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 $66,816, a Category Analyst (2-4 years)earns $82,300, a Category Management Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $96,610, a Category Management Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $128,383, a Category Management Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $163,411,

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 $93,019, California $92,667, Massachusetts $91,432. 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 Wisconsin

How much does a Category Analyst make in Wisconsin?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Category Analyst in Wisconsin is $82,644 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $91,586
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,405 to $87,324
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,636

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Category Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$87,324	$7,277	$1,679	$42
Average	$82,644	$6,887	$1,589	$40
25th Percentile	$77,405	$6,450	$1,489	$37

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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): $66,816
Early Career (1-2 years): $82,300
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $96,610
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $128,383
Expert (over 8 years): $163,411

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Category ... Level Category Analyst	$66,816
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$82,300
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$96,610
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$128,383
Category ... Level Category Analyst	$163,411

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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: $93,019.
California: $92,667.
Massachusetts: $91,432.

District of Columbia $93,019 California $92,667 Massachusetts $91,432 Washington $91,096 New Jersey $91,062 Alaska $90,944 Connecticut $89,785 New York $89,314

Hawaii $87,811 Rhode Island $87,105 Maryland $86,626 Minnesota $85,971 Colorado $85,719 Illinois $85,635 Oregon $85,315 Delaware $85,080

New Hampshire $84,932 Virginia $84,601 Pennsylvania $83,635 Nevada $83,148 North Dakota $82,988 Michigan $82,736 Wisconsin $82,644 Vermont $82,459

Texas $81,946 Maine $81,913 Arizona $81,862 Ohio $81,804 Georgia $81,031 Indiana $80,644 Wyoming $80,569 Utah $80,451

Iowa $80,401 Kansas $79,997 Louisiana $79,880 North Carolina $79,838 Missouri $79,821 Florida $79,493 Montana $79,317 Nebraska $79,149

Kentucky $79,056 South Carolina $78,720 Tennessee $78,510 Idaho $78,426 New Mexico $77,813 Oklahoma $77,679 Alabama $77,183 South Dakota $76,351

Arkansas $75,898 West Virginia $75,654 Mississippi $74,923

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:

Green Lake: $80,389
Greenville: $81,153
Hancock: $79,677

Green Lake, WI $80,389 Greenville, WI $81,153 Hancock, WI $79,677 Hortonville, WI $80,983 Iola, WI $80,031 King, WI $80,643 Larsen, WI $80,834 Leopolis, WI $79,932

Manawa, WI $80,328 Marion, WI $80,081 Menasha, WI $81,220 Neenah, WI $81,072 Neshkoro, WI $80,100 New London, WI $80,648 Ogdensburg, WI $80,148 Omro, WI $80,543

Pickett, WI $80,610 Pine River, WI $80,298 Plainfield, WI $79,825 Poy Sippi, WI $80,354 Princeton, WI $80,196 Readfield, WI $80,753 Redgranite, WI $80,375 Ripon, WI $80,530

Rosendale, WI $80,570 Saxeville, WI $80,210 Scandinavia, WI $80,095 Tilleda, WI $79,811 Van Dyne, WI $80,671 Waukau, WI $80,531 Waupaca, WI $80,315 Wautoma, WI $80,128

Weyauwega, WI $80,453 Wild Rose, WI $80,152 Winnebago, WI $80,856 Winneconne, WI $80,668 Wilson, WI $81,990 Boyd, WI $79,867 Cadott, WI $79,924 Chetek, WI $79,708

Chippewa Falls, WI $80,096 Colfax, WI $79,999 Conrath, WI $79,547 Cornell, WI $79,753 Dallas, WI $80,166 Downing, WI $81,606 Downsville, WI $81,014 Durand, WI $80,936

Eau Galle, WI $80,757 Eleva, WI $80,182 Elk Mound, WI $80,005 Elmwood, WI $81,533 Fairchild, WI $80,085 Fall Creek, WI $80,132 Gilmanton, WI $80,548 Holcombe, WI $79,616

Humbird, WI $79,996 Independence, WI $80,315 Jim Falls, WI $79,820 Knapp, WI $81,563 Maiden Rock, WI $81,663 Menomonie, WI $80,937 Merrillan, WI $79,885 Mondovi, WI $80,344

Nelson, WI $81,303 New Auburn, WI $79,676 Osseo, WI $80,370 Pepin, WI $81,943 Pigeon Falls, WI $80,548 Plum City, WI $81,552 Prairie Farm, WI $80,858 Ridgeland, WI $80,424

