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Title: Compensation Analyst hourly rate in Colorado | Deftridge
Summary: Compensation & Benefits Analyst pay in Colorado: median wage $77 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $125. Free for professionals.

CO · United States · **Updated November 3, 2026**

# Compensation & Benefits Analyst hourly rate in Colorado

The market median wage for a Compensation & Benefits Analyst in Colorado is **$76.52 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$125 an hour** on Deftridge, +19% against the United States rate.

**$125/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**$76.52/hr** median wage

**$64-99** middle half of wages

**$2,710** a month at 5 hours a week

## Compensation & Benefits Analyst wage percentiles in Colorado

Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median.

| Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $51.48 | $1,120 | $107,100 |
| 25th | $63.50 | $1,380 | $132,100 |
| Median | $76.52 | $1,660 | $159,200 |
| 75th | $99.48 | $2,160 | $206,900 |
| 90th | $125.96 | $2,730 | $262,000 |

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026; about 102,370 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/).

## Colorado in numbers

What sets Colorado apart for a Compensation & Benefits Analyst, from the same sources as the table above.

- **+18%** median wage against the United States median of $64.66

- **3rd of 51** states by median wage for this role

- **102,370** people employed in the role in this place

- **$76.52** median wage in the Boulder metro area, the highest here

- **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for a Compensation & Benefits Analyst in Colorado by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown.

| Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Senior | $125 | $2,710 |
| Manager | $150 | $3,250 |

- Regular role **$110**

- One-off task **$125**

- Task bundle **$115**

## Compensation & Benefits Analyst pay across United States

Typical contractor rate for a senior Compensation & Benefits Analyst, highest first; 6 of 51 places shown. By median wage Colorado ranks **3 of 51**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| California | $85.53 | $140 |
| Massachusetts | $76.55 | $125 |
| Colorado | $76.52 | $125 |
| Washington | $75.79 | $125 |
| Delaware | $75.63 | $125 |
| District of Columbia | $72.83 | $120 |

## Metro areas in Colorado

Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS).

- [Boulder $76.52/hr median wage · range $64-99](https://deftridge.com/rates/compensation-and-benefits-analyst/colorado/)

- [Colorado Springs $76.52/hr median wage · range $64-99](https://deftridge.com/rates/compensation-and-benefits-analyst/colorado/)

- [Denver $76.52/hr median wage · range $64-98](https://deftridge.com/rates/compensation-and-benefits-analyst/colorado/)

## Questions about pay, fees and privacy

The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job.

[Compensation & Benefits Analyst rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/compensation-and-benefits-analyst/) · [Compensation & Benefits Analyst jobs in Colorado](https://deftridge.com/jobs/compensation-and-benefits-analyst/colorado/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)