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

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Category Analyst 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 Management Analyst I (0-2 years)earns $74,919, a Category Analyst (2-4 years)earns $92,281, a Category Management Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $108,326, a Category Management Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $143,952, a Category Management Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $183,229,

What are the highest paying states for a Category Analyst?

Category Analyst salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Category Analyst roles are District of Columbia $93,019, California $92,667, Massachusetts $91,432. 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: $129,390; Category Analyst III: $97,400; Category Research and Metrics Analyst II: $83,000; Category Analyst II: $82,990.

Category Analyst Salary in California

How much does a Category Analyst make in California?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Category Analyst in California is $92,667 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $102,693
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $86,793 to $97,915
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $81,445

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,915	$8,160	$1,883	$47
Average	$92,667	$7,722	$1,782	$45
25th Percentile	$86,793	$7,233	$1,669	$42

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Key Factors That Influence Category Analyst Salaries

A Category 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 Experience Level Affects Category Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Category 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): $74,919
Early Career (1-2 years): $92,281
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $108,326
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $143,952
Expert (over 8 years): $183,229

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Category ... Level Category Analyst	$74,919
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$92,281
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$108,326
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$143,952
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$183,229

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

District of Columbia: $93,019.
California: $92,667.
Massachusetts: $91,432.

District of Columbia $93,019 California $92,667 Massachusetts $91,432 Washington $91,096 New Jersey $91,062 Alaska $90,944 Connecticut $89,785 New York $89,314

Hawaii $87,811 Rhode Island $87,105 Maryland $86,626 Minnesota $85,971 Colorado $85,719 Illinois $85,635 Oregon $85,315 Delaware $85,080

New Hampshire $84,932 Virginia $84,601 Pennsylvania $83,635 Nevada $83,148 North Dakota $82,988 Michigan $82,736 Wisconsin $82,644 Vermont $82,459

Texas $81,946 Maine $81,913 Arizona $81,862 Ohio $81,804 Georgia $81,031 Indiana $80,644 Wyoming $80,569 Utah $80,451

Iowa $80,401 Kansas $79,997 Louisiana $79,880 North Carolina $79,838 Missouri $79,821 Florida $79,493 Montana $79,317 Nebraska $79,149

Kentucky $79,056 South Carolina $78,720 Tennessee $78,510 Idaho $78,426 New Mexico $77,813 Oklahoma $77,679 Alabama $77,183 South Dakota $76,351

Arkansas $75,898 West Virginia $75,654 Mississippi $74,923

Top Paying Cities for Category 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:

Los Angeles: $92,826
West Hollywood: $92,759
Dodgertown: $92,825

Los Angeles, CA $92,826 West Hollywood, CA $92,759 Dodgertown, CA $92,825 Playa Vista, CA $92,609 Bell Gardens, CA $92,616 Bell, CA $92,491 Beverly Hills, CA $92,754 Compton, CA $92,087

Culver City, CA $92,694 Downey, CA $92,205 El Segundo, CA $92,417 Gardena, CA $92,262 Hawthorne, CA $92,436 Hermosa Beach, CA $91,886 Huntington Park, CA $92,745 Lawndale, CA $92,280

Lynwood, CA $92,368 Malibu, CA $90,654 Manhattan Beach, CA $92,153 Maywood, CA $92,730 Pacific Palisades, CA $92,063 Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA $91,737 Rancho Palos Verdes, CA $91,730 Redondo Beach, CA $91,677

South Gate, CA $92,509 Topanga, CA $91,346 Venice, CA $92,534 Marina Del Rey, CA $92,552 Playa Del Rey, CA $92,453 Inglewood, CA $92,634 Santa Monica, CA $92,386 Torrance, CA $91,994

Whittier, CA $92,132 Buena Park, CA $91,971 La Palma, CA $91,986 Cypress, CA $91,988 La Habra, CA $91,973 La Mirada, CA $91,968 Montebello, CA $92,577 Norwalk, CA $91,906

Pico Rivera, CA $92,397 Santa Fe Springs, CA $91,967 Stanton, CA $91,990 Artesia, CA $91,948 Cerritos, CA $92,005 Avalon, CA $89,742 Bellflower, CA $92,016 Harbor City, CA $91,959

Lakewood, CA $91,945 Hawaiian Gardens, CA $91,978 Lomita, CA $91,970 Los Alamitos, CA $91,978 Paramount, CA $92,133 San Pedro, CA $91,931 Seal Beach, CA $91,970 Sunset Beach, CA $91,979

Surfside, CA $91,955 Wilmington, CA $91,921 Carson, CA $91,947 Signal Hill, CA $91,912 Long Beach, CA $91,910 Altadena, CA $92,592 Arcadia, CA $92,123 Duarte, CA $91,493

La Canada Flintridge, CA $92,628 Monrovia, CA $91,799 Montrose, CA $92,664 Mount Wilson, CA $92,136 Sierra Madre, CA $92,110 South Pasadena, CA $92,751 Sunland, CA $92,268 Tujunga, CA $91,758

Verdugo City, CA $92,668 Pasadena, CA $92,677 San Marino, CA $92,647 Glendale, CA $92,748 La Crescenta, CA $92,590 Agoura Hills, CA $90,150 Calabasas, CA $90,904 Canoga Park, CA $91,169

Winnetka, CA $91,305 West Hills, CA $90,705 Castaic, CA $89,394 Chatsworth, CA $90,704 Encino, CA $92,013 Newbury Park, CA $89,363 Newhall, CA $90,767 Northridge, CA $91,341