Rock Falls, WI $80,039 Sand Creek, WI $79,720 Sheldon, WI $79,513 Spring Valley, WI $82,046 Stanley, WI $79,888 Stockholm, WI $82,136 Strum, WI $80,317 Thorp, WI $79,850

Wheeler, WI $80,599 Whitehall, WI $80,212 Spooner, WI $79,488 Almena, WI $80,601 Ashland, WI $79,408 Balsam Lake, WI $81,915 Barron, WI $80,095 Barronett, WI $79,522

Bayfield, WI $79,410 Benoit, WI $79,294 Birchwood, WI $79,380 Brill, WI $79,713 Bruce, WI $79,471 Brule, WI $80,151 Cable, WI $79,132 Cameron, WI $79,732

Centuria, WI $82,365 Comstock, WI $80,820 Cornucopia, WI $79,516 Couderay, WI $79,172 Cumberland, WI $80,226 Danbury, WI $79,963 Drummond, WI $79,367 Edgewater, WI $79,334

Exeland, WI $79,231 Foxboro, WI $80,436 Frederic, WI $80,670 Gordon, WI $79,768 Grand View, WI $79,206 Grantsburg, WI $81,161 Haugen, WI $79,798 Hawthorne, WI $80,414

Hayward, WI $79,231 Herbster, WI $79,625 Hertel, WI $79,510 High Bridge, WI $79,290 Iron River, WI $79,860 Ladysmith, WI $79,477 Lake Nebagamon, WI $80,236 La Pointe, WI $79,275

Luck, WI $81,605 Maple, WI $80,425 Marengo, WI $79,257 Mason, WI $79,268 Mikana, WI $79,703 Milltown, WI $81,946 Minong, WI $79,733 Odanah, WI $79,589

Ojibwa, WI $79,094 Glidden, WI $79,124 Harshaw, WI $79,491 Hawkins, WI $79,340 Hazelhurst, WI $79,503 Heafford Junction, WI $79,571 Hurley, WI $79,344 Iron Belt, WI $79,196

Kennan, WI $79,352 Lac Du Flambeau, WI $79,482 Lake Tomahawk, WI $79,527 Land O Lakes, WI $79,420 Laona, WI $79,464 Long Lake, WI $79,246 Mc Naughton, WI $79,536 Manitowish Waters, WI $79,414

Mellen, WI $79,156 Mercer, WI $79,274 Minocqua, WI $79,566 Montreal, WI $79,365 Park Falls, WI $79,334 Phelps, WI $79,419 Phillips, WI $79,369 Prentice, WI $79,430

Presque Isle, WI $79,382 Saint Germain, WI $79,582 Saxon, WI $79,226 Sayner, WI $79,473 Star Lake, WI $79,266 Three Lakes, WI $79,488 Tony, WI $79,466 Tripoli, WI $79,296

Upson, WI $78,960 Wabeno, WI $79,471 Woodruff, WI $79,599 La Crosse, WI $79,040 Alma, WI $81,053 Alma Center, WI $79,985 Arcadia, WI $80,277 Arkdale, WI $79,682

Bangor, WI $79,213 Black River Falls, WI $79,725 Blair, WI $79,967 Camp Douglas, WI $79,799 Cashton, WI $79,298 Cataract, WI $79,425 Chaseburg, WI $79,170 Cochrane, WI $80,913

Coon Valley, WI $79,138 De Soto, WI $79,307 Dodge, WI $80,052 Eastman, WI $79,532 Ettrick, WI $79,459 Ferryville, WI $79,436 Fountain City, WI $80,564 Galesville, WI $79,701

Gays Mills, WI $79,685 Genoa, WI $79,229 Hillsboro, WI $79,969 Hixton, WI $79,984 Holmen, WI $79,224 Hustler, WI $80,091 Kendall, WI $79,871 La Farge, WI $79,748

Lynxville, WI $79,539 Mather, WI $79,703 Melrose, WI $79,444 Millston, WI $79,533 Mindoro, WI $79,280 Mount Sterling, WI $79,816 Necedah, WI $79,713 Norwalk, WI $79,392

Oakdale, WI $79,803 Onalaska, WI $79,100 Ontario, WI $79,740 Readstown, WI $79,657 Rockland, WI $79,198 Seneca, WI $79,894 Soldiers Grove, WI $79,744 Sparta, WI $79,362

Steuben, WI $79,676 Stoddard, WI $79,104 Taylor, WI $79,810 Tomah, WI $79,844 Trempealeau, WI $79,691 Palmyra, WI $81,492 Tunnel City, WI $79,805 Viola, WI $79,798

