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

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Search Analyst?

The Business Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Search Analyst roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Search Analyst's salary?

A Search Analyst's salary grows with experience: a Bank Secrecy Analyst I (0-2 years)earns $57,709, a Search Analyst (2-4 years)earns $70,714, a Bank Secrecy Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $88,842, a Bank Secrecy Officer (7+ years)earns $88,566, a Bank Secrecy Senior Officer (7+ years)earns $115,236,

What are the highest paying states for a Search Analyst?

Search Analyst salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Search Analyst roles are District of Columbia $77,992, California $77,697, Massachusetts $76,661. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Search Analyst roles make?

Salaries for Search Analyst level roles vary by specialization: Search Engine Marketing Specialist IV: $115,425; Search Engine Optimization Analyst: $94,451; Search Coordinator: $92,198; Search Engine Marketing Specialist III: $89,527; Search Engine Marketing Analyst: $89,213.

How do different companies affect a Search Analyst's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Search Analyst roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Search Analyst Salary in the United States

How much does a Search Analyst make in the United States?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Search Analyst in the United States is $70,441 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $76,974
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,505 to $73,861
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $62,921

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,861	$6,155	$1,420	$36
Average	$70,441	$5,870	$1,355	$34
25th Percentile	$66,505	$5,542	$1,279	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Search Analyst Salaries

A Search 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 Search Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Search 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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $57,709
Early Career (1-2 years): $70,714
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $88,842
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $88,566
Expert (over 8 years): $115,236

Levels	Salary
Bank Secr... Level Search Analyst	$57,709
Search An... Level Search Analyst	$70,714
Bank Secr... Level Search Analyst	$88,842
Bank Secr... Level Search Analyst	$88,566
Bank Secr... Level Search Analyst	$115,236

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How Do Search 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 Search Analysts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $77,992.
California: $77,697.
Massachusetts: $76,661.

District of Columbia $77,992 California $77,697 Massachusetts $76,661 Washington $76,379 New Jersey $76,351 Alaska $76,252 Connecticut $75,280 New York $74,886

Hawaii $73,625 Rhode Island $73,033 Maryland $72,632 Minnesota $72,082 Colorado $71,871 Illinois $71,801 Oregon $71,533 Delaware $71,336

New Hampshire $71,212 Virginia $70,934 Pennsylvania $70,124 Nevada $69,716 North Dakota $69,582 Michigan $69,370 Wisconsin $69,293 Vermont $69,138

Texas $68,708 Maine $68,680 Arizona $68,638 Ohio $68,588 Georgia $67,940 Indiana $67,616 Wyoming $67,553 Utah $67,454

Iowa $67,412 Kansas $67,074 Louisiana $66,975 North Carolina $66,940 Missouri $66,926 Florida $66,651 Montana $66,503 Nebraska $66,363

Kentucky $66,285 South Carolina $66,003 Tennessee $65,827 Idaho $65,757 New Mexico $65,243 Oklahoma $65,130 Alabama $64,714 South Dakota $64,017

Arkansas $63,636 West Virginia $63,432 Mississippi $62,819

Top Paying Cities for Search 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: $88,847
San Francisco: $87,875
Oakland: $86,023

