What are the main factors that influence a Law Enforcement 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 Law Enforcement Analyst's salary?

A Law Enforcement Analyst's salary grows with experience: a Law Enforcement Analyst (0-0 years)earns $77,624, a Police Sergeant (0-5 years)earns $85,369, a Police Lieutenant (5+ years)earns $109,571, a Sheriff/Police Chief (5-10 years)earns $133,406,

What are the highest paying states for a Law Enforcement Analyst?

Law Enforcement Analyst salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Law Enforcement Analyst roles are District of Columbia $85,304, California $84,980, Massachusetts $83,848. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Law Enforcement Analyst roles make?

Salaries for Law Enforcement Analyst level roles vary by specialization: Law Enforcement Investigator: $75,772; Law Enforcement Response Analyst: $72,185; Federal Law Enforcement: $69,532; Law Enforcement Liaison: $67,224; Law Enforcement Agent: $67,102.

How do different companies affect a Law Enforcement Analyst's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Law Enforcement Analyst roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Law Enforcement Analyst Salary in the United States

How much does a Law Enforcement Analyst make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Law Enforcement Analyst in the United States is $77,045 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $37.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $97,012
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,698 to $87,497
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $61,099

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Law Enforcement Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$87,497	$7,291	$1,683	$42
Average	$77,045	$6,420	$1,482	$37
25th Percentile	$68,698	$5,725	$1,321	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Law Enforcement Analyst Salaries

A Law Enforcement 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 Do Law Enforcement 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 Law Enforcement Analysts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $85,304.
California: $84,980.
Massachusetts: $83,848.

District of Columbia $85,304 California $84,980 Massachusetts $83,848 Washington $83,539 New Jersey $83,509 Alaska $83,401 Connecticut $82,337 New York $81,906

Hawaii $80,527 Rhode Island $79,880 Maryland $79,441 Minnesota $78,840 Colorado $78,609 Illinois $78,531 Oregon $78,239 Delaware $78,023

New Hampshire $77,887 Virginia $77,584 Pennsylvania $76,698 Nevada $76,251 North Dakota $76,105 Michigan $75,873 Wisconsin $75,789 Vermont $75,619

Texas $75,149 Maine $75,118 Arizona $75,072 Ohio $75,018 Georgia $74,309 Indiana $73,955 Wyoming $73,886 Utah $73,778

Iowa $73,732 Kansas $73,362 Louisiana $73,254 North Carolina $73,215 Missouri $73,200 Florida $72,900 Montana $72,738 Nebraska $72,584

Kentucky $72,499 South Carolina $72,191 Tennessee $71,998 Idaho $71,921 New Mexico $71,359 Oklahoma $71,235 Alabama $70,781 South Dakota $70,018

Arkansas $69,602 West Virginia $69,379 Mississippi $68,708

Top Paying Cities for Law Enforcement 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: $97,176
San Francisco: $96,112
Oakland: $94,087