Viroqua, WI $79,300 Warrens, WI $79,680 Westby, WI $79,260 West Salem, WI $79,141 Wilton, WI $79,799 Eau Claire, WI $80,315 Altoona, WI $80,424 Arkansaw, WI $81,268

Augusta, WI $80,114 Bay City, WI $82,006 Bloomer, WI $79,839 Boyceville, WI $81,098 Glen Flora, WI $79,337 Wales, WI $82,607 Bagley, WI $79,545 Beetown, WI $79,625

Benton, WI $79,939 Bloomington, WI $79,639 Boscobel, WI $79,811 Cassville, WI $79,545 Cuba City, WI $79,797 Dickeyville, WI $79,865 Fennimore, WI $79,907 Glen Haven, WI $79,501

Hazel Green, WI $79,668 Kieler, WI $79,887 Lancaster, WI $79,724 Mount Hope, WI $79,627 Patch Grove, WI $79,914 Platteville, WI $80,064 Potosi, WI $79,566 Prairie Du Chien, WI $79,739

Sinsinawa, WI $79,636 Stitzer, WI $79,881 Wauzeka, WI $79,666 Woodman, WI $79,579 Portage, WI $81,331 Adams, WI $80,049 Arlington, WI $82,154 Baraboo, WI $81,338

Beaver Dam, WI $81,265 Brandon, WI $80,400 Briggsville, WI $80,826 Burnett, WI $80,717 Cambria, WI $81,218 Cazenovia, WI $80,114 Columbus, WI $81,905 Dalton, WI $80,755

Dellwood, WI $79,779 Doylestown, WI $81,778 Elroy, WI $79,893 Endeavor, WI $80,724 Fairwater, WI $80,557 Fall River, WI $81,673 Fox Lake, WI $80,864 Friendship, WI $79,807

Friesland, WI $81,114 Grand Marsh, WI $80,084 Hillpoint, WI $80,582 Kingston, WI $80,832 Lake Delton, WI $81,039 La Valle, WI $80,225 Lime Ridge, WI $80,525 Loganville, WI $80,768

Lyndon Station, WI $80,333 Markesan, WI $80,441 Marquette, WI $80,719 Mauston, WI $80,029 Montello, WI $80,439 New Lisbon, WI $79,808 North Freedom, WI $81,378 Oxford, WI $80,453

Packwaukee, WI $80,773 Pardeeville, WI $81,380 Poynette, WI $81,896 Randolph, WI $81,216 Reedsburg, WI $80,744 Rio, WI $81,809 Rock Springs, WI $80,851 Union Center, WI $80,254

Waupun, WI $80,568 Westfield, WI $80,066 Wisconsin Dells, WI $80,706 Wonewoc, WI $79,951 Wyocena, WI $81,563 Amery, WI $82,386 Baldwin, WI $82,881 Beldenville, WI $82,728

Clayton, WI $81,308 Clear Lake, WI $81,962 Cushing, WI $82,108 Deer Park, WI $82,551 Dresser, WI $83,108 East Ellsworth, WI $82,518 Ellsworth, WI $82,653 Glenwood City, WI $82,145

Hager City, WI $82,865 Hammond, WI $83,857 Hudson, WI $85,184 New Richmond, WI $84,059 Osceola, WI $84,276 Prescott, WI $84,508 River Falls, WI $84,402 Roberts, WI $84,379

Saint Croix Falls, WI $82,615 Somerset, WI $84,851 Star Prairie, WI $83,837 Pell Lake, WI $81,271 Pleasant Prairie, WI $81,347 Powers Lake, WI $81,410 Rochester, WI $81,737 Salem, WI $81,474

Silver Lake, WI $81,494 Somers, WI $81,247 South Milwaukee, WI $83,651 Springfield, WI $81,306 Sturtevant, WI $81,263 Sullivan, WI $81,683 Trevor, WI $81,513 Twin Lakes, WI $81,478

Union Grove, WI $81,439 Walworth, WI $81,135 Radisson, WI $79,195 Waterford, WI $82,168 Waukesha, WI $83,416 Whitewater, WI $81,027 Williams Bay, WI $81,057 Wilmot, WI $81,509

Woodworth, WI $81,410 Zenda, WI $81,053 Milwaukee, WI $84,106 Saint Francis, WI $84,069 Racine, WI $81,207 Afton, WI $80,971 Albany, WI $81,523 Arena, WI $81,551

