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 $70,033, a Category Analyst (2-4 years)earns $86,259, a Category Management Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $101,269, a Category Management Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $134,562, a Category Management Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $171,285,

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 $93,014, California $92,661, Massachusetts $91,426. 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 Maryland

How much does a Category Analyst make in Maryland?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Category Analyst in Maryland is $86,621 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $96,022
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,045 to $91,542
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $75,968

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,542	$7,628	$1,760	$44
Average	$86,621	$7,218	$1,666	$42
25th Percentile	$81,045	$6,754	$1,559	$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): $70,033
Early Career (1-2 years): $86,259
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $101,269
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $134,562
Expert (over 8 years): $171,285

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Category ... Level Category Analyst	$70,033
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$86,259
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$101,269
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$134,562
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$171,285

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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: $93,014.
California: $92,661.
Massachusetts: $91,426.

District of Columbia $93,014 California $92,661 Massachusetts $91,426 Washington $91,090 New Jersey $91,056 Alaska $90,939 Connecticut $89,780 New York $89,309

Hawaii $87,805 Rhode Island $87,100 Maryland $86,621 Minnesota $85,966 Colorado $85,714 Illinois $85,630 Oregon $85,310 Delaware $85,075

New Hampshire $84,927 Virginia $84,596 Pennsylvania $83,630 Nevada $83,143 North Dakota $82,983 Michigan $82,731 Wisconsin $82,639 Vermont $82,454

Texas $81,942 Maine $81,908 Arizona $81,858 Ohio $81,799 Georgia $81,026 Indiana $80,639 Wyoming $80,564 Utah $80,446

Iowa $80,396 Kansas $79,993 Louisiana $79,875 North Carolina $79,833 Missouri $79,816 Florida $79,489 Montana $79,312 Nebraska $79,144

Kentucky $79,052 South Carolina $78,716 Tennessee $78,506 Idaho $78,422 New Mexico $77,808 Oklahoma $77,674 Alabama $77,178 South Dakota $76,347

Arkansas $75,893 West Virginia $75,649 Mississippi $74,919

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:

Owings: $89,190
Riverdale: $92,380
College Park: $92,275

Owings, MD $89,190 Riverdale, MD $92,380 College Park, MD $92,275 Fort Washington, MD $92,214 Oxon Hill, MD $92,480 Suitland, MD $92,451 District Heights, MD $92,405 Temple Hills, MD $92,453

Deale, MD $88,777 Dunkirk, MD $89,716 Fort George G Meade, MD $87,658 Friendship, MD $89,059 Fulton, MD $88,823 Andrews Air Force Base, MD $92,139 Savage, MD $87,788 Shady Side, MD $88,076

Galesville, MD $88,464 Greenbelt, MD $91,955 Glenn Dale, MD $90,939 Upper Marlboro, MD $91,027 Harwood, MD $88,804 Highland, MD $88,742 West River, MD $88,821 Tracys Landing, MD $88,884

Hyattsville, MD $92,455 Jessup, MD $87,357 Bethesda, MD $92,482 Glen Echo, MD $92,465 Chevy Chase, MD $92,472 Cabin John, MD $92,446 Olney, MD $90,364 Brookeville, MD $88,677

Poolesville, MD $89,458 Barnesville, MD $88,213 Beallsville, MD $88,375 Boyds, MD $89,051 Dickerson, MD $88,273 Rockville, MD $91,428 Potomac, MD $91,692 Derwood, MD $90,458

Sandy Spring, MD $89,931 Ashton, MD $89,733 Brinklow, MD $89,066 Burtonsville, MD $90,109 Montgomery Village, MD $89,371 Kensington, MD $92,395 Garrett Park, MD $92,286 Suburb Maryland Fac, MD $91,561

Silver Spring, MD $92,341 Takoma Park, MD $92,462 Aberdeen, MD $84,693 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD $84,675 Abingdon, MD $85,330 Gunpowder, MD $85,844 Arnold, MD $86,844 Baldwin, MD $85,683

Bel Air, MD $84,971 Belcamp, MD $85,094 Benson, MD $84,581 Boring, MD $84,768 Brooklandville, MD $86,518 Butler, MD $85,565 Chase, MD $86,240 Churchville, MD $84,336

