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 $60,570, a Category Analyst (2-4 years)earns $74,600, a Category Management Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $87,591, a Category Management Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $116,377, a Category Management Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $148,145,

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 Mississippi

How much does a Category Analyst make in Mississippi?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Category Analyst in Mississippi is $74,913 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $83,038
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $70,140 to $79,166
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $65,794

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Category Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$79,166	$6,597	$1,522	$38
Average	$74,913	$6,243	$1,441	$36
25th Percentile	$70,140	$5,845	$1,349	$34

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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): $60,570
Early Career (1-2 years): $74,600
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,591
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $116,377
Expert (over 8 years): $148,145

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Category ... Level Category Analyst	$60,570
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$74,600
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$87,591
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$116,377
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$148,145

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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:

Hillsboro: $73,513
Holly Bluff: $72,883
Kosciusko: $72,863

Hillsboro, MS $73,513 Holly Bluff, MS $72,883 Kosciusko, MS $72,863 Lake, MS $73,270 Lena, MS $73,559 Lexington, MS $72,735 Lorman, MS $72,916 Louise, MS $73,653

Ludlow, MS $73,720 Mc Adams, MS $72,798 Mc Cool, MS $72,716 Madden, MS $73,082 Madison, MS $74,390 Magee, MS $73,604 Mayersville, MS $73,319 Mendenhall, MS $73,865

Midnight, MS $73,655 Mize, MS $73,305 Morton, MS $73,891 Mount Olive, MS $73,309 Natchez, MS $73,104 Newhebron, MS $73,515 Pattison, MS $73,266 Pelahatchie, MS $74,127

Pickens, MS $73,319 Piney Woods, MS $74,248 Pinola, MS $73,821 Port Gibson, MS $73,253 Puckett, MS $73,963 Pulaski, MS $73,539 Raleigh, MS $73,342 Raymond, MS $74,363

Redwood, MS $73,359 Ridgeland, MS $74,581 Rolling Fork, MS $73,371 Sallis, MS $72,923 Sandhill, MS $74,297 Satartia, MS $73,733 Sharon, MS $73,810 Sibley, MS $73,282

Silver City, MS $73,245 Star, MS $74,350 Taylorsville, MS $73,119 Tchula, MS $72,796 Terry, MS $74,386 Thomastown, MS $73,088 Tinsley, MS $73,668 Tougaloo, MS $74,634

Utica, MS $73,952 Vaiden, MS $72,588 Valley Park, MS $73,021 Vaughan, MS $73,466 Vicksburg, MS $73,610 Walnut Grove, MS $73,221 Washington, MS $73,073 Wesson, MS $73,573

West, MS $72,578 Whitfield, MS $74,627 Yazoo City, MS $73,362 Jackson, MS $74,686 Pearl, MS $74,680 Richland, MS $74,686 Flowood, MS $74,665 Byram, MS $74,595

Lula, MS $74,301 Lyon, MS $72,918 Marks, MS $73,411 Michigan City, MS $74,853 Mount Pleasant, MS $76,653 Myrtle, MS $73,500 Nesbit, MS $77,920 New Albany, MS $73,369

Olive Branch, MS $77,806 Oxford, MS $73,622 Pope, MS $73,160 Potts Camp, MS $74,308 Red Banks, MS $76,615 Ripley, MS $73,274 Robinsonville, MS $76,868 Sarah, MS $75,768

Sardis, MS $74,441 Senatobia, MS $75,864 Sherard, MS $72,760 Sledge, MS $74,177 Southaven, MS $78,376 Taylor, MS $73,508 Tiplersville, MS $73,402 Tula, MS $73,098

Tunica, MS $75,969 University, MS $74,142 Victoria, MS $76,520 Walls, MS $78,207 Walnut, MS $73,428 Waterford, MS $74,579 Greenville, MS $74,678 Alligator, MS $72,528

Anguilla, MS $73,900 Arcola, MS $74,678 Avon, MS $74,678 Benoit, MS $73,980 Beulah, MS $73,297 Boyle, MS $73,648 Chatham, MS $74,549 Cleveland, MS $73,381

Doddsville, MS $72,976 Drew, MS $72,586 Parchman, MS $72,664 Dublin, MS $72,399 Duncan, MS $72,489 Glen Allan, MS $74,327 Grace, MS $74,145 Gunnison, MS $72,701

Hollandale, MS $74,678 Holly Ridge, MS $74,029 Indianola, MS $74,078 Inverness, MS $73,933 Isola, MS $74,100 Leland, MS $74,678 Merigold, MS $72,985 Metcalfe, MS $74,678

Moorhead, MS $73,361 Mound Bayou, MS $72,919 Pace, MS $73,349 Panther Burn, MS $74,353 Rena Lara, MS $72,506 Rome, MS $72,521 Rosedale, MS $73,175 Ruleville, MS $72,935

Scott, MS $74,234 Shaw, MS $73,871 Shelby, MS $72,745 Stoneville, MS $74,678 Sunflower, MS $73,224 Wayside, MS $74,678 Winstonville, MS $73,119 Winterville, MS $74,678