Argyle, WI $81,068 Avalon, WI $80,983 Avoca, WI $80,517 Barneveld, WI $81,557 Belleville, WI $82,061 Belmont, WI $80,287 Beloit, WI $80,896 Black Earth, WI $82,065

Blanchardville, WI $81,281 Blue Mounds, WI $81,822 Blue River, WI $79,781 Brodhead, WI $80,967 Brooklyn, WI $82,100 Browntown, WI $80,432 Cambridge, WI $82,061 Gile, WI $79,609

Clinton, WI $81,030 Wausau, WI $79,873 Marshfield, WI $79,907 Abbotsford, WI $79,829 Amherst, WI $80,041 Amherst Junction, WI $79,951 Aniwa, WI $79,560 Antigo, WI $79,639

Arpin, WI $79,750 Athens, WI $79,645 Auburndale, WI $79,710 Babcock, WI $79,586 Birnamwood, WI $79,608 Blenker, WI $79,699 Bowler, WI $79,762 Brokaw, WI $79,766

Bryant, WI $79,466 Chili, WI $79,811 Colby, WI $79,786 Curtiss, WI $79,750 Custer, WI $79,839 Deerbrook, WI $79,461 Dorchester, WI $79,755 Edgar, WI $79,708

Eland, WI $79,698 Elcho, WI $79,500 Elderon, WI $79,746 Elton, WI $79,569 Galloway, WI $79,822 Gilman, WI $79,575 Jump River, WI $79,505 Gleason, WI $79,478

Granton, WI $79,807 Greenwood, WI $79,848 Hannibal, WI $79,561 Hatley, WI $79,667 Hewitt, WI $80,050 Irma, WI $79,514 Junction City, WI $79,668 Loyal, WI $79,840

Lublin, WI $79,642 Marathon, WI $79,694 Mattoon, WI $79,853 Medford, WI $79,669 Merrill, WI $79,642 Milladore, WI $79,697 Mosinee, WI $79,749 Neillsville, WI $79,917

Nekoosa, WI $79,776 Nelsonville, WI $80,125 Ogema, WI $79,454 Owen, WI $79,766 Pearson, WI $79,434 Pelican Lake, WI $79,440 Phlox, WI $79,794 Woodville, WI $82,424

Houlton, WI $85,394 Abrams, WI $79,876 Amberg, WI $79,392 Armstrong Creek, WI $79,413 Athelstane, WI $79,444 Black Creek, WI $80,741 Bonduel, WI $80,097 Brillion, WI $80,669

Cecil, WI $79,974 Coleman, WI $79,807 Combined Locks, WI $81,277 Crivitz, WI $79,663 De Pere, WI $80,047 Dunbar, WI $79,360 Fence, WI $79,277 Florence, WI $79,393

Forest Junction, WI $80,899 Gillett, WI $79,916 Goodman, WI $79,409 Greenleaf, WI $80,354 Green Valley, WI $79,938 Gresham, WI $79,887 Hilbert, WI $80,869 Kaukauna, WI $81,177

Freedom, WI $81,076 Keshena, WI $79,973 Kimberly, WI $81,282 Krakow, WI $79,939 Lakewood, WI $79,540 Lena, WI $79,861 Little Chute, WI $81,279 Little Suamico, WI $79,855

Marinette, WI $79,907 Mountain, WI $79,587 Neopit, WI $79,777 Niagara, WI $79,480 Nichols, WI $80,384 Oconto, WI $79,854 Oconto Falls, WI $79,897 Oneida, WI $79,946

Pembine, WI $79,429 Peshtigo, WI $79,839 Porterfield, WI $79,631 Potter, WI $80,711 Pound, WI $79,720 Pulaski, WI $79,968 Pickerel, WI $79,509 Pittsville, WI $79,691

Plover, WI $79,959 Port Edwards, WI $80,001 Rib Lake, WI $79,563 Ringle, WI $79,642 Rosholt, WI $79,806 Rothschild, WI $79,947 Rudolph, WI $79,723 Schofield, WI $79,881

Spencer, WI $79,825 Stetsonville, WI $79,705 Stevens Point, WI $79,923 Stratford, WI $79,758 Summit Lake, WI $79,524 Tigerton, WI $79,886 Tomahawk, WI $79,573 Unity, WI $79,762

Vesper, WI $79,734 Westboro, WI $79,460 White Lake, WI $79,500 Willard, WI $79,830 Wisconsin Rapids, WI $79,876 Withee, WI $79,718 Wittenberg, WI $79,789 Rhinelander, WI $79,618

