What are the main factors that influence a Pricing Specialist's salary?

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

How does experience change A Pricing Specialist's salary?

A Pricing Specialist's salary grows with experience: a Competitive Pricing Analyst I (0-2 years)earns $60,660, a Pricing Specialist (2-4 years)earns $72,381, a Competitive Pricing Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $92,382, a Competitive Pricing Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $114,517, a Competitive Pricing Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $154,328,

What are the highest paying states for a Pricing Specialist?

Pricing Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Pricing Specialist roles are District of Columbia $79,825, California $79,522, Massachusetts $78,462. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Pricing Specialist roles make?

Salaries for Pricing Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Pricing Support Specialist: $120,005; Pricing Policy Analyst IV: $117,100; Competitive Pricing Analyst IV: $117,045; Senior Pricing Specialist: $94,799; Pricing Administrator: $93,914.

How do different companies affect a Pricing Specialist's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Pricing Specialist 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.

Pricing Specialist Salary in the United States

How much does a Pricing Specialist make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Pricing Specialist in the United States is $72,096 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $83,344
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $67,989 to $77,984
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $64,250

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Pricing Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,984	$6,499	$1,500	$37
Average	$72,096	$6,008	$1,386	$35
25th Percentile	$67,989	$5,666	$1,307	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Pricing Specialist Salaries

A Pricing Specialist'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 Pricing Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Pricing Specialist'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): $60,660
Early Career (1-2 years): $72,381
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $92,382
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $114,517
Expert (over 8 years): $154,328

Levels	Salary
Competiti... Level Pricing Specialist	$60,660
Pricing S... Level Pricing Specialist	$72,381
Competiti... Level Pricing Specialist	$92,382
Competiti... Level Pricing Specialist	$114,517
Competiti... Level Pricing Specialist	$154,328

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How Do Pricing Specialist 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 Pricing Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $79,825.
California: $79,522.
Massachusetts: $78,462.

District of Columbia $79,825 California $79,522 Massachusetts $78,462 Washington $78,174 New Jersey $78,145 Alaska $78,044 Connecticut $77,049 New York $76,645

Hawaii $75,355 Rhode Island $74,749 Maryland $74,338 Minnesota $73,776 Colorado $73,559 Illinois $73,487 Oregon $73,213 Delaware $73,012

New Hampshire $72,885 Virginia $72,601 Pennsylvania $71,771 Nevada $71,353 North Dakota $71,216 Michigan $71,000 Wisconsin $70,921 Vermont $70,762

Texas $70,322 Maine $70,294 Arizona $70,250 Ohio $70,200 Georgia $69,536 Indiana $69,205 Wyoming $69,140 Utah $69,039

Iowa $68,996 Kansas $68,650 Louisiana $68,549 North Carolina $68,513 Missouri $68,498 Florida $68,217 Montana $68,066 Nebraska $67,922

Kentucky $67,842 South Carolina $67,554 Tennessee $67,374 Idaho $67,302 New Mexico $66,775 Oklahoma $66,660 Alabama $66,235 South Dakota $65,521

Arkansas $65,131 West Virginia $64,922 Mississippi $64,295

Top Paying Cities for Pricing Specialists

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: $90,935
San Francisco: $90,041
Oakland: $88,044