Porter Ranch, CA $91,023 Pacoima, CA $91,990 Reseda, CA $91,626 San Fernando, CA $91,652 Sylmar, CA $91,481 North Hills, CA $91,780 Granada Hills, CA $91,274 Mission Hills, CA $91,719

Santa Clarita, CA $90,147 Canyon Country, CA $90,278 Sun Valley, CA $92,437 Valencia, CA $89,799 Tarzana, CA $91,784 Thousand Oaks, CA $89,290 Westlake Village, CA $89,386 Woodland Hills, CA $91,403

Oak Park, CA $89,903 Stevenson Ranch, CA $90,139 Van Nuys, CA $92,125 Panorama City, CA $92,124 Sherman Oaks, CA $92,459 Burbank, CA $92,710 North Hollywood, CA $92,705 Studio City, CA $92,714

Valley Village, CA $92,681 Universal City, CA $92,757 Toluca Lake, CA $92,730 Rancho Cucamonga, CA $89,030 Azusa, CA $89,346 Baldwin Park, CA $91,633 Chino, CA $90,197 Chino Hills, CA $91,359

Claremont, CA $89,555 City Of Industry, CA $91,716 Covina, CA $91,057 El Monte, CA $92,395 South El Monte, CA $92,399 Glendora, CA $90,614 Guasti, CA $89,176 La Puente, CA $91,558

Hacienda Heights, CA $91,791 Rowland Heights, CA $91,913 La Verne, CA $89,836 Mira Loma, CA $89,061 Monterey Park, CA $92,740 Ontario, CA $89,348 Mt Baldy, CA $88,888 Montclair, CA $89,845

Diamond Bar, CA $91,606 Pomona, CA $90,706 Rosemead, CA $92,549 San Dimas, CA $90,475 San Gabriel, CA $92,573 Temple City, CA $92,456 Upland, CA $89,280 Walnut, CA $91,576

West Covina, CA $91,367 Alhambra, CA $92,704 Alpine, CA $89,626 Bonita, CA $90,659 Boulevard, CA $87,060 Campo, CA $88,221 Chula Vista, CA $90,659 Descanso, CA $88,887

Dulzura, CA $89,798 Guatay, CA $88,758 Imperial Beach, CA $90,659 Jacumba, CA $86,218 Jamul, CA $89,979 La Mesa, CA $90,659 Lemon Grove, CA $90,659 Lincoln Acres, CA $90,659

Mount Laguna, CA $88,106 National City, CA $90,659 Pine Valley, CA $88,400 Potrero, CA $88,907 Spring Valley, CA $90,659 Tecate, CA $89,017 Bonsall, CA $88,478 Borrego Springs, CA $85,318

Cardiff By The Sea, CA $90,150 Carlsbad, CA $89,409 Del Mar, CA $90,564 El Cajon, CA $90,497 Encinitas, CA $90,090 Escondido, CA $89,695 Fallbrook, CA $87,770 Julian, CA $86,373

La Jolla, CA $90,672 Lakeside, CA $90,200 Oceanside, CA $89,108 Camp Pendleton, CA $88,963 Pala, CA $87,601 Palomar Mountain, CA $87,197 Pauma Valley, CA $87,955 Poway, CA $90,275

Ramona, CA $89,346 Ranchita, CA $86,902 Rancho Santa Fe, CA $90,229 San Luis Rey, CA $88,645 San Marcos, CA $89,225 Santa Ysabel, CA $88,080 Santee, CA $90,659 Solana Beach, CA $90,355

Vista, CA $89,314 Valley Center, CA $88,491 Warner Springs, CA $86,638 San Diego, CA $90,659 Coronado, CA $90,659 San Ysidro, CA $90,659 Indio, CA $85,407 Indian Wells, CA $85,543

Palm Desert, CA $85,755 Banning, CA $87,743 Bard, CA $84,015 Beaumont, CA $88,100 Blythe, CA $84,106 Brawley, CA $84,635 Cabazon, CA $87,472 Calexico, CA $84,797

Calipatria, CA $84,626 Cathedral City, CA $86,280 Coachella, CA $84,790 Desert Center, CA $84,148 Desert Hot Springs, CA $86,559 Earp, CA $83,967 El Centro, CA $84,776 La Quinta, CA $85,488

Heber, CA $84,765 Holtville, CA $84,285 Imperial, CA $84,697 Joshua Tree, CA $85,676 Mecca, CA $84,705 Morongo Valley, CA $87,089 Niland, CA $84,500 North Palm Springs, CA $86,556

Ocotillo, CA $85,034 Palm Springs, CA $86,550 Palo Verde, CA $84,039 Parker Dam, CA $83,732 Pioneertown, CA $86,450 Rancho Mirage, CA $86,002 Seeley, CA $84,788 Thermal, CA $84,660

Salton City, CA $84,618 Thousand Palms, CA $85,891 Twentynine Palms, CA $84,478 Vidal, CA $83,851 Westmorland, CA $84,704 Whitewater, CA $87,180 Winterhaven, CA $84,005 Yucca Valley, CA $86,208

Landers, CA $86,190 Adelanto, CA $87,526 Amboy, CA $84,269 Angelus Oaks, CA $87,874 Apple Valley, CA $87,559 Baker, CA $84,434 Fort Irwin, CA $84,711 Barstow, CA $85,569