Argonne, WI $79,362 Boulder Junction, WI $79,412 Brantwood, WI $79,338 Butternut, WI $79,208 Catawba, WI $79,363 Clam Lake, WI $78,934 Conover, WI $79,453 Crandon, WI $79,576

Eagle River, WI $79,571 Fifield, WI $79,313 Poplar, WI $80,542 Port Wing, WI $79,880 Seymour, WI $80,287 Oak Creek, WI $83,086 Adell, WI $81,463 Allenton, WI $81,760

Ashippun, WI $82,023 Belgium, WI $82,262 Brookfield, WI $83,920 Brownsville, WI $80,650 Butler, WI $83,969 Campbellsport, WI $81,048 Cascade, WI $80,981 Cedarburg, WI $83,205

Cedar Grove, WI $81,883 Chilton, WI $80,715 Cleveland, WI $80,391 Clyman, WI $81,380 Colgate, WI $83,072 Delafield, WI $82,574 Eden, WI $80,625 Elkhart Lake, WI $80,619

Fredonia, WI $82,241 Germantown, WI $83,418 Glenbeulah, WI $80,580 Grafton, WI $83,220 Greenbush, WI $80,577 Hartford, WI $82,340 Hartland, WI $82,825 Hingham, WI $81,333

Horicon, WI $81,144 Hubertus, WI $82,961 Hustisford, WI $81,469 Iron Ridge, WI $81,590 Ixonia, WI $81,844 Jackson, WI $82,968 Johnson Creek, WI $81,592 Juneau, WI $81,143

Kewaskum, WI $81,794 Kiel, WI $80,478 Kohler, WI $80,825 Lannon, WI $83,533 Lebanon, WI $81,548 Lomira, WI $81,028 Malone, WI $80,646 Mayville, WI $81,055

Menomonee Falls, WI $83,659 Merton, WI $82,961 Mount Calvary, WI $80,714 Nashotah, WI $82,556 Neosho, WI $81,873 Newburg, WI $82,574 New Holstein, WI $80,601 Newton, WI $80,315

North Lake, WI $83,250 Oakfield, WI $80,501 Oconomowoc, WI $82,231 Okauchee, WI $82,466 Oostburg, WI $81,481 Pewaukee, WI $83,184 Plymouth, WI $80,728 Port Washington, WI $82,716

Random Lake, WI $81,850 Richfield, WI $83,006 Rubicon, WI $82,015 Saint Cloud, WI $80,706 Saukville, WI $82,819 Sheboygan, WI $81,057 Sheboygan Falls, WI $80,784 Slinger, WI $82,598

Stockbridge, WI $80,895 Sussex, WI $83,248 West Bend, WI $82,169 Theresa, WI $81,513 Thiensville, WI $83,819 Waldo, WI $81,260 Watertown, WI $81,489 Mequon, WI $83,604

Woodland, WI $81,663 Bassett, WI $81,479 Benet Lake, WI $81,402 Big Bend, WI $82,749 Bristol, WI $81,412 Burlington, WI $81,565 Caledonia, WI $81,870 Camp Lake, WI $81,503

Cudahy, WI $84,003 Darien, WI $81,118 Delavan, WI $81,084 Dousman, WI $82,009 Eagle, WI $81,858 Cobb, WI $80,562 Cottage Grove, WI $82,531 Cross Plains, WI $82,325

Dane, WI $82,319 Darlington, WI $80,517 Deerfield, WI $82,304 De Forest, WI $82,412 Dodgeville, WI $80,923 Edgerton, WI $81,881 Edmund, WI $80,738 Evansville, WI $81,657

Footville, WI $81,146 Fort Atkinson, WI $81,530 Gotham, WI $80,921 Gratiot, WI $80,156 Hanover, WI $81,129 Highland, WI $80,454 Hollandale, WI $81,410 Janesville, WI $81,193

Shawano, WI $80,019 Sherwood, WI $81,106 Shiocton, WI $80,536 Sobieski, WI $79,869 Suamico, WI $79,847 Suring, WI $79,747 Townsend, WI $79,576 Wausaukee, WI $79,529

Wrightstown, WI $80,867 Zachow, WI $79,999 Algoma, WI $79,852 Baileys Harbor, WI $79,633 Brussels, WI $79,844 Casco, WI $79,860 Collins, WI $80,485 Denmark, WI $79,955

