Data analyst salary in the US
What data analysts are paid in the US, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with how your own pay compares. Figures from the BLS OEWS release dated May 2025.
Median annual pay
$105,650
Middle half earn
$82,220 to $141,490
People in this job, US
29,030
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Statisticians, national, annual pay, May 2025
- 10th percentile
- $64,000
- 25th percentile
- $82,220
- Median
- $105,650
- 75th percentile
- $141,490
- 90th percentile
- $174,050
BLS publishes no "data analyst" code; Statisticians is the closest match and skews toward heavier statistical work.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025, SOC 15-2041. Percentiles across everyone employed in the occupation, not experience levels.
At a glance
What data analysts earn across the US
- The highest-paying large metros are San Jose, CA ($202,840), Raleigh, NC ($152,880), New York, NY ($137,510).
- At the other end are San Juan, PR ($50,070), Pittsburgh, PA ($75,230), Columbus, OH ($78,040): the top metro's median is 305% higher than the lowest.
- 19 of the 46 metros listed below pay a median above the national figure.
- About 29,030 people are employed in this occupation across the US.
- Pay varies widely within the job: the 90th percentile earns 2.7 times the 10th.
Worked from BLS OEWS, May 2025. Not adjusted for the cost of living.
By metro
Data analyst pay by metro
Median annual pay in the largest US metros where BLS published figures for this occupation, highest first, May 2025.
- San Jose, CA$202,840
- Raleigh, NC$152,880
- New York, NY$137,510
- Washington, DC$136,660
- San Diego, CA$131,860
- Charlotte, NC$126,350
- Miami, FL$122,430
- Chicago, IL$122,180
- Sacramento, CA$117,870
- Los Angeles, CA$116,200
- Orlando, FL$116,130
- Atlanta, GA$115,590
- Jacksonville, FL$114,700
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY$112,540
- Kansas City, MO$111,780
- Memphis, TN$111,690
- Baltimore, MD$108,820
- Philadelphia, PA$105,820
- Tampa, FL$105,670
- Seattle, WA$105,650
- Houston, TX$104,330
- Buffalo, NY$104,240
- Dallas, TX$104,090
- Denver, CO$104,060
- Milwaukee, WI$103,260
- Boston, MA$102,320
- Austin, TX$102,070
- Virginia Beach, VA$101,870
- Cincinnati, OH$101,500
- Hartford, CT$98,450
- Grand Rapids, MI$97,470
- San Antonio, TX$95,320
- Providence, RI$94,490
- Portland, OR$93,620
- Nashville, TN$89,130
- Salt Lake City, UT$87,930
- Riverside, CA$86,430
- Phoenix, AZ$85,860
- Indianapolis, IN$84,570
- Oklahoma City, OK$82,990
- Richmond, VA$81,620
- St. Louis, MO$80,950
- Cleveland, OH$78,520
- Columbus, OH$78,040
- Pittsburgh, PA$75,230
- San Juan, PR$50,070
Medians from BLS OEWS, May 2025.
Skills
What employers look for in a data analyst
The skills our data analyst resume example leads with, written for US employers.
- SQL
- Python
- dbt
- Tableau
- Power BI
- Looker
- Excel modeling
- A/B test analysis
- Cohort analysis
- Funnel analysis
See the full data analyst resume example, with bullets and keywords.
Negotiating
Using these numbers
Below $82,220 puts you in the bottom quarter for data analysts in the US. That is worth raising, with evidence of what you deliver.
The median, $105,650, is the middle of the market, not a ceiling. An offer at or near it is a fair starting point to negotiate from.
Asking for $141,490 or more puts you in the top quarter, so it needs a reason an employer will accept: a wider scope, a competing offer, or a skill that is hard to hire for.
Percentiles are not experience levels. They describe everyone doing the job, so a senior hire can sit at the median of a market full of senior people.
About the numbers
What these figures are
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys employers for its Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and these figures are from the release dated May 2025. They cover wage and salary workers in Statisticians, a category that is often broader than a single job title. Self-employed people are not included.
They are base pay: bonuses, equity and overtime are not included, and they are not adjusted for the cost of living.
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