How to hire a data integrity analyst

How to hire a data integrity analyst, step by step

Here's a step-by-step data integrity analyst hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a data integrity analyst job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new data integrity analyst
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the data integrity analyst you need to hire. Certain data integrity analyst roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a data integrity analyst to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a data integrity analyst that fits the bill.

   The following list breaks down different types of data integrity analysts and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Data Integrity Analyst	Description	Hourly rate
   Data Integrity Analyst	Computer systems analysts study an organization’s current computer systems and procedures and design information systems solutions to help the organization operate more efficiently and effectively. They bring business and information technology (IT) together by understanding the needs and limitations of both.	$25-56
   Analyst Lead	The duties of an analyst lead depend on one's line of work or industry of employment. Typically, their responsibilities revolve around performing research and analysis, coordinating with different departments to gather leads and data, reviewing findings, and producing reports and presentations for the stakeholders and other higher-ranking officials... Show more	$35-58
   Analyst	Analysts are employees or individual contributors with a vast experience in a particular field that help the organization address challenges. They help the organization improve processes, policies, and other operations protocol by studying the current processes in place and determining the effectiveness of those processes... Show more	$25-47

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Data Governance
   • Data Analysis
   • ETL
   • Java
   • Data Quality
   • Strong Analytical
   • SQL Server
   • Data Management
   • Project Management
   • BI
   • Post Sales
   • Data Warehouse
   • XML
   • Data Extraction

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   Responsibilities:

   • Establish, build consensus, support, and manage the department SharePoint site governance and structure.
   • Accomplish at designing dashboards and data summaries for technical and non-technical audiences and facilitating implementation of business strategies and missions.
   • Provide hands-on training and support for the CRM software to the retail clients.
   • Capture and implement business logic and data from customers for use within the CRM system.
   • Work with application teams, QA business analysts, operations, and other outsourcing companies involve with the project.
   • Work with QA team and assist with test cases and validation testing, database issues and provide sample data as required.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your data integrity analyst job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A data integrity analyst can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, data integrity analysts' average salary in maine is 57% less than in hawaii.
   • Seniority. Entry-level data integrity analysts 56% less than senior-level data integrity analysts.
   • Certifications. A data integrity analyst with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a data integrity analyst's salary.

   Average data integrity analyst salary

   $79,153yearly

   $38.05 hourly rate

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   Entry-level data integrity analyst salary

   $52,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 18, 2025

   Average data integrity analyst salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Hawaii	$121,167	$58
   2	California	$102,224	$49
   3	Washington	$93,588	$45
   4	Florida	$85,560	$41
   5	District of Columbia	$84,154	$40
   6	New Mexico	$81,059	$39
   7	New Jersey	$80,004	$38
   8	Arizona	$79,852	$38
   9	North Carolina	$77,893	$37
   10	New York	$77,519	$37
   11	Texas	$76,099	$37
   12	Maryland	$75,524	$36
   13	Illinois	$74,065	$36
   14	Georgia	$73,956	$36
   15	Virginia	$72,529	$35
   16	Oregon	$69,836	$34
   17	Pennsylvania	$68,870	$33
   18	Massachusetts	$66,669	$32
   19	Connecticut	$65,890	$32
   20	Delaware	$63,629	$31

   Average data integrity analyst salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Ropes & Gray	$148,735	$71.51	4
   2	Rubicon Global	$136,179	$65.47
   3	Squarespace	$130,196	$62.59	5
   4	Slalom	$125,276	$60.23	164
   5	Citi	$123,254	$59.26	90
   6	Ralph Lauren	$120,251	$57.81
   7	Benjamin Moore	$119,612	$57.51	1
   8	Walgreens	$119,508	$57.46	12
   9	The Walt Disney Company	$119,179	$57.30	92
   10	Tory Burch	$119,031	$57.23
   11	Varian Medical Systems	$113,383	$54.51
   12	Atmos Energy	$108,989	$52.40
   13	Morgan Stanley	$107,649	$51.75	18
   14	Vista Equity Partners	$105,674	$50.80	2
   15	Silicon Valley Bank	$104,567	$50.27
   16	General Motors	$104,266	$50.13	67
   17	Randstad North America, Inc.	$104,182	$50.09	29
   18	Arch Capital Group	$102,275	$49.17	16
   19	HarbourVest	$101,863	$48.97	3
   20	Trigyn Technologies	$101,526	$48.81	6

4. Writing a data integrity analyst job description

   A data integrity analyst job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a data integrity analyst job description:

   Data integrity analyst job description example

   Life is short, work somewhere awesome! Working at Quotient, the data speaks for itself. We're looking to add a Data Integration Analyst/Programmer to join our team.
   
   This is a career, salaried position with full benefits and we offer a flexible work schedule with a strong work from home component with the occasional need to be onsite at our Bethesda , MD client location.
   
   In this role you will work with important datasets in a national repository of medical data. To be considered, you'll need prior demonstrable experience in Data Integration, Data Analysis, and using Kettle ETL mapping.
   
   This position is actively engaged in ongoing production data fixes (daily/weekly), and in resynchronization of our Medical Library data every six months. You should have working knowledge of AWS or setting up a cloud environment for training/testing purposes.
   
   This Data Analyst will migrate medical data to AWS using an ETL tool. Your role will also include rewriting Oracle packages, procedures, & functions to PostgreSQL. Automation of release processes/packaging, reports and insertion/ inversion tasks are part of our cloud migration process, too.
   
   This role will be also be required to process daily/weekly tasks, report automations and ad-hoc reports based on user requests.
   Education and Experience sought is: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field 4+ years of experience in database and integration design Experience working with SQL and ETL processes Experience with Oracle and or PostgresSQL (experience with other relational databases may be considered) Some experience with NoSQL databases, in particular DynamoDB or other AWS-hosted services Familiarity with coding languages such as Python, Java, and/or JavaScript Familiarity in a Linux environment This role requires eligibility for Public Trust, which will begin processing at time of selection Powered by JazzHR vkum RxjkLV

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right data integrity analyst for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your data integrity analyst job on Zippia to find and attract quality data integrity analyst candidates.
   • Use niche websites such as dice, engineering.com, stack overflow, it job pro.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit data integrity analysts, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   Sometimes, it's not enough to interview data integrity analyst candidates, so you can ask them to do a test project. If you are not a technical person and don't know what a test project should be, you can use these websites:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new data integrity analyst

   Once you have selected a candidate for the data integrity analyst position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   To prepare for the new data integrity analyst first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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