What are the main factors that influence a Category Analyst II'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 II?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Category Analyst II roles, with salaries approximately 40% 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 $68,082, a Category Analyst II (2-4 years)earns $83,864, a Category Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $98,434, a Category Research and Metrics Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $130,820, a Category Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $166,503,

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

Category Analyst II salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Category Analyst II roles are District of Columbia $91,890, California $91,590, Massachusetts $90,290. 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 Research and Metrics Analyst II: $83,000.

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Category Analyst II Salary in New Hampshire

How much does a Category Analyst II make in New Hampshire?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Category Analyst II in New Hampshire is $83,890 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $92,869
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $78,390 to $88,590
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,383

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Category Analyst II Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,590	$7,383	$1,704	$43
Average	$83,890	$6,991	$1,613	$40
25th Percentile	$78,390	$6,533	$1,508	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Category Analyst II Salaries

A Category Analyst II'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 II'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): $68,082
Category Analyst II (2-4 years): $83,864
Category Analyst III (4-7 years): $98,434
Category Research and Metrics Analyst IV (7+ years): $130,820
Category Analyst V (7-10 years): $166,503

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Category Analyst I	0-2 years	$68,082
Category Analyst II	2-4 years	$83,864
Category Analyst III	4-7 years	$98,434
Category Research and Metrics Analyst IV	7+ years	$130,820
Category Analyst V	7-10 years	$166,503

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How Do Category Analyst II 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 IIs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $91,890.
California: $91,590.
Massachusetts: $90,290.

District of Columbia $91,890 California $91,590 Massachusetts $90,290 Washington $89,990 New Jersey $89,990 Alaska $89,790 Connecticut $88,690 New York $88,190

Hawaii $86,790 Rhode Island $86,090 Maryland $85,590 Minnesota $84,890 Colorado $84,690 Illinois $84,590 Oregon $84,290 Delaware $84,090

New Hampshire $83,890 Virginia $83,590 Pennsylvania $82,590 Nevada $82,190 North Dakota $81,990 Michigan $81,690 Wisconsin $81,690 Vermont $81,490

Texas $80,990 Arizona $80,890 Maine $80,890 Ohio $80,790 Georgia $80,090 Indiana $79,690 Wyoming $79,590 Utah $79,490

Iowa $79,390 Kansas $78,990 Louisiana $78,890 North Carolina $78,890 Missouri $78,890 Florida $78,490 Montana $78,390 Nebraska $78,190

Kentucky $78,090 South Carolina $77,790 Tennessee $77,590 Idaho $77,490 New Mexico $76,890 Oklahoma $76,790 Alabama $76,290 South Dakota $75,390

Arkansas $74,990 West Virginia $74,790 Mississippi $73,990

Top Paying Cities for Category Analyst IIs

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:

Moultonborough: $83,090
Newbury: $83,790
New Hampton: $83,490

Moultonborough, NH $83,090 Newbury, NH $83,790 New Hampton, NH $83,490 New London, NH $83,590 Chichester, NH $82,390 North Sandwich, NH $82,690 North Sutton, NH $83,690 Northwood, NH $84,390

North Woodstock, NH $82,690 Pittsfield, NH $83,290 Plymouth, NH $82,990 Rumney, NH $82,590 Salisbury, NH $83,390 Sanbornton, NH $83,490 South Newbury, NH $83,790 South Sutton, NH $83,790

Stinson Lake, NH $82,690 Suncook, NH $82,990 Tilton, NH $83,090 Warner, NH $83,690 Warren, NH $82,590 Washington, NH $84,090 Weare, NH $84,590 Wentworth, NH $82,590

Springfield, NH $83,590 Thornton, NH $82,790 Wilmot, NH $83,590 Winnisquam, NH $83,390 Nottingham, NH $85,190 West Nottingham, NH $84,990 Woodstock, NH $82,790 Concord, NH $82,190

Bow, NH $83,490 Loudon, NH $82,590 Keene, NH $83,690 Antrim, NH $84,590 Ashuelot, NH $83,690 Bennington, NH $84,890 Chesterfield, NH $83,190 Dublin, NH $84,890

