke, MA $82,267 Huntington, MA $82,085 Leeds, MA $82,053 Leverett, MA $82,005 Ludlow, MA $82,267 Monson, MA $82,164 North Amherst, MA $82,164 Northampton, MA $82,109

Florence, MA $82,109 North Hatfield, MA $82,045 Oakham, MA $83,141 Palmer, MA $82,164 Plainfield, MA $81,220 Russell, MA $82,164 Shutesbury, MA $82,132 Southampton, MA $82,244

South Barre, MA $83,061 South Hadley, MA $82,244 Southwick, MA $82,267 Thorndike, MA $82,164 Three Rivers, MA $82,212 Wales, MA $82,005 Ware, MA $82,712 Warren, MA $82,466

West Chesterfield, MA $81,172 Westfield, MA $82,267 West Hatfield, MA $82,005 West Springfield, MA $82,267 West Warren, MA $82,807 Whately, MA $81,870 Wheelwright, MA $83,029 Wilbraham, MA $82,267

Williamsburg, MA $81,894 Woronoco, MA $82,188 Worthington, MA $81,251 Springfield, MA $82,267 Longmeadow, MA $82,267 Indian Orchard, MA $82,267 Pittsfield, MA $81,434 Adams, MA $81,355

Ashley Falls, MA $82,839 Becket, MA $81,355 Berkshire, MA $81,434 Cheshire, MA $81,434 Dalton, MA $81,434 Glendale, MA $81,410 Great Barrington, MA $81,196 Hinsdale, MA $81,434

Housatonic, MA $81,299 Lanesboro, MA $81,434 Lee, MA $81,410 Lenox, MA $81,434 Lenox Dale, MA $81,434 Middlefield, MA $81,331 Mill River, MA $82,140 Monterey, MA $81,196

North Adams, MA $81,251 North Egremont, MA $81,370 Otis, MA $81,172 Richmond, MA $81,434 Sandisfield, MA $82,450 Savoy, MA $81,331 Sheffield, MA $82,323 South Egremont, MA $81,529

Southfield, MA $82,720 South Lee, MA $81,410 Stockbridge, MA $81,410 Tyringham, MA $81,299 West Stockbridge, MA $81,378 Williamstown, MA $81,251 Windsor, MA $81,410 Greenfield, MA $81,632

Ashfield, MA $81,267 Athol, MA $83,101 Bernardston, MA $81,601 Buckland, MA $81,156 Charlemont, MA $80,966 Colrain, MA $81,235 Conway, MA $81,513 Deerfield, MA $81,656

Drury, MA $80,735 Erving, MA $82,164 Heath, MA $80,966 Lake Pleasant, MA $81,799 Millers Falls, MA $81,728 Monroe Bridge, MA $80,656 Montague, MA $81,799 Gill, MA $82,101

New Salem, MA $82,418 Northfield, MA $82,101 Orange, MA $82,823 Petersham, MA $83,085 Rowe, MA $80,783 Royalston, MA $83,228 Shelburne Falls, MA $81,228 South Deerfield, MA $81,783

Sunderland, MA $81,855 Turners Falls, MA $81,728 Warwick, MA $82,831 Wendell, MA $82,101 Wendell Depot, MA $82,394 Fitchburg, MA $83,887 Ashburnham, MA $83,498 Ashby, MA $85,006

Ayer, MA $85,220 Devens, MA $85,157 Baldwinville, MA $83,363 East Templeton, MA $83,387 Gardner, MA $83,537 Westminster, MA $83,537 Groton, MA $85,300 Harvard, MA $85,292

Hubbardston, MA $83,029 Leominster, MA $83,061 Littleton, MA $85,427 Lunenburg, MA $85,038 Pepperell, MA $85,300 Shirley, MA $85,125 Still River, MA $85,244 Templeton, MA $83,387

Townsend, MA $85,149 West Groton, MA $85,188 West Townsend, MA $85,117 Winchendon, MA $83,204 Winchendon Springs, MA $83,188 Auburn, MA $83,244 North Dartmouth, MA $83,752 South Dartmouth, MA $83,752

