SQL Data Analyst Salary in the United States

How much does a SQL Data Analyst make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a SQL Data Analyst in the United States is $62,584 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $65,127
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,971 to $63,915
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,039
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SQL Data Analyst Salaries by Percentile

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Salary
Monthly
Pay
Weekly
Pay
Hourly
Wage
75th Percentile $63,915 $5,326 $1,229 $31
Average $62,584 $5,215 $1,204 $30
25th Percentile $54,971 $4,581 $1,057 $26
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Key Factors That Influence SQL Data Analyst Salaries

A SQL Data 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.

Top Paying Cities for SQL Data 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: $78,938
  • San Francisco: $78,162
  • Oakland: $76,428

What Skills Can Increase a SQL Data Analyst's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Analysis (Mentioned in 14.44% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
  • Accounting (Mentioned in 1.89% Job Postings): Creating financial statements and reports based on the summary of financial and business transactions.
  • Data Analytics (Mentioned in 1.53% Job Postings): Data analysis is a process of inspecting, cleansing, transforming, and modeling data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions, and supporting decision-making. Data analysis has multiple facets and approaches, encompassing diverse techniques under a variety of names, and is used in different business, science, and social science domains. In today's business world, data analysis plays a role in making decisions more scientific and helping businesses operate more effectively. Data mining is a particular data analysis technique that focuses on modeling and knowledge discovery for predictive rather than purely descriptive purposes, while business intelligence covers data analysis that relies heavily on aggregation, focusing mainly on business information. In statistical applications, data analysis can be divided into descriptive statistics, exploratory data analysis (EDA), and confirmatory data analysis (CDA). EDA focuses on discovering new features in the data while CDA focuses on confirming or falsifying existing hypotheses. Predictive analytics focuses on application of statistical models for predictive forecasting or classification, while text analytics applies statistical, linguistic, and structural techniques to extract and classify information from textual sources, a species of unstructured data. All of the above are varieties of data analysis.
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Skills Demand Percentage
Analysis 14.44%
Accounting 1.89%
Data Analytics 1.53%
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 SQL Data Analyst's salary.
  • Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
  • Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
  • Communication Skills: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
Leadership
$66,965
7%
Initiative
$66,339
6%
Communication Skills
$65,713
5%
Computer Science
$63,836
2%
Insight
$63,836
2%
Tableau
$63,836
2%
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SQL Data Analyst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a SQL Data 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

Salary Trends for SQL Data Analyst

Salaries for a SQL Data Analyst can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $81,200 in 2023 to around $80,401 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of SQL Data Analyst salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of SQL Data Analyst Over Time

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