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

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 $72,585, a Category Analyst (2-4 years)earns $89,398, a Category Management Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $104,966, a Category Management Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $139,462, a Category Management Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $177,532,

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 $93,007, California $92,654, Massachusetts $91,419. 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 Connecticut

How much does a Category Analyst make in Connecticut?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Category Analyst in Connecticut is $89,773 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,510
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $84,053 to $94,870
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $78,845

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Category Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,870	$7,906	$1,824	$46
Average	$89,773	$7,481	$1,726	$43
25th Percentile	$84,053	$7,004	$1,616	$40

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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): $72,585
Early Career (1-2 years): $89,398
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $104,966
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $139,462
Expert (over 8 years): $177,532

Levels	Salary
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$72,585
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$89,398
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$104,966
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$139,462
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$177,532

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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: $93,007.
California: $92,654.
Massachusetts: $91,419.

District of Columbia $93,007 California $92,654 Massachusetts $91,419 Washington $91,083 New Jersey $91,050 Alaska $90,932 Connecticut $89,773 New York $89,302

Hawaii $87,799 Rhode Island $87,093 Maryland $86,614 Minnesota $85,959 Colorado $85,707 Illinois $85,623 Oregon $85,304 Delaware $85,069

New Hampshire $84,921 Virginia $84,590 Pennsylvania $83,624 Nevada $83,137 North Dakota $82,977 Michigan $82,725 Wisconsin $82,633 Vermont $82,448

Texas $81,935 Maine $81,902 Arizona $81,851 Ohio $81,793 Georgia $81,020 Indiana $80,633 Wyoming $80,558 Utah $80,440

Iowa $80,390 Kansas $79,987 Louisiana $79,869 North Carolina $79,827 Missouri $79,810 Florida $79,483 Montana $79,306 Nebraska $79,138

Kentucky $79,046 South Carolina $78,710 Tennessee $78,500 Idaho $78,416 New Mexico $77,803 Oklahoma $77,668 Alabama $77,173 South Dakota $76,341

Arkansas $75,887 West Virginia $75,644 Mississippi $74,913

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:

Old Mystic: $88,349
Oneco: $88,121
Avon: $88,518

Old Mystic, CT $88,349 Oneco, CT $88,121 Avon, CT $88,518 Bloomfield, CT $88,568 Windsor, CT $88,571 Bristol, CT $88,562 Burlington, CT $88,556 Broad Brook, CT $88,076

Canaan, CT $88,136 Canton, CT $88,475 Canton Center, CT $88,449 Colebrook, CT $88,139 Collinsville, CT $88,468 East Berlin, CT $88,420 East Canaan, CT $88,236 East Glastonbury, CT $88,569

East Granby, CT $88,088 East Hartland, CT $87,863 East Windsor Hill, CT $88,502 Ellington, CT $87,884 Farmington, CT $88,422 Falls Village, CT $88,438 Glastonbury, CT $88,572 Granby, CT $87,907

Berlin, CT $88,414 Lakeville, CT $88,514 Manchester, CT $88,562 Bolton, CT $88,447 New Britain, CT $88,387 New Hartford, CT $88,541 Norfolk, CT $88,357 North Canton, CT $88,383

North Granby, CT $87,648 Pine Meadow, CT $88,462 Plainville, CT $88,420 Barkhamsted, CT $88,285 Poquonock, CT $88,502 Riverton, CT $88,177 Vernon Rockville, CT $88,327 Rocky Hill, CT $88,473

Salisbury, CT $87,919 Sharon, CT $89,184 Simsbury, CT $88,440 Somers, CT $87,160 Somersville, CT $87,144 South Glastonbury, CT $88,549 South Windsor, CT $88,535 North Windham, CT $88,329

Pomfret Center, CT $88,236 Putnam, CT $88,185 Quinebaug, CT $88,212 Rogers, CT $88,182 Scotland, CT $88,333 South Willington, CT $88,110 South Windham, CT $88,352 South Woodstock, CT $88,226

Storrs Mansfield, CT $88,280 Thompson, CT $88,203 Ashford, CT $88,126 Willington, CT $88,099 Windham, CT $88,338 Woodstock, CT $88,201 Woodstock Valley, CT $88,165 New London, CT $88,353

Baltic, CT $88,332 Canterbury, CT $88,295 Central Village, CT $88,226 East Lyme, CT $88,382 Bozrah, CT $88,342 Gales Ferry, CT $88,347 Gilman, CT $88,360 Mashantucket, CT $88,338

Ledyard, CT $88,346 Groton, CT $88,352 Hanover, CT $88,331 Jewett City, CT $88,327 Montville, CT $88,351 Moosup, CT $88,183 Mystic, CT $88,348 Niantic, CT $88,377

North Stonington, CT $88,305 Norwich, CT $88,328 Preston, CT $88,328 Oakdale, CT $88,374 Old Lyme, CT $88,546 Stafford, CT $87,737 Stafford Springs, CT $87,781 Staffordville, CT $87,654

Suffield, CT $87,077 Taconic, CT $88,241 Tariffville, CT $88,283 Enfield, CT $87,059 Tolland, CT $88,066 Unionville, CT $88,497 East Windsor, CT $87,962 Weatogue, CT $88,522

West Granby, CT $88,095 West Hartland, CT $87,895 West Simsbury, CT $88,429 West Suffield, CT $87,092 Winchester Center, CT $88,438 Windsor Locks, CT $87,964 Winsted, CT $88,430 Hartford, CT $88,647

