Purchase price analyst vs senior analyst

The differences between purchase price analysts and senior 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 senior analyst. Additionally, a senior analyst has an average salary of $84,799, 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 senior analyst are analytics, data analysis, and tableau.

Purchase price analyst vs senior analyst overview

	Purchase Price Analyst	Senior Analyst
Yearly salary	$60,677	$84,799
Hourly rate	$29.17	$40.77
Growth rate	11%	11%
Number of jobs	46,011	159,807
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Purchase price analyst vs senior analyst salary

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

	Purchase Price Analyst	Senior Analyst
Average salary	$60,677	$84,799
Salary range	Between $43,000 And $84,000	Between $63,000 And $112,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Colorado	New Jersey
Best paying company	Amazon	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between purchase price analyst and senior analyst education

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

	Purchase Price Analyst	Senior Analyst
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Purchase price analyst vs senior analyst demographics

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

	Purchase Price Analyst	Senior Analyst
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 47.2% Female, 52.8%	Male, 61.8% Female, 38.2%
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, 7.4% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 8.4% Asian, 14.3% White, 65.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between purchase price analyst and senior 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.

Senior analyst example responsibilities.

Manage and lead a team through the verification and validation process to ensure ISO audit findings are permanently resolve.
Experience with the PMI methodology for project managing.
Lead developers with complex DB2 coding efforts reducing system overhead.
Ensure adequate liquidity in each fund while managing WAM exposure across treasury bills.
Manage all monthly and quarterly reporting for the pump segment of the company (PMI).
Manage reconciliations of accounts on monthly basis.

Purchase price analyst vs senior analyst skills

Common purchase price analyst skills

Customer Service, 100%

Common senior analyst skills

Analytics, 13%
Data Analysis, 6%
Tableau, 6%
Project Management, 5%
Strong Analytical, 4%
Power Bi, 4%

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