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

A Games Analyst's salary grows with experience: an Games Analyst (0-2 years)earns $57,246, an Art Designer II (2-4 years)earns $70,537, an Art Manager (4-5 years)earns $112,645, an Art Director (5+ years)earns $153,789,

What are the highest paying states for a Games Analyst?

Games Analyst salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Games Analyst roles are District of Columbia $62,060, California $61,825, Massachusetts $61,001. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Games Analyst roles make?

Salaries for Games Analyst level roles vary by specialization: Games Developer: $122,558; Games Designer: $107,910; Games Producer: $97,032; Video Games Tester: $69,854; Table Games Supervisor: $58,295.

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

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

Games Analyst Salary in the United States

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

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Games Analyst in the United States is $56,051 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $67,933
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,015 to $62,271
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,340

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$62,271	$5,189	$1,198	$30
Average	$56,051	$4,671	$1,078	$27
25th Percentile	$52,015	$4,335	$1,000	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Games Analyst Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $62,060.
California: $61,825.
Massachusetts: $61,001.

District of Columbia $62,060

California $61,825

Massachusetts $61,001

Washington $60,776

New Jersey $60,754

Alaska $60,676

Connecticut $59,902

New York $59,588

Hawaii $58,585

Rhode Island $58,114

Maryland $57,795

Minnesota $57,357

Colorado $57,189

Illinois $57,133

Oregon $56,920

Delaware $56,763

New Hampshire $56,665

Virginia $56,444

Pennsylvania $55,799

Nevada $55,474

North Dakota $55,368

Michigan $55,199

Wisconsin $55,138

Vermont $55,014

Texas $54,672

Maine $54,650

Arizona $54,616

Ohio $54,577

Georgia $54,062

Indiana $53,804

Wyoming $53,753

Utah $53,675

Iowa $53,641

Kansas $53,372

Louisiana $53,294

North Carolina $53,266

Missouri $53,254

Florida $53,036

Montana $52,918

Nebraska $52,806

Kentucky $52,744

South Carolina $52,520

Tennessee $52,380

Idaho $52,324

New Mexico $51,915

Oklahoma $51,825

Alabama $51,494

South Dakota $50,939

Arkansas $50,637

West Virginia $50,474

Mississippi $49,987

Top Paying Cities for Games 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: $70,698
San Francisco: $70,003
Oakland: $68,450