West Hartford, CT $88,572 East Hartford, CT $88,640 Wethersfield, CT $88,567 Newington, CT $88,404 Plainfield, CT $88,263 Quaker Hill, CT $88,353 South Lyme, CT $88,436 Sterling, CT $88,099

Stonington, CT $88,331 Pawcatuck, CT $88,283 Taftville, CT $88,328 Uncasville, CT $88,347 Versailles, CT $88,323 Voluntown, CT $88,259 Waterford, CT $88,355 Wauregan, CT $88,219

West Mystic, CT $88,350 Yantic, CT $88,334 Ansonia, CT $90,115 Beacon Falls, CT $89,874 Botsford, CT $91,531 Branford, CT $89,269 Cheshire, CT $89,104 Centerbrook, CT $88,820

Chester, CT $88,820 Clinton, CT $89,207 Cobalt, CT $88,578 Colchester, CT $88,493 Cromwell, CT $88,469 Deep River, CT $88,872 Derby, CT $90,526 Killingworth, CT $89,095

Salem, CT $88,426 Durham, CT $88,877 East Haddam, CT $88,622 East Hampton, CT $88,606 Essex, CT $88,742 Guilford, CT $89,349 Haddam, CT $88,792 Hadlyme, CT $88,669

Hawleyville, CT $91,301 Higganum, CT $88,814 Ivoryton, CT $88,838 Madison, CT $89,240 Marion, CT $88,860 Marlborough, CT $88,551 Meriden, CT $88,623 Middlefield, CT $88,688

Middle Haddam, CT $88,640 Middletown, CT $88,585 Milford, CT $91,793 Milldale, CT $88,716 Monroe, CT $92,710 Moodus, CT $88,646 Newtown, CT $91,479 North Branford, CT $89,243

Northford, CT $89,228 North Haven, CT $89,161 North Westchester, CT $88,484 Old Saybrook, CT $88,777 Orange, CT $89,574 Oxford, CT $90,583 Plantsville, CT $88,711 Portland, CT $88,540

Rockfall, CT $88,589 Sandy Hook, CT $91,399 Seymour, CT $90,163 Shelton, CT $92,421 South Britain, CT $90,916 Southbury, CT $90,885 Southington, CT $88,481 Stevenson, CT $92,906

Wallingford, CT $89,075 Stratford, CT $94,189 Westbrook, CT $88,999 New Haven, CT $89,034 East Haven, CT $89,076 Hamden, CT $89,154 West Haven, CT $89,111 Bethany, CT $89,491

Woodbridge, CT $89,299 Willimantic, CT $88,352 Abington, CT $88,224 Amston, CT $88,445 Andover, CT $88,406 Ballouville, CT $88,147 Brooklyn, CT $88,223 Chaplin, CT $88,299

Columbia, CT $88,415 Coventry, CT $88,359 Danielson, CT $88,118 Dayville, CT $88,122 Eastford, CT $88,184 East Killingly, CT $88,034 East Woodstock, CT $88,216 Fabyan, CT $88,217

Grosvenor Dale, CT $88,218 Hampton, CT $88,269 Hebron, CT $88,461 Lebanon, CT $88,383 Mansfield Center, CT $88,305 Mansfield Depot, CT $88,309 North Franklin, CT $88,342 North Grosvenordale, CT $88,224

Pomfret, CT $88,230 Bridgeport, CT $94,434 Trumbull, CT $93,927 Easton, CT $93,874 Waterbury, CT $89,393 Prospect, CT $89,370 Wolcott, CT $88,874 Bantam, CT $89,713

Bethlehem, CT $89,911 Cornwall, CT $89,286 Cornwall Bridge, CT $89,804 Gaylordsville, CT $90,618 Goshen, CT $89,060 Kent, CT $89,985 Lakeside, CT $89,812 Litchfield, CT $89,391

Middlebury, CT $90,017 Morris, CT $89,666 Naugatuck, CT $89,793 New Milford, CT $90,891 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $90,145 Northfield, CT $89,092 Oakville, CT $89,456 Pequabuck, CT $88,771

Plymouth, CT $89,062 Roxbury, CT $90,824 Sherman, CT $90,997 South Kent, CT $90,191 Terryville, CT $88,838 Thomaston, CT $89,198 Torrington, CT $88,808 Harwinton, CT $88,833

Washington, CT $90,336 Washington Depot, CT $90,396 Watertown, CT $89,580 West Cornwall, CT $89,013 Woodbury, CT $90,282 Bethel, CT $91,407 Brookfield, CT $91,261 Cos Cob, CT $95,244

Danbury, CT $91,275 New Fairfield, CT $91,276 Darien, CT $95,216 Fairfield, CT $94,378 Georgetown, CT $93,623 Greenwich, CT $95,172 Greens Farms, CT $94,323 New Canaan, CT $94,818

Norwalk, CT $94,879 Old Greenwich, CT $95,245 Redding Center, CT $92,732 Redding Ridge, CT $92,732 Ridgefield, CT $91,917 Riverside, CT $95,240 Westport, CT $94,324 Weston, CT $93,937

Southport, CT $94,356 Redding, CT $92,525 Wilton, CT $94,032 Stamford, CT $95,267 Bridgewater, CT $91,134

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 May 01, 2026

$84,053

Average $89,773/year

$94,870

$7,004

Average $7,481/month

$7,906

$1,616

Average $1,726/week

$1,824

$40

Average $43/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,870	$7,906	$1,824	$46
Average	$89,773	$7,481	$1,726	$43
25th Percentile	$84,053	$7,004	$1,616	$40

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