Grand Terrace, CA $88,587 Big Bear City, CA $87,531 Big Bear Lake, CA $88,022 Bloomington, CA $88,612 Blue Jay, CA $88,389 Bryn Mawr, CA $88,494 Calimesa, CA $88,261 Cedar Glen, CA $88,316

Cedarpines Park, CA $88,436 Cima, CA $83,694 Colton, CA $88,564 Crestline, CA $88,432 Crest Park, CA $88,389 Daggett, CA $85,632 Death Valley, CA $84,410 Phelan, CA $88,561

Fontana, CA $88,666 Essex, CA $83,872 Fawnskin, CA $88,053 Ludlow, CA $84,496 Forest Falls, CA $87,754 Hesperia, CA $88,170 Green Valley Lake, CA $88,217 Helendale, CA $86,702

Highland, CA $88,472 Hinkley, CA $85,720 Loma Linda, CA $88,454 Lake Arrowhead, CA $88,332 Lucerne Valley, CA $87,272 Lytle Creek, CA $88,674 Mentone, CA $88,344 Needles, CA $83,801

Nipton, CA $83,368 Newberry Springs, CA $84,934 Mountain Pass, CA $83,172 Oro Grande, CA $87,386 Patton, CA $88,436 Pinon Hills, CA $88,299 Redlands, CA $88,459 Rialto, CA $88,489

Rimforest, CA $88,426 Running Springs, CA $88,327 Shoshone, CA $83,402 Skyforest, CA $88,466 Sugarloaf, CA $87,629 Tecopa, CA $84,028 Twin Peaks, CA $88,421 Victorville, CA $88,125

Wrightwood, CA $88,651 Yermo, CA $85,207 Yucaipa, CA $88,216 San Bernardino, CA $88,407 Riverside, CA $88,642 March Air Reserve Base, CA $88,759 Lake Elsinore, CA $89,225 Aguanga, CA $86,810

Anza, CA $86,201 Hemet, CA $88,083 Homeland, CA $88,473 Idyllwild, CA $87,062 Moreno Valley, CA $88,667 Mountain Center, CA $86,077 Murrieta, CA $88,778 Nuevo, CA $88,400

Perris, CA $88,988 San Jacinto, CA $88,055 Menifee, CA $88,640 Sun City, CA $88,624 Temecula, CA $88,012 Wildomar, CA $88,815 Winchester, CA $88,250 Irvine, CA $92,164

Huntington Beach, CA $92,094 Laguna Niguel, CA $91,002 El Toro, CA $91,505 Foothill Ranch, CA $91,685 Capistrano Beach, CA $90,406 Corona Del Mar, CA $92,017 Costa Mesa, CA $92,183 Dana Point, CA $90,686

Lake Forest, CA $91,749 Laguna Woods, CA $91,758 East Irvine, CA $92,155 Laguna Beach, CA $91,652 Laguna Hills, CA $91,535 Midway City, CA $92,083 Aliso Viejo, CA $91,537 Newport Coast, CA $91,951

Newport Beach, CA $92,162 San Clemente, CA $89,209 San Juan Capistrano, CA $90,655 Silverado, CA $91,375 Trabuco Canyon, CA $90,234 Westminster, CA $92,068 Rancho Santa Margarita, CA $91,090 Mission Viejo, CA $91,263

Ladera Ranch, CA $90,355 Santa Ana, CA $91,994 Fountain Valley, CA $92,154 Tustin, CA $92,221 Anaheim, CA $91,894 Atwood, CA $91,997 Brea, CA $91,951 Fullerton, CA $91,918

Garden Grove, CA $92,016 Orange, CA $92,216 Norco, CA $89,500 Villa Park, CA $92,129 Placentia, CA $91,952 Corona, CA $90,006 Yorba Linda, CA $91,982 Ventura, CA $90,062

Camarillo, CA $89,728 Carpinteria, CA $90,107 Fillmore, CA $89,093 Moorpark, CA $89,314 Oak View, CA $90,088 Ojai, CA $89,471 Oxnard, CA $89,976 Piru, CA $88,568

Port Hueneme, CA $89,839 Point Mugu Nawc, CA $84,595 Port Hueneme Cbc Base, CA $89,907 Santa Paula, CA $89,718 Simi Valley, CA $89,750 Brandeis, CA $90,277 Somis, CA $89,572 Summerland, CA $90,718

Santa Barbara, CA $90,751 Goleta, CA $89,333 Alpaugh, CA $85,311 Armona, CA $84,320 Arvin, CA $87,996 Avenal, CA $85,107 Bodfish, CA $87,029 Buttonwillow, CA $87,455

California Hot Springs, CA $85,843 Camp Nelson, CA $84,899 Coalinga, CA $84,923 Corcoran, CA $85,124 Delano, CA $86,997 Ducor, CA $86,655 Earlimart, CA $86,014 Edison, CA $88,441

Exeter, CA $84,882 Pine Mountain Club, CA $87,448 Farmersville, CA $84,942 Fellows, CA $87,261 Frazier Park, CA $87,134 Glennville, CA $87,299 Goshen, CA $84,335 Hanford, CA $84,335

Huron, CA $84,425 Ivanhoe, CA $84,355 Kaweah, CA $84,665 Kernville, CA $85,882 Kettleman City, CA $84,866 Lake Isabella, CA $86,792 Lamont, CA $88,441 Laton, CA $84,263

Lebec, CA $87,186 Lemon Cove, CA $84,656 Lemoore, CA $84,341 Lindsay, CA $84,987 Lost Hills, CA $85,384 Mc Farland, CA $87,777 Mc Kittrick, CA $86,918 Maricopa, CA $87,470

