What are the main factors that influence a Systems Analyst II's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Systems Analyst 's salary?

A Systems Analyst 's salary grows with experience: an IT Systems Analyst I (0-2 years)earns $73,295, an Systems Analyst II (2-4 years)earns $86,795, an IT Systems Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $107,776, an IT Systems Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $127,453, an IT Systems Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $143,811,

What are the highest paying states for a Systems Analyst II?

Systems Analyst II salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Systems Analyst II roles are District of Columbia $96,317, California $95,952, Massachusetts $94,673. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Systems Analyst roles make?

Salaries for Systems Analyst level roles vary by specialization: Applications Systems Analyst II: $88,326; Systems Specifications Analyst II: $87,990; Systems Integration Analyst II: $87,943; IT Systems Analyst II: $87,929; Business Systems Analyst II: $85,447.

How do different companies affect a Systems Analyst II's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Systems Analyst II roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Systems Analyst II Salary in the United States

How much does a Systems Analyst II make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Systems Analyst II in the United States is $86,992 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $92,110
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,565 to $89,671
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $76,625

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Systems Analyst II Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,671	$7,473	$1,724	$43
Average	$86,992	$7,249	$1,673	$42
25th Percentile	$81,565	$6,797	$1,569	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Systems Analyst II Salaries

A Systems Analyst II'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Systems Analyst II Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Systems Analyst II'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): $73,295
Early Career (1-2 years): $86,795
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $107,776
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $127,453
Expert (over 8 years): $143,811

Levels	Salary
IT System... Level Systems Analyst II	$73,295
Systems A... Level Systems Analyst II	$86,795
IT System... Level Systems Analyst II	$107,776
IT System... Level Systems Analyst II	$127,453
IT System... Level Systems Analyst II	$143,811

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How Do Systems Analyst II 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 Systems Analyst IIs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $96,317.
California: $95,952.
Massachusetts: $94,673.

District of Columbia $96,317 California $95,952 Massachusetts $94,673 Washington $94,325 New Jersey $94,290 Alaska $94,169 Connecticut $92,968 New York $92,481

Hawaii $90,924 Rhode Island $90,193 Maryland $89,697 Minnesota $89,019 Colorado $88,758 Illinois $88,671 Oregon $88,340 Delaware $88,096

New Hampshire $87,943 Virginia $87,601 Pennsylvania $86,600 Nevada $86,096 North Dakota $85,930 Michigan $85,669 Wisconsin $85,574 Vermont $85,382

Texas $84,852 Maine $84,817 Arizona $84,765 Ohio $84,704 Georgia $83,903 Indiana $83,503 Wyoming $83,425 Utah $83,303

Iowa $83,251 Kansas $82,833 Louisiana $82,712 North Carolina $82,668 Missouri $82,651 Florida $82,312 Montana $82,129 Nebraska $81,955

Kentucky $81,859 South Carolina $81,511 Tennessee $81,294 Idaho $81,207 New Mexico $80,572 Oklahoma $80,433 Alabama $79,919 South Dakota $79,058

Arkansas $78,588 West Virginia $78,336 Mississippi $77,579

Top Paying Cities for Systems Analyst IIs

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: $109,723
San Francisco: $108,644
Oakland: $106,234

