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

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

How does experience change A Games Analyst's salary?

A Games Analyst's salary grows with experience: an Games Analyst (0-2 years)earns $56,305, an Art Designer II (2-4 years)earns $69,375, an Art Manager (4-5 years)earns $110,808, an Art Director (5+ years)earns $151,290,

What are the highest paying states for a Games Analyst?

Games Analyst salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Games Analyst roles are District of Columbia $61,423, California $61,190, Massachusetts $60,375. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Games Analyst roles make?

Salaries for Games Analyst level roles vary by specialization: Games Developer: $120,967; Games Designer: $109,476; Games Producer: $98,637; Games Manager: $73,655; Games Artist: $59,630.

How do different companies affect a Games Analyst's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Games Analyst roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Games Analyst Salary in the United States

How much does a Games Analyst make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Games Analyst in the United States is $55,476 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $67,121
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,501 to $61,571
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,882

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75th Percentile	$61,571	$5,131	$1,184	$30
Average	$55,476	$4,623	$1,067	$27
25th Percentile	$51,501	$4,292	$990	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Games Analyst Salaries

A Games Analyst'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 Do Games Analyst 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 Games Analysts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $61,423.
California: $61,190.
Massachusetts: $60,375.

District of Columbia $61,423

California $61,190

Massachusetts $60,375

Washington $60,153

New Jersey $60,131

Alaska $60,053

Connecticut $59,288

New York $58,977

Hawaii $57,984

Rhode Island $57,518

Maryland $57,202

Minnesota $56,769

Colorado $56,603

Illinois $56,547

Oregon $56,336

Delaware $56,181

New Hampshire $56,083

Virginia $55,865

Pennsylvania $55,227

Nevada $54,905

North Dakota $54,800

Michigan $54,633

Wisconsin $54,572

Vermont $54,450

Texas $54,112

Maine $54,089

Arizona $54,056

Ohio $54,017

Georgia $53,507

Indiana $53,252

Wyoming $53,202

Utah $53,124

Iowa $53,091

Kansas $52,825

Louisiana $52,747

North Carolina $52,719

Missouri $52,708

Florida $52,492

Montana $52,375

Nebraska $52,264

Kentucky $52,203

South Carolina $51,981

Tennessee $51,843

Idaho $51,787

New Mexico $51,382

Oklahoma $51,293

Alabama $50,966

South Dakota $50,417

Arkansas $50,117

West Virginia $49,956

Mississippi $49,474

Top Paying Cities for Games Analysts

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: $69,972
San Francisco: $69,206
Oakland: $67,748

