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

A Senior Category Analyst's salary grows with experience: starting around $80,284 for beginners, reaching about $82,370 at mid-level, and approach $84,424 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Senior Category Analyst?

Senior Category Analyst salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Senior Category Analyst roles are District of Columbia $90,382, California $90,040, Massachusetts $88,840. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Senior Category Analyst roles make?

Salaries for Senior Category Analyst level roles vary by specialization: Category Directory: $181,500; Category Analyst V: $164,800; Category Senior Manager: $147,690; Category Analyst IV: $129,390; Category Analyst III: $97,400.

How do different companies affect a Senior Category Analyst's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Senior Category Analyst 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.

Senior Category Analyst Salary in the United States

How much does a Senior Category Analyst make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Senior Category Analyst in the United States is $81,632 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $89,975
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,925 to $85,999
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,729

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Senior Category Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,999	$7,167	$1,654	$41
Average	$81,632	$6,803	$1,570	$39
25th Percentile	$75,925	$6,327	$1,460	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Senior Category Analyst Salaries

A Senior Category 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 Senior Category Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Senior Category 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): $80,284
Early Career (1-2 years): $80,443
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $82,370
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $84,287
Expert (over 8 years): $84,424

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Senior Category Analyst	$80,284
Intermediate Level Senior Category Analyst	$80,443
Senior Level Senior Category Analyst	$82,370
Specialist Level Senior Category Analyst	$84,287
Expert Level Senior Category Analyst	$84,424

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

District of Columbia: $90,382.
California: $90,040.
Massachusetts: $88,840.

District of Columbia $90,382

California $90,040

Massachusetts $88,840

Washington $88,513

New Jersey $88,480

Alaska $88,366

Connecticut $87,240

New York $86,782

Hawaii $85,321

Rhode Island $84,636

Maryland $84,170

Minnesota $83,534

Colorado $83,289

Illinois $83,207

Oregon $82,897

Delaware $82,668

New Hampshire $82,525

Virginia $82,203

Pennsylvania $81,264

Nevada $80,791

North Dakota $80,636

Michigan $80,391

Wisconsin $80,301

Vermont $80,121

Texas $79,623

Maine $79,591

Arizona $79,542

Ohio $79,485

Georgia $78,734

Indiana $78,358

Wyoming $78,285

Utah $78,170

Iowa $78,121

Kansas $77,730

Louisiana $77,615

North Carolina $77,574

Missouri $77,558

Florida $77,240

Montana $77,068

Nebraska $76,905

Kentucky $76,815

South Carolina $76,489

Tennessee $76,285

Idaho $76,203

New Mexico $75,607

Oklahoma $75,476

Alabama $74,995

South Dakota $74,187

Arkansas $73,746

West Virginia $73,509

Mississippi $72,799

Top Paying Cities for Senior Category 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: $102,962
San Francisco: $101,950
Oakland: $99,688