Clarksville, MD $87,800 Cockeysville, MD $85,729 Hunt Valley, MD $86,088 Crownsville, MD $87,432 Darlington, MD $83,590 Davidsonville, MD $88,707 Dayton, MD $87,745 Edgewater, MD $87,894

Edgewood, MD $85,589 Ellicott City, MD $86,688 Columbia, MD $87,337 Fallston, MD $85,366 Finksburg, MD $85,395 Forest Hill, MD $84,508 Fork, MD $85,973 Fort Howard, MD $86,516

Freeland, MD $82,810 Gambrills, MD $87,762 Gibson Island, MD $86,564 Glen Arm, MD $86,290 Glen Burnie, MD $86,666 Glyndon, MD $85,837 Hampstead, MD $83,864 Elkridge, MD $86,761

Hanover, MD $86,811 Harmans, MD $86,807 Havre De Grace, MD $84,143 Hydes, MD $85,980 Jarrettsville, MD $84,227 Joppa, MD $85,807 Kingsville, MD $85,998 Lineboro, MD $82,599

Linthicum Heights, MD $86,680 Long Green, MD $86,149 Spencerville, MD $89,975 Clarksburg, MD $88,007 Damascus, MD $87,249 Germantown, MD $89,857 Annapolis, MD $87,516 Cumberland, MD $79,500

Accident, MD $79,368 Barton, MD $79,741 Bittinger, MD $79,591 Bloomington, MD $79,874 Corriganville, MD $78,995 Eckhart Mines, MD $79,432 Ellerslie, MD $79,095 Flintstone, MD $79,520

Friendsville, MD $79,345 Frostburg, MD $79,323 Grantsville, MD $79,326 Kitzmiller, MD $79,332 Lonaconing, MD $79,597 Luke, MD $79,880 Mc Henry, MD $79,375 Midland, MD $79,863

Midlothian, MD $79,334 Mount Savage, MD $78,971 Oakland, MD $79,145 Oldtown, MD $79,628 Pinto, MD $79,775 Rawlings, MD $79,800 Spring Gap, MD $79,725 Swanton, MD $79,531

Westernport, MD $79,877 Easton, MD $85,781 Barclay, MD $85,064 Bethlehem, MD $85,173 Betterton, MD $85,127 Bozman, MD $86,512 Cambridge, MD $85,178 Centreville, MD $85,870

Chester, MD $86,533 Chestertown, MD $85,525 Church Creek, MD $85,043 Church Hill, MD $85,410 Claiborne, MD $86,667 Cordova, MD $85,490 Crapo, MD $84,294 Crocheron, MD $83,686

Crumpton, MD $84,967 Denton, MD $85,044 East New Market, MD $84,838 Federalsburg, MD $84,821 Fishing Creek, MD $84,606 Galena, MD $84,737 Goldsboro, MD $84,880 Grasonville, MD $86,368

Greensboro, MD $84,896 Henderson, MD $84,974 Hillsboro, MD $85,551 Hurlock, MD $84,858 Ingleside, MD $85,132 Kennedyville, MD $84,889 Mcdaniel, MD $86,633 Madison, MD $85,705

Marydel, MD $84,741 Massey, MD $84,758 Millington, MD $84,878 Neavitt, MD $86,620 Newcomb, MD $86,023 Oxford, MD $85,598 Preston, MD $85,142 Price, MD $85,468

Queen Anne, MD $85,692 Queenstown, MD $86,180 Rhodesdale, MD $84,349 Ridgely, MD $85,231 Rock Hall, MD $86,047 Royal Oak, MD $85,863 Saint Michaels, MD $86,445 Secretary, MD $85,162

Sherwood, MD $87,148 Deal Island, MD $83,045 Eden, MD $83,208 Ewell, MD $82,786 Fruitland, MD $83,494 Girdletree, MD $82,596 Hebron, MD $83,416 Linkwood, MD $84,593

Manokin, MD $82,935 Mardela Springs, MD $83,716 Marion Station, MD $82,643 Nanticoke, MD $83,379 Newark, MD $83,032 Ocean City, MD $83,432 Parsonsburg, MD $83,265 Pittsville, MD $83,267

