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

A Root Cause Analyst's salary grows with experience: a Root Cause Analyst (2-4 years)earns $79,425, a Threat Assessment Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $103,567, a Threat Assessment Manager (7+ years)earns $153,685,

What are the highest paying states for a Root Cause Analyst?

Root Cause Analyst salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Root Cause Analyst roles are District of Columbia $88,526, California $88,190, Massachusetts $87,014. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Root Cause Analyst roles make?

Salaries for Root Cause Analyst level roles vary by specialization: Manager Cyber Security Root Cause Analysis: $174,011; Safety Investigator Cause Analyst: $129,957; Healthcare EDI Analyst II: $88,750; Healthcare EDI Analyst, Sr.: $88,748; Healthcare EDI Analyst I: $60,800.

How do different companies affect a Root Cause Analyst's salary?

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

Root Cause Analyst Salary in the United States

How much does a Root Cause Analyst make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Root Cause Analyst in the United States is $79,954 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $93,440
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $71,612 to $87,014
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $64,017

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$87,014	$7,251	$1,673	$42
Average	$79,954	$6,663	$1,538	$38
25th Percentile	$71,612	$5,968	$1,377	$34

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Key Factors That Influence Root Cause Analyst Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $88,526.
California: $88,190.
Massachusetts: $87,014.

District of Columbia $88,526

California $88,190

Massachusetts $87,014

Washington $86,695

New Jersey $86,663

Alaska $86,551

Connecticut $85,447

New York $85,000

Hawaii $83,568

Rhode Island $82,897

Maryland $82,441

Minnesota $81,817

Colorado $81,578

Illinois $81,498

Oregon $81,194

Delaware $80,970

New Hampshire $80,829

Virginia $80,514

Pennsylvania $79,595

Nevada $79,131

North Dakota $78,979

Michigan $78,739

Wisconsin $78,651

Vermont $78,475

Texas $77,988

Maine $77,956

Arizona $77,908

Ohio $77,852

Georgia $77,116

Indiana $76,748

Wyoming $76,676

Utah $76,564

Iowa $76,516

Kansas $76,133

Louisiana $76,021

North Carolina $75,981

Missouri $75,965

Florida $75,653

Montana $75,485

Nebraska $75,325

Kentucky $75,237

South Carolina $74,917

Tennessee $74,717

Idaho $74,637

New Mexico $74,054

Oklahoma $73,926

Alabama $73,454

South Dakota $72,663

Arkansas $72,231

West Virginia $71,999

Mississippi $71,303

Top Paying Cities for Root Cause 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: $100,847
San Francisco: $99,855
Oakland: $97,640

