Hourly Wage for Innovation Analyst I Salary in the United States
How much does an Innovation Analyst I make hourly?
As of July 01, 2026, the average hourly rate for an Innovation Analyst I in the United States is
$35, which translates to an annual salary of about $72,719.
However, the hourly wage can vary significantly based on several factors.
Here’s a detailed look at the typical pay range per hour:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $40 per hour
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $33 to $38 per hour
Key Factors That Influence Innovation Analyst I Salaries
An Innovation 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 Innovation Analyst Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of an Innovation 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:
Innovation Analyst I (0-2 years): $72,719
Innovation Analyst II (2-4 years): $82,569
Innovation Analyst III (4-7 years): $99,869
Innovation Analyst IV (7+ years): $114,162
Innovation Analyst V (7-10 years): $166,560
Job Role
Years of Experience
Average Salary
Innovation Analyst I
0-2 years
$72,719
Innovation Analyst II
2-4 years
$82,569
Innovation Analyst III
4-7 years
$99,869
Innovation Analyst IV
7+ years
$114,162
Innovation Analyst V
7-10 years
$166,560
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$99,869Innovatio...
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What Am I Worth?
How Do Innovation 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 Innovation Analyst Is.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $80,514.
California: $80,209.
Massachusetts: $79,140.
District of Columbia$80,514
California$80,209
Massachusetts$79,140
Washington$78,849
New Jersey$78,820
Alaska$78,718
Connecticut$77,715
New York$77,308
Hawaii$76,006
Rhode Island$75,395
Maryland$74,981
Minnesota$74,413
Colorado$74,195
Illinois$74,122
Oregon$73,846
Delaware$73,643
New Hampshire$73,515
Virginia$73,228
Pennsylvania$72,392
Nevada$71,970
North Dakota$71,832
Michigan$71,614
Wisconsin$71,534
Vermont$71,374
Texas$70,930
Maine$70,901
Arizona$70,857
Ohio$70,806
Georgia$70,137
Indiana$69,803
Wyoming$69,738
Utah$69,636
Iowa$69,592
Kansas$69,243
Louisiana$69,141
North Carolina$69,105
Missouri$69,090
Florida$68,807
Montana$68,654
Nebraska$68,509
Kentucky$68,429
South Carolina$68,138
Tennessee$67,956
Idaho$67,883
New Mexico$67,352
Oklahoma$67,236
Alabama$66,807
South Dakota$66,087
Arkansas$65,694
West Virginia$65,483
Mississippi$64,851
Top Paying Cities for Innovation 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:
San Jose: $91,720
San Francisco: $90,716
Oakland: $88,804
San Jose, CA$91,720
San Francisco, CA$90,716
Oakland, CA$88,804
New York, NY$83,728
Paramus, NJ$82,710
Queens Village, NY$82,706
Passaic, NJ$82,637
Bergenfield, NJ$82,631
Stamford, CT$82,471
Huntington, NY$82,441
Newark, NJ$81,903
Bridgeport, CT$81,750
Vallejo, CA$81,605
New Brunswick, NJ$81,576
Petaluma, CA$81,533
Middlesex, NJ$81,394
Somerset, NJ$81,343
Santa Cruz, CA$81,249
Boston, MA$80,805
Monterey, CA$80,550
Seattle, WA$80,384
Santa Rosa, CA$80,369
Los Angeles, CA$80,347
Juneau, AK$80,158
