How much does a Performance Analyst make in the United States?
As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Performance Analyst in the United States is $70,197 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.
However, a Performance Analyst's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $80,743
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $60,024 to $75,717
Key Factors That Influence Performance Analyst Salaries
A Performance 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 Performance Analyst Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Performance 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:
How Do Performance 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 Performance Analysts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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:
San Jose: $88,540
San Francisco: $87,570
Oakland: $85,725
San Jose, CA$88,540
San Francisco, CA$87,570
Oakland, CA$85,725
New York, NY$80,824
Paramus, NJ$79,842
Queens Village, NY$79,838
Passaic, NJ$79,772
Bergenfield, NJ$79,765
Stamford, CT$79,611
Huntington, NY$79,582
Newark, NJ$79,063
Bridgeport, CT$78,915
Vallejo, CA$78,775
New Brunswick, NJ$78,747
Petaluma, CA$78,705
Middlesex, NJ$78,572
Somerset, NJ$78,523
Santa Cruz, CA$78,431
Boston, MA$78,003
Monterey, CA$77,757
Seattle, WA$77,596
Santa Rosa, CA$77,582
Los Angeles, CA$77,561
Juneau, AK$77,378
Washington, DC$77,301
Orange, CA$77,051
Santa Ana, CA$76,866
Long Beach, CA$76,796
Anaheim, CA$76,782
Anchorage, AK$76,747
Santa Maria, CA$76,536
Everett, WA$76,522
Danbury, CT$76,275
Bremerton, WA$76,178
Tacoma, WA$75,925
New Suffolk, NY$75,924
Sacramento, CA$75,904
Santa Barbara, CA$75,827
Trenton, NJ$75,750
San Diego, CA$75,750
Brockton, MA$75,673
Fairbanks, AK$75,501
Lompoc, CA$75,322
Lowell, MA$75,265
Ventura, CA$75,252
Nashua, NH$75,237
Stockton, CA$75,230
Modesto, CA$74,718
Poughkeepsie, NY$74,564
Olympia, WA$74,430
Kennewick, WA$74,430
New Haven, CT$74,402
Lawrence, MA$74,149
Hartford, CT$74,079
Riverside, CA$74,065
New Bedford, MA$73,995
Richland, WA$73,995
Bakersfield, CA$73,897
San Bernardino, CA$73,869
New Britain, CT$73,862
Atlantic City, NJ$73,862
New London, CT$73,834
Norwich, CT$73,812
Portsmouth, NH$73,798
Boulder, CO$73,650
Portland, OR$73,553
Worcester, MA$73,546
Minneapolis, MN$73,328
Philadelphia, PA$73,230
Honolulu, HI$72,998
Saint Paul, MN$72,964
Vineland, NJ$72,949
Providence, RI$72,745
Chicago, IL$72,542
Bellingham, WA$72,458
Springfield, MA$72,401
Baltimore, MD$72,380
Chico, CA$72,205
Pittsfield, MA$72,015
Manchester, NH$71,882
Spokane, WA$71,573
Denver, CO$71,566
Albany, NY$71,236
Troy, NY$71,208
Nassau, NY$71,133
Schenectady, NY$71,061
Wilmington, DE$71,005
Burlington, VT$70,906
Salem, OR$70,878
Portland, ME$70,661
Yakima, WA$70,590
Rochester, MN$70,373
Reno, NV$70,338
Fresno, CA$70,338
Milwaukee, WI$70,275
Detroit, MI$70,204
Ann Arbor, MI$70,192
Allentown, PA$70,183
Colorado Springs, CO$70,064
Syracuse, NY$70,029
Carson City, NV$70,029
Houston, TX$69,931
Eugene, OR$69,895
Gary, IN$69,811
Springfield, OR$69,755
Bismarck, ND$69,741
Galveston, TX$69,692
Medford, OR$69,587
Fort Collins, CO$69,559
Concord, NH$69,523
Austin, TX$69,502
Mesa, AZ$69,355
Reading, PA$69,348
Phoenix, AZ$69,341
Dallas, TX$69,320
Saint Cloud, MN$69,252
Madison, WI$69,158
Utica, NY$68,969
Rochester, NY$68,857
Des Moines, IA$68,850
Raleigh, NC$68,842
Atlanta, GA$68,737
Battle Creek, MI$68,716
Salt Lake City, UT$68,695
Lancaster, PA$68,590
Harrisburg, PA$68,492
Kansas City, MO$68,421
Champaign, IL$68,407
Kansas City, KS$68,407
