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 $72,591, a Category Analyst (2-4 years)earns $89,418, a Category Management Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $104,953, a Category Management Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $139,483, a Category Management Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $177,530,

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 $93,028, California $92,675, Massachusetts $91,440. 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: $129,490; 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 August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Category Analyst in Connecticut is $89,793 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): $99,547
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $84,066 to $94,899
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $78,852

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Category Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,899	$7,908	$1,825	$46
Average	$89,793	$7,483	$1,727	$43
25th Percentile	$84,066	$7,006	$1,617	$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): $72,591
Early Career (1-2 years): $89,418
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $104,953
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $139,483
Expert (over 8 years): $177,530

Levels	Salary
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$72,591
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$89,418
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$104,953
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$139,483
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$177,530

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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: $93,028.
California: $92,675.
Massachusetts: $91,440.

District of Columbia $93,028 California $92,675 Massachusetts $91,440 Washington $91,104 New Jersey $91,070 Alaska $90,952 Connecticut $89,793 New York $89,322

Hawaii $87,818 Rhode Island $87,113 Maryland $86,634 Minnesota $85,978 Colorado $85,726 Illinois $85,642 Oregon $85,323 Delaware $85,088

New Hampshire $84,940 Virginia $84,609 Pennsylvania $83,643 Nevada $83,155 North Dakota $82,996 Michigan $82,744 Wisconsin $82,651 Vermont $82,466

Texas $81,954 Maine $81,920 Arizona $81,870 Ohio $81,811 Georgia $81,038 Indiana $80,651 Wyoming $80,576 Utah $80,458

Iowa $80,408 Kansas $80,005 Louisiana $79,887 North Carolina $79,845 Missouri $79,828 Florida $79,500 Montana $79,324 Nebraska $79,156

Kentucky $79,063 South Carolina $78,727 Tennessee $78,517 Idaho $78,433 New Mexico $77,820 Oklahoma $77,686 Alabama $77,190 South Dakota $76,358

Arkansas $75,904 West Virginia $75,661 Mississippi $74,930

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: $88,369
Oneco: $88,141
Avon: $88,538

Old Mystic, CT $88,369 Oneco, CT $88,141 Avon, CT $88,538 Bloomfield, CT $88,588 Windsor, CT $88,591 Bristol, CT $88,581 Burlington, CT $88,576 Broad Brook, CT $88,096

Canaan, CT $88,156 Canton, CT $88,495 Canton Center, CT $88,469 Colebrook, CT $88,159 Collinsville, CT $88,488 East Berlin, CT $88,440 East Canaan, CT $88,255 East Glastonbury, CT $88,589

East Granby, CT $88,107 East Hartland, CT $87,882 East Windsor Hill, CT $88,522 Ellington, CT $87,903 Farmington, CT $88,442 Falls Village, CT $88,458 Glastonbury, CT $88,592 Granby, CT $87,927

Berlin, CT $88,433 Lakeville, CT $88,533 Manchester, CT $88,581 Bolton, CT $88,467 New Britain, CT $88,407 New Hartford, CT $88,561 Norfolk, CT $88,376 North Canton, CT $88,402

North Granby, CT $87,668 Pine Meadow, CT $88,482 Plainville, CT $88,440 Barkhamsted, CT $88,305 Poquonock, CT $88,522 Riverton, CT $88,197 Vernon Rockville, CT $88,347 Rocky Hill, CT $88,493

Salisbury, CT $87,939 Sharon, CT $89,204 Simsbury, CT $88,460 Somers, CT $87,180 Somersville, CT $87,163 South Glastonbury, CT $88,569 South Windsor, CT $88,555 North Windham, CT $88,349

Pomfret Center, CT $88,255 Putnam, CT $88,205 Quinebaug, CT $88,232 Rogers, CT $88,202 Scotland, CT $88,353 South Willington, CT $88,130 South Windham, CT $88,371 South Woodstock, CT $88,246

Storrs Mansfield, CT $88,300 Thompson, CT $88,223 Ashford, CT $88,146 Willington, CT $88,118 Windham, CT $88,358 Woodstock, CT $88,221 Woodstock Valley, CT $88,185 New London, CT $88,373

Baltic, CT $88,352 Canterbury, CT $88,315 Central Village, CT $88,245 East Lyme, CT $88,402 Bozrah, CT $88,362 Gales Ferry, CT $88,367 Gilman, CT $88,380 Mashantucket, CT $88,358

Ledyard, CT $88,365 Groton, CT $88,372 Hanover, CT $88,351 Jewett City, CT $88,347 Montville, CT $88,370 Moosup, CT $88,202 Mystic, CT $88,368 Niantic, CT $88,396

North Stonington, CT $88,325 Norwich, CT $88,348 Preston, CT $88,348 Oakdale, CT $88,394 Old Lyme, CT $88,565 Stafford, CT $87,757 Stafford Springs, CT $87,801 Staffordville, CT $87,674

Suffield, CT $87,097 Taconic, CT $88,261 Tariffville, CT $88,303 Enfield, CT $87,078 Tolland, CT $88,086 Unionville, CT $88,517 East Windsor, CT $87,981 Weatogue, CT $88,542

West Granby, CT $88,115 West Hartland, CT $87,914 West Simsbury, CT $88,449 West Suffield, CT $87,112 Winchester Center, CT $88,458 Windsor Locks, CT $87,984 Winsted, CT $88,449 Hartford, CT $88,667

West Hartford, CT $88,591 East Hartford, CT $88,660 Wethersfield, CT $88,587 Newington, CT $88,424 Plainfield, CT $88,283 Quaker Hill, CT $88,373 South Lyme, CT $88,455 Sterling, CT $88,118