Washington, DC$80,078
Orange, CA$79,819
Santa Ana, CA$79,627
Long Beach, CA$79,555
Anaheim, CA$79,540
Anchorage, AK$79,504
Santa Maria, CA$79,286
Everett, WA$79,271
Danbury, CT$79,015
Bremerton, WA$78,915
Tacoma, WA$78,653
New Suffolk, NY$78,651
Sacramento, CA$78,631
Santa Barbara, CA$78,551
Trenton, NJ$78,471
San Diego, CA$78,471
Brockton, MA$78,391
Fairbanks, AK$78,213
Lompoc, CA$78,027
Lowell, MA$77,969
Ventura, CA$77,955
Nashua, NH$77,940
Stockton, CA$77,933
Modesto, CA$77,402
Poughkeepsie, NY$77,242
Olympia, WA$77,104
Kennewick, WA$77,104
New Haven, CT$77,075
Lawrence, MA$76,813
Hartford, CT$76,740
Riverside, CA$76,726
New Bedford, MA$76,653
Richland, WA$76,653
Bakersfield, CA$76,551
San Bernardino, CA$76,522
New Britain, CT$76,515
Atlantic City, NJ$76,515
New London, CT$76,486
Norwich, CT$76,464
Portsmouth, NH$76,449
Boulder, CO$76,295
Portland, OR$76,195
Worcester, MA$76,188
Minneapolis, MN$75,962
Philadelphia, PA$75,860
Honolulu, HI$75,620
Saint Paul, MN$75,586
Vineland, NJ$75,570
Providence, RI$75,359
Chicago, IL$75,148
Bellingham, WA$75,061
Springfield, MA$75,002
Baltimore, MD$74,981
Chico, CA$74,799
Pittsfield, MA$74,602
Manchester, NH$74,464
Spokane, WA$74,144
Denver, CO$74,137
Albany, NY$73,795
Troy, NY$73,766
Nassau, NY$73,688
Schenectady, NY$73,613
Wilmington, DE$73,555
Burlington, VT$73,453
Salem, OR$73,424
Portland, ME$73,199
Yakima, WA$73,126
Rochester, MN$72,901
Reno, NV$72,864
Fresno, CA$72,864
Milwaukee, WI$72,799
Detroit, MI$72,726
Ann Arbor, MI$72,714
Allentown, PA$72,704
Colorado Springs, CO$72,581
Syracuse, NY$72,544
Carson City, NV$72,544
Houston, TX$72,443
Eugene, OR$72,406
Gary, IN$72,319
Springfield, OR$72,261
Bismarck, ND$72,246
Galveston, TX$72,195
Medford, OR$72,086
Fort Collins, CO$72,057
Concord, NH$72,021
Austin, TX$71,999
Mesa, AZ$71,846
Reading, PA$71,839
Phoenix, AZ$71,832
Dallas, TX$71,810
Saint Cloud, MN$71,740
Madison, WI$71,643
Utica, NY$71,446
Rochester, NY$71,330
Des Moines, IA$71,323
Raleigh, NC$71,316
Atlanta, GA$71,206
Battle Creek, MI$71,185
Salt Lake City, UT$71,163
Lancaster, PA$71,054
Harrisburg, PA$70,952
Kansas City, MO$70,879
Champaign, IL$70,865
Kansas City, KS$70,865
Fort Worth, TX$70,857
Columbus, OH$70,845
Boca Raton, FL$70,828
Pittsburgh, PA$70,799
Richmond, VA$70,770
Indianapolis, IN$70,756
Cleveland, OH$70,748
Las Vegas, NV$70,661
Cincinnati, OH$70,661
Petersburg, VA$70,552
Huntsville, AL$70,443
Lansing, MI$70,394
Lebanon, PA$70,385
Pueblo, CO$70,377
Appleton, WI$70,356
Buffalo, NY$70,327
Dayton, OH$70,305
Racine, WI$70,290
Charlotte, NC$70,283
Saint Louis, MO$70,261
York, PA$70,217
Elkhart, IN$70,217
Gastonia, NC$70,204
Billings, MT$70,186
Beaumont, TX$70,167
Lorain, OH$70,152
Benton Harbor, MI$70,137
Toledo, OH$70,123
Binghamton, NY$70,087
Rock Hill, SC$70,079
Rockford, IL$70,043
Springfield, IL$70,014
Elyria, OH$70,007
Fargo, ND$70,007
Flagstaff, AZ$69,956
Fort Lauderdale, FL$69,912
Duluth, MN$69,868
Miami, FL$69,868
Cheyenne, WY$69,818
Grand Forks, ND$69,818
Bangor, ME$69,658
Cedar Rapids, IA$69,578
Durham, NC$69,547
Louisville, KY$69,541
Grand Rapids, MI$69,527
Hialeah, FL$69,519
Casper, WY$69,418