Fort Worth, TX$68,400
Columbus, OH$68,388
Boca Raton, FL$68,372
Pittsburgh, PA$68,344
Richmond, VA$68,316
Indianapolis, IN$68,302
Cleveland, OH$68,295
Las Vegas, NV$68,211
Cincinnati, OH$68,211
Petersburg, VA$68,105
Huntsville, AL$68,000
Lansing, MI$67,953
Lebanon, PA$67,944
Pueblo, CO$67,937
Appleton, WI$67,916
Buffalo, NY$67,888
Dayton, OH$67,867
Racine, WI$67,853
Charlotte, NC$67,846
Saint Louis, MO$67,825
York, PA$67,783
Elkhart, IN$67,783
Gastonia, NC$67,769
Billings, MT$67,752
Beaumont, TX$67,733
Lorain, OH$67,719
Benton Harbor, MI$67,705
Toledo, OH$67,691
Binghamton, NY$67,656
Rock Hill, SC$67,649
Rockford, IL$67,614
Springfield, IL$67,586
Elyria, OH$67,579
Fargo, ND$67,579
Flagstaff, AZ$67,530
Fort Lauderdale, FL$67,488
Duluth, MN$67,446
Miami, FL$67,446
Cheyenne, WY$67,396
Grand Forks, ND$67,396
Bangor, ME$67,242
Cedar Rapids, IA$67,165
Durham, NC$67,135
Louisville, KY$67,130
Grand Rapids, MI$67,116
Hialeah, FL$67,109
Casper, WY$67,010
Scranton, PA$66,926
New Orleans, LA$66,905
Virginia Beach, VA$66,898
Akron, OH$66,863
Peoria, IL$66,772
Sarasota, FL$66,758
Nashville, TN$66,708
Omaha, NE$66,708
Green Bay, WI$66,708
Baton Rouge, LA$66,673
Charleston, SC$66,659
Jamestown, NY$66,624
Davenport, IA$66,624
Tucson, AZ$66,589
Saint Petersburg, FL$66,547
Tampa, FL$66,533
Evansville, IN$66,491
Port Arthur, TX$66,491
Bradenton, FL$66,463
Santa Fe, NM$66,336
Orlando, FL$66,210
Clearwater, FL$66,189
Canton, OH$66,042
La Crosse, WI$66,042
Albuquerque, NM$66,000
Newport News, VA$65,992
High Point, NC$65,971
Ogden, UT$65,943
Corpus Christi, TX$65,887
Norfolk, VA$65,845
Laramie, WY$65,845
Rock Island, IL$65,803
Saginaw, MI$65,789
Jacksonville, FL$65,782
Salisbury, NC$65,768
Boise, ID$65,754
Moline, IL$65,719
Fort Myers, FL$65,698
Memphis, TN$65,684
Tulsa, OK$65,649
Waterloo, IA$65,606
Spartanburg, SC$65,536
Lincoln, NE$65,501
Fort Wayne, IN$65,487
Provo, UT$65,480
Cedar Falls, IA$65,396
San Antonio, TX$65,368
Greensboro, NC$65,340
South Bend, IN$65,333
Savannah, GA$65,255
Muskegon, MI$65,227
Birmingham, AL$65,220
Winston Salem, NC$65,186
Lake Charles, LA$65,017
Anderson, IN$65,003
Lexington, KY$64,982
Augusta, GA$64,961
Greenville, SC$64,961
Lima, OH$64,904
Wichita, KS$64,897
Tuscaloosa, AL$64,897
Columbia, SC$64,834
Springfield, OH$64,820
Asheville, NC$64,708
Bloomington, IN$64,659
Knoxville, TN$64,406
Shreveport, LA$64,399
Wilmington, NC$64,308
Roanoke, VA$64,308
Topeka, KS$64,181
Frankfort, KY$64,174
Oklahoma City, OK$64,125
Chillicothe, OH$64,097
Longview, TX$64,090
Melbourne, FL$64,083
Sioux Falls, SD$63,971
Mobile, AL$63,964
Terre Haute, IN$63,936
Altoona, PA$63,894
Amarillo, TX$63,844
Killeen, TX$63,823
Fayetteville, AR$63,767
Chattanooga, TN$63,746
Sioux City, IA$63,683
Idaho Falls, ID$63,669
Lynchburg, VA$63,613
Gainesville, FL$63,522
Portsmouth, OH$63,486
Little Rock, AR$63,472
Lafayette, LA$63,444
Youngstown, OH$63,444
Daytona Beach, FL$63,402
Clarksville, TN$63,395
Pensacola, FL$63,388
Temple, TX$63,383
Hopkinsville, KY$63,178
Erie, PA$63,164
Florence, SC$63,135
Charleston, WV$63,023
Great Falls, MT$62,988
Macon, GA$62,890
Tallahassee, FL$62,883
Fayetteville, NC$62,869
Waco, TX$62,855
Helena, MT$62,806
Pine Bluff, AR$62,779
Vincennes, IN$62,693
Lubbock, TX$62,665
Alamogordo, NM$62,623
Twin Falls, ID$62,560
Rapid City, SD$62,539
Jackson, MS$62,412
Huntington, WV$62,408
Greenville, MS$62,405
Parkersburg, WV$62,334
Montgomery, AL$62,321
Wichita Falls, TX$62,251
Springfield, MO$62,251
Biloxi, MS$62,216
Monroe, LA$62,146
Johnstown, PA$62,097
Sumter, SC$62,068
Columbus, GA$62,061