New Cuyama, CA $87,907 Onyx, CA $85,226 Pixley, CA $85,299 Porterville, CA $85,793 Posey, CA $86,739 Richgrove, CA $86,906 Sequoia National Park, CA $84,361 Shafter, CA $88,216

Springville, CA $84,705 Stratford, CA $84,400 Strathmore, CA $84,974 Taft, CA $87,670 Terra Bella, CA $86,039 Three Rivers, CA $84,611 Tipton, CA $85,078 Tulare, CA $85,022

Tupman, CA $87,743 Visalia, CA $84,358 Wasco, CA $87,147 Waukena, CA $84,974 Weldon, CA $86,209 Wofford Heights, CA $86,540 Woodlake, CA $84,673 Woody, CA $87,660

Bakersfield, CA $88,441 San Luis Obispo, CA $88,371 Los Osos, CA $86,835 Arroyo Grande, CA $89,511 Atascadero, CA $86,156 Avila Beach, CA $87,578 Bradley, CA $84,800 Buellton, CA $90,066

Cambria, CA $84,937 Casmalia, CA $90,913 Cayucos, CA $84,903 Creston, CA $86,334 Grover Beach, CA $89,277 Guadalupe, CA $90,167 Harmony, CA $84,900 Lompoc, CA $90,146

Los Alamos, CA $91,276 Los Olivos, CA $90,048 Morro Bay, CA $86,239 Nipomo, CA $90,694 Oceano, CA $89,775 Paso Robles, CA $84,934 Pismo Beach, CA $88,748 San Ardo, CA $84,845

San Miguel, CA $85,015 San Simeon, CA $84,805 Santa Margarita, CA $88,952 Santa Maria, CA $91,600 Santa Ynez, CA $89,576 Shandon, CA $84,960 Solvang, CA $89,398 Templeton, CA $85,341

Mojave, CA $86,187 California City, CA $85,336 Acton, CA $90,379 Benton, CA $84,495 Big Pine, CA $84,386 Bishop, CA $84,458 Boron, CA $85,511 Bridgeport, CA $84,697

Caliente, CA $87,267 Cantil, CA $84,905 Darwin, CA $84,458 Edwards, CA $85,658 Independence, CA $84,490 Inyokern, CA $84,599 Johannesburg, CA $84,711 June Lake, CA $84,639

Keeler, CA $84,663 Keene, CA $87,617 Lake Hughes, CA $87,831 Lancaster, CA $87,999 Lee Vining, CA $84,595 Little Lake, CA $84,595 Littlerock, CA $89,373 Llano, CA $88,105

Lone Pine, CA $84,512 Mammoth Lakes, CA $84,586 Olancha, CA $84,427 Palmdale, CA $90,316 Pearblossom, CA $89,171 Randsburg, CA $84,453 Ridgecrest, CA $84,825 Red Mountain, CA $84,518

Rosamond, CA $86,740 Tehachapi, CA $87,313 Trona, CA $84,648 Valyermo, CA $89,040 Ahwahnee, CA $85,006 Auberry, CA $84,303 Badger, CA $84,480 Bass Lake, CA $84,668

Big Creek, CA $84,457 Biola, CA $84,221 Burrel, CA $84,271 Cantua Creek, CA $84,391 Caruthers, CA $84,228 Chowchilla, CA $85,050 Clovis, CA $84,183 Coarsegold, CA $84,346

Cutler, CA $84,312 Del Rey, CA $84,203 Dinuba, CA $84,285 Dos Palos, CA $86,271 Dunlap, CA $84,316 Firebaugh, CA $86,078 Fish Camp, CA $84,917 Five Points, CA $84,354

Fowler, CA $84,191 Friant, CA $84,268 Helm, CA $84,296 Hume, CA $84,432 Kerman, CA $84,263 Kingsburg, CA $84,270 Kings Canyon National Pk, CA $84,446 Lakeshore, CA $84,171

Los Banos, CA $87,162 Madera, CA $84,249 Mendota, CA $84,415 Miramonte, CA $84,331 Mono Hot Springs, CA $84,210 North Fork, CA $84,337 Oakhurst, CA $84,936 O Neals, CA $84,315

Orange Cove, CA $84,287 Orosi, CA $84,316 Parlier, CA $84,231 Piedra, CA $84,268 Fresno, CA $84,181 Prather, CA $84,269 Raisin City, CA $84,206 Raymond, CA $84,796

Reedley, CA $84,257 Riverdale, CA $84,274 Sanger, CA $84,241 San Joaquin, CA $84,292 Santa Rita Park, CA $86,562 Selma, CA $84,229 Shaver Lake, CA $84,318 South Dos Palos, CA $86,417

Sultana, CA $84,291 Tollhouse, CA $84,291 Tranquillity, CA $84,343 Wishon, CA $84,372 Yettem, CA $84,323 Traver, CA $84,286 Squaw Valley, CA $84,301 Salinas, CA $92,561

Big Sur, CA $86,650 Carmel By The Sea, CA $93,308 Carmel, CA $92,404 Carmel Valley, CA $91,452 Chualar, CA $91,339 Gonzales, CA $91,057 Greenfield, CA $88,006 Jolon, CA $86,728

King City, CA $85,288 Lockwood, CA $84,823 Marina, CA $93,045 Monterey, CA $93,061 Pacific Grove, CA $93,281 Pebble Beach, CA $93,292 San Lucas, CA $84,879 Seaside, CA $93,180

