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Data Analyst salary

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Joel Stevenson

Average data analyst salary

$74,342

$35.74 hourly rate

Entry-level data analyst salary
$53,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a data analyst make?

The average data analyst salary in the United States is $74,342. Data analyst salaries typically range between $53,000 and $103,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for data analysts is $35.74 per hour.

Data analyst salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Data analysts earn the highest average salary in New Jersey.

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Where can a Data Analyst earn more?

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Ashburn, VA$87,750
Saint Louis, MO$64,155
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The Citadel$142,177
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Data Analyst Salaries By Experience Level

Data Analyst salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Glassdoor, Ziprecruiter, SalaryExpert, Comparably and CareerExplorer, the average salary for a data analyst typically falls between $44,205 and $107,520.
zippia
$74,342yearly
glassdoor[1]
$53,935yearly
indeed[2]
$76,882yearly
comparably[3]
$71,045yearly
Salary.com[4]
$106,376yearly
ZipRecruiter[5]
$85,000yearly
SalaryExpert[6]
$107,520yearly
CareerExplorer[7]
$44,205yearly

Average data analyst salary by state

The average data analyst salary in New Jersey, California, and Washington are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average data analyst salary states are Vermont, South Dakota, and Arkansas.

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Highest paying states for data analysts

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Connecticut$79,907$38.42
2New Jersey$82,466$39.65
3Maryland$79,828$38.38
4District of Columbia$82,711$39.76
5New York$77,475$37.25
6Virginia$75,875$36.48
7North Carolina$73,317$35.25
8Illinois$73,071$35.13
9Rhode Island$71,417$34.34
10New Hampshire$72,371$34.79
11Texas$70,393$33.84
12Pennsylvania$69,574$33.45
13Washington$80,018$38.47
14Massachusetts$78,750$37.86
15Georgia$69,630$33.48
16California$80,056$38.49
17Ohio$68,379$32.87
18Michigan$70,069$33.69
19Minnesota$68,853$33.10
20Oregon$72,311$34.76
21Wisconsin$67,290$32.35
22Colorado$66,648$32.04
23Arizona$64,892$31.20
24Alabama$66,024$31.74
25Delaware$65,568$31.52
26Hawaii$64,949$31.23
27Alaska$63,817$30.68
28Iowa$64,369$30.95
29Nevada$63,749$30.65
30Maine$62,636$30.11
31Florida$60,592$29.13
32Kansas$60,335$29.01
33Missouri$63,276$30.42
34Tennessee$61,283$29.46
35Wyoming$54,850$26.37
36Indiana$60,624$29.15
37Louisiana$62,591$30.09
38South Carolina$62,983$30.28
39West Virginia$59,694$28.70
40Vermont$54,505$26.20
41Kentucky$57,374$27.58
42Montana$56,865$27.34
43Utah$53,407$25.68
44Nebraska$55,131$26.51
45Arkansas$53,595$25.77
46New Mexico$55,903$26.88
47Idaho$51,325$24.68
48Mississippi$56,006$26.93
49South Dakota$53,843$25.89
50North Dakota$47,031$22.61
51Oklahoma$54,964$26.43

Highest paying cities for data analysts

The highest-paying cities for data analysts are Richmond, CA, Washington, DC, and Jersey City, NJ.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Richmond, CA$87,750$42.19
2Washington, DC$82,722$39.77
3Jersey City, NJ$82,520$39.67
4Seattle, WA$81,246$39.06
5Baltimore, MD$79,980$38.45
6Boston, MA$78,717$37.84
7New York, NY$77,671$37.34
8Arlington, VA$76,591$36.82
9Raleigh, NC$73,797$35.48
10Chicago, IL$73,360$35.27
11San Antonio, TX$71,178$34.22
12Detroit, MI$70,301$33.80
13Philadelphia, PA$69,941$33.63
14Atlanta, GA$69,672$33.50
15Minneapolis, MN$68,918$33.13
16Columbus, OH$68,292$32.83
17Madison, WI$67,069$32.24
18Denver, CO$66,659$32.05
19Phoenix, AZ$64,912$31.21
20Saint Louis, MO$64,155$30.84

Data Analysts are the most in-demand in these five cities:

  1. Richmond, CA
  2. Washington, DC
  3. Jersey City, NJ
  4. Seattle, WA
  5. Baltimore, MD

Data Analyst salary details

A data analyst's salary ranges from $53,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $103,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Data Analyst Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a data analyst's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$103,000$8,583$50
75th Percentile$88,000$7,333$42
Average$74,342$6,195$36
25th Percentile$62,000$5,167$30
10th Percentile$53,000$4,417$25

Highest paying data analyst jobs

The highest paying types of data analysts are staff analyst, senior data analyst-, and database analyst.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Business Analyst Internship$45,560$3,797$21.90157,977
Business Process Analyst$78,215$6,518$37.60160,260
Business Development Analyst$59,867$4,989$28.78185,387
Business Operations Analyst$63,423$5,285$30.49208,754
Program Management Analyst$79,266$6,605$38.11179,486
Process Analyst$73,233$6,103$35.21123,238

How would you rate the starting salaries for Data Analysts, as well as the prospects for salary advancement?

Joel Stevenson

Founding Director USC Columbia Technology Incubator, Associate Director Faber Entrepreneurship Center, Senior Lecturer Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management, University of South Carolina

Don't know of a better starting salary than the one mentioned above-a lot of room for advancement.

Top companies hiring data analysts now:

  1. Google Jobs (173)
  2. Microsoft Jobs (166)
  3. Apple Jobs (200)
  4. Cisco Jobs (226)
  5. Citi Jobs (227)

Which companies pay data analysts the most?

Data analyst salaries at The Citadel and Meta are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average data analyst salary at companies like Google and Addepar are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1The Citadel$142,177$68.35
2Meta$130,568$62.77
3Google$126,772$60.95
4Addepar$124,448$59.83
5Crunchbase$122,886$59.08
6Looker$121,793$58.55
7Course Hero$121,770$58.54
8Microsoft$120,938$58.14
9TripActions$119,858$57.62
10Pacific Investment Management Company LLC$119,604$57.50
11Fundbox$119,271$57.34
12Upstart Network$118,783$57.11
13NerdWallet$117,958$56.71
14Airbnb$117,625$56.55
15First Republic Bank$116,771$56.14
16PitchBook Data$116,755$56.13
17Dropbox$116,400$55.96
18NVIDIA$116,029$55.78
19Apple$115,449$55.50
20PayPal$115,239$55.40

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Data Analyst salary by industry

The average data analyst salary varies across industries:

  • The average data analyst salary in the finance industry is $86,172, the highest of any industry.
  • The average data analyst salary in the finance industry is $83,559.
  • Data analysts in the government industry earn an average salary of $57,228, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for data analysts

RankIndustryAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Finance$86,172$41.43
2Technology$83,559$40.17
3Telecommunication$80,866$38.88
4Manufacturing$77,839$37.42
5Professional$75,661$36.38
6Health Care$72,210$34.72
7Government$57,228$27.51

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Data Analyst salary trends

The average data analyst salary has risen by $7,777 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average data analyst earned $66,565 annually, but today, they earn $74,342 a year. That works out to a 8% change in pay for data analysts over the last decade.

Compare data analyst salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average data analyst salary over time

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

    Data Analyst salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$74,300$35.74+2.7%
    2024$72,300$34.76+1.9%
    2023$70,900$34.09+1.4%
    2022$69,900$33.62+1.4%
    2021$69,000$33.16+0.0%

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