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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.
The highest-paying states for intelligence specialists are California, Maryland, and Washington. The lowest average intelligence specialist salary states are Iowa, Nebraska, and Georgia.
Rank![]() ![]() | State![]() ![]() | Avg. Salary![]() ![]() | Hourly Rate![]() ![]() |
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1 | Maryland | $98,927 | $47.56 |
2 | Montana | $94,071 | $45.23 |
3 | South Dakota | $88,926 | $42.75 |
4 | District of Columbia | $93,865 | $45.13 |
5 | Oregon | $88,014 | $42.31 |
6 | Vermont | $82,451 | $39.64 |
7 | Virginia | $84,541 | $40.64 |
8 | Louisiana | $86,102 | $41.40 |
9 | Hawaii | $90,072 | $43.30 |
10 | Washington | $94,690 | $45.52 |
11 | Nevada | $81,745 | $39.30 |
12 | West Virginia | $80,316 | $38.61 |
13 | California | $103,904 | $49.95 |
14 | New Hampshire | $81,016 | $38.95 |
15 | Maine | $79,314 | $38.13 |
16 | Connecticut | $85,759 | $41.23 |
17 | Wisconsin | $81,980 | $39.41 |
18 | North Dakota | $72,799 | $35.00 |
19 | Wyoming | $72,185 | $34.70 |
20 | Idaho | $75,314 | $36.21 |
21 | Alaska | $75,039 | $36.08 |
22 | Delaware | $74,727 | $35.93 |
23 | Kansas | $75,014 | $36.06 |
24 | Arizona | $75,709 | $36.40 |
25 | New York | $79,251 | $38.10 |
26 | New Jersey | $82,054 | $39.45 |
27 | Rhode Island | $74,701 | $35.91 |
28 | Pennsylvania | $75,915 | $36.50 |
29 | Massachusetts | $79,037 | $38.00 |
30 | Ohio | $74,777 | $35.95 |
31 | Texas | $75,092 | $36.10 |
32 | Michigan | $73,186 | $35.19 |
33 | Arkansas | $68,822 | $33.09 |
34 | Utah | $72,060 | $34.64 |
35 | Colorado | $73,357 | $35.27 |
36 | Alabama | $65,006 | $31.25 |
37 | Illinois | $71,772 | $34.51 |
38 | New Mexico | $67,127 | $32.27 |
39 | Florida | $64,883 | $31.19 |
40 | Iowa | $60,055 | $28.87 |
41 | North Carolina | $61,132 | $29.39 |
42 | Nebraska | $59,449 | $28.58 |
43 | Missouri | $68,615 | $32.99 |
44 | Tennessee | $62,118 | $29.86 |
45 | Kentucky | $60,224 | $28.95 |
46 | Georgia | $58,582 | $28.16 |
47 | Mississippi | $57,206 | $27.50 |
48 | South Carolina | $61,220 | $29.43 |
49 | Oklahoma | $55,023 | $26.45 |
50 | Minnesota | $60,553 | $29.11 |
51 | Indiana | $51,483 | $24.75 |
The highest-paying cities for intelligence specialists are San Francisco, CA, Annapolis, MD, and Seattle, WA.
Rank![]() ![]() | City![]() ![]() | Avg. Salary![]() ![]() | Hourly Rate![]() ![]() |
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1 | San Francisco, CA | $115,183 | $55.38 |
2 | Annapolis, MD | $99,091 | $47.64 |
3 | Seattle, WA | $95,349 | $45.84 |
4 | Washington, DC | $93,905 | $45.15 |
5 | Arlington, VA | $85,201 | $40.96 |
6 | New York, NY | $79,280 | $38.12 |
7 | Boston, MA | $79,129 | $38.04 |
8 | Philadelphia, PA | $76,203 | $36.64 |
9 | Austin, TX | $75,568 | $36.33 |
10 | Leavenworth, KS | $75,244 | $36.17 |
11 | Wilmington, DE | $74,829 | $35.98 |
12 | Columbus, OH | $74,536 | $35.83 |
13 | Boulder, CO | $73,486 | $35.33 |
14 | Chicago, IL | $71,982 | $34.61 |
15 | Salt Lake City, UT | $71,743 | $34.49 |
16 | Pensacola, FL | $66,563 | $32.00 |
17 | Shoreview, MN | $60,646 | $29.16 |
18 | Atlanta, GA | $58,610 | $28.18 |
19 | Columbus, IN | $51,031 | $24.53 |
An intelligence specialist's salary ranges from $55,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $111,000 at the 90th percentile.
