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

A Sustainability Analyst's salary grows with experience: a Sustainability Analyst (2-4 years)earns $78,821, a Sustainability Analyst II (4-7 years)earns $103,453, a Sustainability Analyst III (7+ years)earns $119,104, a Sustainability Manager (7+ years)earns $126,078, a Sustainability Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $150,170,

What are the highest paying states for a Sustainability Analyst?

Sustainability Analyst salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Sustainability Analyst roles are District of Columbia $88,041, California $87,707, Massachusetts $86,538. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Sustainability Analyst roles make?

Salaries for Sustainability Analyst level roles vary by specialization: Director Of Sustainability: $224,713; Head of Sustainability: $222,243; Sustainability Director: $219,186; Sustainability Manager: $125,164; Sustainability Analyst III: $118,241.

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

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

Sustainability Analyst Salary in the United States

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Sustainability Analyst in the United States is $79,517 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $97,595
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $71,331 to $88,980
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $63,879

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Sustainability Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,980	$7,415	$1,711	$43
Average	$79,517	$6,626	$1,529	$38
25th Percentile	$71,331	$5,944	$1,372	$34

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Key Factors That Influence Sustainability Analyst Salaries

A Sustainability 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 Sustainability Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Sustainability 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): $78,821
Early Career (1-2 years): $103,453
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $119,104
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $126,078
Expert (over 8 years): $150,170

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Sustainab... Level Sustainability Analyst	$78,821
Sustainab... Level Sustainability Analyst	$103,453
Sustainab... Level Sustainability Analyst	$119,104
Sustainab... Level Sustainability Analyst	$126,078
Sustainab... Level Sustainability Analyst	$150,170

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

District of Columbia: $88,041.
California: $87,707.
Massachusetts: $86,538.

District of Columbia $88,041 California $87,707 Massachusetts $86,538 Washington $86,220 New Jersey $86,188 Alaska $86,077 Connecticut $84,980 New York $84,535

Hawaii $83,111 Rhode Island $82,443 Maryland $81,990 Minnesota $81,370 Colorado $81,131 Illinois $81,052 Oregon $80,750 Delaware $80,527

New Hampshire $80,387 Virginia $80,074 Pennsylvania $79,159 Nevada $78,698 North Dakota $78,547 Michigan $78,308 Wisconsin $78,221 Vermont $78,046

Texas $77,561 Maine $77,529 Arizona $77,481 Ohio $77,426 Georgia $76,694 Indiana $76,328 Wyoming $76,257 Utah $76,145

Iowa $76,098 Kansas $75,716 Louisiana $75,605 North Carolina $75,565 Missouri $75,549 Florida $75,239 Montana $75,072 Nebraska $74,913

Kentucky $74,825 South Carolina $74,507 Tennessee $74,309 Idaho $74,229 New Mexico $73,649 Oklahoma $73,521 Alabama $73,052 South Dakota $72,265

Arkansas $71,836 West Virginia $71,605 Mississippi $70,913

Top Paying Cities for Sustainability 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: $100,295
San Francisco: $99,197
Oakland: $97,106