San Jose, CA $70,698

San Francisco, CA $70,003

Oakland, CA $68,450

New York, NY $64,958

Queens Village, NY $64,538

Paramus, NJ $64,089

Passaic, NJ $64,033

Bergenfield, NJ $63,977

Stamford, CT $63,893

Huntington, NY $63,837

Newark, NJ $63,473

Bridgeport, CT $63,360

New Brunswick, NJ $63,175

Vallejo, CA $63,058

Middlesex, NJ $63,024

Somerset, NJ $62,974

Petaluma, CA $62,845

Santa Cruz, CA $62,626

Boston, MA $62,514

Monterey, CA $62,234

Fairbanks, AK $62,195

Los Angeles, CA $62,088

Washington, DC $62,060

Seattle, WA $61,959

Santa Rosa, CA $61,948

Juneau, AK $61,785

Orange, CA $61,600

Anchorage, AK $61,500

Anaheim, CA $61,460

Santa Ana, CA $61,376

Nassau, NY $61,343

Long Beach, CA $61,320

Danbury, CT $61,303

Santa Maria, CA $61,113

Everett, WA $61,102

Bremerton, WA $60,827

Trenton, NJ $60,720

Sacramento, CA $60,698

San Diego, CA $60,670

Brockton, MA $60,648

Tacoma, WA $60,625

Santa Barbara, CA $60,547

Lowell, MA $60,322

New Suffolk, NY $60,300

Nashua, NH $60,233

Lompoc, CA $60,143

Ventura, CA $60,087

Stockton, CA $60,070

New Haven, CT $59,958

Atlantic City, NJ $59,812

Hartford, CT $59,689

Modesto, CA $59,661

Poughkeepsie, NY $59,538

New Britain, CT $59,510

Kennewick, WA $59,431

Olympia, WA $59,431

New London, CT $59,420

Norwich, CT $59,403

Lawrence, MA $59,375

Bakersfield, CA $59,218

New Bedford, MA $59,140

Riverside, CA $59,140

Richland, WA $59,084

Portsmouth, NH $59,039

Vineland, NJ $59,028

San Bernardino, CA $58,983

Boulder, CO $58,826

Worcester, MA $58,781

Portland, OR $58,731

Saint Paul, MN $58,663

Minneapolis, MN $58,663

Philadelphia, PA $58,585

Honolulu, HI $58,288

Springfield, MA $58,092

Providence, RI $58,086

Chicago, IL $57,923

Bellingham, WA $57,856

Baltimore, MD $57,795

Chico, CA $57,654

Wilmington, DE $57,559

Pittsfield, MA $57,503

Manchester, NH $57,397

Spokane, WA $57,150

Denver, CO $57,144

Albany, NY $56,881

Troy, NY $56,858

Schenectady, NY $56,741

Burlington, VT $56,617

Portland, ME $56,421

Salem, OR $56,376

Yakima, WA $56,365

Ann Arbor, MI $56,348

Rochester, MN $56,191

Reno, NV $56,163

Fresno, CA $56,163

Milwaukee, WI $56,113

Detroit, MI $56,057

Allentown, PA $56,040

Carson City, NV $56,035

Houston, TX $55,950

Colorado Springs, CO $55,945

Syracuse, NY $55,917

Eugene, OR $55,810

Gary, IN $55,743

Bismarck, ND $55,743

Galveston, TX $55,743

Springfield, OR $55,698

Medford, OR $55,564

Fort Collins, CO $55,541

Austin, TX $55,496

Mesa, AZ $55,379

Phoenix, AZ $55,368

Dallas, TX $55,351

Reading, PA $55,317

Saint Cloud, MN $55,295

Concord, NH $55,244

Madison, WI $55,222

Utica, NY $55,070

Raleigh, NC $55,026

Las Vegas, NV $55,020

Rochester, NY $54,981

Des Moines, IA $54,975

Atlanta, GA $54,885

Battle Creek, MI $54,869

Salt Lake City, UT $54,852

Lancaster, PA $54,768

Champaign, IL $54,757

Harrisburg, PA $54,689

Durham, NC $54,639

Kansas City, MO $54,633

Kansas City, KS $54,622

Fort Worth, TX $54,616

Boca Raton, FL $54,594

Cleveland, OH $54,588

Columbus, OH $54,577

Pittsburgh, PA $54,572

Richmond, VA $54,549

Indianapolis, IN $54,538

Cincinnati, OH $54,465

Petersburg, VA $54,381

Lansing, MI $54,258

Billings, MT $54,258

Huntsville, AL $54,258

Lebanon, PA $54,252

Pueblo, CO $54,246

Dayton, OH $54,246

Appleton, WI $54,230

Buffalo, NY $54,207

Racine, WI $54,179

Charlotte, NC $54,174

Saint Louis, MO $54,157

Springfield, IL $54,134

York, PA $54,123

Elkhart, IN $54,123

Gastonia, NC $54,118

Benton Harbor, MI $54,118

Beaumont, TX $54,084

Lorain, OH $54,073

Toledo, OH $54,050

Binghamton, NY $54,022

Rock Hill, SC $54,017

Rockford, IL $53,989

Elyria, OH $53,961

Fargo, ND $53,961

Flagstaff, AZ $53,921

Fort Lauderdale, FL $53,888

Miami, FL $53,854

Duluth, MN $53,764

Bangor, ME $53,692

Cedar Rapids, IA $53,630

Louisville, KY $53,602

Grand Rapids, MI $53,591

Hialeah, FL $53,585

Casper, WY $53,507

Scranton, PA $53,439

New Orleans, LA $53,423

Virginia Beach, VA $53,417

Akron, OH $53,389

Peoria, IL $53,316

Sarasota, FL $53,305

Green Bay, WI $53,266

Baton Rouge, LA $53,238

Charleston, SC $53,226

Nashville, TN $53,210

Jamestown, NY $53,198

Davenport, IA $53,198

Tucson, AZ $53,170

Cheyenne, WY $53,153

Saint Petersburg, FL $53,137

Tampa, FL $53,125

Omaha, NE $53,114

Evansville, IN $53,092

Port Arthur, TX $53,092

Bradenton, FL $53,069

Santa Fe, NM $52,969

Orlando, FL $52,912

Clearwater, FL $52,851

La Crosse, WI $52,733

Canton, OH $52,733

Grand Forks, ND $52,716

Tulsa, OK $52,699

Albuquerque, NM $52,699

Newport News, VA $52,694

