Data analyst earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level data analyst earnings begin at:

$60.28 per hour

$125,373 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level data analyst earnings begin at:

$37.44 per hour

$77,884 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level data analyst earnings begin at:

$26.44 per hour

$55,003 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level data analyst earnings begin at:

$21.60 per hour

$44,920 per year

10th percentile

Starting level data analyst earnings begin at:

$19.73 per hour

$41,036 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Data analyst salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Maryland $62,430
Massachusetts $58,156
Minnesota $55,208
Arizona $55,003
Pennsylvania $54,690
Washington $53,723
New Jersey $53,597
Missouri $53,000
North Carolina $52,945
Oregon $52,257
Connecticut $52,000
Georgia $50,751
New York $48,666
Virginia $47,653
California $47,452
Texas $46,079
Colorado $45,766
Tennessee $45,000
Ohio $44,614
Florida $44,271
Illinois $43,330
Michigan $39,678
Utah $38,000

How do data analyst salaries compare to similar careers?

Data analysts earn about the same as related careers in Arizona. On average, they make less than systems administrators but more than statisticians.

Career Median Salary
Systems administrator salary $79K
Computer programmer salary $79K
Bioinformatics scientist salary $74K
Intelligence analyst salary $74K
Financial quantitative analyst salary $72K
Data analyst salary $55K
Industrial designer salary $74K
Risk management specialist salary $72K
Operations research analyst salary $70K
Statistician salary $79K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)