San Jose, CA $88,847

San Francisco, CA $87,875

Oakland, CA $86,023

New York, NY $81,105

Paramus, NJ $80,119

Queens Village, NY $80,115

Passaic, NJ $80,049

Bergenfield, NJ $80,042

Stamford, CT $79,887

Huntington, NY $79,858

Newark, NJ $79,338

Bridgeport, CT $79,189

Vallejo, CA $79,049

New Brunswick, NJ $79,021

Petaluma, CA $78,979

Middlesex, NJ $78,845

Somerset, NJ $78,795

Santa Cruz, CA $78,704

Boston, MA $78,274

Monterey, CA $78,027

Seattle, WA $77,866

Santa Rosa, CA $77,852

Los Angeles, CA $77,830

Juneau, AK $77,647

Washington, DC $77,570

Orange, CA $77,319

Santa Ana, CA $77,133

Long Beach, CA $77,063

Anaheim, CA $77,048

Anchorage, AK $77,013

Santa Maria, CA $76,802

Everett, WA $76,788

Danbury, CT $76,540

Bremerton, WA $76,443

Tacoma, WA $76,189

New Suffolk, NY $76,188

Sacramento, CA $76,168

Santa Barbara, CA $76,090

Trenton, NJ $76,013

San Diego, CA $76,013

Brockton, MA $75,936

Fairbanks, AK $75,763

Lompoc, CA $75,583

Lowell, MA $75,526

Ventura, CA $75,513

Nashua, NH $75,499

Stockton, CA $75,492

Modesto, CA $74,978

Poughkeepsie, NY $74,823

Olympia, WA $74,689

Kennewick, WA $74,689

New Haven, CT $74,661

Lawrence, MA $74,407

Hartford, CT $74,336

Riverside, CA $74,322

New Bedford, MA $74,252

Richland, WA $74,252

Bakersfield, CA $74,153

San Bernardino, CA $74,125

New Britain, CT $74,118

Atlantic City, NJ $74,118

New London, CT $74,090

Norwich, CT $74,069

Portsmouth, NH $74,055

Boulder, CO $73,905

Portland, OR $73,808

Worcester, MA $73,801

Minneapolis, MN $73,583

Philadelphia, PA $73,484

Honolulu, HI $73,252

Saint Paul, MN $73,218

Vineland, NJ $73,202

Providence, RI $72,998

Chicago, IL $72,794

Bellingham, WA $72,709

Springfield, MA $72,653

Baltimore, MD $72,632

Chico, CA $72,456

Pittsfield, MA $72,266

Manchester, NH $72,132

Spokane, WA $71,822

Denver, CO $71,815

Albany, NY $71,484

Troy, NY $71,455

Nassau, NY $71,380

Schenectady, NY $71,308

Wilmington, DE $71,251

Burlington, VT $71,153

Salem, OR $71,124

Portland, ME $70,906

Yakima, WA $70,836

Rochester, MN $70,617

Reno, NV $70,582

Fresno, CA $70,582

Milwaukee, WI $70,519

Detroit, MI $70,448

Ann Arbor, MI $70,436

Allentown, PA $70,427

Colorado Springs, CO $70,307

Syracuse, NY $70,272

Carson City, NV $70,272

Houston, TX $70,173

Eugene, OR $70,138

Gary, IN $70,054

Springfield, OR $69,997

Bismarck, ND $69,983

Galveston, TX $69,934

Medford, OR $69,828

Fort Collins, CO $69,800

Concord, NH $69,765

Austin, TX $69,744

Mesa, AZ $69,596

Reading, PA $69,589

Phoenix, AZ $69,582

Dallas, TX $69,561

Saint Cloud, MN $69,493

Madison, WI $69,399

Utica, NY $69,208

Rochester, NY $69,096

Des Moines, IA $69,089

Raleigh, NC $69,082

Atlanta, GA $68,976

Battle Creek, MI $68,955

Salt Lake City, UT $68,934

Lancaster, PA $68,828

Harrisburg, PA $68,729

Kansas City, MO $68,659

Champaign, IL $68,645

Kansas City, KS $68,645

Fort Worth, TX $68,638

Columbus, OH $68,626

Boca Raton, FL $68,610

Pittsburgh, PA $68,581

Richmond, VA $68,553

Indianapolis, IN $68,539

Cleveland, OH $68,532

Las Vegas, NV $68,448

Cincinnati, OH $68,448

Petersburg, VA $68,342

Huntsville, AL $68,236

Lansing, MI $68,189

Lebanon, PA $68,180

Pueblo, CO $68,173

Appleton, WI $68,152

Buffalo, NY $68,124

Dayton, OH $68,102

Racine, WI $68,088

Charlotte, NC $68,081

Saint Louis, MO $68,060

York, PA $68,018

Elkhart, IN $68,018

Gastonia, NC $68,005

Billings, MT $67,988

Beaumont, TX $67,969

Lorain, OH $67,955

Benton Harbor, MI $67,940

Toledo, OH $67,926

Binghamton, NY $67,891

Rock Hill, SC $67,884

Rockford, IL $67,849

Springfield, IL $67,821

Elyria, OH $67,814

Fargo, ND $67,814

Flagstaff, AZ $67,764

Fort Lauderdale, FL $67,722

Duluth, MN $67,680

Miami, FL $67,680

Cheyenne, WY $67,631

Grand Forks, ND $67,631

Bangor, ME $67,476

Cedar Rapids, IA $67,398

Durham, NC $67,368

Louisville, KY $67,363

Grand Rapids, MI $67,349

Hialeah, FL $67,342

Casper, WY $67,243

Scranton, PA $67,159

New Orleans, LA $67,137

Virginia Beach, VA $67,130

Akron, OH $67,095

Peoria, IL $67,004

Sarasota, FL $66,989

Nashville, TN $66,940

Omaha, NE $66,940

Green Bay, WI $66,940

Baton Rouge, LA $66,905

Charleston, SC $66,891

Jamestown, NY $66,856

Davenport, IA $66,856

Tucson, AZ $66,820

Saint Petersburg, FL $66,778

Tampa, FL $66,764

Evansville, IN $66,722

Port Arthur, TX $66,722

Bradenton, FL $66,694

Santa Fe, NM $66,567

Orlando, FL $66,440

Clearwater, FL $66,419

Canton, OH $66,271

La Crosse, WI $66,271

Albuquerque, NM $66,229

Newport News, VA $66,222

High Point, NC $66,201

Ogden, UT $66,172

Corpus Christi, TX $66,116

Norfolk, VA $66,074

Laramie, WY $66,074

Rock Island, IL $66,031

Saginaw, MI $66,017

Jacksonville, FL $66,010

Salisbury, NC $65,996

Boise, ID $65,982