Soledad, CA $88,524 Spreckels, CA $92,548 Belmont, CA $102,546 Brisbane, CA $104,191 Burlingame, CA $101,771 Daly City, CA $104,324 El Granada, CA $100,402 Half Moon Bay, CA $101,260

La Honda, CA $101,628 Loma Mar, CA $100,706 Los Altos, CA $103,944 Menlo Park, CA $103,932 Atherton, CA $103,929 Portola Valley, CA $103,917 Millbrae, CA $102,376 Mountain View, CA $104,148

Montara, CA $101,222 Moss Beach, CA $100,976 Pacifica, CA $102,376 Pescadero, CA $100,392 Redwood City, CA $103,911 San Bruno, CA $102,946 San Carlos, CA $103,092 San Gregorio, CA $101,743

South San Francisco, CA $103,661 Sunnyvale, CA $104,764 San Francisco, CA $104,806 Sacramento, CA $90,843 Palo Alto, CA $103,933 Stanford, CA $103,933 San Mateo, CA $101,661 Alameda, CA $102,671

American Canyon, CA $94,182 Discovery Bay, CA $92,501 Danville, CA $98,291 Alamo, CA $99,842 Angwin, CA $92,464 Antioch, CA $94,046 Benicia, CA $94,376 Bethel Island, CA $92,092

Birds Landing, CA $92,693 Brentwood, CA $93,446 Byron, CA $93,581 Calistoga, CA $92,590 Canyon, CA $102,654 Clayton, CA $97,117 Concord, CA $97,953 Pleasant Hill, CA $98,379

Crockett, CA $94,510 Diablo, CA $99,065 El Cerrito, CA $102,468 Fairfield, CA $93,279 Travis Afb, CA $92,739 Fremont, CA $101,757 Hayward, CA $101,315 Castro Valley, CA $102,044

Hercules, CA $95,887 Knightsen, CA $92,633 Lafayette, CA $100,963 Livermore, CA $98,865 Martinez, CA $97,535 Moraga, CA $101,966 Napa, CA $92,736 Newark, CA $103,360

Oakley, CA $92,986 Oakville, CA $92,982 Orinda, CA $102,588 Pinole, CA $97,153 Pittsburg, CA $95,478 Pleasanton, CA $99,595 Pope Valley, CA $91,896 Dublin, CA $98,832

Port Costa, CA $94,632 Rio Vista, CA $91,968 Rodeo, CA $95,026 Rutherford, CA $92,996 Saint Helena, CA $92,583 Deer Park, CA $92,706 San Leandro, CA $102,707 San Lorenzo, CA $101,978

San Ramon, CA $98,829 Suisun City, CA $93,608 Sunol, CA $102,106 Union City, CA $101,904 Vallejo, CA $94,280 Walnut Creek, CA $100,740 Yountville, CA $92,930 Oakland, CA $102,597

Emeryville, CA $102,648 Piedmont, CA $102,747 Berkeley, CA $102,714 Albany, CA $102,825 Richmond, CA $101,619 El Sobrante, CA $100,276 San Pablo, CA $99,164 San Rafael, CA $100,031

Greenbrae, CA $100,971 Kentfield, CA $101,546 Belvedere Tiburon, CA $103,942 Bodega, CA $93,027 Bodega Bay, CA $92,774 Bolinas, CA $97,143 Corte Madera, CA $102,126 Rohnert Park, CA $93,989

Dillon Beach, CA $93,093 Fairfax, CA $99,131 Cotati, CA $93,855 Forest Knolls, CA $96,243 Inverness, CA $93,687 Lagunitas, CA $95,785 Larkspur, CA $101,534 Marshall, CA $93,454

Mill Valley, CA $100,987 Novato, CA $95,064 Nicasio, CA $95,232 Olema, CA $95,657 Penngrove, CA $94,086 Petaluma, CA $94,196 Point Reyes Station, CA $95,211 Ross, CA $100,182

San Anselmo, CA $98,503 San Geronimo, CA $96,784 San Quentin, CA $101,938 Sausalito, CA $104,186 Stinson Beach, CA $99,852 Tomales, CA $93,240 Valley Ford, CA $93,075 Woodacre, CA $96,957

Aptos, CA $95,734 Alviso, CA $104,344 Aromas, CA $93,482 Ben Lomond, CA $94,155 Boulder Creek, CA $97,599 Brookdale, CA $94,404 Campbell, CA $105,722 Capitola, CA $95,104

Castroville, CA $93,393 Coyote, CA $104,293 Cupertino, CA $103,899 Davenport, CA $95,452 Felton, CA $94,081 Freedom, CA $95,364 Gilroy, CA $96,436 Hollister, CA $92,333

Holy City, CA $99,081 Los Gatos, CA $104,299 Milpitas, CA $105,578 Morgan Hill, CA $100,913 Moss Landing, CA $93,648 Mount Hermon, CA $93,912 New Almaden, CA $103,480 Paicines, CA $85,407

Redwood Estates, CA $99,081 San Juan Bautista, CA $92,546 San Martin, CA $98,945 Santa Clara, CA $105,878 Santa Cruz, CA $93,868 Scotts Valley, CA $94,411 Saratoga, CA $103,773 Soquel, CA $95,957

Tres Pinos, CA $88,432 Watsonville, CA $95,451 San Jose, CA $105,966 Mount Hamilton, CA $103,493 Stockton, CA $90,037 Acampo, CA $90,142 Altaville, CA $87,569 Angels Camp, CA $87,752