Sullivan, NH $83,590 Swanzey, NH $83,690 Fitzwilliam, NH $84,990 Gilsum, NH $83,490 Hancock, NH $84,890 Amherst, NH $86,690 Auburn, NH $85,090 Brookline, NH $87,790

Candia, NH $84,990 Chester, NH $85,690 Deerfield, NH $84,690 Derry, NH $86,590 East Candia, NH $85,190 East Derry, NH $86,890 Epping, NH $85,790 Francestown, NH $85,190

Fremont, NH $85,890 Goffstown, NH $84,990 Dunbarton, NH $84,090 Greenfield, NH $85,390 Greenville, NH $87,190 Hollis, NH $88,590 Hudson, NH $88,890 Litchfield, NH $88,090

Londonderry, NH $87,090 Merrimack, NH $87,690 Milford, NH $87,290 Mont Vernon, NH $85,990 Nashua, NH $88,990 New Boston, NH $85,390 New Ipswich, NH $86,490 North Salem, NH $87,590

Pelham, NH $88,390 Harrisville, NH $84,690 Hinsdale, NH $83,590 Jaffrey, NH $85,190 Marlborough, NH $83,990 Marlow, NH $83,390 Nelson, NH $84,390 Peterborough, NH $85,490

Rindge, NH $85,690 Spofford, NH $83,390 Stoddard, NH $84,190 Troy, NH $84,090 West Chesterfield, NH $83,190 Westmoreland, NH $83,090 West Peterborough, NH $85,590 West Swanzey, NH $83,690

Winchester, NH $83,690 Littleton, NH $82,990 Berlin, NH $82,790 Bethlehem, NH $82,890 Bretton Woods, NH $82,690 Colebrook, NH $82,690 Errol, NH $82,090 Franconia, NH $82,790

Gorham, NH $82,590 Groveton, NH $82,790 Jefferson, NH $82,790 Lancaster, NH $82,890 Lisbon, NH $82,790 Sugar Hill, NH $82,890 Milan, NH $82,590 Mount Washington, NH $82,590

North Stratford, NH $82,590 Pittsburg, NH $82,390 Randolph, NH $82,590 Twin Mountain, NH $82,890 West Stewartstown, NH $82,590 Whitefield, NH $82,890 Acworth, NH $82,990 Alstead, NH $83,090

Charlestown, NH $82,990 Drewsville, NH $83,190 Lempster, NH $83,390 South Acworth, NH $83,090 Walpole, NH $83,190 North Walpole, NH $83,190 Raymond, NH $85,590 Salem, NH $87,790

Lyndeborough, NH $85,990 Temple, NH $86,090 Wilton, NH $86,590 Windham, NH $87,790 Manchester, NH $84,990 Hooksett, NH $84,790 Bedford, NH $85,290 Waterville Valley, NH $82,590

Andover, NH $83,390 Ashland, NH $83,090 Barnstead, NH $83,590 Belmont, NH $83,290 Bradford, NH $84,090 Bristol, NH $83,090 Campton, NH $82,790 Canterbury, NH $82,590

Center Barnstead, NH $83,890 Center Harbor, NH $83,090 Center Sandwich, NH $82,790 Contoocook, NH $83,190 Danbury, NH $83,490 East Andover, NH $83,390 Elkins, NH $83,590 Epsom, NH $83,290

Franklin, NH $83,290 Gilmanton, NH $83,390 Glencliff, NH $82,690 Grafton, NH $83,090 Hebron, NH $82,790 Henniker, NH $84,190 Hill, NH $83,490 Hillsborough, NH $84,490

Holderness, NH $82,990 Laconia, NH $83,590 Gilford, NH $83,590 Lincoln, NH $82,790 Lochmere, NH $83,190 Canaan, NH $82,790 Claremont, NH $83,090 Cornish, NH $82,790

Cornish Flat, NH $82,790 Enfield, NH $82,890 Enfield Center, NH $82,990 Etna, NH $82,690 Georges Mills, NH $83,390 Goshen, NH $83,790 Grantham, NH $82,990 Guild, NH $83,390