Tupelo, MS $73,705 Algoma, MS $73,502 Amory, MS $72,461 Baldwyn, MS $73,321 Becker, MS $72,274 Belden, MS $73,577 Belmont, MS $73,033 Blue Springs, MS $73,370

Booneville, MS $73,277 Burnsville, MS $73,219 Corinth, MS $73,497 Dennis, MS $72,950 Derma, MS $73,437 Ecru, MS $73,430 Fulton, MS $73,323 Gattman, MS $72,170

Glen, MS $73,292 Abbeville, MS $74,048 Arkabutla, MS $76,579 Ashland, MS $74,328 Batesville, MS $73,839 Belen, MS $73,186 Blue Mountain, MS $73,443 Byhalia, MS $76,954

Clarksdale, MS $72,706 Coahoma, MS $73,455 Coldwater, MS $76,699 Como, MS $74,862 Courtland, MS $73,455 Crenshaw, MS $74,474 Crowder, MS $73,200 Darling, MS $73,810

Dumas, MS $73,225 Dundee, MS $74,346 Etta, MS $73,421 Falcon, MS $73,987 Falkner, MS $73,770 Farrell, MS $72,920 Friars Point, MS $73,497 Hernando, MS $77,270

Hickory Flat, MS $73,980 Holly Springs, MS $75,175 Horn Lake, MS $78,291 Independence, MS $76,399 Jonestown, MS $73,522 Lake Cormorant, MS $77,879 Lamar, MS $75,214 Stennis Space Center, MS $74,626

Diamondhead, MS $73,998 Biloxi, MS $74,451 Diberville, MS $74,410 Escatawpa, MS $74,047 Gautier, MS $74,033 Hurley, MS $74,244 Kiln, MS $74,073 Lakeshore, MS $74,683

Long Beach, MS $73,907 Mc Henry, MS $73,701 Moss Point, MS $74,107 Ocean Springs, MS $74,144 Vancleave, MS $73,961 Pascagoula, MS $74,106 Pass Christian, MS $73,909 Pearlington, MS $75,650

Perkinston, MS $73,686 Saucier, MS $73,922 Waveland, MS $74,114 Wiggins, MS $73,435 Brookhaven, MS $73,560 Bogue Chitto, MS $73,186 Bude, MS $73,194 Centreville, MS $75,348

Chatawa, MS $73,856 Crosby, MS $73,626 Fernwood, MS $73,509 Gloster, MS $74,127 Jayess, MS $72,942 Kokomo, MS $72,977 Liberty, MS $74,332 Mc Call Creek, MS $73,126

Mccomb, MS $73,214 Magnolia, MS $73,594 Meadville, MS $72,908 Monticello, MS $73,377 Oak Vale, MS $73,007 Osyka, MS $74,105 Roxie, MS $72,866 Ruth, MS $73,054

Silver Creek, MS $73,312 Smithdale, MS $73,079 Sontag, MS $73,403 Summit, MS $73,051 Tylertown, MS $73,035 Union Church, MS $73,197 Woodville, MS $74,410 Columbus, MS $71,625

Aberdeen, MS $72,108 Ackerman, MS $72,748 Artesia, MS $71,730 Bellefontaine, MS $72,859 Brooksville, MS $72,005 Caledonia, MS $71,943 Cedarbluff, MS $72,117 Crawford, MS $71,838

Eupora, MS $72,839 French Camp, MS $72,729 Hamilton, MS $71,806 Kilmichael, MS $72,693 Maben, MS $72,552 Mantee, MS $72,649 Mathiston, MS $72,683 Mayhew, MS $71,630

Montpelier, MS $72,374 Pheba, MS $72,305 Prairie, MS $72,100 Starkville, MS $72,025 Mississippi State, MS $71,966 Steens, MS $71,665 Stewart, MS $72,703 Sturgis, MS $72,512

Walthall, MS $72,980 Weir, MS $72,819 West Point, MS $71,767 Woodland, MS $72,691 Thaxton, MS $73,236 Tishomingo, MS $72,893 Toccopola, MS $73,243 Trebloc, MS $72,452

Tremont, MS $73,156 Van Vleet, MS $73,014 Vardaman, MS $73,101 Verona, MS $73,689 Wheeler, MS $73,285 Grenada, MS $72,728 Banner, MS $73,042 Big Creek, MS $72,850

Bruce, MS $73,088 Calhoun City, MS $72,999 Carrollton, MS $72,384 Cascilla, MS $72,474 Charleston, MS $72,574 Coffeeville, MS $72,772 Coila, MS $72,392 Cruger, MS $72,558

Duck Hill, MS $72,669 Elliott, MS $72,750 Enid, MS $72,783 Glendora, MS $72,357 Gore Springs, MS $72,801 Greenwood, MS $72,364 Holcomb, MS $72,381 Itta Bena, MS $72,898