San Jose, CA $90,935

San Francisco, CA $90,041

Oakland, CA $88,044

New York, NY $83,552

Queens Village, NY $83,011

Paramus, NJ $82,434

Passaic, NJ $82,362

Bergenfield, NJ $82,290

Stamford, CT $82,182

Huntington, NY $82,110

Newark, NJ $81,641

Bridgeport, CT $81,497

New Brunswick, NJ $81,259

Vallejo, CA $81,108

Middlesex, NJ $81,065

Somerset, NJ $81,000

Petaluma, CA $80,834

Santa Cruz, CA $80,553

Boston, MA $80,409

Monterey, CA $80,048

Fairbanks, AK $79,998

Los Angeles, CA $79,861

Washington, DC $79,825

Seattle, WA $79,695

Santa Rosa, CA $79,680

Juneau, AK $79,471

Orange, CA $79,233

Anchorage, AK $79,104

Anaheim, CA $79,053

Santa Ana, CA $78,945

Nassau, NY $78,902

Long Beach, CA $78,873

Danbury, CT $78,851

Santa Maria, CA $78,606

Everett, WA $78,592

Bremerton, WA $78,238

Trenton, NJ $78,101

Sacramento, CA $78,073

San Diego, CA $78,037

Brockton, MA $78,008

Tacoma, WA $77,979

Santa Barbara, CA $77,878

Lowell, MA $77,590

New Suffolk, NY $77,561

Nashua, NH $77,474

Lompoc, CA $77,359

Ventura, CA $77,287

Stockton, CA $77,265

New Haven, CT $77,121

Atlantic City, NJ $76,934

Hartford, CT $76,775

Modesto, CA $76,739

Poughkeepsie, NY $76,580

New Britain, CT $76,544

Olympia, WA $76,443

Kennewick, WA $76,443

New London, CT $76,429

Norwich, CT $76,407

Lawrence, MA $76,371

Bakersfield, CA $76,169

Riverside, CA $76,068

New Bedford, MA $76,068

Richland, WA $75,996

Portsmouth, NH $75,939

Vineland, NJ $75,924

San Bernardino, CA $75,867

Boulder, CO $75,665

Worcester, MA $75,607

Portland, OR $75,542

Saint Paul, MN $75,456

Minneapolis, MN $75,456

Philadelphia, PA $75,355

Honolulu, HI $74,973

Springfield, MA $74,720

Providence, RI $74,713

Chicago, IL $74,504

Bellingham, WA $74,417

Baltimore, MD $74,338

Chico, CA $74,158

Wilmington, DE $74,035

Pittsfield, MA $73,963

Manchester, NH $73,826

Spokane, WA $73,509

Denver, CO $73,502

Albany, NY $73,163

Troy, NY $73,134

Schenectady, NY $72,983

Burlington, VT $72,824

Portland, ME $72,572

Salem, OR $72,514

Yakima, WA $72,500

Ann Arbor, MI $72,478

Rochester, MN $72,276

Fresno, CA $72,240

Reno, NV $72,240

Milwaukee, WI $72,175

Detroit, MI $72,103

Allentown, PA $72,081

Carson City, NV $72,074

Houston, TX $71,966

Colorado Springs, CO $71,959

Syracuse, NY $71,923

Eugene, OR $71,786

Bismarck, ND $71,699

Gary, IN $71,699

Galveston, TX $71,699

Springfield, OR $71,642

Medford, OR $71,469

Fort Collins, CO $71,440

Austin, TX $71,382

Mesa, AZ $71,231

Phoenix, AZ $71,216

Dallas, TX $71,195

Reading, PA $71,151

Saint Cloud, MN $71,123

Concord, NH $71,058

Madison, WI $71,029

Utica, NY $70,834

Raleigh, NC $70,777

Las Vegas, NV $70,769

Rochester, NY $70,719

Des Moines, IA $70,712

Atlanta, GA $70,596

Battle Creek, MI $70,575

Salt Lake City, UT $70,553

Lancaster, PA $70,445

Champaign, IL $70,430

Harrisburg, PA $70,344

Durham, NC $70,279

Kansas City, MO $70,272

Kansas City, KS $70,257

Fort Worth, TX $70,250

Boca Raton, FL $70,221

Cleveland, OH $70,214

Columbus, OH $70,200

Pittsburgh, PA $70,193

Richmond, VA $70,164

Indianapolis, IN $70,149

Cincinnati, OH $70,056

Petersburg, VA $69,947

Billings, MT $69,789

Lansing, MI $69,789

Huntsville, AL $69,789

Lebanon, PA $69,782

Dayton, OH $69,774

Pueblo, CO $69,774

Appleton, WI $69,753

Buffalo, NY $69,724

Racine, WI $69,688

Charlotte, NC $69,681

Saint Louis, MO $69,659

Springfield, IL $69,630

Elkhart, IN $69,616

York, PA $69,616

Gastonia, NC $69,609

Benton Harbor, MI $69,609

Beaumont, TX $69,565

Lorain, OH $69,551

