Fraud Analyst Salary

Q: How much does a Fraud Analyst make?

Fraud analysts make $53,187 per year on average, or $25.57 per hour, in the United States. Fraud analysts on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $30,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $92,000. Location impacts how much a fraud analyst can expect to make. Fraud analysts make the most in Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.

Updated February 6, 2023

Average Fraud Analyst Salary

$53,187yearly

$25.57 hourly

Entry level Salary

$30,000 yearly

$30,00010%

$53,187Median

$92,00090%

How much does a Fraud Analyst make?

Fraud analysts make $53,187 per year on average, or $25.57 per hour, in the United States. Fraud analysts on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $30,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $92,000.

Location impacts how much a fraud analyst can expect to make. Fraud analysts make the most in Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.

Highest Paying States For Fraud Analysts

If both location and money are important to you, then you might want to check out moving to Rhode Island, New York and Maine, as these three states offer the highest salaries throughout the U.S. for fraud analysts. Quite opposite of that list is the lowest paying states, which are Missouri, Texas, and Tennessee.

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Average Salary:

Fraud Analyst average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	New York	$108,511	$52.17	362
2	Delaware	$100,923	$48.52	39
3	Rhode Island	$116,398	$55.96	20
4	District of Columbia	$93,898	$45.14	105
5	Massachusetts	$94,719	$45.54	179
6	Vermont	$90,790	$43.65	15
7	Pennsylvania	$99,429	$47.80	176
8	Alaska	$84,989	$40.86	19
9	New Hampshire	$94,224	$45.30	28
10	California	$86,528	$41.60	637
11	Maryland	$77,488	$37.25	234
12	Ohio	$77,321	$37.17	197
13	Maine	$103,043	$49.54	9
14	Idaho	$79,630	$38.28	31
15	New Jersey	$87,496	$42.07	145
16	Oregon	$89,255	$42.91	65
17	Virginia	$69,468	$33.40	408
18	Connecticut	$90,996	$43.75	50
19	Washington	$92,340	$44.39	96
20	Nevada	$70,377	$33.84	43
21	Utah	$71,348	$34.30	58
22	Illinois	$63,111	$30.34	242
23	Arizona	$51,000	$24.52	177
24	Montana	$64,209	$30.87	19
25	Michigan	$64,085	$30.81	120
26	North Dakota	$53,030	$25.50	21
27	West Virginia	$61,050	$29.35	22
28	Hawaii	$53,025	$25.49	33
29	North Carolina	$50,487	$24.27	170
30	Indiana	$56,756	$27.29	100
31	New Mexico	$47,154	$22.67	34
32	Kansas	$49,380	$23.74	44
33	Colorado	$44,022	$21.16	148
34	Nebraska	$45,443	$21.85	39
35	Wisconsin	$48,836	$23.48	67
36	South Dakota	$46,245	$22.23	16
37	Minnesota	$44,876	$21.57	104
38	Kentucky	$46,881	$22.54	43
39	Mississippi	$45,043	$21.66	29
40	Alabama	$38,440	$18.48	100
41	Georgia	$41,431	$19.92	195
42	Texas	$39,298	$18.89	450
43	Wyoming	$42,900	$20.63	9
44	South Carolina	$45,907	$22.07	54
45	Missouri	$39,985	$19.22	109
46	Florida	$35,342	$16.99	312
47	Louisiana	$43,030	$20.69	30
48	Arkansas	$41,523	$19.96	33
49	Tennessee	$38,624	$18.57	90
50	Iowa	$40,745	$19.59	49
51	Oklahoma	$37,185	$17.88	38

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Highest Paying Cities For Fraud Analysts

