Intelligence Specialist salary

Average intelligence specialist salary

$78,453

$37.72 hourly rate

Entry-level intelligence specialist salary
$55,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does an intelligence specialist make?

The average intelligence specialist salary in the United States is $78,453. Intelligence specialist salaries typically range between $55,000 and $111,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for intelligence specialists is $37.72 per hour.

Intelligence specialist salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Intelligence specialists earn the highest average salary in California.

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Intelligence Specialist salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Glassdoor, Ziprecruiter, Comparably and Payscale, the average salary for an intelligence specialist typically falls between $75,569 and $99,366.
zippia
$78,453yearly
glassdoor[1]
$93,855yearly
indeed[2]
$90,795yearly
comparably[3]
$75,569yearly
Salary.com[4]
$99,366yearly
ZipRecruiter[5]
$94,750yearly
payscale[6]
$86,735yearly

Average intelligence specialist salary by state

The highest-paying states for intelligence specialists are California, Maryland, and Washington. The lowest average intelligence specialist salary states are Iowa, Nebraska, and Georgia.

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Highest paying states for intelligence specialists

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1Maryland$98,927$47.56
2Montana$94,071$45.23
3South Dakota$88,926$42.75
4District of Columbia$93,865$45.13
5Oregon$88,014$42.31
6Vermont$82,451$39.64
7Virginia$84,541$40.64
8Louisiana$86,102$41.40
9Hawaii$90,072$43.30
10Washington$94,690$45.52
11Nevada$81,745$39.30
12West Virginia$80,316$38.61
13California$103,904$49.95
14New Hampshire$81,016$38.95
15Maine$79,314$38.13
16Connecticut$85,759$41.23
17Wisconsin$81,980$39.41
18North Dakota$72,799$35.00
19Wyoming$72,185$34.70
20Idaho$75,314$36.21
21Alaska$75,039$36.08
22Delaware$74,727$35.93
23Kansas$75,014$36.06
24Arizona$75,709$36.40
25New York$79,251$38.10
26New Jersey$82,054$39.45
27Rhode Island$74,701$35.91
28Pennsylvania$75,915$36.50
29Massachusetts$79,037$38.00
30Ohio$74,777$35.95
31Texas$75,092$36.10
32Michigan$73,186$35.19
33Arkansas$68,822$33.09
34Utah$72,060$34.64
35Colorado$73,357$35.27
36Alabama$65,006$31.25
37Illinois$71,772$34.51
38New Mexico$67,127$32.27
39Florida$64,883$31.19
40Iowa$60,055$28.87
41North Carolina$61,132$29.39
42Nebraska$59,449$28.58
43Missouri$68,615$32.99
44Tennessee$62,118$29.86
45Kentucky$60,224$28.95
46Georgia$58,582$28.16
47Mississippi$57,206$27.50
48South Carolina$61,220$29.43
49Oklahoma$55,023$26.45
50Minnesota$60,553$29.11
51Indiana$51,483$24.75

Highest paying cities for intelligence specialists

The highest-paying cities for intelligence specialists are San Francisco, CA, Annapolis, MD, and Seattle, WA.

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1San Francisco, CA$115,183$55.38
2Annapolis, MD$99,091$47.64
3Seattle, WA$95,349$45.84
4Washington, DC$93,905$45.15
5Arlington, VA$85,201$40.96
6New York, NY$79,280$38.12
7Boston, MA$79,129$38.04
8Philadelphia, PA$76,203$36.64
9Austin, TX$75,568$36.33
10Leavenworth, KS$75,244$36.17
11Wilmington, DE$74,829$35.98
12Columbus, OH$74,536$35.83
13Boulder, CO$73,486$35.33
14Chicago, IL$71,982$34.61
15Salt Lake City, UT$71,743$34.49
16Pensacola, FL$66,563$32.00
17Shoreview, MN$60,646$29.16
18Atlanta, GA$58,610$28.18
19Columbus, IN$51,031$24.53

Intelligence Specialist salary details

An intelligence specialist's salary ranges from $55,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $111,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Intelligence Specialist Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is an intelligence specialist's salary?

