How much does an Assessment Analyst make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assessment Analyst in the United States is $76,836 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $37.
However, an Assessment Analyst's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $89,033
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $67,232 to $83,221
Key Factors That Influence Assessment Analyst Salaries
An Assessment Analyst's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Assessment 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 Assessment Analysts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $85,073.
California: $84,751.
Massachusetts: $83,621.
District of Columbia$85,073
California$84,751
Massachusetts$83,621
Washington$83,314
New Jersey$83,283
Alaska$83,175
Connecticut$82,115
New York$81,685
Hawaii$80,309
Rhode Island$79,664
Maryland$79,226
Minnesota$78,627
Colorado$78,396
Illinois$78,319
Oregon$78,027
Delaware$77,812
New Hampshire$77,677
Virginia$77,374
Pennsylvania$76,491
Nevada$76,045
North Dakota$75,899
Michigan$75,668
Wisconsin$75,584
Vermont$75,415
Texas$74,946
Maine$74,915
Arizona$74,869
Ohio$74,816
Georgia$74,109
Indiana$73,755
Wyoming$73,686
Utah$73,579
Iowa$73,532
Kansas$73,164
Louisiana$73,056
North Carolina$73,018
Missouri$73,002
Florida$72,703
Montana$72,541
Nebraska$72,388
Kentucky$72,303
South Carolina$71,996
Tennessee$71,804
Idaho$71,727
New Mexico$71,166
Oklahoma$71,043
Alabama$70,590
South Dakota$69,829
Arkansas$69,414
West Virginia$69,191
Mississippi$68,523
Top Paying Cities for Assessment 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:
San Jose: $96,914
San Francisco: $95,853
Oakland: $93,833
San Jose, CA$96,914
San Francisco, CA$95,853
Oakland, CA$93,833
New York, NY$88,469
Paramus, NJ$87,393
Queens Village, NY$87,389
Passaic, NJ$87,316
Bergenfield, NJ$87,309
Stamford, CT$87,140
Huntington, NY$87,109
Newark, NJ$86,541
Bridgeport, CT$86,379
Vallejo, CA$86,226
New Brunswick, NJ$86,195
Petaluma, CA$86,149
Middlesex, NJ$86,003
Somerset, NJ$85,949
Santa Cruz, CA$85,849
Boston, MA$85,381
Monterey, CA$85,111
Seattle, WA$84,935
Santa Rosa, CA$84,920
Los Angeles, CA$84,897
Juneau, AK$84,697
Washington, DC$84,612
Orange, CA$84,339
Santa Ana, CA$84,136
Long Beach, CA$84,059
Anaheim, CA$84,044
Anchorage, AK$84,005
Santa Maria, CA$83,775
Everett, WA$83,759
Danbury, CT$83,489
Bremerton, WA$83,383
Tacoma, WA$83,106
New Suffolk, NY$83,105
Sacramento, CA$83,083
Santa Barbara, CA$82,999
Trenton, NJ$82,914
San Diego, CA$82,914
Brockton, MA$82,830
Fairbanks, AK$82,641
Lompoc, CA$82,445
Lowell, MA$82,383
Ventura, CA$82,369
Nashua, NH$82,353
Stockton, CA$82,346
Modesto, CA$81,785
Poughkeepsie, NY$81,616
Olympia, WA$81,470
Kennewick, WA$81,470
New Haven, CT$81,439
Lawrence, MA$81,162
Hartford, CT$81,085
Riverside, CA$81,070
New Bedford, MA$80,993
Richland, WA$80,993
Bakersfield, CA$80,886
San Bernardino, CA$80,855
New Britain, CT$80,847
Atlantic City, NJ$80,847
New London, CT$80,817
Norwich, CT$80,793
Portsmouth, NH$80,778
Boulder, CO$80,615
Portland, OR$80,509
Worcester, MA$80,501
Minneapolis, MN$80,263
Philadelphia, PA$80,156
Honolulu, HI$79,902
Saint Paul, MN$79,865
Vineland, NJ$79,848
Providence, RI$79,626
Chicago, IL$79,403
Bellingham, WA$79,311
Springfield, MA$79,249
Baltimore, MD$79,226
Chico, CA$79,034
Pittsfield, MA$78,826
Manchester, NH$78,680
Spokane, WA$78,342
Denver, CO$78,335
Albany, NY$77,974
Troy, NY$77,943
Nassau, NY$77,861
Schenectady, NY$77,781
Wilmington, DE$77,720
Burlington, VT$77,612
Salem, OR$77,582
Portland, ME$77,344
Yakima, WA$77,267
Rochester, MN$77,028
Reno, NV$76,990
Fresno, CA$76,990
Milwaukee, WI$76,921
Detroit, MI$76,844
Ann Arbor, MI$76,831
Allentown, PA$76,821
Colorado Springs, CO$76,690
Syracuse, NY$76,652
Carson City, NV$76,652
Houston, TX$76,544
Eugene, OR$76,506
Gary, IN$76,414
