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

A Contracts Analyst's salary grows with experience: a Contracts Analyst (0-2 years)earns $64,773, a Contracts Administrator II (2-4 years)earns $76,030, a Contracts Administrator III (4-7 years)earns $99,818, a Contracts Administrator IV (7+ years)earns $116,166, a Contracts Administrator V (7-10 years)earns $142,371,

What are the highest paying states for a Contracts Analyst?

Contracts Analyst salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Contracts Analyst roles are District of Columbia $71,170, California $70,900, Massachusetts $69,955. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Contracts Analyst roles make?

Salaries for Contracts Analyst level roles vary by specialization: Contracts Attorney: $187,695; Contracts Manager: $133,030; Contracts Associate: $99,096; Contracts Officer: $99,096; Senior Contracts Analyst: $75,481.

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

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

Contracts Analyst Salary in the United States

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

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Contracts Analyst in the United States is $64,279 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,118
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,808 to $69,953
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $51,916

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Contracts Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,953	$5,829	$1,345	$34
Average	$64,279	$5,357	$1,236	$31
25th Percentile	$57,808	$4,817	$1,112	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Contracts Analyst Salaries

A Contracts 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Contracts Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Contracts 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): $64,773
Early Career (1-2 years): $76,030
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $99,818
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $116,166
Expert (over 8 years): $142,371

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Contracts... Level Contracts Analyst	$64,773
Contracts... Level Contracts Analyst	$76,030
Contracts... Level Contracts Analyst	$99,818
Contracts... Level Contracts Analyst	$116,166
Contracts... Level Contracts Analyst	$142,371

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

District of Columbia: $71,170.
California: $70,900.
Massachusetts: $69,955.

District of Columbia $71,170 California $70,900 Massachusetts $69,955 Washington $69,698 New Jersey $69,672 Alaska $69,582 Connecticut $68,695 New York $68,335

Hawaii $67,185 Rhode Island $66,645 Maryland $66,278 Minnesota $65,777 Colorado $65,584 Illinois $65,520 Oregon $65,276 Delaware $65,096

New Hampshire $64,983 Virginia $64,729 Pennsylvania $63,990 Nevada $63,617 North Dakota $63,495 Michigan $63,302 Wisconsin $63,232 Vermont $63,090

Texas $62,698 Maine $62,672 Arizona $62,634 Ohio $62,589 Georgia $61,997 Indiana $61,702 Wyoming $61,644 Utah $61,554

Iowa $61,515 Kansas $61,207 Louisiana $61,117 North Carolina $61,085 Missouri $61,072 Florida $60,821 Montana $60,686 Nebraska $60,558

Kentucky $60,487 South Carolina $60,230 Tennessee $60,069 Idaho $60,005 New Mexico $59,536 Oklahoma $59,433 Alabama $59,053 South Dakota $58,417

Arkansas $58,070 West Virginia $57,884 Mississippi $57,324

Top Paying Cities for Contracts 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: $81,076
San Francisco: $80,279
Oakland: $78,498