San Jose, CA $100,295

San Francisco, CA $99,197

Oakland, CA $97,106

New York, NY $91,555

Paramus, NJ $90,442

Queens Village, NY $90,438

Passaic, NJ $90,362

Bergenfield, NJ $90,355

Stamford, CT $90,180

Huntington, NY $90,148

Newark, NJ $89,560

Bridgeport, CT $89,392

Vallejo, CA $89,234

New Brunswick, NJ $89,202

Petaluma, CA $89,154

Middlesex, NJ $89,003

Somerset, NJ $88,948

Santa Cruz, CA $88,844

Boston, MA $88,359

Monterey, CA $88,080

Seattle, WA $87,898

Santa Rosa, CA $87,882

Los Angeles, CA $87,858

Juneau, AK $87,652

Washington, DC $87,564

Orange, CA $87,281

Santa Ana, CA $87,071

Long Beach, CA $86,992

Anaheim, CA $86,976

Anchorage, AK $86,936

Santa Maria, CA $86,697

Everett, WA $86,681

Danbury, CT $86,402

Bremerton, WA $86,292

Tacoma, WA $86,006

New Suffolk, NY $86,004

Sacramento, CA $85,982

Santa Barbara, CA $85,894

Trenton, NJ $85,807

San Diego, CA $85,807

Brockton, MA $85,719

Fairbanks, AK $85,525

Lompoc, CA $85,322

Lowell, MA $85,257

Ventura, CA $85,242

Nashua, NH $85,226

Stockton, CA $85,218

Modesto, CA $84,638

Poughkeepsie, NY $84,463

Olympia, WA $84,312

Kennewick, WA $84,312

New Haven, CT $84,280

Lawrence, MA $83,994

Hartford, CT $83,914

Riverside, CA $83,898

New Bedford, MA $83,819

Richland, WA $83,819

Bakersfield, CA $83,708

San Bernardino, CA $83,676

New Britain, CT $83,668

Atlantic City, NJ $83,668

New London, CT $83,636

Norwich, CT $83,612

Portsmouth, NH $83,596

Boulder, CO $83,428

Portland, OR $83,318

Worcester, MA $83,310

Minneapolis, MN $83,063

Philadelphia, PA $82,952

Honolulu, HI $82,690

Saint Paul, MN $82,652

Vineland, NJ $82,634

Providence, RI $82,403

Chicago, IL $82,173

Bellingham, WA $82,077

Springfield, MA $82,014

Baltimore, MD $81,990

Chico, CA $81,791

Pittsfield, MA $81,576

Manchester, NH $81,425

Spokane, WA $81,076

Denver, CO $81,068

Albany, NY $80,694

Troy, NY $80,662

Nassau, NY $80,577

Schenectady, NY $80,495

Wilmington, DE $80,431

Burlington, VT $80,320

Salem, OR $80,288

Portland, ME $80,042

Yakima, WA $79,962

Rochester, MN $79,716

Reno, NV $79,676

Fresno, CA $79,676

Milwaukee, WI $79,604

Detroit, MI $79,525

Ann Arbor, MI $79,511

Allentown, PA $79,501

Colorado Springs, CO $79,366

Syracuse, NY $79,326

Carson City, NV $79,326

Houston, TX $79,215

Eugene, OR $79,175

Gary, IN $79,080

Springfield, OR $79,016

Bismarck, ND $79,000

Galveston, TX $78,944

Medford, OR $78,825

Fort Collins, CO $78,793

Concord, NH $78,754

Austin, TX $78,730

Mesa, AZ $78,563

Reading, PA $78,555

Phoenix, AZ $78,547

Dallas, TX $78,523

Saint Cloud, MN $78,447

Madison, WI $78,340

Utica, NY $78,125

Rochester, NY $77,998

Des Moines, IA $77,990

Raleigh, NC $77,982

Atlanta, GA $77,863

Battle Creek, MI $77,839

Salt Lake City, UT $77,815

Lancaster, PA $77,696

Harrisburg, PA $77,585

Kansas City, MO $77,505

Champaign, IL $77,489

Kansas City, KS $77,489

Fort Worth, TX $77,481

Columbus, OH $77,468

Boca Raton, FL $77,450

Pittsburgh, PA $77,418

Richmond, VA $77,386

Indianapolis, IN $77,370

Cleveland, OH $77,362

Las Vegas, NV $77,267

Cincinnati, OH $77,267

Petersburg, VA $77,147

Huntsville, AL $77,028

Lansing, MI $76,975

Lebanon, PA $76,965

Pueblo, CO $76,957

Appleton, WI $76,933

Buffalo, NY $76,901

Dayton, OH $76,877

Racine, WI $76,861

Charlotte, NC $76,853

Saint Louis, MO $76,829

York, PA $76,782

Elkhart, IN $76,782

Gastonia, NC $76,767

Billings, MT $76,747

Beaumont, TX $76,726

Lorain, OH $76,710

Benton Harbor, MI $76,694

Toledo, OH $76,678

Binghamton, NY $76,638

Rock Hill, SC $76,631

Rockford, IL $76,591

Springfield, IL $76,559

Elyria, OH $76,551

Fargo, ND $76,551

Flagstaff, AZ $76,495

Fort Lauderdale, FL $76,448

Duluth, MN $76,400

Miami, FL $76,400

Cheyenne, WY $76,344

Grand Forks, ND $76,344

Bangor, ME $76,169

Cedar Rapids, IA $76,082

Durham, NC $76,048

Louisville, KY $76,042

Grand Rapids, MI $76,026

Hialeah, FL $76,018

Casper, WY $75,907

Scranton, PA $75,812

New Orleans, LA $75,788

Virginia Beach, VA $75,780

Akron, OH $75,740

Peoria, IL $75,637

Sarasota, FL $75,621

Nashville, TN $75,565

Omaha, NE $75,565

Green Bay, WI $75,565

Baton Rouge, LA $75,525

Charleston, SC $75,509

Jamestown, NY $75,470

Davenport, IA $75,470

Tucson, AZ $75,430

Saint Petersburg, FL $75,382

Tampa, FL $75,366

Evansville, IN $75,319

Port Arthur, TX $75,319

Bradenton, FL $75,287

Santa Fe, NM $75,144

Orlando, FL $75,000

Clearwater, FL $74,977

Canton, OH $74,810

