California · 2025 pay · 115 people
How much does a compensation analyst make in California?
$132,000typical pay for a compensation analyst in 2025
$105,801 – $150,347what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 30.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where compensation analysts work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, Davis18 people$105,801
- University of California, San Diego18 people$120,472
- University of California, Los Angeles16 people$154,402
- University of California, San Francisco16 people$149,815
- University of California, Office of the President11 people$143,429
- University of California, Irvine9 people$120,409
- University of California, Santa Cruz7 people$121,600
- University of California, Santa Barbara5 people$95,497
- University of California, Riverside4 people$151,662
- University of California, Merced4 people$128,703
- University of California, Berkeley3 people$158,931
- Inland Empire Health Plan2 people$108,703
- Orange County Transportation Authority1 person$97,705
- Southern Mono Health Care District1 person$116,818
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Compensation Analyst 28 people$86,985
- Compensation Analyst 346 people$119,120
- Compensation Analyst 443 people$143,429
- Compensation Analyst 514 people$177,929
Highest-paid compensation analysts, 2025
Common questions
How much does a compensation analyst make in California?
The typical compensation analyst was paid $132,000 in 2025; most earned between $105,801 and $150,347. This counts all 115 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for compensation analysts in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Compensation Analyst, at any level (for example "Compensation Analyst 2"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this