San Jose, CA $81,076

San Francisco, CA $80,279

Oakland, CA $78,498

New York, NY $74,493

Queens Village, NY $74,011

Paramus, NJ $73,497

Passaic, NJ $73,433

Bergenfield, NJ $73,368

Stamford, CT $73,272

Huntington, NY $73,208

Newark, NJ $72,790

Bridgeport, CT $72,661

New Brunswick, NJ $72,449

Vallejo, CA $72,314

Middlesex, NJ $72,276

Somerset, NJ $72,218

Petaluma, CA $72,070

Santa Cruz, CA $71,819

Boston, MA $71,691

Monterey, CA $71,369

Fairbanks, AK $71,324

Los Angeles, CA $71,202

Washington, DC $71,170

Seattle, WA $71,054

Santa Rosa, CA $71,042

Juneau, AK $70,855

Orange, CA $70,643

Anchorage, AK $70,527

Anaheim, CA $70,482

Santa Ana, CA $70,386

Nassau, NY $70,347

Long Beach, CA $70,322

Danbury, CT $70,302

Santa Maria, CA $70,084

Everett, WA $70,071

Bremerton, WA $69,756

Trenton, NJ $69,634

Sacramento, CA $69,608

San Diego, CA $69,576

Brockton, MA $69,550

Tacoma, WA $69,525

Santa Barbara, CA $69,435

Lowell, MA $69,177

New Suffolk, NY $69,152

Nashua, NH $69,075

Lompoc, CA $68,972

Ventura, CA $68,907

Stockton, CA $68,888

New Haven, CT $68,760

Atlantic City, NJ $68,593

Hartford, CT $68,451

Modesto, CA $68,419

Poughkeepsie, NY $68,278

New Britain, CT $68,245

Kennewick, WA $68,155

Olympia, WA $68,155

New London, CT $68,143

Norwich, CT $68,123

Lawrence, MA $68,091

Bakersfield, CA $67,911

New Bedford, MA $67,821

Riverside, CA $67,821

Richland, WA $67,757

Portsmouth, NH $67,705

Vineland, NJ $67,693

San Bernardino, CA $67,641

Boulder, CO $67,461

Worcester, MA $67,410

Portland, OR $67,352

Saint Paul, MN $67,275

Minneapolis, MN $67,275

Philadelphia, PA $67,185

Honolulu, HI $66,844

Springfield, MA $66,619

Providence, RI $66,613

Chicago, IL $66,426

Bellingham, WA $66,349

Baltimore, MD $66,278

Chico, CA $66,118

Wilmington, DE $66,008

Pittsfield, MA $65,944

Manchester, NH $65,822

Spokane, WA $65,539

Denver, CO $65,533

Albany, NY $65,231

Troy, NY $65,205

Schenectady, NY $65,070

Burlington, VT $64,929

Portland, ME $64,704

Salem, OR $64,652

Yakima, WA $64,639

Ann Arbor, MI $64,620

Rochester, MN $64,440

Reno, NV $64,408

Fresno, CA $64,408

Milwaukee, WI $64,350

Detroit, MI $64,286

Allentown, PA $64,267

Carson City, NV $64,260

Houston, TX $64,164

Colorado Springs, CO $64,157

Syracuse, NY $64,125

Eugene, OR $64,003

Gary, IN $63,926

Bismarck, ND $63,926

Galveston, TX $63,926

Springfield, OR $63,874

Medford, OR $63,720

Fort Collins, CO $63,694

Austin, TX $63,643

Mesa, AZ $63,508

Phoenix, AZ $63,495

Dallas, TX $63,476

Reading, PA $63,437

Saint Cloud, MN $63,412

Concord, NH $63,354

Madison, WI $63,328

Utica, NY $63,154

Raleigh, NC $63,103

Las Vegas, NV $63,097

Rochester, NY $63,052

Des Moines, IA $63,045

Atlanta, GA $62,942

Battle Creek, MI $62,923

Salt Lake City, UT $62,904

Lancaster, PA $62,807

Champaign, IL $62,795

Harrisburg, PA $62,717

Durham, NC $62,660

Kansas City, MO $62,653

Kansas City, KS $62,640

Fort Worth, TX $62,634

Boca Raton, FL $62,608

Cleveland, OH $62,602

Columbus, OH $62,589

Pittsburgh, PA $62,582

Richmond, VA $62,557

Indianapolis, IN $62,544

Cincinnati, OH $62,460

Petersburg, VA $62,364

Lansing, MI $62,222

Billings, MT $62,222

Huntsville, AL $62,222

Lebanon, PA $62,216

Pueblo, CO $62,210

Dayton, OH $62,210

Appleton, WI $62,190

Buffalo, NY $62,165

Racine, WI $62,132

Charlotte, NC $62,126

Saint Louis, MO $62,107

Springfield, IL $62,081

York, PA $62,068

Elkhart, IN $62,068

Gastonia, NC $62,062

Benton Harbor, MI $62,062

Beaumont, TX $62,023

Lorain, OH $62,010

Toledo, OH $61,985

Binghamton, NY $61,952

Rock Hill, SC $61,946

Rockford, IL $61,914

Elyria, OH $61,882

Fargo, ND $61,882

Flagstaff, AZ $61,837

Fort Lauderdale, FL $61,798

Miami, FL $61,760

Duluth, MN $61,657

Bangor, ME $61,573

Cedar Rapids, IA $61,503

Louisville, KY $61,470

Grand Rapids, MI $61,458

Hialeah, FL $61,451

Casper, WY $61,361

Scranton, PA $61,284

New Orleans, LA $61,265

Virginia Beach, VA $61,258

Akron, OH $61,226

Peoria, IL $61,143

Sarasota, FL $61,130

Green Bay, WI $61,085

Baton Rouge, LA $61,053

Charleston, SC $61,040

Nashville, TN $61,020

Jamestown, NY $61,008

Davenport, IA $61,008

Tucson, AZ $60,975

Cheyenne, WY $60,956

Saint Petersburg, FL $60,937

Tampa, FL $60,924

Omaha, NE $60,911

Evansville, IN $60,885

Port Arthur, TX $60,885

Bradenton, FL $60,860

Santa Fe, NM $60,744

Orlando, FL $60,680

Clearwater, FL $60,609

La Crosse, WI $60,474

Canton, OH $60,474

Grand Forks, ND $60,455

Tulsa, OK $60,435

Albuquerque, NM $60,435

Newport News, VA $60,429

High Point, NC $60,410

Ogden, UT $60,384

Corpus Christi, TX $60,333

Laramie, WY $60,294

Norfolk, VA $60,294

Rock Island, IL $60,255

Saginaw, MI $60,243

Jacksonville, FL $60,236

Salisbury, NC $60,223

Memphis, TN $60,210

Moline, IL $60,178

