What are the main factors that influence a Category Analyst I's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Category Analyst I?

The Internet industry offers the highest average compensation for Category Analyst I roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A Category Analyst 's salary?

A Category Analyst 's salary grows with experience: a Category Analyst I (0-2 years)earns $71,972, a Category Research and Metrics Analyst II (2-4 years)earns $88,655, a Category Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $104,058, a Category Research and Metrics Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $138,294, a Category Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $176,016,

What are the highest paying states for a Category Analyst I?

Category Analyst I salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Category Analyst I roles are District of Columbia $74,600, California $74,300, Massachusetts $73,300. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Category Analyst roles make?

Salaries for Category Analyst level roles vary by specialization: Category Analyst V: $164,800; Category Analyst IV: $129,490; Category Analyst III: $97,400; Category Analyst: $84,021; Category Analyst II: $82,990.

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Category Analyst I Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Category Analyst I make in Connecticut?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Category Analyst I in Connecticut is $72,000 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

However, a Category Analyst I's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $80,788
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,000 to $76,600
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $64,358

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Category Analyst I Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,600	$6,383	$1,473	$37
Average	$72,000	$6,000	$1,385	$35
25th Percentile	$68,000	$5,667	$1,308	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Category Analyst I Salaries

A Category Analyst I's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Category Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Category Analyst I's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Category Analyst I (0-2 years): $71,972
Category Research and Metrics Analyst II (2-4 years): $88,655
Category Analyst III (4-7 years): $104,058
Category Research and Metrics Analyst IV (7+ years): $138,294
Category Analyst V (7-10 years): $176,016

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Category Analyst I	0-2 years	$71,972
Category Research and Metrics Analyst II	2-4 years	$88,655
Category Analyst III	4-7 years	$104,058
Category Research and Metrics Analyst IV	7+ years	$138,294
Category Analyst V	7-10 years	$176,016

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How Do Category Analyst I Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Category Analyst Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $74,600.
California: $74,300.
Massachusetts: $73,300.

District of Columbia $74,600 California $74,300 Massachusetts $73,300 Washington $73,100 New Jersey $73,000 Alaska $73,000 Connecticut $72,000 New York $71,600

Hawaii $70,400 Rhode Island $69,900 Maryland $69,500 Minnesota $69,000 Colorado $68,800 Illinois $68,700 Oregon $68,400 Delaware $68,300

New Hampshire $68,100 Virginia $67,900 Pennsylvania $67,100 Nevada $66,700 North Dakota $66,600 Michigan $66,400 Wisconsin $66,300 Vermont $66,100

Arizona $65,700 Maine $65,700 Texas $65,700 Ohio $65,600 Georgia $65,000 Indiana $64,700 Wyoming $64,600 Utah $64,500

Iowa $64,500 Kansas $64,200 Louisiana $64,100 North Carolina $64,000 Missouri $64,000 Florida $63,800 Montana $63,600 Nebraska $63,500

Kentucky $63,400 South Carolina $63,200 Tennessee $63,000 Idaho $62,900 New Mexico $62,400 Oklahoma $62,300 Alabama $61,900 South Dakota $61,300

Arkansas $60,900 West Virginia $60,700 Mississippi $60,100

Top Paying Cities for Category Analyst Is

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Old Mystic: $70,900
Oneco: $70,700
Avon: $71,000

Old Mystic, CT $70,900 Oneco, CT $70,700 Avon, CT $71,000 Bloomfield, CT $71,100 Windsor, CT $71,100 Bristol, CT $71,100 Burlington, CT $71,000 Broad Brook, CT $70,700

Canaan, CT $70,700 Canton, CT $71,000 Canton Center, CT $71,000 Colebrook, CT $70,700 Collinsville, CT $71,000 East Berlin, CT $70,900 East Canaan, CT $70,800 East Glastonbury, CT $71,100

East Granby, CT $70,700 East Hartland, CT $70,500 East Windsor Hill, CT $71,000 Ellington, CT $70,500 Farmington, CT $70,900 Falls Village, CT $71,000 Glastonbury, CT $71,100 Granby, CT $70,500

Berlin, CT $70,900 Lakeville, CT $71,000 Manchester, CT $71,100 Bolton, CT $71,000 New Britain, CT $70,900 New Hartford, CT $71,000 Norfolk, CT $70,900 North Canton, CT $70,900

