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 $64,122, a Category Analyst (2-4 years)earns $78,975, a Category Management Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $92,728, a Category Management Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $123,202, a Category Management Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $156,833,

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 Montana

How much does a Category Analyst make in Montana?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Category Analyst in Montana is $79,306 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $87,908
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $74,253 to $83,809
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $69,652

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Category Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,809	$6,984	$1,612	$40
Average	$79,306	$6,609	$1,525	$38
25th Percentile	$74,253	$6,188	$1,428	$36

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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): $64,122
Early Career (1-2 years): $78,975
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $92,728
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $123,202
Expert (over 8 years): $156,833

Levels	Salary
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$64,122
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$78,975
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$92,728
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$123,202
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$156,833

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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:

Absarokee: $78,823
Acton: $80,732
Ashland: $78,763

Absarokee, MT $78,823 Acton, MT $80,732 Ashland, MT $78,763 Ballantine, MT $80,608 Bearcreek, MT $78,812 Belfry, MT $78,892 Bighorn, MT $78,633 Big Timber, MT $78,758

Birney, MT $78,707 Boyd, MT $79,533 Bridger, MT $79,225 Broadview, MT $80,285 Busby, MT $78,796 Clyde Park, MT $78,772 Columbus, MT $79,420 Cooke City, MT $78,618

Crow Agency, MT $78,864 Custer, MT $78,885 Decker, MT $78,782 Edgar, MT $80,432 Emigrant, MT $78,765 Fishtail, MT $78,698 Fromberg, MT $80,114 Gardiner, MT $78,768

Garryowen, MT $78,832 Grass Range, MT $78,686 Greycliff, MT $78,763 Hardin, MT $79,519 Fort Smith, MT $79,272 Harlowton, MT $78,730 Huntley, MT $81,006 Hysham, MT $78,674

Ingomar, MT $78,524 Joliet, MT $80,124 Lame Deer, MT $78,843 Laurel, MT $80,982 Lavina, MT $78,950 Livingston, MT $78,859 Lodge Grass, MT $78,877 Mc Leod, MT $78,593

Martinsdale, MT $78,644 Melstone, MT $78,674 Melville, MT $78,614 Molt, MT $80,505 Mosby, MT $78,565 Musselshell, MT $78,647 Nye, MT $78,689 Otter, MT $78,764

Park City, MT $80,426 Pompeys Pillar, MT $80,108 Pray, MT $78,725 Pryor, MT $80,153 Rapelje, MT $79,226 Red Lodge, MT $78,829 Reed Point, MT $78,731 Roberts, MT $79,162

Roscoe, MT $78,673 Roundup, MT $78,822 Ryegate, MT $78,659 Saint Xavier, MT $79,200 Sanders, MT $78,769 Sand Springs, MT $78,574 Shawmut, MT $78,634 Shepherd, MT $80,651

Silver Gate, MT $78,830 Springdale, MT $78,713 Sumatra, MT $78,574 Teigen, MT $78,688 Two Dot, MT $78,626 Wilsall, MT $78,695 Winnett, MT $78,632 Worden, MT $80,008

Wyola, MT $78,911 Billings, MT $81,076 Baker, MT $79,037 Wolf Point, MT $78,766 Antelope, MT $78,862 Bainville, MT $79,133 Brockton, MT $78,727 Brockway, MT $78,617

Circle, MT $78,677 Crane, MT $79,188 Culbertson, MT $78,900 Dagmar, MT $78,937 Fairview, MT $79,166 Flaxville, MT $78,665 Fort Peck, MT $78,627 Frazer, MT $78,718

Froid, MT $78,794 Glasgow, MT $78,760 Saint Marie, MT $79,095 Glentana, MT $78,628 Hinsdale, MT $78,611 Homestead, MT $78,794 Lambert, MT $78,746 Larslan, MT $78,617

Medicine Lake, MT $78,783 Nashua, MT $78,719 Opheim, MT $78,605 Outlook, MT $78,723 Peerless, MT $78,620 Plentywood, MT $78,848 Poplar, MT $78,780 Raymond, MT $78,789