Springfield, OR$76,352
Bismarck, ND$76,337
Galveston, TX$76,283
Medford, OR$76,168
Fort Collins, CO$76,137
Concord, NH$76,099
Austin, TX$76,076
Mesa, AZ$75,914
Reading, PA$75,907
Phoenix, AZ$75,899
Dallas, TX$75,876
Saint Cloud, MN$75,802
Madison, WI$75,699
Utica, NY$75,492
Rochester, NY$75,369
Des Moines, IA$75,361
Raleigh, NC$75,353
Atlanta, GA$75,238
Battle Creek, MI$75,215
Salt Lake City, UT$75,192
Lancaster, PA$75,077
Harrisburg, PA$74,969
Kansas City, MO$74,892
Champaign, IL$74,877
Kansas City, KS$74,877
Fort Worth, TX$74,869
Columbus, OH$74,856
Boca Raton, FL$74,839
Pittsburgh, PA$74,808
Richmond, VA$74,777
Indianapolis, IN$74,762
Cleveland, OH$74,754
Las Vegas, NV$74,662
Cincinnati, OH$74,662
Petersburg, VA$74,547
Huntsville, AL$74,431
Lansing, MI$74,380
Lebanon, PA$74,370
Pueblo, CO$74,362
Appleton, WI$74,339
Buffalo, NY$74,308
Dayton, OH$74,285
Racine, WI$74,270
Charlotte, NC$74,262
Saint Louis, MO$74,239
York, PA$74,193
Elkhart, IN$74,193
Gastonia, NC$74,179
Billings, MT$74,160
Beaumont, TX$74,139
Lorain, OH$74,124
Benton Harbor, MI$74,109
Toledo, OH$74,093
Binghamton, NY$74,055
Rock Hill, SC$74,047
Rockford, IL$74,009
Springfield, IL$73,978
Elyria, OH$73,970
Fargo, ND$73,970
Flagstaff, AZ$73,917
Fort Lauderdale, FL$73,871
Duluth, MN$73,824
Miami, FL$73,824
Cheyenne, WY$73,771
Grand Forks, ND$73,771
Bangor, ME$73,602
Cedar Rapids, IA$73,517
Durham, NC$73,485
Louisville, KY$73,479
Grand Rapids, MI$73,463
Hialeah, FL$73,456
Casper, WY$73,348
Scranton, PA$73,256
New Orleans, LA$73,233
Virginia Beach, VA$73,225
Akron, OH$73,187
Peoria, IL$73,087
Sarasota, FL$73,071
Nashville, TN$73,018
Omaha, NE$73,018
Green Bay, WI$73,018
Baton Rouge, LA$72,979
Charleston, SC$72,964
Jamestown, NY$72,925
Davenport, IA$72,925
Tucson, AZ$72,887
Saint Petersburg, FL$72,841
Tampa, FL$72,826
Evansville, IN$72,779
Port Arthur, TX$72,779
Bradenton, FL$72,749
Santa Fe, NM$72,610
Orlando, FL$72,472
Clearwater, FL$72,449
Canton, OH$72,288
La Crosse, WI$72,288
Albuquerque, NM$72,242
Newport News, VA$72,234
High Point, NC$72,211
Ogden, UT$72,180
Corpus Christi, TX$72,119
Norfolk, VA$72,073
Laramie, WY$72,073
Rock Island, IL$72,026
Saginaw, MI$72,011
Jacksonville, FL$72,003
Salisbury, NC$71,988
Boise, ID$71,973
Moline, IL$71,934
Fort Myers, FL$71,911
Memphis, TN$71,896
Tulsa, OK$71,857
Waterloo, IA$71,811
Spartanburg, SC$71,734
Lincoln, NE$71,696
Fort Wayne, IN$71,681
Provo, UT$71,673
Cedar Falls, IA$71,581
San Antonio, TX$71,550
Greensboro, NC$71,519
South Bend, IN$71,512
Savannah, GA$71,427
Muskegon, MI$71,396
Birmingham, AL$71,389
Winston Salem, NC$71,351
Lake Charles, LA$71,166
Anderson, IN$71,151
Lexington, KY$71,127
Augusta, GA$71,104
Greenville, SC$71,104
Lima, OH$71,043
Wichita, KS$71,035
Tuscaloosa, AL$71,035
Columbia, SC$70,966
Springfield, OH$70,951
Asheville, NC$70,828
Bloomington, IN$70,774
Knoxville, TN$70,497
Shreveport, LA$70,490
Wilmington, NC$70,390
Roanoke, VA$70,390
Topeka, KS$70,252
Frankfort, KY$70,243
Oklahoma City, OK$70,190
Chillicothe, OH$70,159
Longview, TX$70,152
Melbourne, FL$70,144
Sioux Falls, SD$70,021
Mobile, AL$70,013
Terre Haute, IN$69,983
Altoona, PA$69,936
Amarillo, TX$69,883
Killeen, TX$69,860
Fayetteville, AR$69,798
Chattanooga, TN$69,775
Sioux City, IA$69,706
Idaho Falls, ID$69,691
Lynchburg, VA$69,629
Gainesville, FL$69,529
Portsmouth, OH$69,491
Little Rock, AR$69,475
Lafayette, LA$69,445
Youngstown, OH$69,445
Daytona Beach, FL$69,399
Clarksville, TN$69,391
Pensacola, FL$69,383
Temple, TX$69,378
Hopkinsville, KY$69,153
Erie, PA$69,137
Florence, SC$69,107
Charleston, WV$68,984
Great Falls, MT$68,945
Macon, GA$68,838
Tallahassee, FL$68,830
Fayetteville, NC$68,815
Waco, TX$68,799
Helena, MT$68,746
Pine Bluff, AR$68,716
Vincennes, IN$68,623
Lubbock, TX$68,592
Alamogordo, NM$68,546
Twin Falls, ID$68,477
Rapid City, SD$68,454
Jackson, MS$68,315
Huntington, WV$68,310