San Jose, CA $109,723

San Francisco, CA $108,644

Oakland, CA $106,234

New York, NY $100,815

Queens Village, NY $100,162

Paramus, NJ $99,466

Passaic, NJ $99,379

Bergenfield, NJ $99,292

Stamford, CT $99,162

Huntington, NY $99,075

Newark, NJ $98,509

Bridgeport, CT $98,335

New Brunswick, NJ $98,048

Vallejo, CA $97,866

Middlesex, NJ $97,813

Somerset, NJ $97,735

Petaluma, CA $97,535

Santa Cruz, CA $97,196

Boston, MA $97,022

Monterey, CA $96,587

Fairbanks, AK $96,526

Los Angeles, CA $96,361

Washington, DC $96,317

Seattle, WA $96,161

Santa Rosa, CA $96,143

Juneau, AK $95,891

Orange, CA $95,604

Anchorage, AK $95,447

Anaheim, CA $95,386

Santa Ana, CA $95,256

Nassau, NY $95,204

Long Beach, CA $95,169

Danbury, CT $95,143

Santa Maria, CA $94,847

Everett, WA $94,830

Bremerton, WA $94,403

Trenton, NJ $94,238

Sacramento, CA $94,203

San Diego, CA $94,160

Brockton, MA $94,125

Tacoma, WA $94,090

Santa Barbara, CA $93,968

Lowell, MA $93,620

New Suffolk, NY $93,586

Nashua, NH $93,481

Lompoc, CA $93,342

Ventura, CA $93,255

Stockton, CA $93,229

New Haven, CT $93,055

Atlantic City, NJ $92,829

Hartford, CT $92,637

Modesto, CA $92,594

Poughkeepsie, NY $92,403

New Britain, CT $92,359

Olympia, WA $92,237

Kennewick, WA $92,237

New London, CT $92,220

Norwich, CT $92,194

Lawrence, MA $92,150

Bakersfield, CA $91,907

Riverside, CA $91,785

New Bedford, MA $91,785

Richland, WA $91,698

Portsmouth, NH $91,628

Vineland, NJ $91,611

San Bernardino, CA $91,541

Boulder, CO $91,298

Worcester, MA $91,228

Portland, OR $91,150

Saint Paul, MN $91,046

Minneapolis, MN $91,046

Philadelphia, PA $90,924

Honolulu, HI $90,463

Springfield, MA $90,158

Providence, RI $90,149

Chicago, IL $89,897

Bellingham, WA $89,793

Baltimore, MD $89,697

Chico, CA $89,480

Wilmington, DE $89,332

Pittsfield, MA $89,245

Manchester, NH $89,080

Spokane, WA $88,697

Denver, CO $88,688

Albany, NY $88,279

Troy, NY $88,244

Schenectady, NY $88,062

Burlington, VT $87,870

Portland, ME $87,566

Salem, OR $87,496

Yakima, WA $87,479

Ann Arbor, MI $87,453

Rochester, MN $87,209

Fresno, CA $87,166

Reno, NV $87,166

Milwaukee, WI $87,087

Detroit, MI $87,000

Allentown, PA $86,974

Carson City, NV $86,966

Houston, TX $86,835

Colorado Springs, CO $86,826

Syracuse, NY $86,783

Eugene, OR $86,618

Bismarck, ND $86,513

Gary, IN $86,513

Galveston, TX $86,513

Springfield, OR $86,444

Medford, OR $86,235

Fort Collins, CO $86,200

Austin, TX $86,130

Mesa, AZ $85,948

Phoenix, AZ $85,930

Dallas, TX $85,904

Reading, PA $85,852

Saint Cloud, MN $85,817

Concord, NH $85,739

Madison, WI $85,704

Utica, NY $85,469

Raleigh, NC $85,400

Las Vegas, NV $85,391

Rochester, NY $85,330

Des Moines, IA $85,321

Atlanta, GA $85,182

Battle Creek, MI $85,156

Salt Lake City, UT $85,130

Lancaster, PA $85,000

Champaign, IL $84,982

Harrisburg, PA $84,878

Durham, NC $84,800

Kansas City, MO $84,791

Kansas City, KS $84,773

Fort Worth, TX $84,765

Boca Raton, FL $84,730

Cleveland, OH $84,721

Columbus, OH $84,704

Pittsburgh, PA $84,695

Richmond, VA $84,660

Indianapolis, IN $84,643

Cincinnati, OH $84,530

Petersburg, VA $84,399

Billings, MT $84,208

Lansing, MI $84,208

Huntsville, AL $84,208

Lebanon, PA $84,199

Dayton, OH $84,191

Pueblo, CO $84,191

Appleton, WI $84,164

Buffalo, NY $84,130

Racine, WI $84,086

Charlotte, NC $84,077

Saint Louis, MO $84,051

Springfield, IL $84,017

Elkhart, IN $83,999

York, PA $83,999

Gastonia, NC $83,990

Benton Harbor, MI $83,990

Beaumont, TX $83,938

Lorain, OH $83,921

Toledo, OH $83,886

Binghamton, NY $83,843

Rock Hill, SC $83,834

Rockford, IL $83,790

Fargo, ND $83,747

Elyria, OH $83,747

Flagstaff, AZ $83,686

Fort Lauderdale, FL $83,634

Miami, FL $83,582

Duluth, MN $83,442

Bangor, ME $83,329

Cedar Rapids, IA $83,234

Louisville, KY $83,190

Grand Rapids, MI $83,173

Hialeah, FL $83,164

Casper, WY $83,042

Scranton, PA $82,938

New Orleans, LA $82,912

Virginia Beach, VA $82,903

Akron, OH $82,860

Peoria, IL $82,747

Sarasota, FL $82,729

Green Bay, WI $82,668

Baton Rouge, LA $82,625

Charleston, SC $82,607

Nashville, TN $82,581

Jamestown, NY $82,564

Davenport, IA $82,564

Tucson, AZ $82,520

Cheyenne, WY $82,494

Saint Petersburg, FL $82,468

Tampa, FL $82,451

Omaha, NE $82,433

Port Arthur, TX $82,399

Evansville, IN $82,399

Bradenton, FL $82,364

Santa Fe, NM $82,207

Orlando, FL $82,120

Clearwater, FL $82,024

Canton, OH $81,842

La Crosse, WI $81,842

Grand Forks, ND $81,816

Albuquerque, NM $81,790

Tulsa, OK $81,790

Newport News, VA $81,781

High Point, NC $81,755

Ogden, UT $81,720

Corpus Christi, TX $81,650

Laramie, WY $81,598

Norfolk, VA $81,598

Rock Island, IL $81,546

Saginaw, MI $81,529

Jacksonville, FL $81,520

Salisbury, NC $81,503

Memphis, TN $81,485

Moline, IL $81,442

Fort Myers, FL $81,416

Waterloo, IA $81,302

Spartanburg, SC $81,215

Lincoln, NE $81,172

Fort Wayne, IN $81,155

Birmingham, AL $81,059

