What are the main factors that influence an Allocation Analyst's salary?

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

How does experience change An Allocation Analyst's salary?

An Allocation Analyst's salary grows with experience: a Budget Analyst I (0-2 years)earns $67,451, a Allocation Analyst (2-4 years)earns $82,103, a Budget Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $92,179, a Budget Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $117,525, a Budgeting Supervisor (7+ years)earns $121,142,

What are the highest paying states for an Allocation Analyst?

Allocation Analyst salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Allocation Analyst roles are District of Columbia $91,328, California $90,982, Massachusetts $89,769. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Allocation Analyst roles make?

Salaries for Allocation Analyst level roles vary by specialization: Director, Allocation: $157,292; Director Of Planning And Allocation: $150,455; Senior Allocation Analyst: $119,979; Allocation Manager: $119,832; Merchandise Allocation Manager: $119,157.

How do different companies affect an Allocation Analyst's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Allocation 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.

Allocation Analyst Salary in the United States

How much does an Allocation Analyst make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Allocation Analyst in the United States is $82,486 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $92,420
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $74,641 to $87,686
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $67,499

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Allocation Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$87,686	$7,307	$1,686	$42
Average	$82,486	$6,874	$1,586	$40
25th Percentile	$74,641	$6,220	$1,435	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Allocation Analyst Salaries

An Allocation 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Allocation Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Allocation Analyst'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $67,451
Early Career (1-2 years): $82,103
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $92,179
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $117,525
Expert (over 8 years): $121,142

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Budget An... Level Allocation Analyst	$67,451
Allocatio... Level Allocation Analyst	$82,103
Budget An... Level Allocation Analyst	$92,179
Budget An... Level Allocation Analyst	$117,525
Budgeting... Level Allocation Analyst	$121,142

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How Do Allocation 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 Allocation Analysts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $91,328.
California: $90,982.
Massachusetts: $89,769.

District of Columbia $91,328 California $90,982 Massachusetts $89,769 Washington $89,439 New Jersey $89,406 Alaska $89,291 Connecticut $88,152 New York $87,691

Hawaii $86,214 Rhode Island $85,521 Maryland $85,051 Minnesota $84,408 Colorado $84,160 Illinois $84,078 Oregon $83,764 Delaware $83,533

New Hampshire $83,388 Virginia $83,063 Pennsylvania $82,115 Nevada $81,636 North Dakota $81,479 Michigan $81,232 Wisconsin $81,141 Vermont $80,960

Texas $80,457 Maine $80,424 Arizona $80,374 Ohio $80,316 Georgia $79,557 Indiana $79,178 Wyoming $79,104 Utah $78,988

Iowa $78,939 Kansas $78,543 Louisiana $78,427 North Carolina $78,386 Missouri $78,370 Florida $78,048 Montana $77,875 Nebraska $77,710

Kentucky $77,619 South Carolina $77,289 Tennessee $77,083 Idaho $77,000 New Mexico $76,398 Oklahoma $76,266 Alabama $75,780 South Dakota $74,963

Arkansas $74,518 West Virginia $74,278 Mississippi $73,561

Top Paying Cities for Allocation 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: $104,039
San Francisco: $103,016
Oakland: $100,732