Arnold, CA $84,947 Avery, CA $86,281 Burson, CA $88,390 Campo Seco, CA $88,313 Clements, CA $89,478 Copperopolis, CA $88,756 Douglas Flat, CA $87,065 Farmington, CA $89,157

French Camp, CA $90,123 Glencoe, CA $86,779 Hathaway Pines, CA $86,650 Holt, CA $90,283 Linden, CA $89,903 Lockeford, CA $90,045 Lodi, CA $90,061 Mokelumne Hill, CA $87,012

Mountain Ranch, CA $86,644 Murphys, CA $86,969 Rail Road Flat, CA $86,390 San Andreas, CA $87,311 Vallecito, CA $87,152 Valley Springs, CA $88,398 Victor, CA $90,094 Wallace, CA $89,004

West Point, CA $86,466 Wilseyville, CA $86,388 Woodbridge, CA $90,234 Atwater, CA $88,349 Ballico, CA $88,782 Tracy, CA $91,608 Big Oak Flat, CA $87,538 Catheys Valley, CA $85,655

Ceres, CA $89,456 Chinese Camp, CA $87,764 Columbia, CA $86,897 Coulterville, CA $85,985 Cressey, CA $88,641 Crows Landing, CA $90,183 Pinecrest, CA $84,899 Delhi, CA $88,941

Denair, CA $88,881 El Nido, CA $86,334 El Portal, CA $85,091 Empire, CA $89,439 Escalon, CA $89,481 Groveland, CA $85,162 Gustine, CA $90,557 Hickman, CA $89,030

Hilmar, CA $89,480 Hornitos, CA $86,250 Hughson, CA $89,433 Jamestown, CA $87,997 Keyes, CA $89,441 La Grange, CA $87,661 Lathrop, CA $90,315 Le Grand, CA $86,092

Livingston, CA $88,783 Long Barn, CA $85,786 Manteca, CA $90,117 Mariposa, CA $85,437 Merced, CA $86,552 Midpines, CA $85,454 Mi Wuk Village, CA $86,384 Moccasin, CA $87,338

Modesto, CA $89,424 Newman, CA $90,575 Oakdale, CA $89,161 Patterson, CA $92,566 Planada, CA $86,466 Ripon, CA $89,611 Riverbank, CA $89,447 Salida, CA $89,523

Snelling, CA $87,337 Sonora, CA $87,152 Soulsbyville, CA $86,918 Standard, CA $87,077 Stevinson, CA $89,403 Strawberry, CA $85,119 Tuolumne, CA $86,645 Turlock, CA $89,304

Twain Harte, CA $86,447 Vernalis, CA $90,551 Waterford, CA $88,893 Westley, CA $90,897 Winton, CA $88,468 Yosemite National Park, CA $84,616 Santa Rosa, CA $92,851 Albion, CA $85,302

Annapolis, CA $89,682 Boonville, CA $87,319 Boyes Hot Springs, CA $93,823 Branscomb, CA $85,219 Calpella, CA $87,081 Camp Meeker, CA $92,972 Caspar, CA $85,330 Cazadero, CA $91,771

Clearlake, CA $89,182 Clearlake Oaks, CA $88,205 Clearlake Park, CA $89,424 Cloverdale, CA $90,249 Cobb, CA $91,416 Comptche, CA $85,236 Covelo, CA $85,273 Dos Rios, CA $85,203

Duncans Mills, CA $92,609 Eldridge, CA $93,508 Elk, CA $85,522 El Verano, CA $93,969 Finley, CA $89,206 Forestville, CA $93,003 Fort Bragg, CA $85,355 Fulton, CA $92,860

Geyserville, CA $91,702 Glen Ellen, CA $93,371 Glenhaven, CA $88,452 Graton, CA $92,939 Gualala, CA $87,871 Guerneville, CA $92,626 Healdsburg, CA $92,595 Hopland, CA $89,190

Jenner, CA $91,858 Kelseyville, CA $89,931 Kenwood, CA $93,264 Lakeport, CA $88,417 Laytonville, CA $85,231 Little River, CA $85,341 Lower Lake, CA $89,618 Lucerne, CA $87,908

Manchester, CA $86,431 Mendocino, CA $85,341 Middletown, CA $91,789 Monte Rio, CA $92,683 Navarro, CA $85,421 Nice, CA $87,913 Occidental, CA $92,670 Philo, CA $86,475

Hidden Valley Lake, CA $91,353 Point Arena, CA $86,753 Potter Valley, CA $85,364 Redwood Valley, CA $85,871 Rio Nido, CA $92,726 Sebastopol, CA $92,992 Sonoma, CA $94,117 Stewarts Point, CA $89,472

Talmage, CA $87,402 Ukiah, CA $86,988 Upper Lake, CA $87,025 Villa Grande, CA $92,672 Vineburg, CA $94,108 Westport, CA $85,182 Willits, CA $85,320 Windsor, CA $92,914

Witter Springs, CA $86,855 Yorkville, CA $88,037 The Sea Ranch, CA $88,461 Eureka, CA $85,592 Alderpoint, CA $85,166 Blocksburg, CA $85,136 Arcata, CA $85,483 Mckinleyville, CA $85,490

Bayside, CA $85,452 Blue Lake, CA $85,348 Bridgeville, CA $85,205 Burnt Ranch, CA $85,308 Carlotta, CA $85,264 Crescent City, CA $85,156 Cutten, CA $85,591 Ferndale, CA $85,289