Pascagoula, MS$61,928
Abilene, TX$61,928
Kingsport, TN$61,746
Albany, GA$61,746
Gulfport, MS$61,724
Alexandria, LA$61,493
Fort Smith, AR$61,317
El Paso, TX$61,128
Las Cruces, NM$60,812
Harlingen, TX$60,634
Pocatello, ID$60,622
Florence, AL$60,531
Brownsville, TX$60,517
Mcallen, TX$60,370
Dothan, AL$60,271
Columbus, MS$59,854
Altus, OK$59,527
Lawton, OK$59,394
Pierre, SD$59,141
What Skills Can Increase a Performance Analyst's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Workforce Development (Mentioned in 9.54% Job Postings): workforce development improves worker performance and prepares them for increased responsibility in the future; the knowledge and experience gained from this process may be used by those workers to educate students or train their coworkers.
Home Care (Mentioned in 2.45% Job Postings): Homecare is health care or supportive care provided by a professional caregiver in the individual home where the patient or client is living, as opposed to care provided in group accommodations like clinics or nursing home.
Instructional Design (Mentioned in 1.81% Job Postings): Instructional design (ID), also known as instructional systems design (ISD), is the practice of systematically designing, developing and delivering instructional products and experiences, both digital and physical, in a consistent and reliable fashion towards an efficient, effective, appealing, engaging and inspiring acquisition of knowledge. The process consists broadly of determining the state and needs of the learner, defining the end goal of instruction, and creating some "intervention" to assist in the transition. The outcome of this instruction may be directly observable and scientifically measured or completely hidden and assumed. There are many instructional design models but many are based on the ADDIE model with the five phases: analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Performance Analyst's salary.
Family Support: Can increase your salary by up to 17%.
Service Delivery: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Performance Analyst Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Performance Analyst roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Financial Services and Pharmaceuticals
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average.
In contrast, Performance Analyst positions in Retail & Wholesale or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Performance Analyst as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Performance Analyst
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services
$84,237
$40.0
20%
Pharmaceuticals
$84,237
$40.0
20%
Software & Networking
$84,237
$40.0
20%
Performance Analyst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Performance 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.
Salaries for a Performance Analyst can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary increased from $67,092 in 2023
to around $67,098 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Performance Analyst salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Performance Analyst
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Performance Analyst
Here are companies hiring for Performance Analyst and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Performance Analyst
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Performance Analyst?
The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Performance Analyst roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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