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	San Francisco, CA	$120,093	$57.74
2	Albany, NY	$111,525	$53.62
3	Wilmington, DE	$101,734	$48.91	4
4	Harrisburg, PA	$97,170	$46.72
5	Boston, MA	$95,161	$45.75	1
6	Washington, DC	$93,962	$45.17
7	Concord, NH	$93,815	$45.10
8	Juneau, AK	$93,039	$44.73
9	Carson City, NV	$92,664	$44.55
10	Hartford, CT	$92,218	$44.34
11	Salem, OR	$89,633	$43.09
12	Annapolis, MD	$78,058	$37.53
13	Columbus, OH	$74,327	$35.73
14	Salt Lake City, UT	$71,213	$34.24
15	Chicago, IL	$64,207	$30.87

Fraud Analysts Salary Details

Average Fraud Analyst Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a Fraud Analyst's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$92,000	$7,667	$44
75th Percentile	$71,000	$5,917	$34
Average	$53,187	$4,432	$26
25th Percentile	$39,000	$3,250	$19
10th Percentile	$30,000	$2,500	$14

Highest Paying Types of Fraud Analysts

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Fraud Investigator	$49,010	$4,084	$23.56	5,470
Analyst	$73,007	$6,084	$35.10	253,138

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Fraud Analysts The Most?

The highest paying companies for fraud analysts are Aspiration and PayPal according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, companies like Barclays and Square report highly competitive wages for fraud analysts.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	Aspiration	$120,196	$57.79
2	PayPal	$105,413	$50.68	3
3	Barclays	$104,162	$50.08	3
4	Square	$100,232	$48.19
5	eBay	$97,474	$46.86
6	BMO Capital Markets	$96,293	$46.29	2
7	Sentinel Benefits	$93,340	$44.88
8	Amazon	$93,053	$44.74
9	Trustco Bank	$88,132	$42.37	2
10	LendingClub	$87,670	$42.15	2
11	Fifth Third Bank	$87,021	$41.84	3
12	Tesla	$86,023	$41.36
13	Interactive Brokers	$83,379	$40.09	2
14	City National Bank	$79,665	$38.30	5
15	Tufts Health Plan	$79,009	$37.99	2
16	American Express	$78,459	$37.72	1
17	Visa	$77,654	$37.33
18	MarkMonitor	$76,266	$36.67
19	Bank of the Ozarks	$76,183	$36.63	3
20	Highmark	$75,258	$36.18	81

Fraud Analyst Pay Trends

Average Fraud Analyst Salary Over Time

Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Fraud Analyst Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2023	$53,200	$25.57	+2.6%
2022	$51,800	$24.92	+1.6%
2021	$51,000	$24.51	+1.1%
2020	$50,400	$24.24	+0.1%
2019	$50,400	$24.23	+4.0%

Recently Added Fraud Analyst Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Pro Audio Video	Fraud Prevention Analyst	New York, NY	11/24/2022	$45,914
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America	Enterprise Fraud Detection Analyst	Lewisville, TX	11/17/2022	$46,582
TIAA	Enterprise Fraud Detection Analyst	Lewisville, TX	11/16/2022	$46,582
U.S. Bank	Fraud Analyst 5	Albany, NY	11/09/2022	$54,074
U.S. Bank	Fraud Analyst 5	Hartford, CT	11/09/2022	$54,074
U.S. Bank	Fraud Analyst 5	Little Rock, AR	11/09/2022	$54,074
U.S. Bank	Fraud Analyst 5	Baton Rouge, LA	11/09/2022	$54,074
U.S. Bank	Fraud Analyst 5	Dover, DE	11/09/2022	$54,074
U.S. Bank	Fraud Analyst 5	Trenton, NJ	11/09/2022	$54,074
U.S. Bank	Fraud Analyst 5	Montgomery, AL	11/09/2022	$54,074

Fraud Analyst Salaries FAQs

What State Pays Fraud Analysts The Most?

Rhode Island pays Fraud Analysts the most in the United States, with an average salary of $116,398 per year, or $55.96 per hour.

How Do I Know If I'm Being Paid Fairly As A Fraud Analyst?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Fraud Analyst if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in New York you should be paid close to $108,511 per year.

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Updated February 6, 2023