Data Processing Analyst I Salary in the United States
How much does a Data Processing Analyst I make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Data Processing Analyst I in the United States is $70,410 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.
However, a Data Processing Analyst I's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $81,892
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $64,360 to $76,420
Key Factors That Influence Data Processing Analyst I Salaries
A Data Processing 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 Data Processing Analyst Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Data Processing 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:
Data Processing Analyst I (0-2 years): $70,408
Back-End Data Processing Analyst II (2-4 years): $84,023
Back-End Data Processing Analyst III (4-7 years): $97,961
Back-End Data Processing Supervisor (7+ years): $83,885
Back-End Data Processing Manager (7+ years): $131,428
How Do Data Processing 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 Data Processing Analyst Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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:
San Jose: $88,810
San Francisco: $87,840
Oakland: $85,990
San Jose, CA$88,810
San Francisco, CA$87,840
Oakland, CA$85,990
New York, NY$81,070
Paramus, NJ$80,090
Queens Village, NY$80,080
Passaic, NJ$80,020
Bergenfield, NJ$80,010
Stamford, CT$79,850
Huntington, NY$79,830
Newark, NJ$79,310
Bridgeport, CT$79,160
Vallejo, CA$79,020
New Brunswick, NJ$78,990
Petaluma, CA$78,950
Middlesex, NJ$78,810
Somerset, NJ$78,760
Santa Cruz, CA$78,670
Boston, MA$78,240
Monterey, CA$78,000
Seattle, WA$77,830
Santa Rosa, CA$77,820
Los Angeles, CA$77,800
Juneau, AK$77,620
Washington, DC$77,540
Orange, CA$77,290
Santa Ana, CA$77,100
Long Beach, CA$77,030
Anaheim, CA$77,020
Anchorage, AK$76,980
Santa Maria, CA$76,770
Everett, WA$76,760
Danbury, CT$76,510
Bremerton, WA$76,410
Tacoma, WA$76,160
New Suffolk, NY$76,160
Sacramento, CA$76,140
Santa Barbara, CA$76,060
Trenton, NJ$75,980
San Diego, CA$75,980
Brockton, MA$75,900
Fairbanks, AK$75,730
Lompoc, CA$75,550
Lowell, MA$75,500
Ventura, CA$75,480
Nashua, NH$75,470
Stockton, CA$75,460
Modesto, CA$74,950
Poughkeepsie, NY$74,790
Olympia, WA$74,660
Kennewick, WA$74,660
New Haven, CT$74,630
Lawrence, MA$74,380
Hartford, CT$74,310
Riverside, CA$74,290
New Bedford, MA$74,220
Richland, WA$74,220
Bakersfield, CA$74,120
San Bernardino, CA$74,100
New Britain, CT$74,090
Atlantic City, NJ$74,090
New London, CT$74,060
Norwich, CT$74,040
Portsmouth, NH$74,020
Boulder, CO$73,880
Portland, OR$73,780
Worcester, MA$73,770
Minneapolis, MN$73,550
Philadelphia, PA$73,450
Honolulu, HI$73,220
Saint Paul, MN$73,190
Vineland, NJ$73,170
Providence, RI$72,970
Chicago, IL$72,760
Bellingham, WA$72,680
Springfield, MA$72,620
Baltimore, MD$72,600
Chico, CA$72,430
Pittsfield, MA$72,240
Manchester, NH$72,100
Spokane, WA$71,790
Denver, CO$71,790
Albany, NY$71,460
Troy, NY$71,430
Nassau, NY$71,350
Schenectady, NY$71,280
Wilmington, DE$71,220
Burlington, VT$71,120
Salem, OR$71,100
Portland, ME$70,880
Yakima, WA$70,810
Rochester, MN$70,590
Reno, NV$70,550
Fresno, CA$70,550
Milwaukee, WI$70,490
Detroit, MI$70,420
Ann Arbor, MI$70,410
Allentown, PA$70,400
Colorado Springs, CO$70,280
Syracuse, NY$70,240
Carson City, NV$70,240
Houston, TX$70,150
Eugene, OR$70,110
Gary, IN$70,030
Springfield, OR$69,970
Bismarck, ND$69,960
Galveston, TX$69,910
Medford, OR$69,800
Fort Collins, CO$69,770
