Data Analyst
Salary surveys & compensation benchmarks
15 compensation survey reports publish salary benchmarks for Data Analyst. Compare what each vendor covers and pick the right one for your organization.
Role summary
Performs analytical and reporting responsibilities for unit, cross-functional, or institutional data. Projects may include building dashboards or reporting systems for end users, performing ad-hoc analyses and reporting to inform decision-making, and designing predictive modeling or other data mining capabilities. Less advanced than Data Scientist.
Job summary sourced from the Empsight benchmark job library.
Reports covering Data Analyst
The Croner Company
ERI Economic Research Institute
- All Manufacturing Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- General Industry Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- All Services Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Health Care Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Engineering and Environmental Services Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Nonprofits Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Information Technology, Software Services Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Retail Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Financial Services Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Wholesale Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Research and Development Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
Data Analyst salary survey FAQ
- Which compensation surveys cover Data Analyst pay?
- 15 surveys publish Data Analyst benchmarks, including data from The Croner Company, ERI Economic Research Institute, CUPA-HR. The full list is on this page; click into any one for scope, methodology, and pricing.
- How does Data Analyst pay vary by industry and geography?
- Compensation for Data Analyst varies by industry, region, company size, and revenue. Most surveys above publish cuts on those dimensions. Industry-specific surveys (healthcare, tech, financial services, etc.) typically report meaningfully different ranges than cross-industry surveys for the same role.
- What is the typical salary range for Data Analyst?
- CompShop is a directory of compensation-survey publishers, not a salary aggregator. Actual Data Analyst ranges live in the surveys listed on this page. Most publishers report 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentile salary data plus total cash compensation.
- How often should I refresh Data Analyst pay benchmarks?
- Annually is the standard cadence for primary roles. Survey data older than two years is generally too stale for setting current pay ranges, especially in hot segments. Most publishers above release annual editions; a few offer semi-annual updates for fast-moving markets.