What is the average Venture Capital Analyst salary in the US?

The national median Venture Capital Analyst salary is $135,000 per year. Entry-level positions start around $95,000, while senior professionals earn $260,000 or more.

Which city pays Venture Capital Analysts the most?

San Francisco offers the highest median Venture Capital Analyst salary at $203K per year among the cities we track. However, high-cost cities like San Francisco and New York often have lower purchasing power once cost of living is factored in.

How fast are Venture Capital Analyst salaries growing?

Venture Capital Analyst salaries are growing at 5.5% annually, above the national average wage growth rate.

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Venture Capital Analyst Salary
by City (2026)

Source, evaluate, and support early-stage company investments for VC firms. National median: $135K/year. See how your city compares.

National median

$135K

Top 10% earn

$260K

Entry level

$95K

Salary growth

+5.5%/yr

Venture Capital Analyst salary by city

Sorted by median salary

City	Entry	Median	Senior	COL	Tax
San Francisco, CA	$143K	$203K	$278K	224	9.3%
San Jose, CA	$138K	$196K	$268K	210	9.3%
Jersey City, NJ	$135K	$192K	$263K	162	10.75%
Oakland, CA	$131K	$186K	$255K	185	9.3%
Washington, DC	$131K	$186K	$255K	152	8.5%
Newark, NJ	$128K	$182K	$250K	155	10.75%
Boston, MA	$125K	$178K	$244K	162	5%
Los Angeles, CA	$124K	$176K	$241K	163	9.3%
Arlington, VA	$124K	$176K	$241K	148	5.75%
Seattle, WA	$122K	$173K	$237K	150	None ✓
San Diego, CA	$119K	$169K	$231K	148	9.3%
Long Beach, CA	$116K	$165K	$226K	155	9.3%
Chicago, IL	$114K	$162K	$222K	107	4.95%
Sacramento, CA	$112K	$159K	$218K	128	9.3%
Miami, FL	$112K	$159K	$218K	123	None ✓
Scottsdale, AZ	$109K	$155K	$213K	118	2.5%
Denver, CO	$109K	$155K	$213K	118	4.55%
Worcester, MA	$109K	$155K	$213K	120	5%
Philadelphia, PA	$109K	$155K	$213K	110	3.07%
Portland, OR	$109K	$155K	$213K	130	9.9%
Baltimore, MD	$109K	$155K	$213K	115	5.75%
Hartford, CT	$109K	$155K	$213K	118	6.99%
Honolulu, HI	$109K	$155K	$213K	192	11%
Dallas, TX	$108K	$154K	$211K	96	None ✓
Plano, TX	$106K	$151K	$207K	105	None ✓
Atlanta, GA	$106K	$151K	$207K	99	5.75%
Minneapolis, MN	$106K	$151K	$207K	106	6.8%
Austin, TX	$105K	$149K	$204K	110	None ✓
Fort Lauderdale, FL	$105K	$149K	$204K	118	None ✓
Tacoma, WA	$105K	$149K	$204K	128	None ✓
Charlotte, NC	$105K	$149K	$204K	100	4.75%
Anchorage, AK	$105K	$149K	$204K	128	None ✓
Irving, TX	$103K	$146K	$200K	97	None ✓
McKinney, TX	$103K	$146K	$200K	108	None ✓
Aurora, CO	$103K	$146K	$200K	112	4.55%
St. Paul, MN	$103K	$146K	$200K	104	6.8%
Salt Lake City, UT	$103K	$146K	$200K	105	4.85%
Houston, TX	$101K	$143K	$196K	91	None ✓
Tampa, FL	$100K	$142K	$194K	102	None ✓
Phoenix, AZ	$100K	$142K	$194K	100	2.5%
Chandler, AZ	$100K	$142K	$194K	105	2.5%
Raleigh, NC	$100K	$142K	$194K	102	4.75%
Durham, NC	$100K	$142K	$194K	100	4.75%
Nashville, TN	$100K	$142K	$194K	102	None ✓
Fort Worth, TX	$97K	$138K	$189K	93	None ✓
Orlando, FL	$97K	$138K	$189K	100	None ✓
Richmond, VA	$97K	$138K	$189K	98	5.75%
Provo, UT	$97K	$138K	$189K	100	4.85%
Arlington, TX	$95K	$135K	$185K	94	None ✓
Garland, TX	$95K	$135K	$185K	91	None ✓