Greenville, MS$68,308
Parkersburg, WV$68,229
Montgomery, AL$68,215
Wichita Falls, TX$68,139
Springfield, MO$68,139
Biloxi, MS$68,100
Monroe, LA$68,023
Johnstown, PA$67,969
Sumter, SC$67,939
Columbus, GA$67,931
Pascagoula, MS$67,785
Abilene, TX$67,785
Kingsport, TN$67,585
Albany, GA$67,585
Gulfport, MS$67,562
Alexandria, LA$67,309
Fort Smith, AR$67,117
El Paso, TX$66,909
Las Cruces, NM$66,563
Harlingen, TX$66,368
Pocatello, ID$66,356
Florence, AL$66,256
Brownsville, TX$66,241
Mcallen, TX$66,079
Dothan, AL$65,972
Columbus, MS$65,515
Altus, OK$65,157
Lawton, OK$65,011
Pierre, SD$64,735
What Skills Can Increase an Assessment Analyst's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Analysis (Mentioned in 26.8% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Open Source (Mentioned in 2.95% Job Postings): Open source is a term that originally referred to open source software (OSS). Open source software is code that is designed to be publicly accessible—anyone can see, modify, and distribute the code as they see fit
Threat Analysis (Mentioned in 1.27% Job Postings): Identifying the probability of attack and threat sources against system vulnerabilities to determine threats on systems.
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 an Assessment Analyst's salary.
Consulting Services: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
Cybersecurity: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Assessment Analyst Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Assessment Analyst roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 43% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Energy & Utilities
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 18% above the average.
In contrast, Assessment Analyst positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Assessment Analyst as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for an Assessment Analyst
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals
$90,667
$44.0
18%
Energy & Utilities
$88,362
$42.0
15%
Aerospace & Defense
$84,520
$41.0
10%
Biotechnology
$84,520
$41.0
10%
Insurance
$84,520
$41.0
10%
Assessment Analyst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how an Assessment 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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Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on September 01, 2026
$67,232
Average$76,836/year
$83,221
$5,603
Average$6,403/month
$6,935
$1,293
Average$1,478/week
$1,600
$32
Average$37/hour
$40
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$83,221
$6,935
$1,600
$40
Average
$76,836
$6,403
$1,478
$37
25th Percentile
$67,232
$5,603
$1,293
$32
Salaries of Jobs related to Assessment Analyst
Assessment Manager$128,686
Threat Assessment Analyst III$102,903
Vulnerability Assessment Analyst$93,377
Assessment Consultant$79,847
Threat Assessment Analyst II$78,932
Risk Assessment Analyst$73,431
Director of Assessment$70,764
Behavioral Assessment Specialist$70,700
Assessment Coordinator$69,229
Assessment Associate$53,027
Assessment Clerk$50,120
Salary Trends for Assessment Analyst
Salaries for an Assessment Analyst can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $73,660 in 2023
to around $72,748 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Assessment Analyst salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Assessment Analyst
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Assessment Analyst
Here are companies hiring for Assessment 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 Assessment Analyst
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Assessment Analyst?
The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Assessment Analyst roles,
with salaries approximately 18% above the market median.
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