Credit Analyst salary: $151K median
The median advertised Credit Analyst salary is $151K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $111K to $180K: counted from 24 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $73 an hour or $12,583 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $220K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll credit analyst jobs
$151Kmedian advertised salary
$111K – $180Kmiddle half of roles
$149Kaverage advertised salary
24roles counted
Skills that pay more for Credit Analyst roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | $190K | +$38K | 8 |
| SQL | $169K | +$18K | 12 |
| Underwriting | $155K | +$4K | 8 |
| Risk management | $152K | +$2K | 9 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
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Highest-paying open Credit Analyst roles
All credit analyst jobs- Senior Director, Credit RiskMarqeta Inc · 🇺🇸Remote - USA$224K - $280KRemoteLead and abovePythonSQL
- Director, Credit RiskRipple · 🇺🇸New York, NY, United States$204K - $250KLead and abovePythonSQLCFA
- Counterparty/Credit Risk ManagerAugustus · 🇺🇸New York City$150K - $250K
- Staff Credit Risk AnalystEarnIn · 🇺🇸Remote, US$174K - $246KRemoteLead and abovePythonSQLMachine Learning
- Director, Credit StrategyOctane · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$215K - $225KLead and abovePythonSQL
- Senior Manager, Credit RiskAirwallex · 🇺🇸US - Dallas$128K - $210KRemoteSeniorPythonSQLCFA
- Senior Credit Strategy ManagerCardless · 🇺🇸San Francisco$150K - $210KSeniorSQLMachine Learning
- Senior Associate, Private Credit Investment AnalyticsNational Life Insurance Company · 🇺🇸Addison, TX; Montpelier, VT; New York, NY$141K - $206KSenior
- Credit Risk ManagerFigure Lending · Remote$135K - $202KRemotePythonSQLTableau
- Credit Operations ManagerPetra Funds Group · 🇺🇸New York$122K - $183KExcelPower BIReconciliations
- Credit Risk, Fraud StrategistStripe · 🇺🇸South San Francisco$122K - $182KPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Credit AnalyticsOneapp · 🇺🇸United States (Remote)$150K - $180KRemoteSQLSQL queriesUnderwriting
- Associate Director - Credit RiskClear Street · 🇺🇸New York, NY$125K - $175KLead and above
- Senior Credit AnalystMercury · 🇺🇸🇨🇦San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote…$129K - $161KRemoteSeniorPythonSQLUnderwriting
- Manager, Credit Risk OperationsAirwallex · 🇺🇸US - San Francisco$130K - $160KHybridSQLCard paymentsUnderwriting
- Internal Audit - Credit RiskMizuho · 🇺🇸NYC (1285)$107K - $150KCPACISAAudit
- Senior Credit Operations Analyst, Collections & RecoveryAdyen · 🇺🇸Chicago$100K - $130KSeniorSQLLookerGoogle Sheets
- Sr Credit OfficerCompeer Financial · IL-Bloomington; IL-Morton; IL-Macomb$94K - $128KSenior
- Senior Associate - Senior Credit Modeling AnalystBlake Willson Group · 🇺🇸Remote, US$80K - $115KRemoteSeniorExcelSecurity clearanceCPA
- Credit Analyst - Leveraged Finance & Private CreditOctus · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$100K - $110K
Questions about Credit Analyst pay
- What is the average Credit Analyst salary?
- $149K a year on average and $151K at the median, across 24 open Credit Analyst postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $111K to $180K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
- Is a credit analyst a high-paying job?
- The median Credit Analyst posting advertises $151K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 13% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a credit analyst?
- A tenth of the postings offer $220K a year or more; the highest open Credit Analyst role advertises up to $280K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Credit Analyst salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $151K a year is about $73 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $12,583 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $53 to $87 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Credit Analyst roles?
- Postings that ask for Python (+$38K, 8 postings), SQL (+$18K, 12 postings), Underwriting (+$4K, 8 postings) advertise more than the $151K median of all Credit Analyst postings with pay.
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The median advertised salary for Credit Analyst roles at companies is $151K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $111K to $180K. Counted from 24 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/credit-analyst/
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