La Crosse, WI $74,810

Albuquerque, NM $74,762

Newport News, VA $74,754

High Point, NC $74,730

Ogden, UT $74,698

Corpus Christi, TX $74,635

Norfolk, VA $74,587

Laramie, WY $74,587

Rock Island, IL $74,539

Saginaw, MI $74,523

Jacksonville, FL $74,515

Salisbury, NC $74,499

Boise, ID $74,484

Moline, IL $74,444

Fort Myers, FL $74,420

Memphis, TN $74,404

Tulsa, OK $74,364

Waterloo, IA $74,317

Spartanburg, SC $74,237

Lincoln, NE $74,197

Fort Wayne, IN $74,181

Provo, UT $74,173

Cedar Falls, IA $74,078

San Antonio, TX $74,046

Greensboro, NC $74,014

South Bend, IN $74,006

Savannah, GA $73,919

Muskegon, MI $73,887

Birmingham, AL $73,879

Winston Salem, NC $73,840

Lake Charles, LA $73,649

Anderson, IN $73,633

Lexington, KY $73,609

Augusta, GA $73,585

Greenville, SC $73,585

Lima, OH $73,521

Wichita, KS $73,513

Tuscaloosa, AL $73,513

Columbia, SC $73,442

Springfield, OH $73,426

Asheville, NC $73,299

Bloomington, IN $73,243

Knoxville, TN $72,957

Shreveport, LA $72,949

Wilmington, NC $72,846

Roanoke, VA $72,846

Topeka, KS $72,702

Frankfort, KY $72,694

Oklahoma City, OK $72,639

Chillicothe, OH $72,607

Longview, TX $72,599

Melbourne, FL $72,591

Sioux Falls, SD $72,464

Mobile, AL $72,456

Terre Haute, IN $72,424

Altoona, PA $72,376

Amarillo, TX $72,321

Killeen, TX $72,297

Fayetteville, AR $72,233

Chattanooga, TN $72,209

Sioux City, IA $72,138

Idaho Falls, ID $72,122

Lynchburg, VA $72,058

Gainesville, FL $71,955

Portsmouth, OH $71,915

Little Rock, AR $71,899

Lafayette, LA $71,867

Youngstown, OH $71,867

Daytona Beach, FL $71,820

Clarksville, TN $71,812

Pensacola, FL $71,804

Temple, TX $71,798

Hopkinsville, KY $71,565

Erie, PA $71,549

Florence, SC $71,518

Charleston, WV $71,390

Great Falls, MT $71,351

Macon, GA $71,239

Tallahassee, FL $71,231

Fayetteville, NC $71,215

Waco, TX $71,200

Helena, MT $71,144

Pine Bluff, AR $71,114

Vincennes, IN $71,017

Lubbock, TX $70,985

Alamogordo, NM $70,937

Twin Falls, ID $70,866

Rapid City, SD $70,842

Jackson, MS $70,699

Huntington, WV $70,693

Greenville, MS $70,691

Parkersburg, WV $70,610

Montgomery, AL $70,595

Wichita Falls, TX $70,516

Springfield, MO $70,516

Biloxi, MS $70,476

Monroe, LA $70,396

Johnstown, PA $70,341

Sumter, SC $70,309

Columbus, GA $70,301

Pascagoula, MS $70,150

Abilene, TX $70,150

Kingsport, TN $69,943

Albany, GA $69,943

Gulfport, MS $69,919

Alexandria, LA $69,657

Fort Smith, AR $69,458

El Paso, TX $69,243

Las Cruces, NM $68,886

Harlingen, TX $68,684

Pocatello, ID $68,671

Florence, AL $68,568

Brownsville, TX $68,552

Mcallen, TX $68,385

Dothan, AL $68,273

Columbus, MS $67,801

Altus, OK $67,430

Lawton, OK $67,279

Pierre, SD $66,993

What Skills Can Increase a Sustainability Analyst's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 4.67% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Energy Efficiency (Mentioned in 1.06% Job Postings): Energy efficiency is the use of less energy to perform the same task or produce the same result. Energy efficient homes and buildings use less energy to heat, cool, and run appliances and electronics
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 0.85% 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	4.67%
Energy Efficiency	1.06%
Microsoft Office	0.85%

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 Sustainability Analyst's salary.

Process Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Benchmarking: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Process Consulting	$89,854	13%
Insight	$83,493	5%
Benchmarking	$83,493	5%
Content Development	$82,698	4%
Corporate Governance	$82,698	4%
Teamwork	$82,698	4%

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

Understanding how a Sustainability 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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$71,331

Average $79,517/year

$88,980

$5,944

Average $6,626/month

$7,415

$1,372

Average $1,529/week

$1,711

$34

Average $38/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,980	$7,415	$1,711	$43
Average	$79,517	$6,626	$1,529	$38
25th Percentile	$71,331	$5,944	$1,372	$34

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Salaries for a Sustainability Analyst can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $63,665 in 2023 to around $63,942 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Sustainability Analyst salary trends, .

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