San Jose, CA $102,962

San Francisco, CA $101,950

Oakland, CA $99,688

New York, NY $94,603

Queens Village, NY $93,991

Paramus, NJ $93,337

Passaic, NJ $93,256

Bergenfield, NJ $93,174

Stamford, CT $93,052

Huntington, NY $92,970

Newark, NJ $92,440

Bridgeport, CT $92,276

New Brunswick, NJ $92,007

Vallejo, CA $91,835

Middlesex, NJ $91,786

Somerset, NJ $91,713

Petaluma, CA $91,525

Santa Cruz, CA $91,207

Boston, MA $91,044

Monterey, CA $90,635

Fairbanks, AK $90,578

Los Angeles, CA $90,423

Washington, DC $90,382

Seattle, WA $90,235

Santa Rosa, CA $90,219

Juneau, AK $89,982

Orange, CA $89,713

Anchorage, AK $89,566

Anaheim, CA $89,509

Santa Ana, CA $89,386

Nassau, NY $89,338

Long Beach, CA $89,305

Danbury, CT $89,280

Santa Maria, CA $89,003

Everett, WA $88,986

Bremerton, WA $88,587

Trenton, NJ $88,431

Sacramento, CA $88,399

San Diego, CA $88,358

Brockton, MA $88,325

Tacoma, WA $88,293

Santa Barbara, CA $88,178

Lowell, MA $87,852

New Suffolk, NY $87,819

Nashua, NH $87,721

Lompoc, CA $87,591

Ventura, CA $87,509

Stockton, CA $87,484

New Haven, CT $87,321

Atlantic City, NJ $87,109

Hartford, CT $86,929

Modesto, CA $86,889

Poughkeepsie, NY $86,709

New Britain, CT $86,668

Olympia, WA $86,554

Kennewick, WA $86,554

New London, CT $86,538

Norwich, CT $86,513

Lawrence, MA $86,472

Bakersfield, CA $86,244

Riverside, CA $86,129

New Bedford, MA $86,129

Richland, WA $86,048

Portsmouth, NH $85,982

Vineland, NJ $85,966

San Bernardino, CA $85,901

Boulder, CO $85,672

Worcester, MA $85,607

Portland, OR $85,533

Saint Paul, MN $85,436

Minneapolis, MN $85,436

Philadelphia, PA $85,321

Honolulu, HI $84,889

Springfield, MA $84,603

Providence, RI $84,595

Chicago, IL $84,358

Bellingham, WA $84,260

Baltimore, MD $84,170

Chico, CA $83,966

Wilmington, DE $83,827

Pittsfield, MA $83,746

Manchester, NH $83,591

Spokane, WA $83,231

Denver, CO $83,223

Albany, NY $82,840

Troy, NY $82,807

Schenectady, NY $82,636

Burlington, VT $82,456

Portland, ME $82,170

Salem, OR $82,105

Yakima, WA $82,089

Ann Arbor, MI $82,064

Rochester, MN $81,836

Fresno, CA $81,795

Reno, NV $81,795

Milwaukee, WI $81,721

Detroit, MI $81,640

Allentown, PA $81,615

Carson City, NV $81,607

Houston, TX $81,485

Colorado Springs, CO $81,476

Syracuse, NY $81,436

Eugene, OR $81,280

Bismarck, ND $81,183

Gary, IN $81,183

Galveston, TX $81,183

Springfield, OR $81,117

Medford, OR $80,921

Fort Collins, CO $80,889

Austin, TX $80,823

Mesa, AZ $80,652

Phoenix, AZ $80,636

Dallas, TX $80,611

Reading, PA $80,562

Saint Cloud, MN $80,529

Concord, NH $80,456

Madison, WI $80,423

Utica, NY $80,203

Raleigh, NC $80,138

Las Vegas, NV $80,129

Rochester, NY $80,072

Des Moines, IA $80,064

Atlanta, GA $79,934

Battle Creek, MI $79,909

Salt Lake City, UT $79,885

Lancaster, PA $79,762

Champaign, IL $79,746

Harrisburg, PA $79,648

Durham, NC $79,574

Kansas City, MO $79,566

Kansas City, KS $79,550

Fort Worth, TX $79,542

Boca Raton, FL $79,509

Cleveland, OH $79,501

Columbus, OH $79,485

Pittsburgh, PA $79,476

Richmond, VA $79,444

Indianapolis, IN $79,427

Cincinnati, OH $79,321

Petersburg, VA $79,199

Billings, MT $79,019

Lansing, MI $79,019

Huntsville, AL $79,019

Lebanon, PA $79,011

Dayton, OH $79,003

Pueblo, CO $79,003

Appleton, WI $78,978

Buffalo, NY $78,946

Racine, WI $78,905

Charlotte, NC $78,897

Saint Louis, MO $78,872

Springfield, IL $78,840

Elkhart, IN $78,823

York, PA $78,823

Gastonia, NC $78,815

Benton Harbor, MI $78,815

Beaumont, TX $78,766

Lorain, OH $78,750

Toledo, OH $78,717

Binghamton, NY $78,676

Rock Hill, SC $78,668

Rockford, IL $78,627

Fargo, ND $78,587

Elyria, OH $78,587

Flagstaff, AZ $78,530

Fort Lauderdale, FL $78,481

Miami, FL $78,432

Duluth, MN $78,301

Bangor, ME $78,195

Cedar Rapids, IA $78,105

Louisville, KY $78,064

Grand Rapids, MI $78,048

Hialeah, FL $78,040

Casper, WY $77,925

Scranton, PA $77,827

New Orleans, LA $77,803

Virginia Beach, VA $77,795

Akron, OH $77,754

Peoria, IL $77,648

Sarasota, FL $77,632

Green Bay, WI $77,574

Baton Rouge, LA $77,534

Charleston, SC $77,517

Nashville, TN $77,493

Jamestown, NY $77,476

Davenport, IA $77,476

Tucson, AZ $77,436

Cheyenne, WY $77,411

Saint Petersburg, FL $77,387

Tampa, FL $77,370

Omaha, NE $77,354

Port Arthur, TX $77,321

Evansville, IN $77,321

Bradenton, FL $77,289

Santa Fe, NM $77,142

Orlando, FL $77,060

Clearwater, FL $76,970

Canton, OH $76,799

La Crosse, WI $76,799

Grand Forks, ND $76,774

Albuquerque, NM $76,750

Tulsa, OK $76,750

Newport News, VA $76,742

High Point, NC $76,717

Ogden, UT $76,685