San Jose, CA $69,972

San Francisco, CA $69,206

Oakland, CA $67,748

New York, NY $63,875

Paramus, NJ $63,098

Queens Village, NY $63,096

Passaic, NJ $63,043

Bergenfield, NJ $63,038

Stamford, CT $62,916

Huntington, NY $62,893

Newark, NJ $62,483

Bridgeport, CT $62,366

Vallejo, CA $62,256

New Brunswick, NJ $62,233

Petaluma, CA $62,200

Middlesex, NJ $62,095

Somerset, NJ $62,056

Santa Cruz, CA $61,984

Boston, MA $61,645

Monterey, CA $61,451

Seattle, WA $61,324

Santa Rosa, CA $61,313

Los Angeles, CA $61,296

Juneau, AK $61,152

Washington, DC $61,091

Orange, CA $60,893

Santa Ana, CA $60,747

Long Beach, CA $60,691

Anaheim, CA $60,680

Anchorage, AK $60,652

Santa Maria, CA $60,486

Everett, WA $60,475

Danbury, CT $60,280

Bremerton, WA $60,203

Tacoma, WA $60,003

New Suffolk, NY $60,002

Sacramento, CA $59,987

Santa Barbara, CA $59,926

Trenton, NJ $59,865

San Diego, CA $59,865

Brockton, MA $59,804

Fairbanks, AK $59,668

Lompoc, CA $59,526

Lowell, MA $59,481

Ventura, CA $59,471

Nashua, NH $59,460

Stockton, CA $59,454

Modesto, CA $59,049

Poughkeepsie, NY $58,927

Olympia, WA $58,822

Kennewick, WA $58,822

New Haven, CT $58,799

Lawrence, MA $58,600

Hartford, CT $58,544

Riverside, CA $58,533

New Bedford, MA $58,478

Richland, WA $58,478

Bakersfield, CA $58,400

San Bernardino, CA $58,378

New Britain, CT $58,372

Atlantic City, NJ $58,372

New London, CT $58,350

Norwich, CT $58,333

Portsmouth, NH $58,322

Boulder, CO $58,205

Portland, OR $58,128

Worcester, MA $58,123

Minneapolis, MN $57,951

Philadelphia, PA $57,873

Honolulu, HI $57,690

Saint Paul, MN $57,663

Vineland, NJ $57,651

Providence, RI $57,490

Chicago, IL $57,329

Bellingham, WA $57,263

Springfield, MA $57,218

Baltimore, MD $57,202

Chico, CA $57,063

Pittsfield, MA $56,913

Manchester, NH $56,808

Spokane, WA $56,564

Denver, CO $56,558

Albany, NY $56,297

Troy, NY $56,275

Nassau, NY $56,216

Schenectady, NY $56,159

Wilmington, DE $56,114

Burlington, VT $56,037

Salem, OR $56,015

Portland, ME $55,843

Yakima, WA $55,787

Rochester, MN $55,615

Reno, NV $55,587

Fresno, CA $55,587

Milwaukee, WI $55,537

Detroit, MI $55,482

Ann Arbor, MI $55,473

Allentown, PA $55,465

Colorado Springs, CO $55,371

Syracuse, NY $55,343

Carson City, NV $55,343

Houston, TX $55,266

Eugene, OR $55,238

Gary, IN $55,171

Springfield, OR $55,127

Bismarck, ND $55,116

Galveston, TX $55,077

Medford, OR $54,994

Fort Collins, CO $54,972

Concord, NH $54,944

Austin, TX $54,927

Mesa, AZ $54,811

Reading, PA $54,805

Phoenix, AZ $54,800

Dallas, TX $54,783

Saint Cloud, MN $54,730

Madison, WI $54,655

Utica, NY $54,506

Rochester, NY $54,417

Des Moines, IA $54,411

Raleigh, NC $54,406

Atlanta, GA $54,322

Battle Creek, MI $54,306

Salt Lake City, UT $54,289

Lancaster, PA $54,206

Harrisburg, PA $54,128

Kansas City, MO $54,073

Champaign, IL $54,062

Kansas City, KS $54,062

Fort Worth, TX $54,056

Columbus, OH $54,047

Boca Raton, FL $54,034

Pittsburgh, PA $54,012

Richmond, VA $53,990

Indianapolis, IN $53,979

Cleveland, OH $53,973

Las Vegas, NV $53,906

Cincinnati, OH $53,906

Petersburg, VA $53,823

Huntsville, AL $53,740

Lansing, MI $53,703

Lebanon, PA $53,696

Pueblo, CO $53,690

Appleton, WI $53,673

Buffalo, NY $53,651

Dayton, OH $53,635

Racine, WI $53,623

Charlotte, NC $53,618

Saint Louis, MO $53,601

York, PA $53,568

Elkhart, IN $53,568

Gastonia, NC $53,557

Billings, MT $53,544

Beaumont, TX $53,529

Lorain, OH $53,518

Benton Harbor, MI $53,507

Toledo, OH $53,496

Binghamton, NY $53,468

Rock Hill, SC $53,463

Rockford, IL $53,435

Springfield, IL $53,413

Elyria, OH $53,407

Fargo, ND $53,407

Flagstaff, AZ $53,368

Fort Lauderdale, FL $53,335

Duluth, MN $53,302

Miami, FL $53,302

Cheyenne, WY $53,263

Grand Forks, ND $53,263

Bangor, ME $53,141

Cedar Rapids, IA $53,080

Durham, NC $53,057

Louisville, KY $53,052

Grand Rapids, MI $53,041

Hialeah, FL $53,035

Casper, WY $52,958

Scranton, PA $52,891

New Orleans, LA $52,875

Virginia Beach, VA $52,869

Akron, OH $52,841

Peoria, IL $52,769

Sarasota, FL $52,758

Nashville, TN $52,719

Omaha, NE $52,719

Green Bay, WI $52,719

Baton Rouge, LA $52,691

Charleston, SC $52,680

Jamestown, NY $52,653

Davenport, IA $52,653

Tucson, AZ $52,625

Saint Petersburg, FL $52,592

Tampa, FL $52,581

Evansville, IN $52,547

Port Arthur, TX $52,547

Bradenton, FL $52,525

Santa Fe, NM $52,425

Orlando, FL $52,325

Clearwater, FL $52,309

Canton, OH $52,192

La Crosse, WI $52,192

Albuquerque, NM $52,159

Newport News, VA $52,153