Cedar Falls, IA $81,041

Provo, UT $81,033

Springfield, OH $81,024

San Antonio, TX $81,007

Greensboro, NC $80,972

South Bend, IN $80,963

Winston Salem, NC $80,954

Boise, ID $80,928

Savannah, GA $80,867

Muskegon, MI $80,711

Lima, OH $80,607

Lake Charles, LA $80,572

Anderson, IN $80,554

Lexington, KY $80,528

Augusta, GA $80,502

Greenville, SC $80,502

Wichita, KS $80,424

Tuscaloosa, AL $80,424

Columbia, SC $80,346

Bloomington, IN $80,128

Roanoke, VA $80,076

Asheville, NC $79,963

Knoxville, TN $79,815

Shreveport, LA $79,806

Wilmington, NC $79,693

Frankfort, KY $79,528

Oklahoma City, OK $79,467

Chillicothe, OH $79,432

Longview, TX $79,423

Topeka, KS $79,397

Mobile, AL $79,267

Terre Haute, IN $79,232

Erie, PA $79,223

Altoona, PA $79,180

Melbourne, FL $79,154

Amarillo, TX $79,119

Killeen, TX $79,093

Fayetteville, AR $79,023

Sioux Falls, SD $78,962

Chattanooga, TN $78,910

Idaho Falls, ID $78,901

Gainesville, FL $78,719

Portsmouth, OH $78,675

Little Rock, AR $78,658

Lynchburg, VA $78,658

Lafayette, LA $78,623

Youngstown, OH $78,623

Temple, TX $78,588

Daytona Beach, FL $78,571

Clarksville, TN $78,562

Pensacola, FL $78,554

Hopkinsville, KY $78,293

Charleston, WV $78,284

Florence, SC $78,240

Sioux City, IA $78,188

Macon, GA $77,936

Tallahassee, FL $77,927

Fayetteville, NC $77,910

Waco, TX $77,892

Wichita Falls, TX $77,892

Pine Bluff, AR $77,858

Vincennes, IN $77,692

Lubbock, TX $77,657

Great Falls, MT $77,605

Alamogordo, NM $77,597

Abilene, TX $77,527

Rapid City, SD $77,414

Monroe, LA $77,414

Albany, GA $77,362

Huntington, WV $77,353

Jackson, MS $77,344

Greenville, MS $77,336

Parkersburg, WV $77,249

Montgomery, AL $77,231

Johnstown, PA $77,214

Springfield, MO $77,144

Biloxi, MS $77,101

Sumter, SC $76,918

Columbus, GA $76,909

Twin Falls, ID $76,857

Pascagoula, MS $76,744

Kingsport, TN $76,518

Gulfport, MS $76,492

Alexandria, LA $76,205

Fort Smith, AR $75,987

El Paso, TX $75,752

Helena, MT $75,639

Las Cruces, NM $75,361

Harlingen, TX $75,117

Pocatello, ID $75,039

Florence, AL $75,013

Brownsville, TX $74,996

Dothan, AL $74,856

Mcallen, TX $74,813

Columbus, MS $74,169

Altus, OK $73,769

Lawton, OK $73,604

Pierre, SD $73,291

What Skills Can Increase a Systems Analyst II's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 9.64% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
ERP (Mentioned in 2.01% Job Postings): Enterprise resource planning (ERP) refers to a type of software that organizations use to manage day-to-day business activities such as accounting, procurement, project management, risk management and compliance, and supply chain operations.
RFI (Mentioned in 1.74% Job Postings): A RFI (request for information) is a common business process whose purpose is to collect written information about the capabilities of various suppliers.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	9.64%
ERP	2.01%
RFI	1.74%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

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 Systems Analyst II's salary.

RFI: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Visioning: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Return on Investment: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
RFI	$93,951	8%
Visioning	$93,081	7%
Return on Investment	$90,471	4%
Consulting	$89,601	3%
Business Analysis	$89,601	3%
Commitment	$89,601	3%

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How Education impacts a Systems Analyst II's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Systems Analyst IIs enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Systems Analyst II with a Associate's Degree is between $85,791 and $91,037).

Systems Analyst II Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Systems Analyst II

No Diploma 0.7%

High School 6.3%

Associates 8.1%

Bachelors 57.2%

Masters 27.4%

Doctorate 0.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.7%
High School	6.3%
Associates	8.1%
Bachelors	57.2%
Masters	27.4%
Doctorate	0.4%

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Systems Analyst II Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Systems Analyst II'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 January 01, 2026

$81,565

Average $86,992/year

$89,671

$6,797

Average $7,249/month

$7,473

$1,569

Average $1,673/week

$1,724

$39

Average $42/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,671	$7,473	$1,724	$43
Average	$86,992	$7,249	$1,673	$42
25th Percentile	$81,565	$6,797	$1,569	$39

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Salary Trends for Systems Analyst II

Salaries for a Systems Analyst II can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $84,158 in 2023 to around $82,518 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Systems Analyst II salary trends, .

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2024

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