Toledo, OH $69,522

Binghamton, NY $69,486

Rock Hill, SC $69,479

Rockford, IL $69,443

Fargo, ND $69,407

Elyria, OH $69,407

Flagstaff, AZ $69,356

Fort Lauderdale, FL $69,313

Miami, FL $69,270

Duluth, MN $69,154

Bangor, ME $69,061

Cedar Rapids, IA $68,981

Louisville, KY $68,945

Grand Rapids, MI $68,931

Hialeah, FL $68,924

Casper, WY $68,823

Scranton, PA $68,736

New Orleans, LA $68,715

Virginia Beach, VA $68,707

Akron, OH $68,671

Peoria, IL $68,578

Sarasota, FL $68,563

Green Bay, WI $68,513

Baton Rouge, LA $68,477

Charleston, SC $68,462

Nashville, TN $68,441

Jamestown, NY $68,426

Davenport, IA $68,426

Tucson, AZ $68,390

Cheyenne, WY $68,369

Saint Petersburg, FL $68,347

Tampa, FL $68,332

Omaha, NE $68,318

Port Arthur, TX $68,289

Evansville, IN $68,289

Bradenton, FL $68,260

Santa Fe, NM $68,131

Orlando, FL $68,059

Clearwater, FL $67,979

Canton, OH $67,828

La Crosse, WI $67,828

Grand Forks, ND $67,806

Albuquerque, NM $67,785

Tulsa, OK $67,785

Newport News, VA $67,777

High Point, NC $67,756

Ogden, UT $67,727

Corpus Christi, TX $67,669

Laramie, WY $67,626

Norfolk, VA $67,626

Rock Island, IL $67,583

Saginaw, MI $67,568

Jacksonville, FL $67,561

Salisbury, NC $67,547

Memphis, TN $67,532

Moline, IL $67,496

Fort Myers, FL $67,475

Waterloo, IA $67,381

Spartanburg, SC $67,309

Lincoln, NE $67,273

Fort Wayne, IN $67,258

Birmingham, AL $67,179

Cedar Falls, IA $67,165

Provo, UT $67,157

Springfield, OH $67,150

San Antonio, TX $67,136

Greensboro, NC $67,107

South Bend, IN $67,100

Winston Salem, NC $67,092

Boise, ID $67,071

Savannah, GA $67,020

Muskegon, MI $66,891

Lima, OH $66,804

Lake Charles, LA $66,775

Anderson, IN $66,761

Lexington, KY $66,739

Augusta, GA $66,718

Greenville, SC $66,718

Wichita, KS $66,653

Tuscaloosa, AL $66,653

Columbia, SC $66,588

Bloomington, IN $66,408

Roanoke, VA $66,364

Asheville, NC $66,271

Knoxville, TN $66,148

Shreveport, LA $66,141

Wilmington, NC $66,047

Frankfort, KY $65,910

Oklahoma City, OK $65,860

Chillicothe, OH $65,831

Longview, TX $65,824

Topeka, KS $65,802

Mobile, AL $65,694

Terre Haute, IN $65,665

Erie, PA $65,658

Altoona, PA $65,622

Melbourne, FL $65,600

Amarillo, TX $65,571

Killeen, TX $65,550

Fayetteville, AR $65,492

Sioux Falls, SD $65,441

Chattanooga, TN $65,398

Idaho Falls, ID $65,391

Gainesville, FL $65,240

Portsmouth, OH $65,204

Little Rock, AR $65,189

Lynchburg, VA $65,189

Lafayette, LA $65,160

Youngstown, OH $65,160

Temple, TX $65,131

Daytona Beach, FL $65,117

Clarksville, TN $65,110

Pensacola, FL $65,103

Hopkinsville, KY $64,886

Charleston, WV $64,879

Florence, SC $64,843

Sioux City, IA $64,800

Macon, GA $64,591

Tallahassee, FL $64,584

Fayetteville, NC $64,569

Waco, TX $64,555

Wichita Falls, TX $64,555

Pine Bluff, AR $64,526

Vincennes, IN $64,389

Lubbock, TX $64,360

Great Falls, MT $64,317

Alamogordo, NM $64,310

Abilene, TX $64,252

Rapid City, SD $64,158

Monroe, LA $64,158

Albany, GA $64,115

Huntington, WV $64,108

Jackson, MS $64,100

Greenville, MS $64,093

Parkersburg, WV $64,021

Montgomery, AL $64,007

Johnstown, PA $63,992

Springfield, MO $63,935

Biloxi, MS $63,899

Sumter, SC $63,747

Columbus, GA $63,740

Twin Falls, ID $63,697

Pascagoula, MS $63,603

Kingsport, TN $63,416

Gulfport, MS $63,394

Alexandria, LA $63,156

Fort Smith, AR $62,976

El Paso, TX $62,781

Helena, MT $62,687

Las Cruces, NM $62,457

Harlingen, TX $62,255

Pocatello, ID $62,190

Florence, AL $62,168

Brownsville, TX $62,154

Dothan, AL $62,039

Mcallen, TX $62,002