Fields Landing, CA $85,525 Fort Dick, CA $85,157 Fortuna, CA $85,464 Garberville, CA $85,211 Gasquet, CA $84,916 Honeydew, CA $85,126 Hoopa, CA $85,419 Hydesville, CA $85,399

Klamath, CA $85,220 Kneeland, CA $85,258 Korbel, CA $85,181 Loleta, CA $85,354 Mad River, CA $85,199 Miranda, CA $85,243 Myers Flat, CA $85,218 Orick, CA $85,275

Orleans, CA $85,310 Petrolia, CA $85,187 Phillipsville, CA $85,200 Redway, CA $85,331 Rio Dell, CA $85,415 Salyer, CA $85,327 Samoa, CA $85,420 Scotia, CA $85,304

Smith River, CA $84,930 Somes Bar, CA $85,283 Redcrest, CA $85,185 Trinidad, CA $85,395 Weott, CA $85,320 Willow Creek, CA $85,346 Leggett, CA $85,211 Piercy, CA $85,198

Whitethorn, CA $85,226 Zenia, CA $85,077 Amador City, CA $88,107 Auburn, CA $88,618 West Sacramento, CA $90,845 Brooks, CA $90,003 Capay, CA $89,994 Carmichael, CA $90,782

Citrus Heights, CA $90,334 Clarksburg, CA $90,859 Coloma, CA $88,460 Cool, CA $88,596 Courtland, CA $90,860 Davis, CA $90,754 Diamond Springs, CA $88,326 Dixon, CA $91,253

El Dorado, CA $88,426 Elk Grove, CA $90,483 Elmira, CA $92,037 Elverta, CA $90,681 Esparto, CA $90,490 Fair Oaks, CA $90,375 Fiddletown, CA $87,357 Folsom, CA $89,829

Foresthill, CA $86,535 Galt, CA $89,879 Garden Valley, CA $87,776 Georgetown, CA $86,890 Greenwood, CA $87,967 Grizzly Flats, CA $86,519 Guinda, CA $89,813 Herald, CA $89,098

Hood, CA $90,743 Ione, CA $88,320 Isleton, CA $91,382 Jackson, CA $87,641 Kit Carson, CA $86,658 Knights Landing, CA $89,456 Kirkwood, CA $85,109 Lincoln, CA $89,391

Loomis, CA $89,558 Lotus, CA $88,619 Mcclellan, CA $90,856 Madison, CA $90,633 Martell, CA $87,757 Mather, CA $90,590 Mount Aukum, CA $87,764 Newcastle, CA $89,253

Nicolaus, CA $89,910 North Highlands, CA $90,798 Roseville, CA $90,087 Orangevale, CA $90,135 Penryn, CA $89,397 Pilot Hill, CA $89,088 Pine Grove, CA $87,195 Pioneer, CA $85,854

Placerville, CA $88,168 Pleasant Grove, CA $90,131 Plymouth, CA $88,535 Rancho Cordova, CA $90,604 Represa, CA $89,848 Rescue, CA $89,086 Rio Linda, CA $90,859 Rio Oso, CA $89,376

River Pines, CA $87,906 Robbins, CA $89,692 Rocklin, CA $89,824 Rumsey, CA $88,321 Ryde, CA $90,938 Sheridan, CA $89,074 Shingle Springs, CA $89,006 Sloughhouse, CA $89,587

Somerset, CA $86,591 Sutter Creek, CA $87,821 Thornton, CA $90,895 Vacaville, CA $92,083 Volcano, CA $87,091 Walnut Grove, CA $91,099 Wheatland, CA $88,644 Wilton, CA $90,130

Winters, CA $90,983 Woodland, CA $90,565 Yolo, CA $90,475 Zamora, CA $90,286 Drytown, CA $88,260 Alta, CA $86,422 Applegate, CA $87,973 Camino, CA $87,385

Chicago Park, CA $86,718 Colfax, CA $87,026 Dutch Flat, CA $86,342 Emigrant Gap, CA $85,804 Gold Run, CA $86,396 Kyburz, CA $85,180 Echo Lake, CA $85,093 Meadow Vista, CA $88,063

Norden, CA $86,027 Pollock Pines, CA $85,819 Soda Springs, CA $86,097 Twin Bridges, CA $84,983 Weimar, CA $87,664 Granite Bay, CA $89,759 El Dorado Hills, CA $89,473 Antelope, CA $90,571

Marysville, CA $87,012 Beale Afb, CA $88,038 Alleghany, CA $85,753 Arbuckle, CA $87,899 Artois, CA $86,128 Bangor, CA $86,550 Belden, CA $85,715 Berry Creek, CA $86,307

Biggs, CA $86,416 Browns Valley, CA $86,503 Brownsville, CA $86,371 Butte City, CA $86,372 Camptonville, CA $85,856 Canyon Dam, CA $85,586 Cedar Ridge, CA $86,718 Challenge, CA $86,143

Chico, CA $86,416 Clipper Mills, CA $86,133 Colusa, CA $86,881 Crescent Mills, CA $85,518 Dobbins, CA $86,074 Downieville, CA $85,655 Dunnigan, CA $89,648 Durham, CA $86,412

Elk Creek, CA $86,090 Feather Falls, CA $86,386 Forbestown, CA $86,303 Forest Ranch, CA $86,252 Glenn, CA $86,327 Goodyears Bar, CA $85,702 Grass Valley, CA $86,652 Penn Valley, CA $86,934