High Point, NC $52,677

Ogden, UT $52,655

Corpus Christi, TX $52,610

Laramie, WY $52,576

Norfolk, VA $52,576

Rock Island, IL $52,543

Saginaw, MI $52,531

Jacksonville, FL $52,526

Salisbury, NC $52,515

Memphis, TN $52,503

Moline, IL $52,475

Fort Myers, FL $52,458

Waterloo, IA $52,386

Spartanburg, SC $52,330

Lincoln, NE $52,302

Fort Wayne, IN $52,290

Birmingham, AL $52,229

Cedar Falls, IA $52,217

Provo, UT $52,212

Springfield, OH $52,206

San Antonio, TX $52,195

Greensboro, NC $52,173

South Bend, IN $52,167

Winston Salem, NC $52,161

Boise, ID $52,145

Savannah, GA $52,105

Muskegon, MI $52,004

Lima, OH $51,937

Lake Charles, LA $51,915

Anderson, IN $51,904

Lexington, KY $51,887

Augusta, GA $51,870

Greenville, SC $51,870

Wichita, KS $51,819

Tuscaloosa, AL $51,819

Columbia, SC $51,769

Bloomington, IN $51,629

Roanoke, VA $51,595

Asheville, NC $51,522

Knoxville, TN $51,427

Shreveport, LA $51,422

Wilmington, NC $51,349

Frankfort, KY $51,242

Oklahoma City, OK $51,203

Chillicothe, OH $51,180

Longview, TX $51,175

Topeka, KS $51,158

Mobile, AL $51,074

Terre Haute, IN $51,052

Erie, PA $51,046

Altoona, PA $51,018

Melbourne, FL $51,001

Amarillo, TX $50,979

Killeen, TX $50,962

Fayetteville, AR $50,917

Sioux Falls, SD $50,878

Chattanooga, TN $50,844

Idaho Falls, ID $50,839

Gainesville, FL $50,721

Portsmouth, OH $50,693

Little Rock, AR $50,682

Lynchburg, VA $50,682

Youngstown, OH $50,659

Lafayette, LA $50,659

Temple, TX $50,637

Daytona Beach, FL $50,626

Clarksville, TN $50,620

Pensacola, FL $50,614

Hopkinsville, KY $50,446

Charleston, WV $50,441

Florence, SC $50,413

Sioux City, IA $50,379

Macon, GA $50,216

Tallahassee, FL $50,211

Fayetteville, NC $50,200

Wichita Falls, TX $50,188

Waco, TX $50,188

Pine Bluff, AR $50,166

Vincennes, IN $50,059

Lubbock, TX $50,037

Great Falls, MT $50,003

Alamogordo, NM $49,998

Abilene, TX $49,953

Rapid City, SD $49,880

Monroe, LA $49,880

Albany, GA $49,846

Huntington, WV $49,841

Jackson, MS $49,835

Greenville, MS $49,830

Parkersburg, WV $49,774

Montgomery, AL $49,762

Johnstown, PA $49,751

Springfield, MO $49,706

Biloxi, MS $49,678

Sumter, SC $49,561

Columbus, GA $49,555

Twin Falls, ID $49,521

Pascagoula, MS $49,448

Kingsport, TN $49,303

Gulfport, MS $49,286

Alexandria, LA $49,101

Fort Smith, AR $48,961

El Paso, TX $48,810

Helena, MT $48,737

Las Cruces, NM $48,557

Harlingen, TX $48,400

Pocatello, ID $48,350

Florence, AL $48,333

Brownsville, TX $48,322

Dothan, AL $48,232

Mcallen, TX $48,204

Columbus, MS $47,789

Altus, OK $47,532

Lawton, OK $47,425

Pierre, SD $47,223

What Skills Can Increase a Games Analyst's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Presentation (Mentioned in 5.22% Job Postings): Presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.
Photoshop (Mentioned in 2.43% Job Postings): Photoshop is an image creation, graphic design and photo editing software developed by Adobe. It is used to demonstrate knowledge of image resolution, image size, and image file format for web, video, and print.
Sales Systems (Mentioned in 1.74% Job Postings): Tracking and containing relevant information about the sale using tools and software to organize the sales process.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Presentation	5.22%
Photoshop	2.43%
Sales Systems	1.74%

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 Games Analyst's salary.

Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Adobe Creative Suite: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
InDesign: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Presentation	$59,975	7%
Adobe Creative Suite	$59,975	7%
InDesign	$59,414	6%
Graphic Design	$59,414	6%
Time Management	$59,414	6%
Illustrator	$59,414	6%

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

Understanding how a Games 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 May 18, 2021

$52,015

Average $56,051/year

$62,271

$4,335

Average $4,671/month

$5,189

$1,000

Average $1,078/week

$1,198

$25

Average $27/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$62,271	$5,189	$1,198	$30
Average	$56,051	$4,671	$1,078	$27
25th Percentile	$52,015	$4,335	$1,000	$25

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Salary Trends for Games Analyst

Salaries for a Games Analyst can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $56,164 in 2023 to around $56,072 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Games Analyst salary trends, .

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