Redstone, MT $78,622 Reserve, MT $78,700 Richey, MT $78,654 Richland, MT $78,611 Saco, MT $78,656 Savage, MT $78,889 Scobey, MT $78,727 Sidney, MT $79,185

Vandalia, MT $78,648 Vida, MT $78,673 Westby, MT $78,921 Whitetail, MT $78,609 Miles City, MT $78,773 Alzada, MT $78,705 Angela, MT $78,563 Alberton, MT $78,680

Arlee, MT $78,709 Bonner, MT $78,683 Charlo, MT $78,732 Clinton, MT $78,736 Condon, MT $78,595 Conner, MT $78,750 Corvallis, MT $78,854 Darby, MT $78,599

De Borgia, MT $78,436 Dixon, MT $78,662 Drummond, MT $78,705 Florence, MT $78,836 Frenchtown, MT $78,804 Grantsdale, MT $78,812 Hall, MT $78,689 Hamilton, MT $78,814

Pinesdale, MT $78,995 Haugan, MT $78,417 Helmville, MT $78,535 Heron, MT $78,447 Hot Springs, MT $78,590 Huson, MT $78,700 Lolo, MT $78,789 Lonepine, MT $78,618

Milltown, MT $78,988 Noxon, MT $78,415 Ovando, MT $78,527 Pablo, MT $79,013 Paradise, MT $78,707 Philipsburg, MT $78,689 Plains, MT $78,644 Polson, MT $78,768

Ravalli, MT $78,717 Ronan, MT $78,778 Saint Ignatius, MT $78,759 Saint Regis, MT $78,590 Saltese, MT $78,386 Seeley Lake, MT $78,727 Stevensville, MT $78,852 Sula, MT $78,571

Superior, MT $78,648 Thompson Falls, MT $78,536 Trout Creek, MT $78,463 Victor, MT $78,803 Kalispell, MT $78,836 Big Arm, MT $78,732 Bigfork, MT $78,728 Columbia Falls, MT $78,828

Coram, MT $78,727 Dayton, MT $78,743 Elmo, MT $78,650 Essex, MT $78,599 Eureka, MT $78,750 Fortine, MT $78,673 Hungry Horse, MT $78,919 Kila, MT $78,664

Lake Mc Donald, MT $78,736 Lakeside, MT $78,794 Libby, MT $78,632 Marion, MT $78,621 Martin City, MT $78,791 Olney, MT $78,609 Polebridge, MT $78,471 Proctor, MT $78,627

Rexford, MT $78,686 Rollins, MT $78,675 Somers, MT $78,784 Stryker, MT $78,595 Trego, MT $78,653 Troy, MT $78,415 West Glacier, MT $78,496 Whitefish, MT $78,789

Bloomfield, MT $78,697 Boyes, MT $78,722 Broadus, MT $78,746 Brusett, MT $78,620 Capitol, MT $78,558 Cohagen, MT $78,590 Colstrip, MT $78,911 Ekalaka, MT $78,727

Fallon, MT $78,811 Forsyth, MT $78,706 Glendive, MT $78,967 Hammond, MT $78,673 Hathaway, MT $78,760 Ismay, MT $78,697 Jordan, MT $78,637 Kinsey, MT $78,731

Lindsay, MT $78,632 Mildred, MT $78,810 Olive, MT $78,648 Plevna, MT $78,878 Powderville, MT $78,570 Rosebud, MT $78,609 Terry, MT $78,661 Volborg, MT $78,611

Wibaux, MT $78,936 Willard, MT $78,904 Great Falls, MT $75,375 Malmstrom A F B, MT $75,375 Augusta, MT $78,607 Babb, MT $78,636 Belt, MT $76,300 Black Eagle, MT $75,375

Brady, MT $77,861 Browning, MT $78,742 Buffalo, MT $78,681 Bynum, MT $78,671 Carter, MT $76,684 Cascade, MT $77,744 Choteau, MT $78,673 Coffee Creek, MT $78,679

Conrad, MT $78,744 Cut Bank, MT $78,691 Denton, MT $78,660 Dupuyer, MT $78,599 Dutton, MT $76,969 East Glacier Park, MT $78,565 Ethridge, MT $78,590 Fairfield, MT $78,052