San Jose, CA $104,039

San Francisco, CA $103,016

Oakland, CA $100,732

New York, NY $95,593

Queens Village, NY $94,974

Paramus, NJ $94,314

Passaic, NJ $94,232

Bergenfield, NJ $94,149

Stamford, CT $94,025

Huntington, NY $93,943

Newark, NJ $93,407

Bridgeport, CT $93,242

New Brunswick, NJ $92,970

Vallejo, CA $92,796

Middlesex, NJ $92,747

Somerset, NJ $92,673

Petaluma, CA $92,483

Santa Cruz, CA $92,161

Boston, MA $91,996

Monterey, CA $91,584

Fairbanks, AK $91,526

Los Angeles, CA $91,369

Washington, DC $91,328

Seattle, WA $91,180

Santa Rosa, CA $91,163

Juneau, AK $90,924

Orange, CA $90,652

Anchorage, AK $90,503

Anaheim, CA $90,446

Santa Ana, CA $90,322

Nassau, NY $90,272

Long Beach, CA $90,239

Danbury, CT $90,215

Santa Maria, CA $89,934

Everett, WA $89,918

Bremerton, WA $89,513

Trenton, NJ $89,357

Sacramento, CA $89,324

San Diego, CA $89,283

Brockton, MA $89,250

Tacoma, WA $89,217

Santa Barbara, CA $89,101

Lowell, MA $88,771

New Suffolk, NY $88,738

Nashua, NH $88,639

Lompoc, CA $88,507

Ventura, CA $88,425

Stockton, CA $88,400

New Haven, CT $88,235

Atlantic City, NJ $88,020

Hartford, CT $87,839

Modesto, CA $87,798

Poughkeepsie, NY $87,616

New Britain, CT $87,575

Olympia, WA $87,460

Kennewick, WA $87,460

New London, CT $87,443

Norwich, CT $87,418

Lawrence, MA $87,377

Bakersfield, CA $87,146

Riverside, CA $87,031

New Bedford, MA $87,031

Richland, WA $86,948

Portsmouth, NH $86,882

Vineland, NJ $86,866

San Bernardino, CA $86,800

Boulder, CO $86,569

Worcester, MA $86,503

Portland, OR $86,429

Saint Paul, MN $86,330

Minneapolis, MN $86,330

Philadelphia, PA $86,214

Honolulu, HI $85,777

Springfield, MA $85,488

Providence, RI $85,480

Chicago, IL $85,241

Bellingham, WA $85,142

Baltimore, MD $85,051

Chico, CA $84,845

Wilmington, DE $84,705

Pittsfield, MA $84,622

Manchester, NH $84,465

Spokane, WA $84,102

Denver, CO $84,094

Albany, NY $83,706

Troy, NY $83,673

Schenectady, NY $83,500

Burlington, VT $83,319

Portland, ME $83,030

Salem, OR $82,964

Yakima, WA $82,948

Ann Arbor, MI $82,923

Rochester, MN $82,692

Fresno, CA $82,651

Reno, NV $82,651

Milwaukee, WI $82,576

Detroit, MI $82,494

Allentown, PA $82,469

Carson City, NV $82,461

Houston, TX $82,337

Colorado Springs, CO $82,329

Syracuse, NY $82,288

Eugene, OR $82,131

Bismarck, ND $82,032

Gary, IN $82,032

Galveston, TX $82,032

Springfield, OR $81,966

Medford, OR $81,768

Fort Collins, CO $81,735

Austin, TX $81,669

Mesa, AZ $81,496

Phoenix, AZ $81,479

Dallas, TX $81,455

Reading, PA $81,405

Saint Cloud, MN $81,372

Concord, NH $81,298

Madison, WI $81,265

Utica, NY $81,042

Raleigh, NC $80,976

Las Vegas, NV $80,968

Rochester, NY $80,910

Des Moines, IA $80,902

Atlanta, GA $80,770

Battle Creek, MI $80,745

Salt Lake City, UT $80,721

Lancaster, PA $80,597

Champaign, IL $80,580

Harrisburg, PA $80,481

Durham, NC $80,407

Kansas City, MO $80,399

Kansas City, KS $80,382

Fort Worth, TX $80,374

Boca Raton, FL $80,341

Cleveland, OH $80,333

Columbus, OH $80,316

Pittsburgh, PA $80,308

Richmond, VA $80,275

Indianapolis, IN $80,259

Cincinnati, OH $80,151

Petersburg, VA $80,028

Billings, MT $79,846

Lansing, MI $79,846

Huntsville, AL $79,846

Lebanon, PA $79,838

Dayton, OH $79,830

Pueblo, CO $79,830

Appleton, WI $79,805

Buffalo, NY $79,772

Racine, WI $79,731

Charlotte, NC $79,722

Saint Louis, MO $79,698

Springfield, IL $79,665

Elkhart, IN $79,648

York, PA $79,648

Gastonia, NC $79,640

Benton Harbor, MI $79,640

Beaumont, TX $79,590

Lorain, OH $79,574

Toledo, OH $79,541

Binghamton, NY $79,500

Rock Hill, SC $79,491

Rockford, IL $79,450

Fargo, ND $79,409

Elyria, OH $79,409

Flagstaff, AZ $79,351

Fort Lauderdale, FL $79,302

Miami, FL $79,252

Duluth, MN $79,120

Bangor, ME $79,013

Cedar Rapids, IA $78,922

Louisville, KY $78,881

Grand Rapids, MI $78,865

Hialeah, FL $78,856

Casper, WY $78,741

Scranton, PA $78,642

New Orleans, LA $78,617

Virginia Beach, VA $78,609

Akron, OH $78,568

Peoria, IL $78,460

Sarasota, FL $78,444

Green Bay, WI $78,386

Baton Rouge, LA $78,345

Charleston, SC $78,328

Nashville, TN $78,304

Jamestown, NY $78,287

Davenport, IA $78,287

Tucson, AZ $78,246

Cheyenne, WY $78,221

Saint Petersburg, FL $78,196

Tampa, FL $78,180

Omaha, NE $78,163

Port Arthur, TX $78,130

Evansville, IN $78,130

Bradenton, FL $78,097

Santa Fe, NM $77,949

Orlando, FL $77,867

Clearwater, FL $77,776

Canton, OH $77,603

La Crosse, WI $77,603

Grand Forks, ND $77,578

Albuquerque, NM $77,553

Tulsa, OK $77,553

Newport News, VA $77,545

High Point, NC $77,520

Ogden, UT $77,487

Corpus Christi, TX $77,421

Laramie, WY $77,372

Norfolk, VA $77,372

Rock Island, IL $77,322

Saginaw, MI $77,306

Jacksonville, FL $77,297

Salisbury, NC $77,281

Memphis, TN $77,264

Moline, IL $77,223

Fort Myers, FL $77,198

Waterloo, IA $77,091

Spartanburg, SC $77,009

Lincoln, NE $76,967

Fort Wayne, IN $76,951