Egg Harbor, WI $79,696 Ellison Bay, WI $79,560 Ephraim, WI $79,695 Fish Creek, WI $79,642 Forestville, WI $79,845 Francis Creek, WI $80,047 Kellnersville, WI $80,100 Kewaunee, WI $79,897

Luxemburg, WI $79,861 Manitowoc, WI $80,197 Maplewood, WI $79,831 Maribel, WI $80,049 Mishicot, WI $79,982 New Franken, WI $79,850 Reedsville, WI $80,263 Saint Nazianz, WI $80,421

Sister Bay, WI $79,648 Sturgeon Bay, WI $79,859 Tisch Mills, WI $79,946 Two Rivers, WI $79,976 Valders, WI $80,383 Washington Island, WI $79,513 Whitelaw, WI $80,103 Green Bay, WI $79,838

East Troy, WI $81,858 Elkhorn, WI $81,295 Elm Grove, WI $83,969 Fontana, WI $81,103 Franksville, WI $81,816 Genesee Depot, WI $82,446 Genoa City, WI $81,334 Greendale, WI $83,908

Hales Corners, WI $83,765 Franklin, WI $83,281 Helenville, WI $81,399 Honey Creek, WI $81,602 Kansasville, WI $81,573 Kenosha, WI $81,227 New Berlin, WI $83,502 Lake Geneva, WI $81,058

Lyons, WI $81,494 Mukwonago, WI $82,358 Muskego, WI $82,880 New Munster, WI $81,504 North Prairie, WI $82,314 Fremont, WI $80,603 Rice Lake, WI $79,639 Sarona, WI $79,445

Shell Lake, WI $79,513 Siren, WI $80,317 Solon Springs, WI $79,865 South Range, WI $80,619 Springbrook, WI $79,292 Stone Lake, WI $79,321 Superior, WI $80,705 Trego, WI $79,377

Turtle Lake, WI $81,174 Wascott, WI $79,785 Washburn, WI $79,479 Webster, WI $79,576 Weyerhaeuser, WI $79,446 Winter, WI $79,067 Oshkosh, WI $80,815 Almond, WI $79,941

Appleton, WI $81,283 Bancroft, WI $79,692 Bear Creek, WI $80,407 Berlin, WI $80,462 Big Falls, WI $80,221 Butte Des Morts, WI $80,773 Caroline, WI $80,004 Clintonville, WI $80,211

Coloma, WI $79,731 Dale, WI $80,920 Eldorado, WI $80,623 Embarrass, WI $80,184 Eureka, WI $80,484 Fond Du Lac, WI $81,016 Jefferson, WI $81,462 Juda, WI $80,866

Lake Mills, WI $81,852 Linden, WI $80,654 Livingston, WI $80,240 Lodi, WI $82,057 Lone Rock, WI $80,677 Lowell, WI $81,534 Mc Farland, WI $82,623 Marshall, WI $82,216

Mazomanie, WI $82,023 Merrimac, WI $81,699 Middleton, WI $82,563 Milton, WI $81,228 Mineral Point, WI $80,690 Monroe, WI $80,816 Montfort, WI $80,275 Monticello, WI $81,430

Morrisonville, WI $82,327 Mount Horeb, WI $81,940 Muscoda, WI $80,139 New Glarus, WI $81,763 Oregon, WI $82,485 Orfordville, WI $81,053 Plain, WI $80,922 Prairie Du Sac, WI $81,742

Reeseville, WI $81,699 Rewey, WI $80,331 Richland Center, WI $80,058 Ridgeway, WI $81,504 Sauk City, WI $81,766 Sextonville, WI $80,794 Sharon, WI $81,099 Shullsburg, WI $80,002

South Wayne, WI $80,327 Spring Green, WI $81,234 Stoughton, WI $82,329 Sun Prairie, WI $82,412 Verona, WI $82,389 Waterloo, WI $81,962 Waunakee, WI $82,596 Windsor, WI $82,544

Woodford, WI $80,803 Madison, WI $82,770

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	$115,701	$56.0	40%
Internet	$107,437	$52.0	30%
Insurance	$99,173	$48.0	20%
Business Services	$90,908	$44.0	10%
Energy & Utilities	$86,776	$42.0	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 July 01, 2026

$77,405

Average $82,644/year

$87,324

$6,450

Average $6,887/month

$7,277

$1,489

Average $1,589/week

$1,679

$37

Average $40/hour

$42

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$87,324	$7,277	$1,679	$42
Average	$82,644	$6,887	$1,589	$40
25th Percentile	$77,405	$6,450	$1,489	$37

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