High Point, NC $52,137

Ogden, UT $52,115

Corpus Christi, TX $52,070

Norfolk, VA $52,037

Laramie, WY $52,037

Rock Island, IL $52,004

Saginaw, MI $51,992

Jacksonville, FL $51,987

Salisbury, NC $51,976

Boise, ID $51,965

Moline, IL $51,937

Fort Myers, FL $51,920

Memphis, TN $51,909

Tulsa, OK $51,882

Waterloo, IA $51,848

Spartanburg, SC $51,793

Lincoln, NE $51,765

Fort Wayne, IN $51,754

Provo, UT $51,748

Cedar Falls, IA $51,682

San Antonio, TX $51,660

Greensboro, NC $51,637

South Bend, IN $51,632

Savannah, GA $51,571

Muskegon, MI $51,549

Birmingham, AL $51,543

Winston Salem, NC $51,516

Lake Charles, LA $51,382

Anderson, IN $51,371

Lexington, KY $51,355

Augusta, GA $51,338

Greenville, SC $51,338

Lima, OH $51,293

Wichita, KS $51,288

Tuscaloosa, AL $51,288

Columbia, SC $51,238

Springfield, OH $51,227

Asheville, NC $51,138

Bloomington, IN $51,099

Knoxville, TN $50,900

Shreveport, LA $50,894

Wilmington, NC $50,822

Roanoke, VA $50,822

Topeka, KS $50,722

Frankfort, KY $50,716

Oklahoma City, OK $50,678

Chillicothe, OH $50,656

Longview, TX $50,650

Melbourne, FL $50,644

Sioux Falls, SD $50,556

Mobile, AL $50,550

Terre Haute, IN $50,528

Altoona, PA $50,495

Amarillo, TX $50,456

Killeen, TX $50,439

Fayetteville, AR $50,395

Chattanooga, TN $50,378

Sioux City, IA $50,328

Idaho Falls, ID $50,317

Lynchburg, VA $50,273

Gainesville, FL $50,201

Portsmouth, OH $50,173

Little Rock, AR $50,162

Lafayette, LA $50,140

Youngstown, OH $50,140

Daytona Beach, FL $50,106

Clarksville, TN $50,101

Pensacola, FL $50,095

Temple, TX $50,091

Hopkinsville, KY $49,929

Erie, PA $49,918

Florence, SC $49,895

Charleston, WV $49,807

Great Falls, MT $49,779

Macon, GA $49,701

Tallahassee, FL $49,696

Fayetteville, NC $49,685

Waco, TX $49,674

Helena, MT $49,635

Pine Bluff, AR $49,614

Vincennes, IN $49,546

Lubbock, TX $49,524

Alamogordo, NM $49,490

Twin Falls, ID $49,441

Rapid City, SD $49,424

Jackson, MS $49,324

Huntington, WV $49,320

Greenville, MS $49,319

Parkersburg, WV $49,262

Montgomery, AL $49,252

Wichita Falls, TX $49,196

Springfield, MO $49,196

Biloxi, MS $49,169

Monroe, LA $49,113

Johnstown, PA $49,074

Sumter, SC $49,052

Columbus, GA $49,047

Pascagoula, MS $48,941

Abilene, TX $48,941

Kingsport, TN $48,797

Albany, GA $48,797

Gulfport, MS $48,780

Alexandria, LA $48,597

Fort Smith, AR $48,459

El Paso, TX $48,309

Las Cruces, NM $48,059

Harlingen, TX $47,918

Pocatello, ID $47,909

Florence, AL $47,837

Brownsville, TX $47,826

Mcallen, TX $47,710

Dothan, AL $47,632

Columbus, MS $47,303

Altus, OK $47,044

Lawton, OK $46,939

Pierre, SD $46,739

What Skills Can Increase a Games Analyst's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Presentation (Mentioned in 5.22% Job Postings): Presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.
Photoshop (Mentioned in 2.43% Job Postings): Photoshop is an image creation, graphic design and photo editing software developed by Adobe. It is used to demonstrate knowledge of image resolution, image size, and image file format for web, video, and print.
Sales Systems (Mentioned in 1.74% Job Postings): Tracking and containing relevant information about the sale using tools and software to organize the sales process.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Presentation	5.22%
Photoshop	2.43%
Sales Systems	1.74%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Games Analyst's salary.

Study Design: Can increase your salary by up to 32%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Study Design	$73,229	32%
Consulting	$64,353	16%
Leadership	$63,798	15%
Innovation	$62,134	12%
Illustration	$61,024	10%
Project Management	$60,469	9%

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Games Analyst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Games Analyst'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.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$51,501

Average $55,476/year

$61,571

$4,292

Average $4,623/month

$5,131

$990

Average $1,067/week

$1,184

$25

Average $27/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,571	$5,131	$1,184	$30
Average	$55,476	$4,623	$1,067	$27
25th Percentile	$51,501	$4,292	$990	$25

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Salary Trends for Games Analyst

Salaries for a Games Analyst can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,218 in 2023 to around $55,127 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Games Analyst salary trends, .

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