Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Compensation Specialist
Occupation profile for Compensation Specialist covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $148,500.
- FY2026 certified median
- $148,500
- Total filings
- 8
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $106,750–$196,750
- Top employer
- Google LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 3 | $132,500 | $90,243 | $147,250 |
| FY2025 | 2 | $153,500 | $145,250 | $161,750 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 3 | $148,500 | $106,750 | $196,750 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Google LLC6 filings
- The Family Conservancy1 filings
- University of Mississippi1 filings
Top cities
- Irvine3 filings
- Mountain View1 filings
- Kansas City1 filings
- University1 filings
- Kirkland1 filings
- Seattle1 filings
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 13-1141 | $64,501 | $81,890 | $99,278 | $116,667 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 13-1141 | $71,802 | $86,154 | $100,485 | $114,837 |
| 2026-27 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaArea 2800006 | 13-1141 | $51,480 | $65,666 | $79,830 | $94,016 |
| 2026-27 | Kansas City, MO-KSArea 28140 | 13-1141 | $52,832 | $64,438 | $76,066 | $87,672 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 11-3111 | $109,262 | $139,693 | $170,123 | $200,554 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 13-1141 | $83,054 | $107,120 | $131,206 | $155,272 |