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90th Percentile$111,000$9,250$53
75th Percentile$94,000$7,833$45
Average$78,453$6,538$38
25th Percentile$65,000$5,417$31
10th Percentile$55,000$4,583$26

Highest paying intelligence specialist jobs

The highest paying types of intelligence specialists are military analyst, senior intelligence analyst, and all source intelligence analyst.

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Geospatial Analyst$62,823$5,235$30.201,496
Military Analyst$88,753$7,396$42.6716,441
Full-Motion Video Analyst$63,252$5,271$30.413,095
Crime Analyst$60,253$5,021$28.9729,095
Imagery Analyst$60,703$5,059$29.184,449
All-Source Analyst$72,696$6,058$34.9515,373

Top companies hiring intelligence specialists now:

  1. Apple Jobs (10)
  2. Booz Allen Hamilton Jobs (6)
  3. IBM Jobs (13)
  4. SAIC Jobs (15)
  5. AT&T Jobs (6)

Which companies pay intelligence specialists the most?

Intelligence specialist salaries at Apple and SAP are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average intelligence specialist salary at companies like Intuitive Surgical and Beaumont Health are highly competitive.

Rank
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1Apple$134,641$64.73
2SAP$111,981$53.84
3Intuitive Surgical$110,715$53.23
4Beaumont Health$104,108$50.05
5Sumo Logic$103,428$49.73
6TIBCO Software$101,910$49.00
7General Motors$101,900$48.99
8City National Bank$100,309$48.23
9Proofpoint$92,485$44.46
10Udacity$91,796$44.13
11McKinsey & Company Inc$90,780$43.64
12Booz Allen Hamilton$90,679$43.60
13Banco Itaú$90,649$43.58
14Amazon$89,348$42.96
15Citi$88,105$42.36
16Bank of the West$87,643$42.14
17SAIC$87,279$41.96
18BNP Paribas$87,236$41.94
19JPS Health Network$86,354$41.52
20RPA$85,190$40.96

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$80,000$78,200$76,400$74,600$72,800$71,000
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Intelligence Specialist salary by industry

The average intelligence specialist salary varies across industries:

  • The average intelligence specialist salary in the finance industry is $90,046, the highest of any industry.
  • The average intelligence specialist salary in the finance industry is $78,664.
  • Intelligence specialists in the professional industry earn an average salary of $70,129, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for intelligence specialists

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1Finance$90,046$43.29
2Technology$78,664$37.82
3Government$70,874$34.07
4Professional$70,129$33.72

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Intelligence Specialist salary trends

The average intelligence specialist salary has risen by $13,689 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average intelligence specialist earned $64,764 annually, but today, they earn $78,453 a year. That works out to a 11% change in pay for intelligence specialists over the last decade.

Compare intelligence specialist salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average intelligence specialist salary over time

Compare intelligence specialist salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

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Intelligence Specialist salary by year

Year
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2025$78,500$37.72+4.3%
2024$75,100$36.08+1.5%
2023$73,900$35.54+2.4%
2022$72,200$34.69+2.3%
2021$70,500$33.89+1.2%

Recently added intelligence specialist salaries

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TwitterThreat Intelligence SpecialistBastrop, TX12/15/2024$127,000
Financial Industry Regulatory AuthorityPrincipal Intelligence Specialist, FIU-All Finra LocationsLos Angeles, CA12/15/2024$92,500
Department of DefenseSupervisory Intelligence Specialist (GMI Analyst)Boone, CO12/14/2024$114,970
Department of DefenseIntelligence SpecialistFort Meade, MD12/14/2024$99,200
Department of DefenseSupervisory Intelligence Specialist (Staff Management)Leavenworth, KS12/14/2024$124,113
Department of DefenseIntelligence Specialist (Operations)Nunez, GA12/14/2024$103,409
Department of The Air ForceIntelligence SpecialistEnon, VA12/13/2024$104,861
Department of The Air ForceIntelligence SpecialistRiverside, CA12/13/2024$101,121
Department of The Air ForceIntelligence SpecialistWright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH12/13/2024$126,717
Apex SystemsIntelligence SpecialistFort Meade, MD12/12/2024$125,220

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