Fort Myers, FL $60,159

Waterloo, IA $60,076

Spartanburg, SC $60,011

Lincoln, NE $59,979

Fort Wayne, IN $59,966

Birmingham, AL $59,896

Cedar Falls, IA $59,883

Provo, UT $59,876

Springfield, OH $59,870

San Antonio, TX $59,857

Greensboro, NC $59,831

South Bend, IN $59,825

Winston Salem, NC $59,818

Boise, ID $59,799

Savannah, GA $59,754

Muskegon, MI $59,638

Lima, OH $59,561

Lake Charles, LA $59,536

Anderson, IN $59,523

Lexington, KY $59,503

Augusta, GA $59,484

Greenville, SC $59,484

Wichita, KS $59,426

Tuscaloosa, AL $59,426

Columbia, SC $59,368

Bloomington, IN $59,208

Roanoke, VA $59,169

Asheville, NC $59,086

Knoxville, TN $58,976

Shreveport, LA $58,970

Wilmington, NC $58,886

Frankfort, KY $58,764

Oklahoma City, OK $58,719

Chillicothe, OH $58,693

Longview, TX $58,687

Topeka, KS $58,668

Mobile, AL $58,571

Terre Haute, IN $58,546

Erie, PA $58,539

Altoona, PA $58,507

Melbourne, FL $58,488

Amarillo, TX $58,462

Killeen, TX $58,443

Fayetteville, AR $58,391

Sioux Falls, SD $58,346

Chattanooga, TN $58,308

Idaho Falls, ID $58,301

Gainesville, FL $58,166

Portsmouth, OH $58,134

Little Rock, AR $58,121

Lynchburg, VA $58,121

Youngstown, OH $58,096

Lafayette, LA $58,096

Temple, TX $58,070

Daytona Beach, FL $58,057

Clarksville, TN $58,051

Pensacola, FL $58,044

Hopkinsville, KY $57,851

Charleston, WV $57,845

Florence, SC $57,813

Sioux City, IA $57,774

Macon, GA $57,588

Tallahassee, FL $57,581

Fayetteville, NC $57,569

Wichita Falls, TX $57,556

Waco, TX $57,556

Pine Bluff, AR $57,530

Vincennes, IN $57,408

Lubbock, TX $57,382

Great Falls, MT $57,344

Alamogordo, NM $57,337

Abilene, TX $57,286

Rapid City, SD $57,202

Monroe, LA $57,202

Albany, GA $57,164

Huntington, WV $57,157

Jackson, MS $57,151

Greenville, MS $57,144

Parkersburg, WV $57,080

Montgomery, AL $57,067

Johnstown, PA $57,054

Springfield, MO $57,003

Biloxi, MS $56,971

Sumter, SC $56,836

Columbus, GA $56,829

Twin Falls, ID $56,791

Pascagoula, MS $56,707

Kingsport, TN $56,540

Gulfport, MS $56,521

Alexandria, LA $56,309

Fort Smith, AR $56,148

El Paso, TX $55,974

Helena, MT $55,891

Las Cruces, NM $55,685

Harlingen, TX $55,505

Pocatello, ID $55,447

Florence, AL $55,428

Brownsville, TX $55,415

Dothan, AL $55,312

Mcallen, TX $55,280

Columbus, MS $54,805

Altus, OK $54,509

Lawton, OK $54,387

Pierre, SD $54,155

What Skills Can Increase a Contracts Analyst's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 5.25% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
RFP (Mentioned in 2.59% Job Postings): A request for proposal (RFP) is a business document that announces a project, describes it, and solicits bids from qualified contractors to complete it.
Federal Acquisition Regulations (Mentioned in 1.87% Job Postings): The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is the primary regulation for use by all executive agencies in their acquisition of supplies and services with appropriated funds.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	5.25%
RFP	2.59%
Federal Acquisition Regulations	1.87%

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 Contracts Analyst's salary.

RFP: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Contract Management: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
RFP	$66,851	4%
Leadership	$66,851	4%
Contract Management	$66,851	4%
Negotiating	$66,208	3%
Pricing	$66,208	3%
Initiative	$66,208	3%

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How Education impacts a Contracts Analyst's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Contracts Analysts enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Contracts Analyst with a Bachelor's Degree is between $64,571 and $69,131).

Contracts Analyst Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Contracts Analyst

No Diploma 0.6%

High School 10.7%

Associates 13.2%

Bachelors 54.8%

Masters 11.2%

Doctorate 9.5%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.6%
High School	10.7%
Associates	13.2%
Bachelors	54.8%
Masters	11.2%
Doctorate	9.5%

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

Understanding how a Contracts 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

$57,808

Average $64,279/year

$69,953

$4,817

Average $5,357/month

$5,829

$1,112

Average $1,236/week

$1,345

$28

Average $31/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,953	$5,829	$1,345	$34
Average	$64,279	$5,357	$1,236	$31
25th Percentile	$57,808	$4,817	$1,112	$28

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Salary Trends for Contracts Analyst

Salaries for a Contracts Analyst can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $63,908 in 2023 to around $63,754 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Contracts Analyst salary trends, .

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