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

A Traffic Analyst's salary grows with experience: a Traffic/Rate Analyst I (0-2 years)earns $62,769, a Traffic Analyst (2-4 years)earns $72,955, a Traffic/Rate Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $94,096, a Traffic/Rate Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $114,848,

What are the highest paying states for a Traffic Analyst?

Traffic Analyst salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Traffic Analyst roles are District of Columbia $79,542, California $79,241, Massachusetts $78,185. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Traffic Analyst roles make?

Salaries for Traffic Analyst level roles vary by specialization: Specialist Traffic/Rate Analyst: $113,190; Traffic/Rate Analyst IV: $113,184; Air Traffic Control Analyst: $104,834; Senior Traffic/Rate Analyst: $92,790; Traffic/Rate Analyst III: $92,733.

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

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

Traffic Analyst Salary in the United States

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

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Traffic Analyst in the United States is $71,841 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $82,133
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,150 to $77,228
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $59,058

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Traffic Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,228	$6,436	$1,485	$37
Average	$71,841	$5,987	$1,382	$35
25th Percentile	$65,150	$5,429	$1,253	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Traffic Analyst Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $79,542.
California: $79,241.
Massachusetts: $78,185.

District of Columbia $79,542 California $79,241 Massachusetts $78,185 Washington $77,897 New Jersey $77,868 Alaska $77,768 Connecticut $76,776 New York $76,374

Hawaii $75,088 Rhode Island $74,485 Maryland $74,075 Minnesota $73,515 Colorado $73,299 Illinois $73,228 Oregon $72,955 Delaware $72,753

New Hampshire $72,627 Virginia $72,344 Pennsylvania $71,518 Nevada $71,101 North Dakota $70,965 Michigan $70,749 Wisconsin $70,670 Vermont $70,512

Texas $70,074 Maine $70,045 Arizona $70,002 Ohio $69,952 Georgia $69,291 Indiana $68,960 Wyoming $68,895 Utah $68,795

Iowa $68,752 Kansas $68,407 Louisiana $68,306 North Carolina $68,270 Missouri $68,256 Florida $67,976 Montana $67,825 Nebraska $67,681

Kentucky $67,602 South Carolina $67,315 Tennessee $67,135 Idaho $67,064 New Mexico $66,539 Oklahoma $66,424 Alabama $66,000 South Dakota $65,289

Arkansas $64,901 West Virginia $64,693 Mississippi $64,068

Top Paying Cities for Traffic 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: $90,613
San Francisco: $89,722
Oakland: $87,732

