Entry-level Data Analyst Salary in the United States 2026
A practical guide to entry-level data analyst compensation in the United States, with sourced benchmarks and negotiation signals.
entry-level data analyst salary — United States (national)
2025 data
BLS does not break out entry-level data analysts; figures shown use the lower published band of the national Data Scientists (SOC 15-2051) distribution.
Sources: BLS OEWS — Data Scientists (15-2051), national, May 2025 (accessed 2026-06-19)
Salary by seniority
Entry-level data analyst salary benchmarks across the United States should be read as directional compensation signals, not exact offers. Use the published salary bands above to compare job scope, location expectations, and negotiation leverage.
How to read entry-level data analyst salary bands
The benchmark uses published wage bands and keeps the methodology explicit. Entry-level pages lean on the lower published band, mid-level pages use the median, and senior pages use the upper published band. When a source does not publish a percentile, the page does not infer one.
What changes compensation at this level
- Scope of ownership: reporting support, analysis delivery, stakeholder advisory, or analytics strategy.
- Technical depth across SQL, dashboards, experimentation, statistics, Python, and data quality.
- Industry, company size, remote expectations, bonus structure, and cost of living.
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