Scranton, PA$69,330
New Orleans, LA$69,308
Virginia Beach, VA$69,301
Akron, OH$69,265
Peoria, IL$69,170
Sarasota, FL$69,156
Nashville, TN$69,105
Omaha, NE$69,105
Green Bay, WI$69,105
Baton Rouge, LA$69,069
Charleston, SC$69,054
Jamestown, NY$69,018
Davenport, IA$69,018
Tucson, AZ$68,981
Saint Petersburg, FL$68,938
Tampa, FL$68,923
Evansville, IN$68,879
Port Arthur, TX$68,879
Bradenton, FL$68,850
Santa Fe, NM$68,719
Orlando, FL$68,589
Clearwater, FL$68,567
Canton, OH$68,414
La Crosse, WI$68,414
Albuquerque, NM$68,370
Newport News, VA$68,363
High Point, NC$68,341
Ogden, UT$68,312
Corpus Christi, TX$68,254
Norfolk, VA$68,210
Laramie, WY$68,210
Rock Island, IL$68,167
Saginaw, MI$68,152
Jacksonville, FL$68,145
Salisbury, NC$68,130
Boise, ID$68,116
Moline, IL$68,080
Fort Myers, FL$68,058
Memphis, TN$68,043
Tulsa, OK$68,007
Waterloo, IA$67,963
Spartanburg, SC$67,890
Lincoln, NE$67,854
Fort Wayne, IN$67,840
Provo, UT$67,832
Cedar Falls, IA$67,745
San Antonio, TX$67,716
Greensboro, NC$67,687
South Bend, IN$67,680
Savannah, GA$67,600
Muskegon, MI$67,570
Birmingham, AL$67,563
Winston Salem, NC$67,528
Lake Charles, LA$67,352
Anderson, IN$67,338
Lexington, KY$67,316
Augusta, GA$67,294
Greenville, SC$67,294
Lima, OH$67,236
Wichita, KS$67,229
Tuscaloosa, AL$67,229
Columbia, SC$67,163
Springfield, OH$67,149
Asheville, NC$67,032
Bloomington, IN$66,981
Knoxville, TN$66,720
Shreveport, LA$66,712
Wilmington, NC$66,618
Roanoke, VA$66,618
Topeka, KS$66,487
Frankfort, KY$66,479
Oklahoma City, OK$66,429
Chillicothe, OH$66,400
Longview, TX$66,392
Melbourne, FL$66,385
Sioux Falls, SD$66,269
Mobile, AL$66,262
Terre Haute, IN$66,232
Altoona, PA$66,189
Amarillo, TX$66,138
Killeen, TX$66,116
Fayetteville, AR$66,058
Chattanooga, TN$66,036
Sioux City, IA$65,971
Idaho Falls, ID$65,956
Lynchburg, VA$65,898
Gainesville, FL$65,803
Portsmouth, OH$65,767
Little Rock, AR$65,753
Lafayette, LA$65,723
Youngstown, OH$65,723
Daytona Beach, FL$65,680
Clarksville, TN$65,673
Pensacola, FL$65,665
Temple, TX$65,660
Hopkinsville, KY$65,447
Erie, PA$65,433
Florence, SC$65,403
Charleston, WV$65,287
Great Falls, MT$65,251
Macon, GA$65,149
Tallahassee, FL$65,142
Fayetteville, NC$65,127
Waco, TX$65,113
Helena, MT$65,062
Pine Bluff, AR$65,034
Vincennes, IN$64,945
Lubbock, TX$64,916
Alamogordo, NM$64,873
Twin Falls, ID$64,807
Rapid City, SD$64,785
Jackson, MS$64,654
Huntington, WV$64,649
Greenville, MS$64,647
Parkersburg, WV$64,573
Montgomery, AL$64,560
Wichita Falls, TX$64,487
Springfield, MO$64,487
Biloxi, MS$64,451
Monroe, LA$64,378
Johnstown, PA$64,327
Sumter, SC$64,298
Columbus, GA$64,291
Pascagoula, MS$64,153
Abilene, TX$64,153
Kingsport, TN$63,964
Albany, GA$63,964
Gulfport, MS$63,942
Alexandria, LA$63,702
Fort Smith, AR$63,520
El Paso, TX$63,324
Las Cruces, NM$62,996
Harlingen, TX$62,812
Pocatello, ID$62,800
Florence, AL$62,706
Brownsville, TX$62,691
Mcallen, TX$62,538
Dothan, AL$62,437
Columbus, MS$62,005
Altus, OK$61,666
Lawton, OK$61,528
Pierre, SD$61,266
Innovation Analyst I Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Innovation Analyst I salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $81,336.