San Jose, CA $90,613

San Francisco, CA $89,722

Oakland, CA $87,732

New York, NY $83,257

Queens Village, NY $82,718

Paramus, NJ $82,143

Passaic, NJ $82,071

Bergenfield, NJ $81,999

Stamford, CT $81,892

Huntington, NY $81,820

Newark, NJ $81,353

Bridgeport, CT $81,209

New Brunswick, NJ $80,972

Vallejo, CA $80,821

Middlesex, NJ $80,778

Somerset, NJ $80,713

Petaluma, CA $80,548

Santa Cruz, CA $80,268

Boston, MA $80,124

Monterey, CA $79,765

Fairbanks, AK $79,715

Los Angeles, CA $79,578

Washington, DC $79,542

Seattle, WA $79,413

Santa Rosa, CA $79,399

Juneau, AK $79,190

Orange, CA $78,953

Anchorage, AK $78,824

Anaheim, CA $78,774

Santa Ana, CA $78,666

Nassau, NY $78,623

Long Beach, CA $78,594

Danbury, CT $78,572

Santa Maria, CA $78,328

Everett, WA $78,314

Bremerton, WA $77,962

Trenton, NJ $77,825

Sacramento, CA $77,797

San Diego, CA $77,761

Brockton, MA $77,732

Tacoma, WA $77,703

Santa Barbara, CA $77,603

Lowell, MA $77,315

New Suffolk, NY $77,287

Nashua, NH $77,200

Lompoc, CA $77,085

Ventura, CA $77,014

Stockton, CA $76,992

New Haven, CT $76,848

Atlantic City, NJ $76,661

Hartford, CT $76,503

Modesto, CA $76,468

Poughkeepsie, NY $76,309

New Britain, CT $76,274

Kennewick, WA $76,173

Olympia, WA $76,173

New London, CT $76,159

Norwich, CT $76,137

Lawrence, MA $76,101

Bakersfield, CA $75,900

New Bedford, MA $75,799

Riverside, CA $75,799

Richland, WA $75,728

Portsmouth, NH $75,670

Vineland, NJ $75,656

San Bernardino, CA $75,598

Boulder, CO $75,397

Worcester, MA $75,340

Portland, OR $75,275

Saint Paul, MN $75,189

Minneapolis, MN $75,189

Philadelphia, PA $75,088

Honolulu, HI $74,707

Springfield, MA $74,456

Providence, RI $74,449

Chicago, IL $74,240

Bellingham, WA $74,154

Baltimore, MD $74,075

Chico, CA $73,896

Wilmington, DE $73,773

Pittsfield, MA $73,702

Manchester, NH $73,565

Spokane, WA $73,249

Denver, CO $73,242

Albany, NY $72,904

Troy, NY $72,875

Schenectady, NY $72,725

Burlington, VT $72,567

Portland, ME $72,315

Salem, OR $72,258

Yakima, WA $72,243

Ann Arbor, MI $72,222

Rochester, MN $72,021

Reno, NV $71,985

Fresno, CA $71,985

Milwaukee, WI $71,920

Detroit, MI $71,848

Allentown, PA $71,827

Carson City, NV $71,819

Houston, TX $71,712

Colorado Springs, CO $71,704

Syracuse, NY $71,669

Eugene, OR $71,532

Gary, IN $71,446

Bismarck, ND $71,446

Galveston, TX $71,446

Springfield, OR $71,388

Medford, OR $71,216

Fort Collins, CO $71,187

Austin, TX $71,130

Mesa, AZ $70,979

Phoenix, AZ $70,965

Dallas, TX $70,943

Reading, PA $70,900

Saint Cloud, MN $70,871

Concord, NH $70,806

Madison, WI $70,778

Utica, NY $70,584

Raleigh, NC $70,526

Las Vegas, NV $70,519

Rochester, NY $70,469

Des Moines, IA $70,462

Atlanta, GA $70,347

Battle Creek, MI $70,325

Salt Lake City, UT $70,304

Lancaster, PA $70,196

Champaign, IL $70,181

Harrisburg, PA $70,095

Durham, NC $70,031

Kansas City, MO $70,023

Kansas City, KS $70,009

Fort Worth, TX $70,002

Boca Raton, FL $69,973

Cleveland, OH $69,966

Columbus, OH $69,952

Pittsburgh, PA $69,944

Richmond, VA $69,916

Indianapolis, IN $69,901

Cincinnati, OH $69,808

Petersburg, VA $69,700

Lansing, MI $69,542

Billings, MT $69,542

Huntsville, AL $69,542

Lebanon, PA $69,535

Pueblo, CO $69,528

Dayton, OH $69,528

Appleton, WI $69,506

Buffalo, NY $69,477

Racine, WI $69,441

Charlotte, NC $69,434

Saint Louis, MO $69,413

Springfield, IL $69,384

York, PA $69,370

Elkhart, IN $69,370

Gastonia, NC $69,362

Benton Harbor, MI $69,362

Beaumont, TX $69,319

Lorain, OH $69,305

Toledo, OH $69,276

Binghamton, NY $69,240

Rock Hill, SC $69,233

Rockford, IL $69,197

Elyria, OH $69,161

Fargo, ND $69,161

Flagstaff, AZ $69,111

Fort Lauderdale, FL $69,068

Miami, FL $69,025

Duluth, MN $68,910

Bangor, ME $68,816

Cedar Rapids, IA $68,737

Louisville, KY $68,702

Grand Rapids, MI $68,687

Hialeah, FL $68,680

Casper, WY $68,579

Scranton, PA $68,493

New Orleans, LA $68,472

Virginia Beach, VA $68,464

Akron, OH $68,429

Peoria, IL $68,335

Sarasota, FL $68,321

Green Bay, WI $68,270

Baton Rouge, LA $68,235

Charleston, SC $68,220

Nashville, TN $68,199

Jamestown, NY $68,184

Davenport, IA $68,184

Tucson, AZ $68,148

Cheyenne, WY $68,127

Saint Petersburg, FL $68,105

Tampa, FL $68,091

Omaha, NE $68,077

Evansville, IN $68,048

Port Arthur, TX $68,048

Bradenton, FL $68,019

Santa Fe, NM $67,890

Orlando, FL $67,818

Clearwater, FL $67,739

La Crosse, WI $67,588

Canton, OH $67,588

Grand Forks, ND $67,566

Tulsa, OK $67,545

Albuquerque, NM $67,545

Newport News, VA $67,538

High Point, NC $67,516

Ogden, UT $67,487

Corpus Christi, TX $67,430

Laramie, WY $67,387

Norfolk, VA $67,387

Rock Island, IL $67,344

Saginaw, MI $67,329

Jacksonville, FL $67,322

