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 $69,302, a Category Analyst (2-4 years)earns $85,362, a Category Management Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $100,204, a Category Management Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $133,159, a Category Management Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $169,491,

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 Colorado

How much does a Category Analyst make in Colorado?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Category Analyst in Colorado is $85,719 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $94,993
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $80,285 to $90,573
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $75,339

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,573	$7,548	$1,742	$44
Average	$85,719	$7,143	$1,648	$41
25th Percentile	$80,285	$6,690	$1,544	$39

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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): $69,302
Early Career (1-2 years): $85,362
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $100,204
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $133,159
Expert (over 8 years): $169,491

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Category ... Level Category Analyst	$69,302
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$85,362
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$100,204
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$133,159
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$169,491

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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:

Glen Haven: $84,040
Hygiene: $86,961
Johnstown: $84,227

Glen Haven, CO $84,040 Hygiene, CO $86,961 Johnstown, CO $84,227 Laporte, CO $83,294 Livermore, CO $83,024 Loveland, CO $83,964 Lyons, CO $86,808 Masonville, CO $83,347

Mead, CO $85,184 Milliken, CO $84,111 Niwot, CO $87,643 Red Feather Lakes, CO $83,252 Severance, CO $83,413 Timnath, CO $83,306 Wellington, CO $82,840 Windsor, CO $83,426

Brighton, CO $85,494 Ault, CO $83,267 Briggsdale, CO $83,290 Carr, CO $81,857 Eastlake, CO $85,716 Eaton, CO $83,530 Evans, CO $83,955 Fort Lupton, CO $85,250

Galeton, CO $83,539 Gilcrest, CO $84,414 Gill, CO $83,675 Greeley, CO $83,749 Henderson, CO $85,626 Hudson, CO $84,969 Keenesburg, CO $84,559 Kersey, CO $83,686

La Salle, CO $84,269 Lucerne, CO $83,659 Nunn, CO $83,003 Orchard, CO $83,280 Pierce, CO $83,320 Ohio City, CO $84,177 Parlin, CO $83,781 Penrose, CO $83,050

Pitkin, CO $84,073 Poncha Springs, CO $83,503 Powderhorn, CO $83,607 Rockvale, CO $82,672 Sargents, CO $83,362 Twin Lakes, CO $86,115 Westcliffe, CO $82,719 Wetmore, CO $82,187

Durango, CO $83,841 Cahone, CO $83,634 Cortez, CO $83,571 Dolores, CO $83,770 Dove Creek, CO $83,551 Egnar, CO $83,597 Hesperus, CO $83,108 Lewis, CO $83,782

Mancos, CO $83,570 Marvel, CO $83,106 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $83,137 Pleasant View, CO $83,394 Rico, CO $83,791 Towaoc, CO $83,223 Yellow Jacket, CO $83,682 Montrose, CO $84,104

Austin, CO $84,213 Bedrock, CO $83,576 Cedaredge, CO $84,299 Cory, CO $84,193 Crawford, CO $83,954 Delta, CO $84,102 Eckert, CO $84,234 Hotchkiss, CO $84,182

Lazear, CO $84,119 Naturita, CO $83,746 Norwood, CO $83,779 Nucla, CO $83,875 Olathe, CO $84,010 Ophir, CO $83,870 Ouray, CO $83,856 Paonia, CO $84,569

Paradox, CO $83,623 Placerville, CO $83,792 Redvale, CO $83,818 Ridgway, CO $83,844 Silverton, CO $83,703 Somerset, CO $84,825 Telluride, CO $83,885 Grand Junction, CO $84,621

Platteville, CO $84,601 Roggen, CO $83,728 Weldona, CO $83,082 Wiggins, CO $83,527 Fort Morgan, CO $83,116 Log Lane Village, CO $83,388 Akron, CO $82,514 Amherst, CO $82,249

Atwood, CO $82,803 Brush, CO $82,797 Crook, CO $82,567 Eckley, CO $82,307 Fleming, CO $82,725 Grover, CO $82,660 Haxtun, CO $82,708 Hereford, CO $82,132

Hillrose, CO $82,878 Holyoke, CO $82,458 Idalia, CO $82,045 Iliff, CO $82,784 Julesburg, CO $82,451 Lindon, CO $82,160 Merino, CO $82,875 New Raymer, CO $82,856

Otis, CO $82,587 Ovid, CO $82,479 Padroni, CO $82,574 Paoli, CO $82,709 Peetz, CO $82,551 Sedgwick, CO $82,509 Snyder, CO $82,813 Sterling, CO $82,945