San Jose, CA $97,176

San Francisco, CA $96,112

Oakland, CA $94,087

New York, NY $88,708

Paramus, NJ $87,630

Queens Village, NY $87,626

Passaic, NJ $87,553

Bergenfield, NJ $87,546

Stamford, CT $87,376

Huntington, NY $87,345

Newark, NJ $86,775

Bridgeport, CT $86,613

Vallejo, CA $86,459

New Brunswick, NJ $86,429

Petaluma, CA $86,382

Middlesex, NJ $86,236

Somerset, NJ $86,182

Santa Cruz, CA $86,082

Boston, MA $85,612

Monterey, CA $85,341

Seattle, WA $85,165

Santa Rosa, CA $85,150

Los Angeles, CA $85,126

Juneau, AK $84,926

Washington, DC $84,841

Orange, CA $84,567

Santa Ana, CA $84,364

Long Beach, CA $84,287

Anaheim, CA $84,271

Anchorage, AK $84,233

Santa Maria, CA $84,002

Everett, WA $83,986

Danbury, CT $83,715

Bremerton, WA $83,609

Tacoma, WA $83,331

New Suffolk, NY $83,330

Sacramento, CA $83,308

Santa Barbara, CA $83,223

Trenton, NJ $83,139

San Diego, CA $83,139

Brockton, MA $83,054

Fairbanks, AK $82,865

Lompoc, CA $82,669

Lowell, MA $82,606

Ventura, CA $82,592

Nashua, NH $82,576

Stockton, CA $82,569

Modesto, CA $82,006

Poughkeepsie, NY $81,837

Olympia, WA $81,690

Kennewick, WA $81,690

New Haven, CT $81,659

Lawrence, MA $81,382

Hartford, CT $81,305

Riverside, CA $81,290

New Bedford, MA $81,213

Richland, WA $81,213

Bakersfield, CA $81,105

San Bernardino, CA $81,074

New Britain, CT $81,066

Atlantic City, NJ $81,066

New London, CT $81,035

Norwich, CT $81,012

Portsmouth, NH $80,997

Boulder, CO $80,834

Portland, OR $80,727

Worcester, MA $80,720

Minneapolis, MN $80,481

Philadelphia, PA $80,373

Honolulu, HI $80,119

Saint Paul, MN $80,082

Vineland, NJ $80,065

Providence, RI $79,841

Chicago, IL $79,618

Bellingham, WA $79,525

Springfield, MA $79,464

Baltimore, MD $79,441

Chico, CA $79,248

Pittsfield, MA $79,040

Manchester, NH $78,894

Spokane, WA $78,555

Denver, CO $78,547

Albany, NY $78,185

Troy, NY $78,154

Nassau, NY $78,072

Schenectady, NY $77,992

Wilmington, DE $77,931

Burlington, VT $77,823

Salem, OR $77,792

Portland, ME $77,553

Yakima, WA $77,476

Rochester, MN $77,237

Reno, NV $77,199

Fresno, CA $77,199

Milwaukee, WI $77,129

Detroit, MI $77,052

Ann Arbor, MI $77,039

Allentown, PA $77,029

Colorado Springs, CO $76,898

Syracuse, NY $76,860

Carson City, NV $76,860

Houston, TX $76,752

Eugene, OR $76,713

Gary, IN $76,621

Springfield, OR $76,559

Bismarck, ND $76,544

Galveston, TX $76,490

Medford, OR $76,374

Fort Collins, CO $76,343

Concord, NH $76,305

Austin, TX $76,282

Mesa, AZ $76,120

Reading, PA $76,112

Phoenix, AZ $76,105

Dallas, TX $76,081

Saint Cloud, MN $76,007

Madison, WI $75,904

Utica, NY $75,696

Rochester, NY $75,573

Des Moines, IA $75,565

Raleigh, NC $75,558

Atlanta, GA $75,442

Battle Creek, MI $75,419

Salt Lake City, UT $75,396

Lancaster, PA $75,280

Harrisburg, PA $75,172

Kansas City, MO $75,095

Champaign, IL $75,080

Kansas City, KS $75,080

Fort Worth, TX $75,072

Columbus, OH $75,059

Boca Raton, FL $75,041

Pittsburgh, PA $75,011

Richmond, VA $74,980

Indianapolis, IN $74,964

Cleveland, OH $74,957

Las Vegas, NV $74,864

Cincinnati, OH $74,864

Petersburg, VA $74,749

Huntsville, AL $74,633

Lansing, MI $74,581

Lebanon, PA $74,571

Pueblo, CO $74,564

Appleton, WI $74,541

Buffalo, NY $74,510

Dayton, OH $74,487

Racine, WI $74,471

Charlotte, NC $74,464

Saint Louis, MO $74,440

York, PA $74,394

Elkhart, IN $74,394

Gastonia, NC $74,380

Billings, MT $74,361

Beaumont, TX $74,340

Lorain, OH $74,325

Benton Harbor, MI $74,309

Toledo, OH $74,294

Binghamton, NY $74,255

Rock Hill, SC $74,248

Rockford, IL $74,209

Springfield, IL $74,178

Elyria, OH $74,171

Fargo, ND $74,171

Flagstaff, AZ $74,117

Fort Lauderdale, FL $74,071

Duluth, MN $74,024

Miami, FL $74,024

Cheyenne, WY $73,970

Grand Forks, ND $73,970

Bangor, ME $73,801

Cedar Rapids, IA $73,716

Durham, NC $73,684

Louisville, KY $73,678

Grand Rapids, MI $73,662

Hialeah, FL $73,655

Casper, WY $73,547

Scranton, PA $73,454

New Orleans, LA $73,431

Virginia Beach, VA $73,423

Akron, OH $73,385

Peoria, IL $73,285

Sarasota, FL $73,269

Nashville, TN $73,215

Omaha, NE $73,215

Green Bay, WI $73,215

Baton Rouge, LA $73,177

Charleston, SC $73,161

Jamestown, NY $73,123

Davenport, IA $73,123

Tucson, AZ $73,084

Saint Petersburg, FL $73,038

Tampa, FL $73,023

Evansville, IN $72,977

Port Arthur, TX $72,977

Bradenton, FL $72,946

Santa Fe, NM $72,807

Orlando, FL $72,668

Clearwater, FL $72,645

Canton, OH $72,483

La Crosse, WI $72,483

Albuquerque, NM $72,437