Pocomoke City, MD $82,751 Powellville, MD $83,225 Princess Anne, MD $83,149 Quantico, MD $83,252 Rehobeth, MD $82,619 Sharptown, MD $84,175 Showell, MD $83,266 Snow Hill, MD $82,971

Stockton, MD $82,474 Tyaskin, MD $83,171 Tylerton, MD $82,884 Upper Fairmount, MD $83,137 Vienna, MD $83,894 Westover, MD $82,934 Whaleyville, MD $83,222 Willards, MD $83,255

Delmar, MD $83,476 North East, MD $84,220 Perry Point, MD $84,097 Perryville, MD $84,066 Port Deposit, MD $83,859 Rising Sun, MD $83,584 Warwick, MD $84,719 Cecilton, MD $84,661

Charlestown, MD $84,208 Chesapeake City, MD $84,659 Childs, MD $84,546 Stevensville, MD $86,754 Colora, MD $83,509 Conowingo, MD $83,368 Earleville, MD $84,580 Elk Mills, MD $84,574

Elkton, MD $84,513 Georgetown, MD $84,643 Lutherville Timonium, MD $86,446 Abell, MD $85,586 Accokeek, MD $91,457 Aquasco, MD $89,194 Avenue, MD $85,723 Barstow, MD $88,130

Bel Alton, MD $88,566 Benedict, MD $88,506 Brandywine, MD $90,591 Broomes Island, MD $87,129 Bryans Road, MD $91,279 Bryantown, MD $89,628 Bushwood, MD $85,785 California, MD $85,712

Callaway, MD $85,114 Chaptico, MD $86,600 Charlotte Hall, MD $87,906 Cheltenham, MD $91,439 Clements, MD $86,601 Cobb Island, MD $85,824 Coltons Point, MD $85,420 Compton, MD $85,886

Dameron, MD $84,029 Dowell, MD $85,979 Drayden, MD $84,231 Faulkner, MD $88,093 Great Mills, MD $85,252 Helen, MD $87,410 Hollywood, MD $86,218 Hughesville, MD $89,030

Huntingtown, MD $88,665 Indian Head, MD $89,217 Ironsides, MD $88,857 Issue, MD $86,287 La Plata, MD $89,470 Leonardtown, MD $85,569 Lexington Park, MD $84,990 Loveville, MD $86,466

Lusby, MD $86,139 Marbury, MD $89,932 Mechanicsville, MD $87,392 Morganza, MD $86,881 Mount Victoria, MD $85,882 Nanjemoy, MD $87,812 Newburg, MD $86,932 Park Hall, MD $84,741

Patuxent River, MD $85,189 Piney Point, MD $84,362 Pomfret, MD $90,442 Port Republic, MD $87,604 Port Tobacco, MD $89,139 Prince Frederick, MD $88,136 Ridge, MD $83,657 Rock Point, MD $86,901

Saint Inigoes, MD $83,926 Saint Leonard, MD $87,180 Saint Marys City, MD $84,724 Scotland, MD $83,103 Solomons, MD $85,901 Sunderland, MD $88,841 Tall Timbers, MD $84,469 Valley Lee, MD $84,503

Welcome, MD $88,585 White Plains, MD $90,451 Southern Md Facility, MD $91,555 Annapolis Junction, MD $87,555 Lanham, MD $91,902 Beltsville, MD $91,771 Laurel, MD $89,770 Bladensburg, MD $92,440

Lothian, MD $89,719 Mount Rainier, MD $92,484 North Beach, MD $88,472 Bowie, MD $89,755 Brentwood, MD $92,478 Capitol Heights, MD $92,438 Chesapeake Beach, MD $88,427 Churchton, MD $88,448

Clinton, MD $91,917 Still Pond, MD $85,132 Sudlersville, MD $84,973 Taylors Island, MD $85,728 Templeville, MD $84,746 Tilghman, MD $86,953 Toddville, MD $83,879 Trappe, MD $85,230