Columbus, MS $61,469

Altus, OK $61,137

Lawton, OK $61,000

Pierre, SD $60,741

What Skills Can Increase a Pricing Specialist's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 7.97% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
RFP (Mentioned in 1.33% Job Postings): A request for proposal (RFP) is a business document that announces a project, describes it, and solicits bids from qualified contractors to complete it.
Business Development (Mentioned in 0.93% Job Postings): Business development entails tasks and processes to develop and implement growth opportunities within and between organizations. It is a subset of the fields of business, commerce and organizational theory. Business development is the creation of long-term value for an organization from customers, markets, and relationships. Business development can be taken to mean any activity by either a small or large organization, non-profit or for-profit enterprise which serves the purpose of ‘developing’ the business in some way. In addition, business development activities can be done internally or externally by a business development consultant. External business development can be facilitated through Planning Systems, which are put in place by governments to help small businesses. In addition, reputation building has also proven to help facilitate business development.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	7.97%
RFP	1.33%
Business Development	0.93%

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 Pricing Specialist's salary.

Capital Market: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Business Strategy: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Tableau: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Capital Market	$74,980	4%
Business Strategy	$74,259	3%
Tableau	$74,259	3%
Collaboration	$74,259	3%
Leadership	$74,259	3%
Decision Making	$74,259	3%

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How Education impacts a Pricing Specialist's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Pricing Specialists enter the field with a Bachelor'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 Pricing Specialist with a Bachelor's Degree is between $72,865 and $77,233).

Pricing Specialist Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Pricing Specialist

No Diploma 0.2%

High School 4.9%

Associates 3.5%

Bachelors 55.0%

Masters 35.7%

Doctorate 0.5%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.2%
High School	4.9%
Associates	3.5%
Bachelors	55.0%
Masters	35.7%
Doctorate	0.5%

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Pricing Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Pricing Specialist'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 April 01, 2026

$67,989

Average $72,096/year

$77,984

$5,666

Average $6,008/month

$6,499

$1,307

Average $1,386/week

$1,500

$33

Average $35/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,984	$6,499	$1,500	$37
Average	$72,096	$6,008	$1,386	$35
25th Percentile	$67,989	$5,666	$1,307	$33

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Salary Trends for Pricing Specialist

Salaries for a Pricing Specialist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $75,442 in 2023 to around $71,484 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Pricing Specialist salary trends, .

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2023

$75,442

2024

$72,806

2025

$71,484

2026

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2024	$72,806
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