Stonington, CT $88,350 Pawcatuck, CT $88,302 Taftville, CT $88,348 Uncasville, CT $88,367 Versailles, CT $88,343 Voluntown, CT $88,279 Waterford, CT $88,375 Wauregan, CT $88,239

West Mystic, CT $88,370 Yantic, CT $88,354 Ansonia, CT $90,135 Beacon Falls, CT $89,895 Botsford, CT $91,551 Branford, CT $89,289 Cheshire, CT $89,124 Centerbrook, CT $88,840

Chester, CT $88,840 Clinton, CT $89,227 Cobalt, CT $88,598 Colchester, CT $88,512 Cromwell, CT $88,489 Deep River, CT $88,892 Derby, CT $90,547 Killingworth, CT $89,115

Salem, CT $88,446 Durham, CT $88,896 East Haddam, CT $88,642 East Hampton, CT $88,626 Essex, CT $88,762 Guilford, CT $89,369 Haddam, CT $88,812 Hadlyme, CT $88,689

Hawleyville, CT $91,321 Higganum, CT $88,833 Ivoryton, CT $88,858 Madison, CT $89,260 Marion, CT $88,880 Marlborough, CT $88,570 Meriden, CT $88,643 Middlefield, CT $88,708

Middle Haddam, CT $88,659 Middletown, CT $88,605 Milford, CT $91,814 Milldale, CT $88,736 Monroe, CT $92,730 Moodus, CT $88,665 Newtown, CT $91,499 North Branford, CT $89,263

Northford, CT $89,248 North Haven, CT $89,181 North Westchester, CT $88,504 Old Saybrook, CT $88,797 Orange, CT $89,594 Oxford, CT $90,604 Plantsville, CT $88,731 Portland, CT $88,559

Rockfall, CT $88,609 Sandy Hook, CT $91,420 Seymour, CT $90,183 Shelton, CT $92,441 South Britain, CT $90,936 Southbury, CT $90,905 Southington, CT $88,501 Stevenson, CT $92,927

Wallingford, CT $89,095 Stratford, CT $94,210 Westbrook, CT $89,019 New Haven, CT $89,054 East Haven, CT $89,096 Hamden, CT $89,174 West Haven, CT $89,131 Bethany, CT $89,511

Woodbridge, CT $89,319 Willimantic, CT $88,372 Abington, CT $88,244 Amston, CT $88,465 Andover, CT $88,426 Ballouville, CT $88,167 Brooklyn, CT $88,243 Chaplin, CT $88,318

Columbia, CT $88,434 Coventry, CT $88,379 Danielson, CT $88,138 Dayville, CT $88,142 Eastford, CT $88,204 East Killingly, CT $88,054 East Woodstock, CT $88,236 Fabyan, CT $88,237

Grosvenor Dale, CT $88,238 Hampton, CT $88,289 Hebron, CT $88,481 Lebanon, CT $88,402 Mansfield Center, CT $88,325 Mansfield Depot, CT $88,328 North Franklin, CT $88,362 North Grosvenordale, CT $88,244

Pomfret, CT $88,249 Bridgeport, CT $94,455 Trumbull, CT $93,948 Easton, CT $93,895 Waterbury, CT $89,413 Prospect, CT $89,390 Wolcott, CT $88,894 Bantam, CT $89,733

Bethlehem, CT $89,931 Cornwall, CT $89,306 Cornwall Bridge, CT $89,824 Gaylordsville, CT $90,638 Goshen, CT $89,080 Kent, CT $90,005 Lakeside, CT $89,832 Litchfield, CT $89,411

Middlebury, CT $90,037 Morris, CT $89,686 Naugatuck, CT $89,813 New Milford, CT $90,911 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $90,165 Northfield, CT $89,112 Oakville, CT $89,476 Pequabuck, CT $88,791

Plymouth, CT $89,082 Roxbury, CT $90,844 Sherman, CT $91,017 South Kent, CT $90,211 Terryville, CT $88,858 Thomaston, CT $89,218 Torrington, CT $88,828 Harwinton, CT $88,853

Washington, CT $90,357 Washington Depot, CT $90,416 Watertown, CT $89,601 West Cornwall, CT $89,033 Woodbury, CT $90,302 Bethel, CT $91,427 Brookfield, CT $91,282 Cos Cob, CT $95,265

Danbury, CT $91,295 New Fairfield, CT $91,296 Darien, CT $95,237 Fairfield, CT $94,399 Georgetown, CT $93,644 Greenwich, CT $95,194 Greens Farms, CT $94,344 New Canaan, CT $94,839

Norwalk, CT $94,901 Old Greenwich, CT $95,266 Redding Center, CT $92,753 Redding Ridge, CT $92,753 Ridgefield, CT $91,937 Riverside, CT $95,261 Westport, CT $94,345 Weston, CT $93,958

Southport, CT $94,377 Redding, CT $92,545 Wilton, CT $94,053 Stamford, CT $95,288 Bridgewater, CT $91,154

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	$125,710	$60.0	40%
Internet	$116,731	$56.0	30%
Insurance	$107,752	$52.0	20%
Business Services	$98,772	$47.0	10%
Energy & Utilities	$94,283	$45.0	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 August 01, 2026

$84,066

Average $89,793/year

$94,899

$7,006

Average $7,483/month

$7,908

$1,617

Average $1,727/week

$1,825

$40

Average $43/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,899	$7,908	$1,825	$46
Average	$89,793	$7,483	$1,727	$43
25th Percentile	$84,066	$7,006	$1,617	$40

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