Hanover, NH $82,890 Lebanon, NH $82,890 Haverhill, NH $82,790 Lyme, NH $82,590 Lyme Center, NH $82,590 Meriden, NH $82,890 Monroe, NH $82,790 Newport, NH $83,190

North Haverhill, NH $82,790 Orford, NH $82,590 Piermont, NH $82,590 Pike, NH $82,690 Plainfield, NH $82,690 Sunapee, NH $83,590 West Lebanon, NH $82,890 Woodsville, NH $82,690

Portsmouth, NH $87,290 Newington, NH $86,190 Alton, NH $84,090 Alton Bay, NH $83,690 Atkinson, NH $87,490 Bartlett, NH $82,790 Center Conway, NH $82,690 Center Ossipee, NH $82,990

Center Strafford, NH $84,790 Center Tuftonboro, NH $83,190 Chocorua, NH $82,890 Conway, NH $82,790 Danville, NH $86,490 Dover, NH $86,390 Madbury, NH $86,290 Durham, NH $86,690

Barrington, NH $85,290 East Hampstead, NH $87,090 East Kingston, NH $86,790 East Wakefield, NH $83,290 Eaton Center, NH $82,790 Exeter, NH $86,490 Farmington, NH $84,490 South Tamworth, NH $82,790

Strafford, NH $84,490 Stratham, NH $86,890 Tamworth, NH $82,890 Union, NH $84,090 West Ossipee, NH $82,990 Wolfeboro, NH $83,690 Wolfeboro Falls, NH $83,790 Wonalancet, NH $82,790

Freedom, NH $82,890 Gilmanton Iron Works, NH $83,490 Glen, NH $82,890 Rochester, NH $85,290 Greenland, NH $87,190 Hampstead, NH $87,090 Hampton, NH $86,790 Hampton Falls, NH $86,690

Intervale, NH $82,890 Jackson, NH $82,690 Kearsarge, NH $82,990 Kingston, NH $86,790 Madison, NH $82,890 Melvin Village, NH $83,190 Milton, NH $84,190 Milton Mills, NH $83,590

Mirror Lake, NH $83,690 New Castle, NH $87,190 New Durham, NH $84,190 Newfields, NH $86,590 Newmarket, NH $86,690 Newton, NH $87,190 Newton Junction, NH $87,190 North Conway, NH $82,990

Lee, NH $86,090 North Hampton, NH $86,990 Ossipee, NH $83,090 Plaistow, NH $87,390 Rollinsford, NH $86,290 Rye, NH $87,190 Rye Beach, NH $86,990 Sanbornville, NH $83,390

Sandown, NH $86,390 Seabrook, NH $86,690 Silver Lake, NH $82,890 Somersworth, NH $85,890 Effingham, NH $82,990 Meredith, NH $83,590 Bath, NH $82,790

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

Category Analyst II salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $94,628. While startup companies pay approximate $80,027.

Category Analyst II Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$80,027
Growth Stage	51~500	$84,645
Established	501~5000	$91,370
Enterprise	5000+	$94,628

Category Analyst II Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Category Analyst II roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 70% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Category Analyst positions in Transportation or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Category Analyst II as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Category Analyst II

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$117,446	$56.0	40%
Internet	$109,057	$52.0	30%
Insurance	$100,668	$48.0	20%
Business Services	$92,279	$44.0	10%
Energy & Utilities	$88,084	$42.0	5%

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

Understanding how a Category Analyst II'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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$78,390

Average $83,890/year

$88,590

$6,533

Average $6,991/month

$7,383

$1,508

Average $1,613/week

$1,704

$38

Average $40/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,590	$7,383	$1,704	$43
Average	$83,890	$6,991	$1,613	$40
25th Percentile	$78,390	$6,533	$1,508	$38

Category Analyst II Salary Growth & Career Path

Category Analyst II

Category Analyst III

Product Development Media Platforms/Publishing

Brand Marketing/Research Analyst III

VP of Category

VP of Product Marketing

Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As a Category Analyst II, 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 II Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
Category Analyst III	$98,500	17%
Product Development Media Platforms/Publishing	$108,500	29%
Brand Marketing/Research Analyst III	$112,900	35%

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