Concord, NH$69,740
Austin, TX$69,720
Mesa, AZ$69,570
Reading, PA$69,560
Phoenix, AZ$69,550
Dallas, TX$69,530
Saint Cloud, MN$69,470
Madison, WI$69,370
Utica, NY$69,180
Rochester, NY$69,070
Des Moines, IA$69,060
Raleigh, NC$69,050
Atlanta, GA$68,950
Battle Creek, MI$68,930
Salt Lake City, UT$68,910
Lancaster, PA$68,800
Harrisburg, PA$68,700
Kansas City, MO$68,630
Kansas City, KS$68,620
Champaign, IL$68,620
Fort Worth, TX$68,610
Columbus, OH$68,600
Boca Raton, FL$68,580
Pittsburgh, PA$68,550
Richmond, VA$68,530
Indianapolis, IN$68,510
Cleveland, OH$68,500
Cincinnati, OH$68,420
Las Vegas, NV$68,420
Petersburg, VA$68,310
Huntsville, AL$68,210
Lansing, MI$68,160
Lebanon, PA$68,150
Pueblo, CO$68,150
Appleton, WI$68,120
Buffalo, NY$68,100
Dayton, OH$68,080
Racine, WI$68,060
Charlotte, NC$68,050
Saint Louis, MO$68,030
York, PA$67,990
Elkhart, IN$67,990
Gastonia, NC$67,980
Billings, MT$67,960
Beaumont, TX$67,940
Lorain, OH$67,930
Benton Harbor, MI$67,910
Toledo, OH$67,900
Rock Hill, SC$67,860
Binghamton, NY$67,860
Rockford, IL$67,820
Springfield, IL$67,790
Elyria, OH$67,790
Fargo, ND$67,790
Flagstaff, AZ$67,740
Fort Lauderdale, FL$67,700
Duluth, MN$67,650
Miami, FL$67,650
Cheyenne, WY$67,600
Grand Forks, ND$67,600
Bangor, ME$67,450
Cedar Rapids, IA$67,370
Durham, NC$67,340
Louisville, KY$67,340
Grand Rapids, MI$67,320
Hialeah, FL$67,320
Casper, WY$67,220
Scranton, PA$67,130
New Orleans, LA$67,110
Virginia Beach, VA$67,100
Akron, OH$67,070
Peoria, IL$66,980
Sarasota, FL$66,960
Nashville, TN$66,910
Omaha, NE$66,910
Green Bay, WI$66,910
Baton Rouge, LA$66,880
Charleston, SC$66,860
Jamestown, NY$66,830
Davenport, IA$66,830
Tucson, AZ$66,790
Saint Petersburg, FL$66,750
Tampa, FL$66,740
Evansville, IN$66,700
Port Arthur, TX$66,700
Bradenton, FL$66,670
Santa Fe, NM$66,540
Orlando, FL$66,410
Clearwater, FL$66,390
La Crosse, WI$66,240
Canton, OH$66,240
Albuquerque, NM$66,200
Newport News, VA$66,200
High Point, NC$66,170
Ogden, UT$66,150
Corpus Christi, TX$66,090
Norfolk, VA$66,050
Laramie, WY$66,050
Rock Island, IL$66,010
Saginaw, MI$65,990
Jacksonville, FL$65,980
Salisbury, NC$65,970
Boise, ID$65,960
Moline, IL$65,920
Fort Myers, FL$65,900
Memphis, TN$65,890
Tulsa, OK$65,850
Waterloo, IA$65,810
Spartanburg, SC$65,740
Lincoln, NE$65,700
Fort Wayne, IN$65,690
Provo, UT$65,680
Cedar Falls, IA$65,600
San Antonio, TX$65,570
Greensboro, NC$65,540
South Bend, IN$65,530
Savannah, GA$65,460
Muskegon, MI$65,430
Birmingham, AL$65,420
Winston Salem, NC$65,390
Lake Charles, LA$65,220
Anderson, IN$65,200
Lexington, KY$65,180
Augusta, GA$65,160
Greenville, SC$65,160
Lima, OH$65,100
Wichita, KS$65,100
Tuscaloosa, AL$65,100
Columbia, SC$65,030
Springfield, OH$65,020
Asheville, NC$64,910
Bloomington, IN$64,860
Knoxville, TN$64,600
Shreveport, LA$64,600
Wilmington, NC$64,510
Roanoke, VA$64,510
Topeka, KS$64,380
Frankfort, KY$64,370
Oklahoma City, OK$64,320
Chillicothe, OH$64,290
Longview, TX$64,290
Melbourne, FL$64,280
Sioux Falls, SD$64,170
Mobile, AL$64,160
Terre Haute, IN$64,130
Altoona, PA$64,090
Amarillo, TX$64,040
Killeen, TX$64,020
Fayetteville, AR$63,960
Chattanooga, TN$63,940
Sioux City, IA$63,880
Idaho Falls, ID$63,870
Lynchburg, VA$63,810
Gainesville, FL$63,720
Portsmouth, OH$63,680
Little Rock, AR$63,670
Lafayette, LA$63,640
Youngstown, OH$63,640
Daytona Beach, FL$63,600
Clarksville, TN$63,590
Pensacola, FL$63,580
Temple, TX$63,580
Hopkinsville, KY$63,370
Erie, PA$63,360
Florence, SC$63,330
Charleston, WV$63,220
Great Falls, MT$63,180
Tallahassee, FL$63,080
Macon, GA$63,080