North Granby, CT $70,300 Pine Meadow, CT $71,000 Plainville, CT $70,900 Barkhamsted, CT $70,800 Poquonock, CT $71,000 Riverton, CT $70,700 Vernon Rockville, CT $70,900 Rocky Hill, CT $71,000

Salisbury, CT $70,500 Sharon, CT $71,500 Simsbury, CT $71,000 Somers, CT $69,900 Somersville, CT $69,900 South Glastonbury, CT $71,000 South Windsor, CT $71,000 North Windham, CT $70,900

Pomfret Center, CT $70,800 Putnam, CT $70,700 Quinebaug, CT $70,800 Rogers, CT $70,700 Scotland, CT $70,900 South Willington, CT $70,700 South Windham, CT $70,900 South Woodstock, CT $70,800

Storrs Mansfield, CT $70,800 Thompson, CT $70,800 Ashford, CT $70,700 Willington, CT $70,700 Windham, CT $70,900 Woodstock, CT $70,800 Woodstock Valley, CT $70,700 New London, CT $70,900

Baltic, CT $70,900 Canterbury, CT $70,800 Central Village, CT $70,800 East Lyme, CT $70,900 Bozrah, CT $70,900 Gales Ferry, CT $70,900 Gilman, CT $70,900 Mashantucket, CT $70,900

Ledyard, CT $70,900 Groton, CT $70,900 Hanover, CT $70,900 Jewett City, CT $70,900 Montville, CT $70,900 Moosup, CT $70,700 Mystic, CT $70,900 Niantic, CT $70,900

North Stonington, CT $70,800 Norwich, CT $70,900 Preston, CT $70,900 Oakdale, CT $70,900 Old Lyme, CT $71,000 Stafford, CT $70,400 Stafford Springs, CT $70,400 Staffordville, CT $70,300

Suffield, CT $69,900 Taconic, CT $70,800 Tariffville, CT $70,800 Enfield, CT $69,800 Tolland, CT $70,700 Unionville, CT $71,000 East Windsor, CT $70,600 Weatogue, CT $71,000

West Granby, CT $70,700 West Hartland, CT $70,500 West Simsbury, CT $70,900 West Suffield, CT $69,900 Winchester Center, CT $71,000 Windsor Locks, CT $70,600 Winsted, CT $70,900 Hartford, CT $71,100

West Hartford, CT $71,100 East Hartford, CT $71,100 Wethersfield, CT $71,100 Newington, CT $70,900 Plainfield, CT $70,800 Quaker Hill, CT $70,900 South Lyme, CT $70,900 Sterling, CT $70,700

Stonington, CT $70,900 Pawcatuck, CT $70,800 Taftville, CT $70,900 Uncasville, CT $70,900 Versailles, CT $70,900 Voluntown, CT $70,800 Waterford, CT $70,900 Wauregan, CT $70,800

West Mystic, CT $70,900 Yantic, CT $70,900 Ansonia, CT $72,300 Beacon Falls, CT $72,100 Botsford, CT $73,400 Branford, CT $71,600 Cheshire, CT $71,500 Centerbrook, CT $71,300

Chester, CT $71,300 Clinton, CT $71,600 Cobalt, CT $71,100 Colchester, CT $71,000 Cromwell, CT $71,000 Deep River, CT $71,300 Derby, CT $72,600 Killingworth, CT $71,500

Salem, CT $70,900 Durham, CT $71,300 East Haddam, CT $71,100 East Hampton, CT $71,100 Essex, CT $71,200 Guilford, CT $71,700 Haddam, CT $71,200 Hadlyme, CT $71,100

Hawleyville, CT $73,200 Higganum, CT $71,300 Ivoryton, CT $71,300 Madison, CT $71,600 Marion, CT $71,300 Marlborough, CT $71,000 Meriden, CT $71,100 Middlefield, CT $71,200

Middle Haddam, CT $71,100 Middletown, CT $71,100 Milford, CT $73,600 Milldale, CT $71,200 Monroe, CT $74,400 Moodus, CT $71,100 Newtown, CT $73,400 North Branford, CT $71,600

Northford, CT $71,600 North Haven, CT $71,500 North Westchester, CT $71,000 Old Saybrook, CT $71,200 Orange, CT $71,900 Oxford, CT $72,700 Plantsville, CT $71,200 Portland, CT $71,000