North Attleboro, MA $82,236 Plainville, MA $82,180 Attleboro Falls, MA $82,204 North Dighton, MA $82,156 Norton, MA $85,863 Raynham, MA $85,887 Raynham Center, MA $85,887 Rehoboth, MA $82,259

Rochester, MA $83,752 Seekonk, MA $82,259 Swansea, MA $82,180 Berkley, MA $83,799 Taunton, MA $85,808 Westport, MA $83,752 Westport Point, MA $83,752 Berlin, MA $83,188

Cataumet, MA $83,569 Blackstone, MA $82,156 Boylston, MA $83,244 Brookfield, MA $83,085 Charlton, MA $83,188 Charlton City, MA $83,188 Charlton Depot, MA $83,188 Clinton, MA $83,188

East Brookfield, MA $83,164 Douglas, MA $83,109 East Princeton, MA $83,141 Fiskdale, MA $83,006 Grafton, MA $83,244 Holden, MA $83,244 Holland, MA $82,966 Jefferson, MA $83,244

Lancaster, MA $83,109 Leicester, MA $83,244 Linwood, MA $83,061 Manchaug, MA $83,244 Millbury, MA $83,244 Millville, MA $82,077 New Braintree, MA $83,061 Northborough, MA $83,244

Northbridge, MA $83,220 North Brookfield, MA $83,141 North Grafton, MA $83,244 North Oxford, MA $83,244 North Uxbridge, MA $83,061 Oxford, MA $83,220 Princeton, MA $83,164 Rochdale, MA $83,244

Rutland, MA $83,244 Shrewsbury, MA $83,244 Southbridge, MA $83,061 South Grafton, MA $83,244 South Lancaster, MA $83,164 Spencer, MA $83,244 Sterling, MA $83,188 Sturbridge, MA $83,029

Upton, MA $83,188 Uxbridge, MA $83,085 Webster, MA $83,085 Dudley, MA $83,085 Westborough, MA $83,244 West Boylston, MA $83,244 West Brookfield, MA $83,061 West Millbury, MA $83,244

Whitinsville, MA $83,188 Sutton, MA $83,244 Worcester, MA $83,244 East Walpole, MA $85,887 Cherry Valley, MA $83,244 Paxton, MA $83,244 Framingham, MA $85,649 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $85,427

Boxborough, MA $85,371 Acton, MA $85,371 Ashland, MA $83,029 Bedford, MA $85,403 Hanscom Afb, MA $86,911 Bolton, MA $83,085 Carlisle, MA $85,427 Concord, MA $85,347

Fayville, MA $83,085 Holliston, MA $85,593 Hopedale, MA $83,061 Hopkinton, MA $83,109 Hudson, MA $83,109 Marlborough, MA $83,141 Maynard, MA $85,268 Mendon, MA $83,061

Milford, MA $83,061 Natick, MA $88,395 Sherborn, MA $88,348 Southborough, MA $83,109 Foxboro, MA $85,887 Franklin, MA $83,879 Greenbush, MA $85,728 Green Harbor, MA $85,704

Hingham, MA $87,133 Hull, MA $88,530 Humarock, MA $85,728 Mansfield, MA $85,887 Marshfield, MA $85,704 Marshfield Hills, MA $85,704 Medfield, MA $87,062 Medway, MA $85,649

Millis, MA $85,704 Minot, MA $85,728 Norfolk, MA $85,784 North Marshfield, MA $85,704 North Scituate, MA $85,704 Norwell, MA $85,784 Norwood, MA $85,887 Ocean Bluff, MA $85,704

Scituate, MA $85,704 Sharon, MA $85,887 Sheldonville, MA $83,918 South Walpole, MA $85,831 Stoughton, MA $85,887 Walpole, MA $85,863 Westwood, MA $87,141 Wrentham, MA $85,752

Boston, MA $88,530 Roxbury, MA $88,530 Roxbury Crossing, MA $88,530 Dorchester, MA $88,530 Dorchester Center, MA $88,530 Mattapan, MA $88,530 Charlestown, MA $88,530 Jamaica Plain, MA $88,530