San Jose, CA $100,847

San Francisco, CA $99,855

Oakland, CA $97,640

New York, NY $92,659

Queens Village, NY $92,060

Paramus, NJ $91,420

Passaic, NJ $91,340

Bergenfield, NJ $91,260

Stamford, CT $91,140

Huntington, NY $91,060

Newark, NJ $90,540

Bridgeport, CT $90,381

New Brunswick, NJ $90,117

Vallejo, CA $89,949

Middlesex, NJ $89,901

Somerset, NJ $89,829

Petaluma, CA $89,645

Santa Cruz, CA $89,333

Boston, MA $89,173

Monterey, CA $88,773

Fairbanks, AK $88,717

Los Angeles, CA $88,566

Washington, DC $88,526

Seattle, WA $88,382

Santa Rosa, CA $88,366

Juneau, AK $88,134

Orange, CA $87,870

Anchorage, AK $87,726

Anaheim, CA $87,670

Santa Ana, CA $87,550

Nassau, NY $87,502

Long Beach, CA $87,470

Danbury, CT $87,446

Santa Maria, CA $87,174

Everett, WA $87,158

Bremerton, WA $86,767

Trenton, NJ $86,615

Sacramento, CA $86,583

San Diego, CA $86,543

Brockton, MA $86,511

Tacoma, WA $86,479

Santa Barbara, CA $86,367

Lowell, MA $86,047

New Suffolk, NY $86,015

Nashua, NH $85,919

Lompoc, CA $85,791

Ventura, CA $85,711

Stockton, CA $85,687

New Haven, CT $85,527

Atlantic City, NJ $85,319

Hartford, CT $85,144

Modesto, CA $85,104

Poughkeepsie, NY $84,928

New Britain, CT $84,888

Kennewick, WA $84,776

Olympia, WA $84,776

New London, CT $84,760

Norwich, CT $84,736

Lawrence, MA $84,696

Bakersfield, CA $84,472

New Bedford, MA $84,360

Riverside, CA $84,360

Richland, WA $84,280

Portsmouth, NH $84,216

Vineland, NJ $84,200

San Bernardino, CA $84,136

Boulder, CO $83,912

Worcester, MA $83,848

Portland, OR $83,776

Saint Paul, MN $83,680

Minneapolis, MN $83,680

Philadelphia, PA $83,568

Honolulu, HI $83,145

Springfield, MA $82,865

Providence, RI $82,857

Chicago, IL $82,625

Bellingham, WA $82,529

Baltimore, MD $82,441

Chico, CA $82,241

Wilmington, DE $82,105

Pittsfield, MA $82,025

Manchester, NH $81,873

Spokane, WA $81,522

Denver, CO $81,514

Albany, NY $81,138

Troy, NY $81,106

Schenectady, NY $80,938

Burlington, VT $80,762

Portland, ME $80,482

Salem, OR $80,418

Yakima, WA $80,402

Ann Arbor, MI $80,378

Rochester, MN $80,154

Reno, NV $80,114

Fresno, CA $80,114

Milwaukee, WI $80,042

Detroit, MI $79,962

Allentown, PA $79,938

Carson City, NV $79,930

Houston, TX $79,811

Colorado Springs, CO $79,803

Syracuse, NY $79,763

Eugene, OR $79,611

Gary, IN $79,515

Bismarck, ND $79,515

Galveston, TX $79,515

Springfield, OR $79,451

Medford, OR $79,259

Fort Collins, CO $79,227

Austin, TX $79,163

Mesa, AZ $78,995

Phoenix, AZ $78,979

Dallas, TX $78,955

Reading, PA $78,907

Saint Cloud, MN $78,875

Concord, NH $78,803

Madison, WI $78,771

Utica, NY $78,555

Raleigh, NC $78,491

Las Vegas, NV $78,483

Rochester, NY $78,427

Des Moines, IA $78,419

Atlanta, GA $78,291

Battle Creek, MI $78,267

Salt Lake City, UT $78,243

Lancaster, PA $78,124

Champaign, IL $78,108

Harrisburg, PA $78,012

Durham, NC $77,940

Kansas City, MO $77,932

Kansas City, KS $77,916

Fort Worth, TX $77,908

Boca Raton, FL $77,876

Cleveland, OH $77,868

Columbus, OH $77,852

Pittsburgh, PA $77,844

Richmond, VA $77,812

Indianapolis, IN $77,796

Cincinnati, OH $77,692

Petersburg, VA $77,572

Lansing, MI $77,396

Billings, MT $77,396

Huntsville, AL $77,396

Lebanon, PA $77,388

Pueblo, CO $77,380

Dayton, OH $77,380

Appleton, WI $77,356

Buffalo, NY $77,324

Racine, WI $77,284

Charlotte, NC $77,276

Saint Louis, MO $77,252

Springfield, IL $77,220

York, PA $77,204

Elkhart, IN $77,204

Gastonia, NC $77,196

Benton Harbor, MI $77,196

Beaumont, TX $77,148

Lorain, OH $77,132

Toledo, OH $77,100

Binghamton, NY $77,060

Rock Hill, SC $77,052

Rockford, IL $77,012

Elyria, OH $76,972

Fargo, ND $76,972

Flagstaff, AZ $76,916

Fort Lauderdale, FL $76,868

Miami, FL $76,820

Duluth, MN $76,692

Bangor, ME $76,588

Cedar Rapids, IA $76,500

Louisville, KY $76,460

Grand Rapids, MI $76,444

Hialeah, FL $76,436

Casper, WY $76,325

Scranton, PA $76,229

New Orleans, LA $76,205

Virginia Beach, VA $76,197

Akron, OH $76,157

Peoria, IL $76,053

Sarasota, FL $76,037

Green Bay, WI $75,981

Baton Rouge, LA $75,941

Charleston, SC $75,925

Nashville, TN $75,901

Jamestown, NY $75,885

Davenport, IA $75,885

Tucson, AZ $75,845

Cheyenne, WY $75,821

Saint Petersburg, FL $75,797

Tampa, FL $75,781

Omaha, NE $75,765

Evansville, IN $75,733

Port Arthur, TX $75,733

Bradenton, FL $75,701

Santa Fe, NM $75,557

Orlando, FL $75,477

Clearwater, FL $75,389

La Crosse, WI $75,221

Canton, OH $75,221

Grand Forks, ND $75,197

Tulsa, OK $75,173

Albuquerque, NM $75,173