Mc Carley, MS $72,479 Minter City, MS $72,211 Money, MS $72,307 Morgan City, MS $73,026 North Carrollton, MS $72,776 Oakland, MS $72,699 Paris, MS $73,044 Philipp, MS $72,154

Pittsboro, MS $73,106 Schlater, MS $72,353 Scobey, MS $72,583 Sidon, MS $72,536 Slate Spring, MS $72,952 Sumner, MS $72,572 Swan Lake, MS $72,382 Swiftown, MS $73,219

Tie Plant, MS $72,731 Tillatoba, MS $72,618 Tippo, MS $72,267 Tutwiler, MS $72,534 Vance, MS $72,418 Water Valley, MS $72,968 Webb, MS $72,472 Winona, MS $72,668

Belzoni, MS $73,565 Benton, MS $73,451 Bentonia, MS $73,976 Bolton, MS $74,281 Brandon, MS $74,286 Braxton, MS $74,162 Camden, MS $73,261 Canton, MS $74,021

Carthage, MS $73,121 Cary, MS $73,448 Clinton, MS $74,516 Conehatta, MS $73,120 Crystal Springs, MS $74,131 Delta City, MS $74,348 D Lo, MS $74,008 Durant, MS $72,807

Edwards, MS $74,088 Ethel, MS $72,710 Fayette, MS $72,947 Flora, MS $74,247 Pocahontas, MS $74,610 Florence, MS $74,437 Meridian, MS $72,977 Bailey, MS $72,878

Buckatunna, MS $72,941 Chunky, MS $72,810 Clara, MS $72,889 Collinsville, MS $72,917 Daleville, MS $72,808 Decatur, MS $72,918 De Kalb, MS $72,824 Enterprise, MS $72,809

Hickory, MS $72,823 Lauderdale, MS $72,897 Lawrence, MS $73,073 Little Rock, MS $72,838 Louin, MS $72,961 Louisville, MS $72,820 Macon, MS $73,004 Marion, MS $73,134

Newton, MS $72,935 Noxapater, MS $72,855 Pachuta, MS $72,767 Paulding, MS $72,752 Philadelphia, MS $72,915 Porterville, MS $72,810 Preston, MS $72,832 Quitman, MS $72,862

Rose Hill, MS $72,711 Scooba, MS $72,979 Sebastopol, MS $73,298 Shubuta, MS $72,799 Shuqualak, MS $72,967 State Line, MS $73,077 Stonewall, MS $72,893 Toomsuba, MS $72,913

Union, MS $72,872 Vossburg, MS $72,783 Waynesboro, MS $72,894 Hattiesburg, MS $73,062 Bassfield, MS $73,008 Bay Springs, MS $73,015 Beaumont, MS $72,980 Brooklyn, MS $73,130

Carriere, MS $74,416 Carson, MS $73,040 Collins, MS $73,107 Columbia, MS $72,999 Eastabuchie, MS $72,925 Ellisville, MS $72,951 Heidelberg, MS $72,834 Laurel, MS $73,177

Leakesville, MS $73,544 Lucedale, MS $74,117 Lumberton, MS $73,328 Mc Lain, MS $73,265 Mc Neill, MS $74,324 Moselle, MS $72,925 Moss, MS $72,882 Neely, MS $73,131

New Augusta, MS $72,832 Nicholson, MS $74,784 Ovett, MS $72,828 Petal, MS $73,037 Picayune, MS $74,715 Poplarville, MS $73,840 Prentiss, MS $73,269 Purvis, MS $73,040

Richton, MS $72,817 Sandersville, MS $72,960 Sandy Hook, MS $73,027 Seminary, MS $72,909 Soso, MS $72,897 Stringer, MS $72,939 Sumrall, MS $72,945 Foxworth, MS $72,977

Gulfport, MS $73,863 Bay Saint Louis, MS $74,543 Plantersville, MS $73,284 Pontotoc, MS $73,484 Randolph, MS $73,211 Rienzi, MS $73,285 Saltillo, MS $73,514 Shannon, MS $73,309

Sherman, MS $73,601 Smithville, MS $72,914 Golden, MS $73,040 Greenwood Springs, MS $72,406 Guntown, MS $73,395 Houlka, MS $73,315 Houston, MS $72,920 Iuka, MS $72,956

Mantachie, MS $73,403 Marietta, MS $73,189 Mooreville, MS $73,541 Nettleton, MS $73,019 New Site, MS $73,031 Okolona, MS $72,853 Lambert, MS $72,619 Forest, MS $73,471

Gallman, MS $73,929 Georgetown, MS $73,975 Goodman, MS $73,186 Harperville, MS $73,413 Harriston, MS $72,980 Harrisville, MS $74,095 Hazlehurst, MS $73,641 Hermanville, MS $73,402

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.

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$70,140

Average $74,913/year

$79,166

$5,845

Average $6,243/month

$6,597

$1,349

Average $1,441/week

$1,522

$34

Average $36/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$79,166	$6,597	$1,522	$38
Average	$74,913	$6,243	$1,441	$36
25th Percentile	$70,140	$5,845	$1,349	$34

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