Floweree, MT $75,533 Forest Grove, MT $78,648 Fort Benton, MT $78,107 Fort Shaw, MT $76,406 Galata, MT $78,611 Geraldine, MT $78,644 Geyser, MT $78,078 Heart Butte, MT $78,740

Highwood, MT $76,409 Hilger, MT $78,680 Hobson, MT $78,690 Judith Gap, MT $78,675 Kevin, MT $78,662 Ledger, MT $78,627 Lewistown, MT $78,818 Loma, MT $78,643

Lothair, MT $78,637 Moccasin, MT $78,695 Monarch, MT $77,824 Moore, MT $78,738 Neihart, MT $78,405 Oilmont, MT $78,622 Pendroy, MT $78,599 Power, MT $76,111

Raynesford, MT $77,734 Roy, MT $78,607 Sand Coulee, MT $75,375 Shelby, MT $78,746 Simms, MT $77,001 Stanford, MT $78,686 Stockett, MT $76,151 Sunburst, MT $78,690

Sun River, MT $76,011 Sweet Grass, MT $78,642 Biddle, MT $78,774 Ulm, MT $75,411 Valier, MT $78,679 Vaughn, MT $75,687 Winifred, MT $78,651 Havre, MT $78,800

Big Sandy, MT $78,667 Box Elder, MT $78,823 Chester, MT $78,678 Chinook, MT $78,692 Dodson, MT $78,663 Gildford, MT $78,649 Harlem, MT $78,758 Hays, MT $78,790

Hingham, MT $78,650 Hogeland, MT $78,637 Inverness, MT $78,631 Joplin, MT $78,650 Kremlin, MT $78,648 Lloyd, MT $78,533 Loring, MT $78,606 Malta, MT $78,705

Rudyard, MT $78,668 Turner, MT $78,655 Whitewater, MT $78,621 Whitlash, MT $78,566 Zortman, MT $78,712 Zurich, MT $78,605 Helena, MT $75,156 Basin, MT $76,799

Boulder, MT $77,640 Canyon Creek, MT $75,995 Clancy, MT $75,284 East Helena, MT $75,106 Fort Harrison, MT $75,106 Jefferson City, MT $75,824 Lincoln, MT $78,669 Marysville, MT $75,902

Radersburg, MT $77,764 Ringling, MT $78,581 Toston, MT $78,063 Townsend, MT $76,905 White Sulphur Springs, MT $78,351 Winston, MT $75,981 Wolf Creek, MT $77,583 Butte, MT $78,666

Alder, MT $78,639 Anaconda, MT $78,840 Avon, MT $76,743 Belgrade, MT $78,934 Bozeman, MT $78,984 Big Sky, MT $78,926 Cameron, MT $78,587 Cardwell, MT $78,758

Deer Lodge, MT $78,188 Dell, MT $78,372 Dillon, MT $78,700 Divide, MT $78,678 Elliston, MT $76,104 Ennis, MT $78,806 Gallatin Gateway, MT $78,760 Garrison, MT $77,802

Glen, MT $78,674 Gold Creek, MT $78,321 Harrison, MT $78,780 Jackson, MT $78,473 Lima, MT $78,428 Mc Allister, MT $78,790 Manhattan, MT $78,911 Melrose, MT $78,684

Norris, MT $78,683 Polaris, MT $78,588 Pony, MT $78,796 Ramsay, MT $78,837 Sheridan, MT $78,823 Silver Star, MT $78,822 Three Forks, MT $78,849 Twin Bridges, MT $78,756

Virginia City, MT $78,784 Warm Springs, MT $78,829 West Yellowstone, MT $78,740 Whitehall, MT $78,838 Willow Creek, MT $78,815 Wisdom, MT $78,492 Wise River, MT $78,630 Missoula, MT $79,107

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

$74,253

Average $79,306/year

$83,809

$6,188

Average $6,609/month

$6,984

$1,428

Average $1,525/week

$1,612

$36

Average $38/hour

$40

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,809	$6,984	$1,612	$40
Average	$79,306	$6,609	$1,525	$38
25th Percentile	$74,253	$6,188	$1,428	$36

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