Newport News, VA $75,165

High Point, NC $75,141

Ogden, UT $75,109

Corpus Christi, TX $75,045

Laramie, WY $74,997

Norfolk, VA $74,997

Rock Island, IL $74,949

Saginaw, MI $74,933

Jacksonville, FL $74,925

Salisbury, NC $74,909

Memphis, TN $74,893

Moline, IL $74,853

Fort Myers, FL $74,829

Waterloo, IA $74,725

Spartanburg, SC $74,645

Lincoln, NE $74,606

Fort Wayne, IN $74,590

Birmingham, AL $74,502

Cedar Falls, IA $74,486

Provo, UT $74,478

Springfield, OH $74,470

San Antonio, TX $74,454

Greensboro, NC $74,422

South Bend, IN $74,414

Winston Salem, NC $74,406

Boise, ID $74,382

Savannah, GA $74,326

Muskegon, MI $74,182

Lima, OH $74,086

Lake Charles, LA $74,054

Anderson, IN $74,038

Lexington, KY $74,014

Augusta, GA $73,990

Greenville, SC $73,990

Wichita, KS $73,918

Tuscaloosa, AL $73,918

Columbia, SC $73,846

Bloomington, IN $73,646

Roanoke, VA $73,598

Asheville, NC $73,494

Knoxville, TN $73,358

Shreveport, LA $73,350

Wilmington, NC $73,246

Frankfort, KY $73,094

Oklahoma City, OK $73,038

Chillicothe, OH $73,006

Longview, TX $72,998

Topeka, KS $72,974

Mobile, AL $72,855

Terre Haute, IN $72,823

Erie, PA $72,815

Altoona, PA $72,775

Melbourne, FL $72,751

Amarillo, TX $72,719

Killeen, TX $72,695

Fayetteville, AR $72,631

Sioux Falls, SD $72,575

Chattanooga, TN $72,527

Idaho Falls, ID $72,519

Gainesville, FL $72,351

Portsmouth, OH $72,311

Little Rock, AR $72,295

Lynchburg, VA $72,295

Youngstown, OH $72,263

Lafayette, LA $72,263

Temple, TX $72,231

Daytona Beach, FL $72,215

Clarksville, TN $72,207

Pensacola, FL $72,199

Hopkinsville, KY $71,959

Charleston, WV $71,951

Florence, SC $71,911

Sioux City, IA $71,863

Macon, GA $71,631

Tallahassee, FL $71,623

Fayetteville, NC $71,607

Wichita Falls, TX $71,591

Waco, TX $71,591

Pine Bluff, AR $71,559

Vincennes, IN $71,407

Lubbock, TX $71,375

Great Falls, MT $71,327

Alamogordo, NM $71,319

Abilene, TX $71,255

Rapid City, SD $71,151

Monroe, LA $71,151

Albany, GA $71,104

Huntington, WV $71,096

Jackson, MS $71,088

Greenville, MS $71,080

Parkersburg, WV $71,000

Montgomery, AL $70,984

Johnstown, PA $70,968

Springfield, MO $70,904

Biloxi, MS $70,864

Sumter, SC $70,696

Columbus, GA $70,688

Twin Falls, ID $70,640

Pascagoula, MS $70,536

Kingsport, TN $70,328

Gulfport, MS $70,304

Alexandria, LA $70,040

Fort Smith, AR $69,840

El Paso, TX $69,624

Helena, MT $69,520

Las Cruces, NM $69,265

Harlingen, TX $69,041

Pocatello, ID $68,969

Florence, AL $68,945

Brownsville, TX $68,929

Dothan, AL $68,801

Mcallen, TX $68,761

Columbus, MS $68,169

Altus, OK $67,801

Lawton, OK $67,649

Pierre, SD $67,362

What Skills Can Increase a Root Cause Analyst's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 26.8% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Open Source (Mentioned in 2.95% Job Postings): Open source is a term that originally referred to open source software (OSS). Open source software is code that is designed to be publicly accessible—anyone can see, modify, and distribute the code as they see fit
Threat Analysis (Mentioned in 1.27% Job Postings): Identifying the probability of attack and threat sources against system vulnerabilities to determine threats on systems.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	26.8%
Open Source	2.95%
Threat Analysis	1.27%

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 Root Cause Analyst's salary.

Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Open Source: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Leadership	$84,752	6%
Open Source	$84,752	6%
Analysis	$83,952	5%
Presentation	$83,952	5%
Intelligence Analysis	$83,153	4%
Counterintelligence	$83,153	4%

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Root Cause Analyst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Root Cause 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

$71,612

Average $79,954/year

$87,014

$5,968

Average $6,663/month

$7,251

$1,377

Average $1,538/week

$1,673

$34

Average $38/hour

$42

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$87,014	$7,251	$1,673	$42
Average	$79,954	$6,663	$1,538	$38
25th Percentile	$71,612	$5,968	$1,377	$34

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Salary Trends for Root Cause Analyst

Salaries for a Root Cause Analyst can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $75,490 in 2023 to around $74,556 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Root Cause Analyst salary trends, .

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