Wingate, MD $84,207 Wittman, MD $86,666 Woolford, MD $85,374 Worton, MD $85,425 Wye Mills, MD $86,030 Frederick, MD $85,056 Adamstown, MD $86,824 Big Pool, MD $80,651

Boonsboro, MD $83,524 Braddock Heights, MD $85,013 Brownsville, MD $84,764 Brunswick, MD $85,548 Buckeystown, MD $86,177 Burkittsville, MD $84,901 Cascade, MD $82,764 Cavetown, MD $82,659

Chewsville, MD $82,787 Clear Spring, MD $81,679 Cooksville, MD $86,652 Emmitsburg, MD $83,040 Fairplay, MD $82,988 Funkstown, MD $82,979 Glenelg, MD $87,569 Glenwood, MD $87,140

Hagerstown, MD $82,559 Hancock, MD $80,254 Ijamsville, MD $86,611 Jefferson, MD $85,633 Keedysville, MD $83,789 Keymar, MD $83,747 Knoxville, MD $85,099 Ladiesburg, MD $84,049

Libertytown, MD $84,822 Lisbon, MD $86,663 Little Orleans, MD $79,809 Maugansville, MD $82,259 Middletown, MD $84,700 Monrovia, MD $86,421 Mount Airy, MD $85,903 Myersville, MD $83,600

New Market, MD $85,555 New Midway, MD $84,046 New Windsor, MD $84,806 Point Of Rocks, MD $86,659 Rocky Ridge, MD $83,487 Rohrersville, MD $84,360 Sabillasville, MD $82,876 Saint James, MD $83,000

Sharpsburg, MD $83,665 Smithsburg, MD $82,734 Sykesville, MD $86,124 Taneytown, MD $83,239 Thurmont, MD $83,581 Tuscarora, MD $86,990 Union Bridge, MD $84,462 Unionville, MD $84,870

Walkersville, MD $84,570 West Friendship, MD $86,842 Williamsport, MD $82,649 Woodbine, MD $86,654 Woodsboro, MD $84,168 Salisbury, MD $83,476 Allen, MD $83,362 Berlin, MD $83,274

Bishopville, MD $83,293 Bivalve, MD $83,599 Manchester, MD $82,855 Marriottsville, MD $86,469 Maryland Line, MD $82,599 Mayo, MD $87,700 Millersville, MD $86,985 Monkton, MD $84,939

Odenton, MD $87,865 Crofton, MD $88,367 Owings Mills, MD $86,297 Parkton, MD $83,636 Pasadena, MD $86,587 Perry Hall, MD $86,353 Perryman, MD $84,914 Phoenix, MD $85,898

Pylesville, MD $83,137 Randallstown, MD $86,430 Reisterstown, MD $86,092 Riderwood, MD $86,612 Riva, MD $88,036 Severn, MD $86,972 Severna Park, MD $86,854 Simpsonville, MD $87,701

Sparks Glencoe, MD $85,203 Crisfield, MD $82,846 Stevenson, MD $86,486 Dhs, MD $91,480 Waldorf, MD $90,399 Street, MD $83,516 Upperco, MD $84,698 Upper Falls, MD $86,082

Westminster, MD $84,701 Whiteford, MD $83,104 White Hall, MD $83,523 White Marsh, MD $86,273 Woodstock, MD $86,508 Baltimore, MD $86,621 Towson, MD $86,611 Gwynn Oak, MD $86,639

Pikesville, MD $86,578 Sparrows Point, MD $86,528 Middle River, MD $86,349 Essex, MD $86,553 Dundalk, MD $86,635 Brooklyn, MD $86,637 Curtis Bay, MD $86,654 Halethorpe, MD $86,648

Catonsville, MD $86,691 Parkville, MD $86,597 Nottingham, MD $86,509 Rosedale, MD $86,620 Windsor Mill, MD $86,593 Gaithersburg, MD $90,268 Washington Grove, MD $90,316

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 June 01, 2026

$81,045

Average $86,621/year

$91,542

$6,754

Average $7,218/month

$7,628

$1,559

Average $1,666/week

$1,760

$39

Average $42/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,542	$7,628	$1,760	$44
Average	$86,621	$7,218	$1,666	$42
25th Percentile	$81,045	$6,754	$1,559	$39

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