Research Summary. After extensive research by the Zippia data science team, we identified these details of credit analyst salary by state for the United States:
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New York has the highest credit analyst salary of $101,509
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Louisiana has the lowest credit analyst salary of $42,563
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The national average salary for credit analysts is $61,422
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The national hourly pay for credit analysts is $29.53
You can read more on the specific methodology.
Background
Without fail, in surveys across basically every demographic, the number one most important aspect of a job for most people is the salary — how much do credit analysts get paid where I live?
And while there are many things to go into how much you, specifically, can expect to make, there’s really good data for average salaries for credit analyst by state across America broken down by seniority level. So while your city may be slightly different than the state average, these averages give you a rough sense of what to expect for your salary.
The state with the best salary for credit analysts after this adjustment? That would be New York.
Here’s a quick snapshot of the top ten states for credit analyst salaries:
Let’s take a look at how we got here and a full ranking of all the states.
Highest-Paid Credit Analysts By State
| Rank | State | Average Credit Analyst Salary | 10th Percentile | 90th Percentile |
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| 1 | New York | $101,509 | $64,000 | $158,000 |
| 2 | Delaware | $76,318 | $48,000 | $119,000 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $75,930 | $48,000 | $118,000 |
| 4 | Connecticut | $75,385 | $48,000 | $117,000 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | $75,141 | $48,000 | $116,000 |
| 6 | New Jersey | $74,225 | $47,000 | $116,000 |
| 7 | Vermont | $72,486 | $46,000 | $113,000 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | $71,499 | $45,000 | $111,000 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | $69,479 | $44,000 | $109,000 |
| 10 | Maryland | $69,356 | $43,000 | $109,000 |
| 11 | Virginia | $68,610 | $43,000 | $108,000 |
| 12 | Wyoming | $66,344 | $44,000 | $98,000 |
| 13 | California | $65,846 | $43,000 | $99,000 |
| 14 | North Carolina | $65,469 | $41,000 | $104,000 |
| 15 | Minnesota | $63,273 | $40,000 | $99,000 |
| 16 | West Virginia | $63,227 | $39,000 | $99,000 |
| 17 | Maine | $62,679 | $40,000 | $97,000 |
| 18 | Nevada | $62,025 | $40,000 | $93,000 |
| 19 | Washington | $60,958 | $39,000 | $93,000 |
| 20 | Oregon | $60,398 | $39,000 | $92,000 |
| 21 | Ohio | $60,087 | $38,000 | $94,000 |
| 22 | Iowa | $59,976 | $38,000 | $93,000 |
| 23 | Illinois | $59,763 | $37,000 | $94,000 |
| 24 | Colorado | $57,831 | $38,000 | $86,000 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $57,205 | $36,000 | $90,000 |
| 26 | Florida | $56,804 | $35,000 | $90,000 |
| 27 | North Dakota | $56,075 | $35,000 | $87,000 |
| 28 | South Dakota | $55,960 | $36,000 | $86,000 |
| 29 | Kentucky | $55,197 | $35,000 | $86,000 |
| 30 | South Carolina | $54,568 | $34,000 | $86,000 |
| 31 | Montana | $54,428 | $36,000 | $81,000 |
| 32 | Alabama | $53,867 | $34,000 | $84,000 |
| 33 | Michigan | $53,515 | $33,000 | $84,000 |
| 34 | Georgia | $52,803 | $33,000 | $83,000 |
| 35 | Kansas | $52,468 | $34,000 | $79,000 |
| 36 | Texas | $52,365 | $33,000 | $81,000 |
| 37 | Nebraska | $50,782 | $33,000 | $78,000 |
| 38 | Arizona | $49,805 | $33,000 | $74,000 |
| 39 | Hawaii | $49,352 | $39,000 | $61,000 |
| 40 | Indiana | $48,345 | $30,000 | $76,000 |
| 41 | New Mexico | $47,793 | $31,000 | $72,000 |
| 42 | Missouri | $47,179 | $30,000 | $72,000 |
| 43 | Tennessee | $47,012 | $30,000 | $73,000 |
| 44 | Alaska | $46,699 | $31,000 | $69,000 |
| 45 | Arkansas | $45,329 | $29,000 | $69,000 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $44,715 | $29,000 | $67,000 |
| 47 | Mississippi | $44,673 | $28,000 | $69,000 |
| 48 | Utah | $43,609 | $29,000 | $65,000 |
| 49 | Idaho | $42,866 | $28,000 | $64,000 |
| 50 | Louisiana | $42,563 | $27,000 | $66,000 |
Methodology: Credit Analyst Salary By State
To better understand credit analyst pay by state, Zippia has aggregated data across a multitude of channels including the BLS, FLC, and OPM. We then supplement that data with actual listed salaries from job posts. Finally, the data science team calculates a weighted average of these inputs to create an average pay for credit analysts by state.
We took the average annual salary data for credit analysts from these estimates and ranked every state on this criteria with the state with the highest salary ranking as highest average salary for credit analysts.
Credit Analyst Salary By State FAQs
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What is the highest-paid state for credit analysts?
The highest-paid state for credit analysts is New York with an average salary of $101,509 per year.
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What city pays credit analysts the most?
New York, NY pays credit analysts the most with an average salary of $101,682 per year.
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What is the worst state for credit analysts?
The worst state for credit analysts is Louisiana with an average salary of $42,563 per year.
Author
Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.