Rockfall, CT $71,100 Sandy Hook, CT $73,300 Seymour, CT $72,300 Shelton, CT $74,100 South Britain, CT $72,900 Southbury, CT $72,900 Southington, CT $71,000 Stevenson, CT $74,500

Wallingford, CT $71,500 Stratford, CT $75,600 Westbrook, CT $71,400 New Haven, CT $71,400 East Haven, CT $71,500 Hamden, CT $71,500 West Haven, CT $71,500 Bethany, CT $71,800

Woodbridge, CT $71,600 Willimantic, CT $70,900 Abington, CT $70,800 Amston, CT $71,000 Andover, CT $70,900 Ballouville, CT $70,700 Brooklyn, CT $70,800 Chaplin, CT $70,800

Columbia, CT $70,900 Coventry, CT $70,900 Danielson, CT $70,700 Dayville, CT $70,700 Eastford, CT $70,700 East Killingly, CT $70,600 East Woodstock, CT $70,800 Fabyan, CT $70,800

Grosvenor Dale, CT $70,800 Hampton, CT $70,800 Hebron, CT $71,000 Lebanon, CT $70,900 Mansfield Center, CT $70,800 Mansfield Depot, CT $70,800 North Franklin, CT $70,900 North Grosvenordale, CT $70,800

Pomfret, CT $70,800 Bridgeport, CT $75,800 Trumbull, CT $75,400 Easton, CT $75,300 Waterbury, CT $71,700 Prospect, CT $71,700 Wolcott, CT $71,300 Bantam, CT $72,000

Bethlehem, CT $72,100 Cornwall, CT $71,600 Cornwall Bridge, CT $72,000 Gaylordsville, CT $72,700 Goshen, CT $71,400 Kent, CT $72,200 Lakeside, CT $72,100 Litchfield, CT $71,700

Middlebury, CT $72,200 Morris, CT $71,900 Naugatuck, CT $72,000 New Milford, CT $72,900 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $72,300 Northfield, CT $71,500 Oakville, CT $71,800 Pequabuck, CT $71,200

Plymouth, CT $71,500 Roxbury, CT $72,900 Sherman, CT $73,000 South Kent, CT $72,400 Terryville, CT $71,300 Thomaston, CT $71,600 Torrington, CT $71,200 Harwinton, CT $71,300

Washington, CT $72,500 Washington Depot, CT $72,500 Watertown, CT $71,900 West Cornwall, CT $71,400 Woodbury, CT $72,400 Bethel, CT $73,300 Brookfield, CT $73,200 Cos Cob, CT $76,400

Danbury, CT $73,200 New Fairfield, CT $73,200 Darien, CT $76,400 Fairfield, CT $75,700 Georgetown, CT $75,100 Greenwich, CT $76,400 Greens Farms, CT $75,700 New Canaan, CT $76,100

Norwalk, CT $76,100 Old Greenwich, CT $76,400 Redding Center, CT $74,400 Redding Ridge, CT $74,400 Ridgefield, CT $73,700 Riverside, CT $76,400 Westport, CT $75,700 Weston, CT $75,400

Southport, CT $75,700 Redding, CT $74,200 Wilton, CT $75,400 Stamford, CT $76,400 Bridgewater, CT $73,100

Category Analyst I Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Category Analyst I salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $81,216. While startup companies pay approximate $68,684.

Category Analyst I Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$68,684
Growth Stage	51~500	$72,648
Established	501~5000	$78,420
Enterprise	5000+	$81,216

Category Analyst I Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Category Analyst I roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 55% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Insurance sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Category Analyst positions in Transportation or Biotechnology typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Category Analyst I as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Category Analyst I

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$93,600	$45.0	30%
Insurance	$86,400	$42.0	20%

Category Analyst I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Category Analyst I's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

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$68,000

Average $72,000/year

$76,600

$5,667

Average $6,000/month

$6,383

$1,308

Average $1,385/week

$1,473

$33

Average $35/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,600	$6,383	$1,473	$37
Average	$72,000	$6,000	$1,385	$35
25th Percentile	$68,000	$5,667	$1,308	$33

Category Analyst I Salary Growth & Career Path

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VP of Product Marketing

Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As a Category Analyst I, you have the following paths for advancement. The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles. By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.

Category Analyst I Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
Category Research and Metrics Analyst II	$88,700	23%
Product Development Media Platforms/Publishing	$114,600	59%
Brand Marketing/Research Analyst II	$82,200	14%

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