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(United States). The average salary for a Credit Analyst is $46,808 per year. Most people move on to other jobs if they have more than 20 years' experience in this career. Skills that are associated with high pay for this job are Financial Modeling and Business Analysis. For the first five to ten years in this position, salary increases modestly, but any additional experience does not have a big effect on pay. $34,228 - $67,517.
Most credit analysts are employed by banks, credit rating agencies, investment companies, and corporations. The national annual mean salary for credit analysts as of May 2011 was $69,640, per BLS statistics. Those earning in the 75th percentile made $83,210; and those earning in the 90th percentile, $115,240. California leads the pack in the number of credit analysts it employs, at 5970 in May 2011.