Birmingham, AL $76,860

Cedar Falls, IA $76,844

Provo, UT $76,835

Springfield, OH $76,827

San Antonio, TX $76,811

Greensboro, NC $76,778

South Bend, IN $76,769

Winston Salem, NC $76,761

Boise, ID $76,736

Savannah, GA $76,679

Muskegon, MI $76,530

Lima, OH $76,431

Lake Charles, LA $76,398

Anderson, IN $76,382

Lexington, KY $76,357

Augusta, GA $76,332

Greenville, SC $76,332

Wichita, KS $76,258

Tuscaloosa, AL $76,258

Columbia, SC $76,184

Bloomington, IN $75,978

Roanoke, VA $75,928

Asheville, NC $75,821

Knoxville, TN $75,681

Shreveport, LA $75,672

Wilmington, NC $75,565

Frankfort, KY $75,408

Oklahoma City, OK $75,351

Chillicothe, OH $75,318

Longview, TX $75,309

Topeka, KS $75,285

Mobile, AL $75,161

Terre Haute, IN $75,128

Erie, PA $75,120

Altoona, PA $75,078

Melbourne, FL $75,054

Amarillo, TX $75,021

Killeen, TX $74,996

Fayetteville, AR $74,930

Sioux Falls, SD $74,872

Chattanooga, TN $74,823

Idaho Falls, ID $74,815

Gainesville, FL $74,641

Portsmouth, OH $74,600

Little Rock, AR $74,584

Lynchburg, VA $74,584

Lafayette, LA $74,551

Youngstown, OH $74,551

Temple, TX $74,518

Daytona Beach, FL $74,501

Clarksville, TN $74,493

Pensacola, FL $74,485

Hopkinsville, KY $74,237

Charleston, WV $74,229

Florence, SC $74,188

Sioux City, IA $74,138

Macon, GA $73,899

Tallahassee, FL $73,891

Fayetteville, NC $73,874

Waco, TX $73,858

Wichita Falls, TX $73,858

Pine Bluff, AR $73,825

Vincennes, IN $73,668

Lubbock, TX $73,635

Great Falls, MT $73,585

Alamogordo, NM $73,577

Abilene, TX $73,511

Rapid City, SD $73,404

Monroe, LA $73,404

Albany, GA $73,355

Huntington, WV $73,346

Jackson, MS $73,338

Greenville, MS $73,330

Parkersburg, WV $73,247

Montgomery, AL $73,231

Johnstown, PA $73,214

Springfield, MO $73,148

Biloxi, MS $73,107

Sumter, SC $72,934

Columbus, GA $72,926

Twin Falls, ID $72,876

Pascagoula, MS $72,769

Kingsport, TN $72,554

Gulfport, MS $72,530

Alexandria, LA $72,257

Fort Smith, AR $72,051

El Paso, TX $71,829

Helena, MT $71,721

Las Cruces, NM $71,457

Harlingen, TX $71,226

Pocatello, ID $71,152

Florence, AL $71,127

Brownsville, TX $71,111

Dothan, AL $70,979

Mcallen, TX $70,938

Columbus, MS $70,327

Altus, OK $69,948

Lawton, OK $69,791

Pierre, SD $69,494

What Skills Can Increase an Allocation Analyst's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 19.97% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
PowerPoint (Mentioned in 1.5% Job Postings): A computer software created by Microsoft which allows the user to create slides with recordings, narrations, transitions and other features in order to present information.
SQL (Mentioned in 1.04% Job Postings): Structured Query Language) is a domain-specific language used in programming and designed for managing data held in a relational database management system (RDBMS), or for stream processing in a relational data stream management system (RDSMS).

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	19.97%
PowerPoint	1.5%
SQL	1.04%

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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 an Allocation Analyst's salary.

SQL: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Verbal Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Balance Sheet: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
SQL	$86,610	5%
Verbal Communication	$86,610	5%
Balance Sheet	$86,610	5%
Insight	$85,785	4%
Analytical Skills	$85,785	4%
Financial Modeling	$85,785	4%

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How Education impacts an Allocation Analyst's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Allocation Analysts enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Allocation Analyst with a Bachelor's Degree is between $77,365 and $82,035).

Allocation Analyst Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Allocation Analyst

No Diploma 6.6%

High School 6.6%

Associates 2.8%

Bachelors 49.2%

Masters 40.9%

Doctorate 0.6%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	6.6%
High School	6.6%
Associates	2.8%
Bachelors	49.2%
Masters	40.9%
Doctorate	0.6%

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

Understanding how an Allocation 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.

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$74,641

Average $82,486/year

$87,686

$6,220

Average $6,874/month

$7,307

$1,435

Average $1,586/week

$1,686

$36

Average $40/hour

$42

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$87,686	$7,307	$1,686	$42
Average	$82,486	$6,874	$1,586	$40
25th Percentile	$74,641	$6,220	$1,435	$36

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Salary Trends for Allocation Analyst

Salaries for an Allocation Analyst can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $75,508 in 2023 to around $75,190 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Allocation Analyst salary trends, .

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