Fayetteville, NC$63,060
Waco, TX$63,050
Helena, MT$63,000
Pine Bluff, AR$62,970
Vincennes, IN$62,890
Lubbock, TX$62,860
Alamogordo, NM$62,820
Twin Falls, ID$62,750
Rapid City, SD$62,730
Jackson, MS$62,600
Huntington, WV$62,600
Greenville, MS$62,600
Parkersburg, WV$62,530
Montgomery, AL$62,510
Wichita Falls, TX$62,440
Springfield, MO$62,440
Biloxi, MS$62,410
Monroe, LA$62,340
Johnstown, PA$62,290
Sumter, SC$62,260
Columbus, GA$62,250
Pascagoula, MS$62,120
Abilene, TX$62,120
Kingsport, TN$61,940
Albany, GA$61,940
Gulfport, MS$61,910
Alexandria, LA$61,680
Fort Smith, AR$61,510
El Paso, TX$61,320
Las Cruces, NM$61,000
Harlingen, TX$60,820
Pocatello, ID$60,810
Florence, AL$60,720
Brownsville, TX$60,700
Mcallen, TX$60,560
Dothan, AL$60,460
Columbus, MS$60,040
Altus, OK$59,710
Lawton, OK$59,580
Pierre, SD$59,320
Data Processing Analyst I Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Data Processing Analyst I salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $78,686.
While startup companies pay approximate $66,560.
Data Processing Analyst I Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$66,560
Growth Stage
51~500
$70,394
Established
501~5000
$75,981
Enterprise
5000+
$78,686
Data Processing Analyst I Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Data Processing Analyst I roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Financial Services
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average.
In contrast, Data Processing Analyst positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Transportation typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Data Processing Analyst I as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Data Processing Analyst I
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities
$84,492
$41.0
20%
Financial Services
$80,972
$39.0
15%
Insurance
$80,972
$39.0
15%
Pharmaceuticals
$80,972
$39.0
15%
Software & Networking
$80,972
$39.0
15%
Data Processing Analyst I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Data Processing 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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Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on September 01, 2026
$64,360
Average$70,410/year
$76,420
$5,363
Average$5,868/month
$6,368
$1,238
Average$1,354/week
$1,470
$31
Average$34/hour
$37
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$76,420
$6,368
$1,470
$37
Average
$70,410
$5,868
$1,354
$34
25th Percentile
$64,360
$5,363
$1,238
$31
Data Processing Analyst I Salary Growth & Career Path
Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings.
As a Data Processing 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.
Data Processing Analyst I Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role
Estimate Salary
Projected Raise
Data Governance Specialist II
$84,500
20%
Data Entry and Processing Team Leader
$73,800
5%
Back-End Data Processing Analyst II
$84,100
19%
Salaries of Jobs related to Data Processing Analyst I
Most common benefits for Data Processing Analyst I
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Data Processing Analyst I
Here are companies hiring for Data Processing Analyst I and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Data Processing Analyst I
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Data Processing Analyst I?
The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Data Processing Analyst I roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
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