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Business and Financial Operations

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

Conduct programs of compensation and benefits and job analysis for employer. May specialize in specific areas, such as position classification and pension programs.

Also called: Benefits Analyst, Benefits Consultant, Benefits Specialist, Compensation Analyst, Compensation and Benefits Analyst, Compensation and Benefits Specialist

Median pay in Greater Boston
$99,150
$47.67/hr
Jobs in Greater Boston
2,630
Massachusetts 2024–2034
+3.5%
240 openings a year
Typical U.S. entry requirement
Bachelor's degree
Less than 5 years of related work experience

Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.

Pay range in Greater Boston

Yearly pay in Greater Boston by percentile
10th25thMedian75th90th
$63,660$77,990$99,150$127,620$163,490

10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.

What you’d do

  • Administer employee insurance, pension, and savings plans, working with insurance brokers and plan carriers.
  • Ensure company compliance with federal and state laws, including reporting requirements.
  • Research employee benefit and health and safety practices, and recommend changes or modifications to existing policies.
  • Advise managers and employees on state and federal employment regulations, collective agreements, benefit and compensation policies, personnel procedures, and classification programs.
  • Plan and develop curricula and materials for training programs and conduct training.
  • Assist in preparing and maintaining personnel records and handbooks.

AI and this job

AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.

Higher exposure88 of 100

The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:

  • AIOE 98
  • Language-model AIOE 90
  • GPTs-are-GPTs 76

Observed AI use today: Some (Anthropic Economic Index)

These specialists have higher AI exposure, though observed AI use is currently some. AI tools can help research benefit practices, check compliance details, and draft training materials. Advising managers and employees and working with insurance brokers and carriers depend on people. The work is likely to shift toward judgment, advice, and explaining rules clearly.

Likely to change

  • Researching benefit and safety practices
  • Drafting training materials and policy summaries

Still relies on people

  • Advising managers and employees on policies
  • Working with insurance brokers and plan carriers

Written with AI from the data on this page. Check with a career coach before making a decision.

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Training near Boston

College and school programs in the Boston metro area that lead to this job, with 2023-24 completions (IPEDS).

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