Moline, IL $65,947

Fort Myers, FL $65,926

Memphis, TN $65,912

Tulsa, OK $65,877

Waterloo, IA $65,834

Spartanburg, SC $65,764

Lincoln, NE $65,729

Fort Wayne, IN $65,715

Provo, UT $65,707

Cedar Falls, IA $65,623

San Antonio, TX $65,595

Greensboro, NC $65,567

South Bend, IN $65,560

Savannah, GA $65,482

Muskegon, MI $65,454

Birmingham, AL $65,447

Winston Salem, NC $65,412

Lake Charles, LA $65,243

Anderson, IN $65,228

Lexington, KY $65,207

Augusta, GA $65,186

Greenville, SC $65,186

Lima, OH $65,130

Wichita, KS $65,123

Tuscaloosa, AL $65,123

Columbia, SC $65,059

Springfield, OH $65,045

Asheville, NC $64,933

Bloomington, IN $64,883

Knoxville, TN $64,630

Shreveport, LA $64,623

Wilmington, NC $64,531

Roanoke, VA $64,531

Topeka, KS $64,404

Frankfort, KY $64,397

Oklahoma City, OK $64,348

Chillicothe, OH $64,320

Longview, TX $64,313

Melbourne, FL $64,306

Sioux Falls, SD $64,193

Mobile, AL $64,186

Terre Haute, IN $64,158

Altoona, PA $64,115

Amarillo, TX $64,066

Killeen, TX $64,045

Fayetteville, AR $63,989

Chattanooga, TN $63,968

Sioux City, IA $63,904

Idaho Falls, ID $63,890

Lynchburg, VA $63,834

Gainesville, FL $63,742

Portsmouth, OH $63,707

Little Rock, AR $63,693

Lafayette, LA $63,665

Youngstown, OH $63,665

Daytona Beach, FL $63,622

Clarksville, TN $63,615

Pensacola, FL $63,608

Temple, TX $63,603

Hopkinsville, KY $63,397

Erie, PA $63,383

Florence, SC $63,355

Charleston, WV $63,242

Great Falls, MT $63,207

Macon, GA $63,108

Tallahassee, FL $63,101

Fayetteville, NC $63,087

Waco, TX $63,073

Helena, MT $63,024

Pine Bluff, AR $62,997

Vincennes, IN $62,911

Lubbock, TX $62,883

Alamogordo, NM $62,841

Twin Falls, ID $62,777

Rapid City, SD $62,756

Jackson, MS $62,629

Huntington, WV $62,624

Greenville, MS $62,622

Parkersburg, WV $62,550

Montgomery, AL $62,538

Wichita Falls, TX $62,467

Springfield, MO $62,467

Biloxi, MS $62,432

Monroe, LA $62,362

Johnstown, PA $62,312

Sumter, SC $62,284

Columbus, GA $62,277

Pascagoula, MS $62,143

Abilene, TX $62,143

Kingsport, TN $61,960

Albany, GA $61,960

Gulfport, MS $61,939

Alexandria, LA $61,706

Fort Smith, AR $61,530

El Paso, TX $61,340

Las Cruces, NM $61,023

Harlingen, TX $60,844

Pocatello, ID $60,833

Florence, AL $60,741

Brownsville, TX $60,727

Mcallen, TX $60,579

Dothan, AL $60,481

Columbus, MS $60,062

Altus, OK $59,734

Lawton, OK $59,600

Pierre, SD $59,347

What Skills Can Increase a Search Analyst's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 6.29% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Trading (Mentioned in 2.37% Job Postings): Trading is the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries.
Internal Control (Mentioned in 1.98% Job Postings): Internal control, as defined by accounting and auditing, is a process for assuring of an organization's objectives in operational effectiveness and efficiency, reliable financial reporting, and compliance with laws, regulations and policies.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	6.29%
Trading	2.37%
Internal Control	1.98%

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 Search Analyst's salary.

Billing: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Process Improvement: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Internal Control: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Billing	$74,668	6%
Process Improvement	$74,668	6%
Internal Control	$73,963	5%
Internal Audit	$73,259	4%
Consulting	$73,259	4%
ISO	$73,259	4%

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Search Analyst Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Search Analyst roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Business Services, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Search Analyst positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Search Analyst as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Search Analyst

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Business Services	$84,529	$41.0	20%

Search Analyst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Search 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 July 01, 2026

$66,505

Average $70,441/year

$73,861

$5,542

Average $5,870/month

$6,155

$1,279

Average $1,355/week

$1,420

$32

Average $34/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,861	$6,155	$1,420	$36
Average	$70,441	$5,870	$1,355	$34
25th Percentile	$66,505	$5,542	$1,279	$32

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Salary Trends for Search Analyst

Salaries for a Search Analyst can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $70,948 in 2023 to around $68,672 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Search Analyst salary trends, .

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