Stoneham, CO $82,861 Vernon, CO $82,123 Woodrow, CO $82,331 Wray, CO $82,287 Yuma, CO $82,562 Anton, CO $82,181 Arapahoe, CO $81,533 Arriba, CO $81,829

Bethune, CO $81,950 Burlington, CO $81,873 Calhan, CO $83,169 Cascade, CO $83,853 Cheyenne Wells, CO $81,652 Cope, CO $82,142 Cripple Creek, CO $83,695 Divide, CO $83,739

Flagler, CO $81,913 Florissant, CO $83,671 Fountain, CO $83,161 Genoa, CO $81,884 Green Mountain Falls, CO $83,832 Guffey, CO $83,581 Hugo, CO $81,383 Joes, CO $82,224

Karval, CO $80,911 Kirk, CO $82,156 Kit Carson, CO $81,550 Limon, CO $82,378 Lake George, CO $83,797 Manitou Springs, CO $83,853 Matheson, CO $82,318 Peyton, CO $83,561

Ramah, CO $81,786 Rush, CO $81,981 Seibert, CO $81,878 Simla, CO $82,693 Stratton, CO $81,960 U S A F Academy, CO $83,848 Victor, CO $83,657 Vona, CO $81,926

Wild Horse, CO $81,393 Woodland Park, CO $83,784 Yoder, CO $82,297 Colorado Springs, CO $83,854 Clifton, CO $84,569 Fruita, CO $84,358 Gateway, CO $83,765 Glade Park, CO $84,054

Loma, CO $84,389 Mack, CO $84,164 Palisade, CO $84,416 Whitewater, CO $84,048 Glenwood Springs, CO $85,437 Dinosaur, CO $84,026 Aspen, CO $87,038 Snowmass Village, CO $87,034

Avon, CO $86,253 Basalt, CO $86,760 Carbondale, CO $86,438 Collbran, CO $84,332 Craig, CO $84,952 De Beque, CO $84,322 Eagle, CO $85,900 Edwards, CO $86,084

Parachute, CO $84,762 Battlement Mesa, CO $84,684 Gypsum, CO $85,473 Hamilton, CO $85,314 Hayden, CO $85,073 Maybell, CO $84,131 Meeker, CO $85,321 Meredith, CO $86,476

Mesa, CO $84,291 Minturn, CO $85,990 Molina, CO $84,241 New Castle, CO $85,142 Rangely, CO $84,368 Red Cliff, CO $85,979 Rifle, CO $84,931 Silt, CO $84,897

Slater, CO $84,548 Snowmass, CO $86,860 Wolcott, CO $85,951 Woody Creek, CO $87,032 Vail, CO $86,359 Pueblo, CO $81,308 Colorado City, CO $81,864 Aguilar, CO $82,221

Arlington, CO $80,774 Avondale, CO $81,526 Beulah, CO $81,869 Boncarbo, CO $82,262 Boone, CO $81,789 Branson, CO $81,589 Campo, CO $81,286 Cheraw, CO $81,442

Crowley, CO $81,616 Eads, CO $81,500 Fort Lyon, CO $81,410 Fowler, CO $81,644 Gardner, CO $82,443 Granada, CO $81,684 Hartman, CO $81,840 Hasty, CO $81,589

Haswell, CO $81,107 Hoehne, CO $82,129 Holly, CO $81,582 Kim, CO $81,505 La Junta, CO $81,557 Lamar, CO $81,806 Las Animas, CO $81,512 La Veta, CO $82,587

Mc Clave, CO $81,602 Manzanola, CO $81,494 Model, CO $81,619 Olney Springs, CO $81,355 Ordway, CO $80,950 Pritchett, CO $81,509 Rocky Ford, CO $81,377 Rye, CO $81,989

Sheridan Lake, CO $81,532 Springfield, CO $81,676 Sugar City, CO $80,733 Swink, CO $81,476 Trinchera, CO $81,777 Trinidad, CO $82,131 Two Buttes, CO $81,672 Vilas, CO $81,659

Walsenburg, CO $82,151 Walsh, CO $81,573 Weston, CO $82,417 Wiley, CO $81,527 Alamosa, CO $83,214 Antonito, CO $83,161 Arboles, CO $83,329 Arvada, CO $85,720

Aurora, CO $85,661 Bayfield, CO $83,564 Broomfield, CO $86,096 Commerce City, CO $85,518 Dupont, CO $85,682 Eldorado Springs, CO $87,722 Lafayette, CO $86,944 Louisville, CO $87,051

Westminster, CO $85,680 Wheat Ridge, CO $85,676 Agate, CO $82,640 Bennett, CO $84,789 Byers, CO $83,776 Castle Rock, CO $84,148 Deer Trail, CO $83,223 Elbert, CO $83,616

