The highest-paying states for credit analysts (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of credit analysts in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $129,380, New York is the highest paying state for credit analysts. It is followed by Virginia (average annual salary $99,340). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of credit analysts in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $129,380 |
$65,790 | 7,520 |
| 2 | Virginia | $99,340 |
$50,320 | 2,260 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $96,390 |
$62,750 | 1,940 |
| 4 | Hawaii | $94,200 |
$51,240 | 120 |
| 5 | North Carolina | $93,290 |
$61,600 | 3,320 |
| 6 | Wyoming | $89,980 |
$45,370 | 110 |
| 7 | Iowa | $82,260 |
$49,000 | 1,030 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | $82,110 |
$56,770 | 120 |
| 9 | Washington | $81,550 |
$52,700 | 1,490 |
| 10 | Illinois | $80,650 |
$51,380 | 3,950 |
| 11 | California | $80,530 |
$49,810 | 7,960 |
| 12 | New Mexico | $80,340 |
$51,540 | 100 |
| 13 | Kentucky | $79,930 |
$42,440 | 1,010 |
| 14 | Colorado | $79,620 |
$46,820 | 1,840 |
| 15 | Minnesota | $79,300 |
$50,460 | 1,930 |
| 16 | Connecticut | $79,240 |
$48,520 | 730 |
| 17 | Florida | $78,880 |
$50,210 | 3,790 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | $78,740 |
$47,860 | 2,320 |
| 19 | New Hampshire | $77,850 |
$48,910 | 300 |
| 20 | District of Columbia | $77,770 |
$49,330 | 60 |
| 21 | Maryland | $77,170 |
$47,660 | 870 |
| 22 | Ohio | $77,060 |
$46,560 | 2,710 |
| 23 | Idaho | $76,030 |
$44,110 | 310 |
| 24 | Maine | $76,020 |
$51,670 | 250 |
| 25 | Oregon | $75,680 |
$47,040 | 950 |
| 26 | Massachusetts | $75,520 |
$51,390 | 1,500 |
| 27 | North Dakota | $73,820 |
$49,110 | 230 |
| 28 | Texas | $73,210 |
$44,990 | 6,450 |
| 29 | Nevada | $70,850 |
$40,420 | 420 |
| 30 | Missouri | $68,540 |
$35,630 | 1,870 |
| 31 | Michigan | $64,710 |
$45,150 | 1,190 |
| 32 | South Dakota | $64,530 |
$49,080 | 350 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | $64,190 |
$40,120 | 940 |
| 34 | Tennessee | $63,660 |
$46,640 | 1,220 |
| 35 | Kansas | $63,610 |
$47,200 | 430 |
| 36 | Nebraska | $63,560 |
$49,000 | 410 |
| 37 | Arizona | $63,540 |
$44,550 | 2,030 |
| 38 | Alabama | $63,510 |
$41,270 | 280 |
| 39 | Wisconsin | $62,560 |
$45,900 | 1,680 |
| 40 | Montana | $62,520 |
$43,490 | 250 |
| 41 | South Carolina | $62,500 |
$45,240 | 970 |
| 42 | Georgia | $61,260 |
$43,180 | 1,460 |
| 43 | Indiana | $61,120 |
$43,170 | 560 |
| 44 | Vermont | $58,470 |
$41,240 | 100 |
| 45 | Arkansas | $57,970 |
$31,720 | 330 |
| 46 | Utah | $57,250 |
$39,060 | 810 |
| 47 | Delaware | $55,290 |
$33,160 | 1,230 |
| 48 | Mississippi | $54,220 |
$40,840 | 290 |
| 49 | Alaska | $50,120 |
$46,850 | 40 |
| 50 | Louisiana | $49,490 |
$38,170 | 320 |
| 51 | Guam | $49,360 |
$23,610 | 40 |
| 52 | West Virginia | $48,990 |
$42,690 | 140 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $34,710 |
$18,780 | 950 |