Salisbury, NC $67,308

Memphis, TN $67,293

Moline, IL $67,258

Fort Myers, FL $67,236

Waterloo, IA $67,143

Spartanburg, SC $67,071

Lincoln, NE $67,035

Fort Wayne, IN $67,020

Birmingham, AL $66,941

Cedar Falls, IA $66,927

Provo, UT $66,920

Springfield, OH $66,913

San Antonio, TX $66,898

Greensboro, NC $66,870

South Bend, IN $66,862

Winston Salem, NC $66,855

Boise, ID $66,834

Savannah, GA $66,783

Muskegon, MI $66,654

Lima, OH $66,568

Lake Charles, LA $66,539

Anderson, IN $66,525

Lexington, KY $66,503

Augusta, GA $66,482

Greenville, SC $66,482

Wichita, KS $66,417

Tuscaloosa, AL $66,417

Columbia, SC $66,352

Bloomington, IN $66,173

Roanoke, VA $66,130

Asheville, NC $66,036

Knoxville, TN $65,914

Shreveport, LA $65,907

Wilmington, NC $65,814

Frankfort, KY $65,677

Oklahoma City, OK $65,627

Chillicothe, OH $65,598

Longview, TX $65,591

Topeka, KS $65,569

Mobile, AL $65,461

Terre Haute, IN $65,433

Erie, PA $65,426

Altoona, PA $65,390

Melbourne, FL $65,368

Amarillo, TX $65,339

Killeen, TX $65,318

Fayetteville, AR $65,260

Sioux Falls, SD $65,210

Chattanooga, TN $65,167

Idaho Falls, ID $65,160

Gainesville, FL $65,009

Portsmouth, OH $64,973

Little Rock, AR $64,959

Lynchburg, VA $64,959

Youngstown, OH $64,930

Lafayette, LA $64,930

Temple, TX $64,901

Daytona Beach, FL $64,887

Clarksville, TN $64,880

Pensacola, FL $64,872

Hopkinsville, KY $64,657

Charleston, WV $64,650

Florence, SC $64,614

Sioux City, IA $64,571

Macon, GA $64,362

Tallahassee, FL $64,355

Fayetteville, NC $64,341

Wichita Falls, TX $64,326

Waco, TX $64,326

Pine Bluff, AR $64,298

Vincennes, IN $64,161

Lubbock, TX $64,132

Great Falls, MT $64,089

Alamogordo, NM $64,082

Abilene, TX $64,025

Rapid City, SD $63,931

Monroe, LA $63,931

Albany, GA $63,888

Huntington, WV $63,881

Jackson, MS $63,874

Greenville, MS $63,867

Parkersburg, WV $63,795

Montgomery, AL $63,780

Johnstown, PA $63,766

Springfield, MO $63,709

Biloxi, MS $63,673

Sumter, SC $63,522

Columbus, GA $63,515

Twin Falls, ID $63,471

Pascagoula, MS $63,378

Kingsport, TN $63,191

Gulfport, MS $63,170

Alexandria, LA $62,933

Fort Smith, AR $62,753

El Paso, TX $62,559

Helena, MT $62,466

Las Cruces, NM $62,236

Harlingen, TX $62,035

Pocatello, ID $61,970

Florence, AL $61,948

Brownsville, TX $61,934

Dothan, AL $61,819

Mcallen, TX $61,783

Columbus, MS $61,252

Altus, OK $60,921

Lawton, OK $60,785

Pierre, SD $60,526

What Skills Can Increase a Traffic Analyst's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 7.89% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Transportation Management (Mentioned in 1.62% Job Postings): Planning and managing transport or logistics operations to boost efficiency and simplify processes.
PowerPoint (Mentioned in 1.11% Job Postings): A computer software created by Microsoft which allows the user to create slides with recordings, narrations, transitions and other features in order to present information.

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Customer Service	7.89%
Transportation Management	1.62%
PowerPoint	1.11%

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 Traffic Analyst's salary.

Supply Chain: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Supply Chain	$78,307	9%
Initiative	$77,588	8%
Analysis	$77,588	8%
Planning	$76,870	7%
Logistics	$75,433	5%
Problem Solving	$75,433	5%

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How Education impacts a Traffic Analyst's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Traffic Analysts enter the field with a Associate'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 Traffic Analyst with a Associate's Degree is between $68,131 and $71,092).

Traffic Analyst Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Traffic Analyst

No Diploma 36.4%

High School 36.4%

Associates 9.1%

Bachelors 36.4%

Masters 18.2%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	36.4%
High School	36.4%
Associates	9.1%
Bachelors	36.4%
Masters	18.2%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how a Traffic 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

$65,150

Average $71,841/year

$77,228

$5,429

Average $5,987/month

$6,436

$1,253

Average $1,382/week

$1,485

$31

Average $35/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,228	$6,436	$1,485	$37
Average	$71,841	$5,987	$1,382	$35
25th Percentile	$65,150	$5,429	$1,253	$31

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Salary Trends for Traffic Analyst

Salaries for a Traffic Analyst can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $64,621 in 2023 to around $64,118 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Traffic Analyst salary trends, .

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