Elizabeth, CO $84,321 Englewood, CO $85,661 Franktown, CO $84,092 Kiowa, CO $83,714 Larkspur, CO $83,875 Littleton, CO $85,576 Lone Tree, CO $85,350 Louviers, CO $85,231

Monument, CO $83,792 Palmer Lake, CO $83,801 Parker, CO $85,037 Sedalia, CO $84,190 Strasburg, CO $84,519 Watkins, CO $85,153 Denver, CO $85,651 Thornton, CO $85,719

Boulder, CO $88,145 Golden, CO $85,669 Alma, CO $85,187 Bailey, CO $84,994 Black Hawk, CO $86,525 Bond, CO $85,943 Breckenridge, CO $85,369 Buffalo Creek, CO $84,700

Burns, CO $85,391 Central City, CO $86,039 Clark, CO $84,582 Climax, CO $85,467 Coalmont, CO $84,436 Como, CO $84,148 Conifer, CO $85,215 Cowdrey, CO $84,095

Dillon, CO $85,318 Dumont, CO $85,732 Evergreen, CO $85,520 Empire, CO $85,341 Fairplay, CO $84,226 Fraser, CO $85,437 Frisco, CO $85,845 Georgetown, CO $85,277

Granby, CO $85,210 Grand Lake, CO $85,163 Grant, CO $84,557 Hartsel, CO $83,777 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $85,095 Idaho Springs, CO $85,587 Idledale, CO $85,581 Indian Hills, CO $85,537

Jamestown, CO $88,003 Jefferson, CO $84,379 Kittredge, CO $85,546 Kremmling, CO $85,087 Leadville, CO $85,363 Mc Coy, CO $85,378 Morrison, CO $85,519 Nederland, CO $87,202

Oak Creek, CO $85,226 Parshall, CO $85,592 Phippsburg, CO $85,310 Pine, CO $84,802 Pinecliffe, CO $87,612 Rand, CO $84,442 Rollinsville, CO $86,796 Shawnee, CO $84,782

Silver Plume, CO $84,916 Steamboat Springs, CO $85,067 Tabernash, CO $85,636 Toponas, CO $85,278 Walden, CO $84,316 Ward, CO $86,973 Winter Park, CO $85,746 Yampa, CO $85,394

Silverthorne, CO $85,772 Longmont, CO $86,622 Allenspark, CO $86,229 Estes Park, CO $84,934 Bellvue, CO $83,847 Berthoud, CO $84,874 Dacono, CO $85,864 Drake, CO $83,877

Erie, CO $86,249 Firestone, CO $85,651 Fort Collins, CO $83,249 Frederick, CO $85,654 Blanca, CO $82,919 Capulin, CO $83,345 Center, CO $83,277 Chama, CO $82,635

Chimney Rock, CO $83,365 Chromo, CO $82,805 Conejos, CO $83,110 Creede, CO $83,546 Crestone, CO $82,958 Del Norte, CO $83,365 Fort Garland, CO $82,733 San Luis, CO $82,397

Homelake, CO $83,286 Hooper, CO $83,010 Ignacio, CO $83,204 Jaroso, CO $82,578 La Jara, CO $83,244 Manassa, CO $83,160 Moffat, CO $83,067 Monte Vista, CO $83,336

Mosca, CO $82,905 Pagosa Springs, CO $83,358 Romeo, CO $83,404 Saguache, CO $83,354 Sanford, CO $82,937 San Pablo, CO $82,511 South Fork, CO $83,448 Villa Grove, CO $83,179

Salida, CO $83,506 Almont, CO $85,656 Buena Vista, CO $85,525 Canon City, CO $83,134 Cimarron, CO $83,695 Coal Creek, CO $82,640 Coaldale, CO $83,302 Cotopaxi, CO $83,068

Crested Butte, CO $86,106 Florence, CO $82,510 Monarch, CO $83,681 Granite, CO $84,937 Gunnison, CO $83,759 Hillside, CO $83,037 Howard, CO $83,452 Lake City, CO $83,690

Nathrop, CO $83,757

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	$120,006	$58.0	40%
Internet	$111,434	$54.0	30%
Insurance	$102,862	$49.0	20%
Business Services	$94,291	$45.0	10%
Energy & Utilities	$90,005	$43.0	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

$80,285

Average $85,719/year

$90,573

$6,690

Average $7,143/month

$7,548

$1,544

Average $1,648/week

$1,742

$39

Average $41/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,573	$7,548	$1,742	$44
Average	$85,719	$7,143	$1,648	$41
25th Percentile	$80,285	$6,690	$1,544	$39

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