Percentile![]() ![]() | Annual Salary![]() ![]() | Monthly Salary![]() ![]() | Hourly Rate![]() ![]() |
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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 |
The highest paying types of intelligence specialists are military analyst, senior intelligence analyst, and all source intelligence analyst.
Job Title![]() ![]() | Annual Salary![]() ![]() | Monthly Salary![]() ![]() | Hourly Rate![]() ![]() | Job Openings![]() ![]() |
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Geospatial Analyst | $62,823 | $5,235 | $30.20 | 1,496 |
Military Analyst | $88,753 | $7,396 | $42.67 | 16,441 |
Full-Motion Video Analyst | $63,252 | $5,271 | $30.41 | 3,095 |
Crime Analyst | $60,253 | $5,021 | $28.97 | 29,095 |
Imagery Analyst | $60,703 | $5,059 | $29.18 | 4,449 |
All-Source Analyst | $72,696 | $6,058 | $34.95 | 15,373 |
Top companies hiring intelligence specialists now:
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![]() ![]() | Company![]() ![]() | Average Salary![]() ![]() | Hourly Rate![]() ![]() |
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1 | Apple | $134,641 | $64.73 |
2 | SAP | $111,981 | $53.84 |
3 | Intuitive Surgical | $110,715 | $53.23 |
4 | Beaumont Health | $104,108 | $50.05 |
5 | Sumo Logic | $103,428 | $49.73 |
6 | TIBCO Software | $101,910 | $49.00 |
7 | General Motors | $101,900 | $48.99 |
8 | City National Bank | $100,309 | $48.23 |
9 | Proofpoint | $92,485 | $44.46 |
10 | Udacity | $91,796 | $44.13 |
11 | McKinsey & Company Inc | $90,780 | $43.64 |
12 | Booz Allen Hamilton | $90,679 | $43.60 |
13 | Banco Itaú | $90,649 | $43.58 |
14 | Amazon | $89,348 | $42.96 |
15 | Citi | $88,105 | $42.36 |
16 | Bank of the West | $87,643 | $42.14 |
17 | SAIC | $87,279 | $41.96 |
18 | BNP Paribas | $87,236 | $41.94 |
19 | JPS Health Network | $86,354 | $41.52 |
20 | RPA | $85,190 | $40.96 |
The average intelligence specialist salary varies across industries:
Rank![]() ![]() | Industry![]() ![]() | Average Salary![]() ![]() | Hourly Rate![]() ![]() |
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1 | Finance | $90,046 | $43.29 |
2 | Technology | $78,664 | $37.82 |
3 | Government | $70,874 | $34.07 |
4 | Professional | $70,129 | $33.72 |
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.
Compare intelligence specialist salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year![]() ![]() | Avg. Salary![]() ![]() | Hourly Rate![]() ![]() | % Change![]() ![]() |
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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% |
Company![]() ![]() | Job![]() ![]() | Location![]() ![]() | Date Added![]() ![]() | Salary![]() ![]() |
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Threat Intelligence Specialist | Bastrop, TX | 12/15/2024 | $127,000 | |
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority | Principal Intelligence Specialist, FIU-All Finra Locations | Los Angeles, CA | 12/15/2024 | $92,500 |
Department of Defense | Supervisory Intelligence Specialist (GMI Analyst) | Boone, CO | 12/14/2024 | $114,970 |
Department of Defense | Intelligence Specialist | Fort Meade, MD | 12/14/2024 | $99,200 |
Department of Defense | Supervisory Intelligence Specialist (Staff Management) | Leavenworth, KS | 12/14/2024 | $124,113 |
Department of Defense | Intelligence Specialist (Operations) | Nunez, GA | 12/14/2024 | $103,409 |
Department of The Air Force | Intelligence Specialist | Enon, VA | 12/13/2024 | $104,861 |
Department of The Air Force | Intelligence Specialist | Riverside, CA | 12/13/2024 | $101,121 |
Department of The Air Force | Intelligence Specialist | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH | 12/13/2024 | $126,717 |
Apex Systems | Intelligence Specialist | Fort Meade, MD | 12/12/2024 | $125,220 |
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