Roslindale, MA $88,530 West Roxbury, MA $88,530 Allston, MA $88,530 Brighton, MA $88,530 Hyde Park, MA $88,530 Readville, MA $88,530 Cambridge, MA $88,530 Somerville, MA $88,530

Malden, MA $88,530 Everett, MA $88,530 Chelsea, MA $88,530 Revere, MA $88,530 Winthrop, MA $88,530 Medford, MA $88,530 West Medford, MA $88,530 Quincy, MA $88,530

Melrose, MA $88,530 Stoneham, MA $88,530 Braintree, MA $85,887 Milton, MA $88,530 Milton Village, MA $88,530 Weymouth, MA $85,887 East Weymouth, MA $85,887 South Weymouth, MA $85,887

North Weymouth, MA $85,887 East Boston, MA $88,530 Brockton, MA $85,887 Avon, MA $85,887 Bridgewater, MA $85,887 Bryantville, MA $85,831 Carver, MA $84,569 Duxbury, MA $85,649

East Bridgewater, MA $85,887 Easton, MA $85,887 Elmwood, MA $85,887 Halifax, MA $85,831 Hanover, MA $85,831 Hanson, MA $85,887 Holbrook, MA $85,887 Middleboro, MA $84,649

Manomet, MA $84,800 Lakeville, MA $83,617 Monponsett, MA $85,863 Abington, MA $85,887 North Carver, MA $85,704 North Easton, MA $85,887 North Pembroke, MA $85,808 Pembroke, MA $85,831

Plymouth, MA $84,919 Kingston, MA $85,673 South Carver, MA $83,537 Plympton, MA $85,752 Randolph, MA $85,887 Rockland, MA $85,887 South Easton, MA $85,887 West Bridgewater, MA $85,887

White Horse Beach, MA $84,855 Whitman, MA $85,887 Lexington, MA $88,530 Brookline, MA $88,530 Brookline Village, MA $88,530 Waltham, MA $88,530 North Waltham, MA $88,530 New Town, MA $88,530

Babson Park, MA $88,530 Newton, MA $88,530 Newton Center, MA $88,530 Newtonville, MA $88,530 Newton Highlands, MA $88,530 Newton Lower Falls, MA $88,530 Newton Upper Falls, MA $88,530 West Newton, MA $88,530

Auburndale, MA $88,530 Chestnut Hill, MA $88,530 Waban, MA $88,530 Watertown, MA $88,530 Arlington, MA $88,530 Arlington Heights, MA $88,530 Belmont, MA $88,530 Waverley, MA $88,530

Wellesley Hills, MA $88,530 Wellesley, MA $88,506 Needham, MA $88,530 Weston, MA $88,530 Needham Heights, MA $88,530 Nonantum, MA $88,530 Buzzards Bay, MA $83,514 Lincoln, MA $88,475

Stow, MA $85,268 Sudbury, MA $88,348 Wayland, MA $88,395 Woodville, MA $83,164 Woburn, MA $88,530 Burlington, MA $86,943 Andover, MA $84,085 Billerica, MA $85,427

Chelmsford, MA $85,427 Dracut, MA $85,427 Dunstable, MA $85,300 Haverhill, MA $84,085 Georgetown, MA $84,085 Groveland, MA $84,085 Lawrence, MA $84,085 Methuen, MA $84,085

North Andover, MA $84,085 Lowell, MA $85,427 Merrimac, MA $84,030 North Billerica, MA $85,427 North Chelmsford, MA $85,427 North Reading, MA $84,030 Nutting Lake, MA $85,427 Pinehurst, MA $85,427

Reading, MA $85,927 Tewksbury, MA $85,427 Tyngsboro, MA $85,427 Wakefield, MA $88,506 West Boxford, MA $84,085 Westford, MA $85,427 Wilmington, MA $84,744 Winchester, MA $88,530

Lynn, MA $88,530 Saugus, MA $88,530 Swampscott, MA $88,475 Nahant, MA $88,530 Amesbury, MA $83,656 Beverly, MA $88,316 Boxford, MA $84,085 Byfield, MA $84,030