While startup companies pay approximate $68,786.
Innovation Analyst I Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$68,786
Growth Stage
51~500
$72,752
Established
501~5000
$78,545
Enterprise
5000+
$81,336
Innovation Analyst I Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Innovation Analyst I roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 45% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Financial Services and Biotechnology
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average.
In contrast, Innovation Analyst positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Innovation Analyst I as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for an Innovation Analyst I
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services
$90,899
$44.0
25%
Biotechnology
$87,263
$42.0
20%
Software & Networking
$85,808
$41.0
18%
Healthcare
$83,627
$40.0
15%
Energy & Utilities
$79,991
$38.0
10%
Innovation Analyst I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how an Innovation 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.
Salaries for an Innovation Analyst I can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $78,283 in 2023
to around $76,791 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Innovation Analyst I salary trends,
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Average Annual Salary of Innovation Analyst I Over Time
2022
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2023
$78,283
2024
$78,827
2025
$76,791
2026
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2027
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$78,283
2024
$78,827
2025
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401(k)
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Common company salaries for Innovation Analyst I
Here are companies hiring for Innovation Analyst I and their salaries, click below for more details.
C
$128,509/per year
C R Bard Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
H
$124,697/per year
Henry Schein Canada
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$123,899/per year
Nordex Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$120,416/per year
Nipro Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$115,870/per year
Enovis
Biotechnology
the United States
A
$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Biotechnology
the United States
M
$112,110/per year
MiniMed Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug Development
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$110,229/per year
Life Technologies Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
Z
$106,224/per year
Zimmer Biomet
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$103,077/per year
Promontory Therapeutics
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$102,181/per year
Steris PLC
Biotechnology
the United States
G
$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicines
Biotechnology
the United States
R
$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLC
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$94,235/per year
Pleno Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$93,666/per year
Simulaids Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CAS
Biotechnology
the United States
O
$86,468/per year
Onward Technology
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$84,682/per year
Eyeco Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$84,523/per year
Paerosol
Biotechnology
the United States
I
$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$82,815/per year
Stateside PPE
Biotechnology
the United States
D
$82,041/per year
Digi Bio
Biotechnology
the United States
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FAQ about Innovation Analyst I
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Innovation Analyst I?
The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Innovation Analyst I roles,
with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.
2. What are the responsibilities of Innovation Analyst I?
Supports the vision, strategy, and thinking methodologies used to innovate new products and services, introduce novel or disruptive ideas, improve existing processes, and create a culture of innovation within the company. Participates in implementing strategic innovation initiatives. Conducts research to collect data and background information for innovation projects. Collaborates with internal teams or outside partners to support experimentation, testing, and prototyping of new products and processes. Collects data and performs analysis of initiatives to quantify results. Prepares and presents exhibits and summaries that detail innovation efforts. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a manager. Work is closely managed. Works on projects/matters of limited complexity in a support role. Typically requires 0-2 years of related experience.
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