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Program Analyst salary

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Joel Stevenson

Average program analyst salary

$75,039

$36.08 hourly rate

Entry-level program analyst salary
$52,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a program analyst make?

The average program analyst salary in the United States is $75,039. Program analyst salaries typically range between $52,000 and $106,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for program analysts is $36.08 per hour.

Program analyst salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Program analysts earn the highest average salary in Maryland.

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Where can a Program Analyst earn more?

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Ashburn, VA$97,038
Newark, DE$67,001
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Program Analyst Salaries By Experience Level

Program Analyst salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Comparably and Payscale, the average salary for a program analyst typically falls between $74,491 and $150,506.
zippia
$75,039yearly
indeed[1]
$84,587yearly
comparably[2]
$84,977yearly
Salary.com[3]
$150,506yearly
payscale[4]
$74,491yearly

Average program analyst salary by state

The average program analyst salary in Maryland, New York, and New Jersey are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average program analyst salary states are Oklahoma, Florida, and Hawaii.

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Highest paying states for program analysts

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1District of Columbia$96,986$46.63
2New York$91,302$43.90
3Maryland$93,853$45.12
4New Jersey$89,353$42.96
5Connecticut$85,851$41.27
6North Carolina$82,776$39.80
7Washington$89,250$42.91
8Virginia$81,394$39.13
9Rhode Island$77,939$37.47
10Colorado$79,413$38.18
11Massachusetts$86,393$41.54
12Alabama$78,904$37.93
13Arizona$76,185$36.63
14Nevada$77,362$37.19
15New Hampshire$76,102$36.59
16Texas$74,851$35.99
17Illinois$76,470$36.76
18Minnesota$75,748$36.42
19Oregon$75,897$36.49
20Ohio$74,831$35.98
21California$85,459$41.09
22Iowa$74,877$36.00
23South Carolina$75,750$36.42
24New Mexico$70,862$34.07
25Michigan$71,287$34.27
26Tennessee$70,257$33.78
27Pennsylvania$69,681$33.50
28Missouri$72,772$34.99
29Delaware$67,016$32.22
30Alaska$76,350$36.71
31Indiana$69,296$33.32
32Wyoming$69,523$33.42
33North Dakota$63,093$30.33
34Idaho$65,567$31.52
35Hawaii$58,607$28.18
36Montana$65,657$31.57
37Maine$66,290$31.87
38Vermont$70,596$33.94
39Wisconsin$64,457$30.99
40South Dakota$64,689$31.10
41West Virginia$64,786$31.15
42Mississippi$67,037$32.23
43Louisiana$67,407$32.41
44Georgia$63,395$30.48
45Utah$57,600$27.69
46Kentucky$64,208$30.87
47Kansas$64,119$30.83
48Florida$58,984$28.36
49Nebraska$56,962$27.39
50Arkansas$56,611$27.22
51Oklahoma$62,167$29.89

Highest paying cities for program analysts

The highest-paying cities for program analysts are Washington, DC, Columbia, MD, and San Francisco, CA.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Washington, DC$97,038$46.65
2Columbia, MD$93,911$45.15
3San Francisco, CA$92,467$44.46
4New York, NY$91,659$44.07
5Seattle, WA$89,519$43.04
6Jersey City, NJ$89,432$43.00
7Boston, MA$86,416$41.55
8Raleigh, NC$83,588$40.19
9Arlington, VA$82,025$39.44
10Huntsville, AL$80,493$38.70
11Denver, CO$79,163$38.06
12Chicago, IL$76,612$36.83
13Phoenix, AZ$76,305$36.69
14Columbia, SC$76,301$36.68
15Minneapolis, MN$75,735$36.41
16Austin, TX$75,287$36.20
17Columbia, MO$72,890$35.04
18Detroit, MI$71,502$34.38
19Philadelphia, PA$70,136$33.72
20Newark, DE$67,001$32.21

Program Analyst salary details

A program analyst's salary ranges from $52,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $106,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Program Analyst Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a program analyst's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$106,000$8,833$51
75th Percentile$90,000$7,500$43
Average$75,039$6,253$36
25th Percentile$62,000$5,167$30
10th Percentile$52,000$4,333$25

Highest paying program analyst jobs

The highest paying types of program analysts are staff analyst, senior program analyst, and senior analyst.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Business & Data Analyst$75,461$6,288$36.28188,716
Business Operations Analyst$63,423$5,285$30.49208,754
Finance Management Analyst$71,934$5,995$34.58184,284
Administrative Analyst$55,444$4,620$26.6691,598
Workforce Management Analyst$64,447$5,371$30.98127,151
Business Process Analyst$78,215$6,518$37.60160,260

How would you rate the starting salaries for Program 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.

Which companies pay program analysts the most?

Program analyst salaries at Apple and Meta are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average program analyst salary at companies like Western Digital and Google are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Apple$124,126$59.68
2Meta$123,417$59.34
3Western Digital$119,347$57.38
4Google$118,332$56.89
5Genentech$115,051$55.31
6Infinera$113,139$54.39
7General Motors$112,416$54.05
8Varian Medical Systems$111,619$53.66
9Microsoft$110,795$53.27
10Edwards Lifesciences$108,860$52.34
11Mayo Clinic$106,398$51.15
12Extreme Networks$103,832$49.92
13Amgen$103,739$49.87
14HMSA$103,633$49.82
15Arc Aspicio$102,284$49.17
16Merck$102,046$49.06
17eBay$101,944$49.01
18Ford Motor$101,280$48.69
19Navistar$101,101$48.61
20International Trucks$100,718$48.42

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Program Analyst salary trends

The average program analyst salary has risen by $7,849 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average program analyst earned $67,190 annually, but today, they earn $75,039 a year. That works out to a 8% change in pay for program analysts over the last decade.

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

Average program analyst salary over time

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

    Program Analyst salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$75,000$36.08+2.7%
    2024$73,000$35.09+1.9%
    2023$71,600$34.41+1.4%
    2022$70,600$33.93+1.4%
    2021$69,600$33.47+0.0%

    Recently added program analyst salaries

    CompanyJobLocationDate AddedSalary
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    National Science FoundationProgram Analyst, GS MPIone, OR12/16/2024$117,962
    U.S. ArmySupervisory Program AnalystChicago, IL12/16/2024$115,439
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