Danvers, MA $83,950 Essex, MA $84,815 Gloucester, MA $84,942 Hamilton, MA $83,903 Hathorne, MA $83,950 Chilmark, MA $83,299 East Falmouth, MA $83,704 East Sandwich, MA $84,006

East Wareham, MA $83,537 Edgartown, MA $83,355 Falmouth, MA $83,569 Woods Hole, MA $83,569 Menemsha, MA $83,355 Monument Beach, MA $83,537 Nantucket, MA $83,355 North Falmouth, MA $83,593

Oak Bluffs, MA $83,379 Onset, MA $83,593 Pocasset, MA $83,569 Sagamore, MA $84,180 Sagamore Beach, MA $84,180 Sandwich, MA $84,014 Siasconset, MA $83,355 Silver Beach, MA $83,593

Vineyard Haven, MA $83,450 Wareham, MA $83,617 West Chop, MA $83,450 West Falmouth, MA $83,593 West Tisbury, MA $83,355 West Wareham, MA $83,649 Hyannis, MA $83,482 Barnstable, MA $83,760

Brewster, MA $83,355 Centerville, MA $83,728 Chatham, MA $83,355 Cotuit, MA $83,783 Ipswich, MA $83,903 Cummaquid, MA $83,506 Lynnfield, MA $86,212 Manchester, MA $85,141

Marblehead, MA $88,372 Middleton, MA $84,061 Newburyport, MA $83,926 Newbury, MA $84,085 Salisbury, MA $83,387 Peabody, MA $88,427 Prides Crossing, MA $86,085 Rockport, MA $84,934

Rowley, MA $83,950 Salem, MA $88,427 South Hamilton, MA $83,903 Topsfield, MA $84,030 Wenham, MA $83,926 West Newbury, MA $84,085 Accord, MA $85,887 Bellingham, MA $82,021

Brant Rock, MA $85,530 Canton, MA $85,887 Cohasset, MA $87,054 Dedham, MA $88,530 Dover, MA $88,451 East Mansfield, MA $85,887 Dennis, MA $83,355 Dennis Port, MA $83,355

East Dennis, MA $83,355 Eastham, MA $83,355 East Orleans, MA $83,355 Forestdale, MA $83,903 Harwich, MA $83,355 Harwich Port, MA $83,355 Hyannis Port, MA $83,474 Marstons Mills, MA $83,871

Mashpee, MA $83,926 North Chatham, MA $83,355 North Eastham, MA $84,426 North Truro, MA $85,490 Orleans, MA $83,355 Osterville, MA $83,625 Provincetown, MA $85,331 South Chatham, MA $83,355

South Dennis, MA $83,355 South Harwich, MA $83,355 South Orleans, MA $83,355 South Wellfleet, MA $84,426 South Yarmouth, MA $83,355 Truro, MA $84,426 Wellfleet, MA $84,426 West Barnstable, MA $83,910

West Chatham, MA $83,355 West Dennis, MA $83,355 West Harwich, MA $83,355 West Hyannisport, MA $83,656 West Yarmouth, MA $83,355 Yarmouth Port, MA $83,355 Assonet, MA $83,696 Attleboro, MA $82,259

Chartley, MA $85,887 Cuttyhunk, MA $83,617 Dartmouth, MA $83,752 Dighton, MA $82,863 East Freetown, MA $83,752 East Taunton, MA $85,752 Fairhaven, MA $83,752 Fall River, MA $83,752

Somerset, MA $83,672 Marion, MA $83,752 Mattapoisett, MA $83,752 New Bedford, MA $83,752 Acushnet, MA $83,752

Compensation Analyst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Compensation Analyst's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on February 01, 2026

$77,674

Average $86,387/year

$93,183

$6,473

Average $7,199/month

$7,765

$1,494

Average $1,661/week

$1,792

$37

Average $42/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,183	$7,765	$1,792	$45
Average	$86,387	$7,199	$1,661	$42
25th Percentile	$77,674	$6,473	$1,494	$37

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