Corpus Christi, TX $76,619

Laramie, WY $76,570

Norfolk, VA $76,570

Rock Island, IL $76,521

Saginaw, MI $76,505

Jacksonville, FL $76,497

Salisbury, NC $76,481

Memphis, TN $76,464

Moline, IL $76,423

Fort Myers, FL $76,399

Waterloo, IA $76,293

Spartanburg, SC $76,211

Lincoln, NE $76,170

Fort Wayne, IN $76,154

Birmingham, AL $76,064

Cedar Falls, IA $76,048

Provo, UT $76,040

Springfield, OH $76,032

San Antonio, TX $76,015

Greensboro, NC $75,983

South Bend, IN $75,974

Winston Salem, NC $75,966

Boise, ID $75,942

Savannah, GA $75,885

Muskegon, MI $75,738

Lima, OH $75,640

Lake Charles, LA $75,607

Anderson, IN $75,591

Lexington, KY $75,566

Augusta, GA $75,542

Greenville, SC $75,542

Wichita, KS $75,468

Tuscaloosa, AL $75,468

Columbia, SC $75,395

Bloomington, IN $75,191

Roanoke, VA $75,142

Asheville, NC $75,036

Knoxville, TN $74,897

Shreveport, LA $74,889

Wilmington, NC $74,783

Frankfort, KY $74,628

Oklahoma City, OK $74,570

Chillicothe, OH $74,538

Longview, TX $74,530

Topeka, KS $74,505

Mobile, AL $74,383

Terre Haute, IN $74,350

Erie, PA $74,342

Altoona, PA $74,301

Melbourne, FL $74,277

Amarillo, TX $74,244

Killeen, TX $74,219

Fayetteville, AR $74,154

Sioux Falls, SD $74,097

Chattanooga, TN $74,048

Idaho Falls, ID $74,040

Gainesville, FL $73,868

Portsmouth, OH $73,828

Little Rock, AR $73,811

Lynchburg, VA $73,811

Lafayette, LA $73,779

Youngstown, OH $73,779

Temple, TX $73,746

Daytona Beach, FL $73,730

Clarksville, TN $73,721

Pensacola, FL $73,713

Hopkinsville, KY $73,468

Charleston, WV $73,460

Florence, SC $73,419

Sioux City, IA $73,370

Macon, GA $73,134

Tallahassee, FL $73,125

Fayetteville, NC $73,109

Waco, TX $73,093

Wichita Falls, TX $73,093

Pine Bluff, AR $73,060

Vincennes, IN $72,905

Lubbock, TX $72,872

Great Falls, MT $72,823

Alamogordo, NM $72,815

Abilene, TX $72,750

Rapid City, SD $72,644

Monroe, LA $72,644

Albany, GA $72,595

Huntington, WV $72,587

Jackson, MS $72,579

Greenville, MS $72,570

Parkersburg, WV $72,489

Montgomery, AL $72,472

Johnstown, PA $72,456

Springfield, MO $72,391

Biloxi, MS $72,350

Sumter, SC $72,179

Columbus, GA $72,170

Twin Falls, ID $72,121

Pascagoula, MS $72,015

Kingsport, TN $71,803

Gulfport, MS $71,779

Alexandria, LA $71,509

Fort Smith, AR $71,305

El Paso, TX $71,085

Helena, MT $70,979

Las Cruces, NM $70,717

Harlingen, TX $70,489

Pocatello, ID $70,415

Florence, AL $70,391

Brownsville, TX $70,375

Dothan, AL $70,244

Mcallen, TX $70,203

Columbus, MS $69,599

Altus, OK $69,224

Lawton, OK $69,068

Pierre, SD $68,775

What Skills Can Increase a Senior Category Analyst's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 11.57% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
PowerPoint (Mentioned in 1.89% Job Postings): A computer software created by Microsoft which allows the user to create slides with recordings, narrations, transitions and other features in order to present information.
Business Administration (Mentioned in 1.21% Job Postings): It is the management of all aspects of a business's performance, decisions, and organization. It includes the day to day operations, aspects including finances and human resources, and ensures the company stays aligned to the goal or mission.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	11.57%
PowerPoint	1.89%
Business Administration	1.21%

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 Senior Category Analyst's salary.

Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Sales and Marketing: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Consulting	$85,713	5%
Collaboration	$85,713	5%
Sales and Marketing	$85,713	5%
Innovation	$84,897	4%
Integrity	$84,897	4%
Coordination	$84,897	4%

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Senior Category Analyst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Senior Category 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 January 01, 2026

$75,925

Average $81,632/year

$85,999

$6,327

Average $6,803/month

$7,167

$1,460

Average $1,570/week

$1,654

$37

Average $39/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,999	$7,167	$1,654	$41
Average	$81,632	$6,803	$1,570	$39
25th Percentile	$75,925	$6,327	$1,460	$37

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Salary Trends for Senior Category Analyst

Salaries for a Senior Category Analyst can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $72,343 in 2023 to around $72,151 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Senior Category Analyst salary trends, .

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