Greenville, CA $85,542 Gridley, CA $86,604 Grimes, CA $88,078 Hamilton City, CA $86,361 Live Oak, CA $86,791 Magalia, CA $86,246 Maxwell, CA $86,697 Meadow Valley, CA $85,723

Meridian, CA $88,220 Nelson, CA $86,378 Nevada City, CA $86,090 North San Juan, CA $85,735 Olivehurst, CA $88,624 Oregon House, CA $86,386 Orland, CA $86,030 Oroville, CA $86,344

Paradise, CA $86,319 Palermo, CA $86,488 Princeton, CA $86,392 Quincy, CA $85,570 Rackerby, CA $86,509 Richvale, CA $86,365 Rough And Ready, CA $86,777 Smartsville, CA $87,281

Stirling City, CA $86,171 Stonyford, CA $86,156 Storrie, CA $86,001 Strawberry Valley, CA $85,669 Sutter, CA $87,100 Taylorsville, CA $85,405 Twain, CA $85,603 Washington, CA $86,122

Williams, CA $87,002 Willows, CA $86,242 Yuba City, CA $88,768 Redding, CA $85,788 Adin, CA $85,515 Anderson, CA $85,777 Bella Vista, CA $85,804 Bieber, CA $85,576

Big Bar, CA $85,215 Big Bend, CA $85,642 Burney, CA $85,877 Callahan, CA $85,377 Canby, CA $85,373 Cassel, CA $85,844 Castella, CA $85,530 Shasta Lake, CA $85,835

Chester, CA $85,761 Corning, CA $86,010 Cottonwood, CA $85,651 Dorris, CA $84,909 Douglas City, CA $85,424 Dunsmuir, CA $85,641 Etna, CA $85,367 Fall River Mills, CA $85,781

Flournoy, CA $85,751 Forks Of Salmon, CA $85,231 Fort Jones, CA $85,110 French Gulch, CA $85,486 Gazelle, CA $85,434 Gerber, CA $85,999 Greenview, CA $85,373 Grenada, CA $85,296

Happy Camp, CA $84,947 Hat Creek, CA $85,850 Hayfork, CA $85,359 Hornbrook, CA $84,094 Hyampom, CA $85,226 Igo, CA $85,429 Junction City, CA $85,379 Klamath River, CA $84,264

Lakehead, CA $85,597 Lewiston, CA $85,494 Lookout, CA $85,550 Los Molinos, CA $86,057 Mcarthur, CA $85,706 Mccloud, CA $85,667 Macdoel, CA $85,122 Manton, CA $85,840

Mill Creek, CA $85,737 Millville, CA $85,771 Mineral, CA $85,848 Montague, CA $84,968 Montgomery Creek, CA $85,743 Mount Shasta, CA $85,693 Nubieber, CA $85,662 Oak Run, CA $85,824

Obrien, CA $85,599 Old Station, CA $85,849 Palo Cedro, CA $85,830 Paskenta, CA $85,719 Paynes Creek, CA $85,808 Platina, CA $85,275 Proberta, CA $86,098 Red Bluff, CA $85,733

Round Mountain, CA $85,888 Scott Bar, CA $84,606 Seiad Valley, CA $84,189 Shasta, CA $85,557 Shingletown, CA $85,884 Tehama, CA $86,075 Trinity Center, CA $85,386 Vina, CA $86,194

Weaverville, CA $85,512 Weed, CA $85,589 Whiskeytown, CA $85,478 Whitmore, CA $85,879 Yreka, CA $84,818 Alturas, CA $85,423 Blairsden Graeagle, CA $85,526 Cedarville, CA $85,291

Chilcoot, CA $84,656 Clio, CA $85,467 Coleville, CA $84,853 Davis Creek, CA $85,091 Doyle, CA $84,852 Eagleville, CA $85,241 Floriston, CA $85,084 Fort Bidwell, CA $84,993

Herlong, CA $85,217 Janesville, CA $85,515 Lake City, CA $85,092 Likely, CA $85,344 Litchfield, CA $85,304 Loyalton, CA $84,980 Madeline, CA $85,381 Markleeville, CA $84,756

Milford, CA $85,304 Portola, CA $85,381 Ravendale, CA $85,277 Calpine, CA $85,238 Sierra City, CA $85,533 Sierraville, CA $85,425 Susanville, CA $85,600 Standish, CA $85,466

Beckwourth, CA $85,037 Termo, CA $85,357 Topaz, CA $84,784 Tulelake, CA $84,968 Vinton, CA $84,781 Wendel, CA $85,080 Westwood, CA $85,761 Carnelian Bay, CA $86,123

Homewood, CA $85,569 Tahoma, CA $84,965 Kings Beach, CA $85,651 Tahoe City, CA $85,986 Olympic Valley, CA $86,257 Tahoe Vista, CA $85,939 South Lake Tahoe, CA $84,822 Truckee, CA $86,466

Category Analyst Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Category Analyst 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 as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Category Analyst

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$129,733	$62.0	40%
Internet	$120,467	$58.0	30%
Insurance	$111,200	$53.0	20%
Business Services	$101,933	$49.0	10%
Energy & Utilities	$97,300	$47.0	5%

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

Understanding how a Category 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 July 01, 2026

$86,793

Average $92,667/year

$97,915

$7,233

Average $7,722/month

$8,160

$1,669

Average $1,782/week

$1,883

$42

Average $45/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,915	$8,160	$1,883	$47
Average	$92,667	$7,722	$1,782	$45
25th Percentile	$86,793	$7,233	$1,669	$42

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