Let's start with a basic definition: A platform is a system that can be programmed and therefore customized by outside developers -- users -- and in that way, adapted to countless needs and niches that the platform's original developers could not have possibly contemplated, much less had time to accommodate.
Intelligence analysts earn the most in the District of Columbia, earning average annual wages of $94,620. On average, the highest type of analyst position is in public administration, where they earn an average salary of $90,770.
Broadcasts News Analysts. Broadcast news analysts earned an average $76,370 per year, or $36.71 per hour, as of May 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, the lowest-earning made less than $28,190 annually, or $13.55 hourly, while the highest-paid received more than $159,530, or $76.70.