Purchase price analyst vs reporting analyst

The differences between purchase price analysts and reporting analysts can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a purchase price analyst and a reporting analyst. Additionally, a reporting analyst has an average salary of $73,478, which is higher than the $60,677 average annual salary of a purchase price analyst.

The top three skills for a purchase price analyst include customer service, and . The most important skills for a reporting analyst are power bi, data analysis, and dashboards.

Purchase price analyst vs reporting analyst overview

	Purchase Price Analyst	Reporting Analyst
Yearly salary	$60,677	$73,478
Hourly rate	$29.17	$35.33
Growth rate	11%	11%
Number of jobs	46,011	87,731
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Purchase price analyst vs reporting analyst salary

Purchase price analysts and reporting analysts have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Purchase Price Analyst	Reporting Analyst
Average salary	$60,677	$73,478
Salary range	Between $43,000 And $84,000	Between $56,000 And $95,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Colorado	Washington
Best paying company	Amazon	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between purchase price analyst and reporting analyst education

There are a few differences between a purchase price analyst and a reporting analyst in terms of educational background:

	Purchase Price Analyst	Reporting Analyst
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Purchase price analyst vs reporting analyst demographics

Here are the differences between purchase price analysts' and reporting analysts' demographics:

	Purchase Price Analyst	Reporting Analyst
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 47.2% Female, 52.8%	Male, 54.1% Female, 45.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.7% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 7.2% Asian, 10.5% White, 72.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 7.5% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 8.5% Asian, 14.4% White, 65.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between purchase price analyst and reporting analyst duties and responsibilities

Purchase price analyst example responsibilities.

Manage factory activities for key commodities encompassing resource management in materials and production.
Utilize DSTWare ERP system to analyze orders for inventory replenishment by means of interpreting trends, deviations, and statistical tests.
Code analysis as per the best practices on PL/SQL.
Work with current software vendor and pricing manager to utilize ERP system for procurement and pricing protocols.
Provide constant communication to national and international vendors and OEM customers.
Work with pharmacy staff to develop discharge medication application for nursing and pharmacy staff to provide patients with clearer medication instructions.

Reporting analyst example responsibilities.

Accomplish in SOX compliance & internal audit & testing, business process documentation and supervising employee.
Help manage SOX program for organization including control development.
Manage data extractions to review attrition rates, management communication and annual review process through demographics study.
Lead development of MicroStrategy base reporting system that clearly highlight previously unclear revenue from different customer segments.
Charge with and achieve the production of accurate and timely monthly investor reports and reconciliations in accordance with applicable service agreements.
Gather business requirements and deliver business analytics base solutions using structured/unstructure business data to help achieve measurable business outcomes for clients.

Purchase price analyst vs reporting analyst skills

Common purchase price analyst skills

Customer Service, 100%

Common reporting analyst skills

Power Bi, 9%
Data Analysis, 8%
Dashboards, 8%
BI, 6%
Analyze Data, 6%
PowerPoint, 5%

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