Job Description
Location: 414 E. 12th St.
Application Deadline: August 28, 2026
About the Role
The City of Kansas City, Missouri is hiring a Compensation Analyst to join the Human Resources Department’s Compensation Division. In this role, you’ll help administer the City’s compensation plans and job classification system from job audits and salary benchmarking to supporting HR system upgrades and data analysis.
What You’ll Do
- Assists the Manager of Compensation with the administration of the City’s compensation plans, including position auditing, class specification development, salary benchmarks and organizational/employee development
- Works closely with departments in the development, maintenance, administration, and education of compensation plans and job classifications
- Completes salary surveys and market studies and prepares summary of findings to determine proper classification and pay grades of positions
- Conducts job audits of employee job duties to determine proper job classification
- Prepares research/analysis on compensation and classification issues and assists in the implementation of findings
- Assists the functional lead for the current HRM module; provides coordination with HR Information Systems Division and IT on known issues related to Workforce Administration, including researching, testing, and documentation of non-compliant functionality
- Provides assistance for HRM upgrades, including business process analysis, testing, and process documentation
- Provides expertise in data analytics and formulating spreadsheets
- Possesses knowledge of the FLSA, federal laws and regulations surrounding wages
- Possesses knowledge of payroll and timekeeping systems and rules, policies, and Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) provisions that govern pay changes and records retention
Job Requirements
REQUIRES:
- An accredited Bachelor’s degree and 1 year of developing and administering an organization’s human resources programs which may include compensation, benefits, recruitment, organizational employee development, employee and labor relations, equal opportunity, retirement, and/or HR information systems;
- OR high school graduation and 5 years within an public or private human resources department administering and interpreting an organization’s human resources programs which may include compensation, benefits, recruitment, organizational employee development, employee and labor relations, equal opportunity, retirement, and/or HR information systems.
- Must possess a valid State –issued driver’s license in accordance with the City of KCMO policies.
- Preference given to candidates with compensation experience.
How to Apply
Direct link to this position: Compensation Analyst
If appointed, non-residents must obtain residency inside Kansas City, Missouri’s city limits within nine months.
The City of KCMO is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The City is committed to providing a workplace environment for its employees and citizens free from discrimination based on race, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, religion, age, disability, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity. For more information, please see our EEO Policy
The City of KCMO is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please call 816-513-1908 or send an e-mail to accommodations@kcmo.org.
If claiming military veterans’ preference points, you must attach a copy of your DD-214 or a DD-256 (for reservists). To claim veterans’ points you must have served 180 days of regular active duty service and be discharged or released under honorable conditions during peacetimes or 90 days of active duty service, one (1) day during “wartime” and a last discharge or release under honorable conditions. (DOD) 38 U.S. Code § 4211).