Newport News, VA $72,430

High Point, NC $72,406

Ogden, UT $72,376

Corpus Christi, TX $72,314

Norfolk, VA $72,268

Laramie, WY $72,268

Rock Island, IL $72,222

Saginaw, MI $72,206

Jacksonville, FL $72,198

Salisbury, NC $72,183

Boise, ID $72,168

Moline, IL $72,129

Fort Myers, FL $72,106

Memphis, TN $72,091

Tulsa, OK $72,052

Waterloo, IA $72,006

Spartanburg, SC $71,929

Lincoln, NE $71,890

Fort Wayne, IN $71,875

Provo, UT $71,867

Cedar Falls, IA $71,775

San Antonio, TX $71,744

Greensboro, NC $71,713

South Bend, IN $71,705

Savannah, GA $71,621

Muskegon, MI $71,590

Birmingham, AL $71,582

Winston Salem, NC $71,544

Lake Charles, LA $71,359

Anderson, IN $71,343

Lexington, KY $71,320

Augusta, GA $71,297

Greenville, SC $71,297

Lima, OH $71,235

Wichita, KS $71,228

Tuscaloosa, AL $71,228

Columbia, SC $71,158

Springfield, OH $71,143

Asheville, NC $71,020

Bloomington, IN $70,966

Knoxville, TN $70,688

Shreveport, LA $70,681

Wilmington, NC $70,580

Roanoke, VA $70,580

Topeka, KS $70,442

Frankfort, KY $70,433

Oklahoma City, OK $70,380

Chillicothe, OH $70,349

Longview, TX $70,342

Melbourne, FL $70,334

Sioux Falls, SD $70,211

Mobile, AL $70,203

Terre Haute, IN $70,172

Altoona, PA $70,126

Amarillo, TX $70,072

Killeen, TX $70,049

Fayetteville, AR $69,987

Chattanooga, TN $69,964

Sioux City, IA $69,895

Idaho Falls, ID $69,879

Lynchburg, VA $69,818

Gainesville, FL $69,718

Portsmouth, OH $69,679

Little Rock, AR $69,664

Lafayette, LA $69,633

Youngstown, OH $69,633

Daytona Beach, FL $69,587

Clarksville, TN $69,579

Pensacola, FL $69,571

Temple, TX $69,566

Hopkinsville, KY $69,340

Erie, PA $69,325

Florence, SC $69,294

Charleston, WV $69,171

Great Falls, MT $69,132

Macon, GA $69,024

Tallahassee, FL $69,016

Fayetteville, NC $69,001

Waco, TX $68,986

Helena, MT $68,932

Pine Bluff, AR $68,902

Vincennes, IN $68,808

Lubbock, TX $68,778

Alamogordo, NM $68,731

Twin Falls, ID $68,662

Rapid City, SD $68,639

Jackson, MS $68,500

Huntington, WV $68,495

Greenville, MS $68,493

Parkersburg, WV $68,414

Montgomery, AL $68,400

Wichita Falls, TX $68,323

Springfield, MO $68,323

Biloxi, MS $68,285

Monroe, LA $68,207

Johnstown, PA $68,154

Sumter, SC $68,123

Columbus, GA $68,115

Pascagoula, MS $67,969

Abilene, TX $67,969

Kingsport, TN $67,768

Albany, GA $67,768

Gulfport, MS $67,745

Alexandria, LA $67,491

Fort Smith, AR $67,298

El Paso, TX $67,090

Las Cruces, NM $66,744

Harlingen, TX $66,548

Pocatello, ID $66,536

Florence, AL $66,435

Brownsville, TX $66,420

Mcallen, TX $66,258

Dothan, AL $66,150

Columbus, MS $65,693

Altus, OK $65,334

Lawton, OK $65,187

Pierre, SD $64,910

What Skills Can Increase a Law Enforcement Analyst's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 5.02% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Forensics (Mentioned in 2.98% Job Postings): Forensics is a scientific tests or techniques used in connection with the detection of crime. Use of analytical and scientific techniques to examine evidence from crimes and prepare legal statements that summarize the results for court cases.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 1.35% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	5.02%
Forensics	2.98%
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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 Law Enforcement Analyst's salary.

Due Diligence: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Prioritization: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Due Diligence	$85,519	11%
Prioritization	$82,438	7%
Consulting	$81,667	6%
Cost Control	$81,667	6%
AML	$80,897	5%
Analysis	$80,126	4%

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Law Enforcement Analyst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Law Enforcement 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

$68,698

Average $77,045/year

$87,497

$5,725

Average $6,420/month

$7,291

$1,321

Average $1,482/week

$1,683

$33

Average $37/hour

$42

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$87,497	$7,291	$1,683	$42
Average	$77,045	$6,420	$1,482	$37
25th Percentile	$68,698	$5,725	$1,321	$33

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Salary Trends for Law Enforcement Analyst

Salaries for a Law Enforcement Analyst can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $91,144 in 2023 to around $90,097 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Law Enforcement Analyst salary trends, .

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