Amarillo, TX	$95K	$135K	$185K	82	None ✓
Grand Prairie, TX	$95K	$135K	$185K	90	None ✓
Frisco, TX	$95K	$135K	$185K	118	None ✓
Brownsville, TX	$95K	$135K	$185K	75	None ✓
Pasadena, TX	$95K	$135K	$185K	88	None ✓
Mesquite, TX	$95K	$135K	$185K	88	None ✓
Killeen, TX	$95K	$135K	$185K	80	None ✓
Midland, TX	$95K	$135K	$185K	92	None ✓
Waco, TX	$95K	$135K	$185K	82	None ✓
Abilene, TX	$95K	$135K	$185K	78	None ✓
Beaumont, TX	$95K	$135K	$185K	85	None ✓
Round Rock, TX	$95K	$135K	$185K	108	None ✓
Denton, TX	$95K	$135K	$185K	100	None ✓
Odessa, TX	$95K	$135K	$185K	85	None ✓
Carrollton, TX	$95K	$135K	$185K	102	None ✓
Tyler, TX	$95K	$135K	$185K	85	None ✓
Bakersfield, CA	$95K	$135K	$185K	95	9.3%
Anaheim, CA	$95K	$135K	$185K	148	9.3%
Santa Ana, CA	$95K	$135K	$185K	150	9.3%
Riverside, CA	$95K	$135K	$185K	118	9.3%
Stockton, CA	$95K	$135K	$185K	105	9.3%
Chula Vista, CA	$95K	$135K	$185K	138	9.3%
Irvine, CA	$95K	$135K	$185K	172	9.3%
San Bernardino, CA	$95K	$135K	$185K	100	9.3%
New York City, NY	$95K	$135K	$185K	187	6.85%
Yonkers, NY	$95K	$135K	$185K	165	6.85%
Syracuse, NY	$95K	$135K	$185K	88	6.85%
Albany, NY	$95K	$135K	$185K	98	6.85%
St. Petersburg, FL	$95K	$135K	$185K	105	None ✓
Hialeah, FL	$95K	$135K	$185K	115	None ✓
Port St. Lucie, FL	$95K	$135K	$185K	98	None ✓
Cape Coral, FL	$95K	$135K	$185K	100	None ✓
Tallahassee, FL	$95K	$135K	$185K	90	None ✓
Pembroke Pines, FL	$95K	$135K	$185K	112	None ✓
Hollywood, FL	$95K	$135K	$185K	115	None ✓
Gainesville, FL	$95K	$135K	$185K	88	None ✓
Aurora, IL	$95K	$135K	$185K	95	4.95%
Joliet, IL	$95K	$135K	$185K	90	4.95%
Naperville, IL	$95K	$135K	$185K	118	4.95%
Rockford, IL	$95K	$135K	$185K	80	4.95%
Vancouver, WA	$95K	$135K	$185K	118	None ✓
Bellevue, WA	$95K	$135K	$185K	175	None ✓
Kirkland, WA	$95K	$135K	$185K	162	None ✓
Mesa, AZ	$95K	$135K	$185K	98	2.5%
Glendale, AZ	$95K	$135K	$185K	95	2.5%
Gilbert, AZ	$95K	$135K	$185K	108	2.5%
Tempe, AZ	$95K	$135K	$185K	108	2.5%
Peoria, AZ	$95K	$135K	$185K	100	2.5%
Fort Collins, CO	$95K	$135K	$185K	112	4.55%
Lakewood, CO	$95K	$135K	$185K	115	4.55%
Thornton, CO	$95K	$135K	$185K	108	4.55%
Pueblo, CO	$95K	$135K	$185K	82	4.55%
Columbus, GA	$95K	$135K	$185K	82	5.75%
Augusta, GA	$95K	$135K	$185K	82	5.75%
Athens, GA	$95K	$135K	$185K	92	5.75%
Macon, GA	$95K	$135K	$185K	80	5.75%
Springfield, MA	$95K	$135K	$185K	105	5%
Cambridge, MA	$95K	$135K	$185K	185	5%
Lowell, MA	$95K	$135K	$185K	118	5%
Greensboro, NC	$95K	$135K	$185K	88	4.75%
Winston-Salem, NC	$95K	$135K	$185K	85	4.75%
Fayetteville, NC	$95K	$135K	$185K	82	4.75%
Cary, NC	$95K	$135K	$185K	112	4.75%
Norfolk, VA	$95K	$135K	$185K	95	5.75%
Chesapeake, VA	$95K	$135K	$185K	98	5.75%
Newport News, VA	$95K	$135K	$185K	95	5.75%
Alexandria, VA	$95K	$135K	$185K	145	5.75%
Chattanooga, TN	$95K	$135K	$185K	88	None ✓
Clarksville, TN	$95K	$135K	$185K	82	None ✓
Columbus, OH	$95K	$135K	$185K	90	3.99%
Cincinnati, OH	$95K	$135K	$185K	88	3.99%
Toledo, OH	$95K	$135K	$185K	78	3.99%
Akron, OH	$95K	$135K	$185K	80	3.99%
Dayton, OH	$95K	$135K	$185K	80	3.99%
Warren, MI	$95K	$135K	$185K	85	4.25%
Sterling Heights, MI	$95K	$135K	$185K	90	4.25%
Ann Arbor, MI	$95K	$135K	$185K	115	4.25%
Lansing, MI	$95K	$135K	$185K	85	4.25%
Pittsburgh, PA	$95K	$135K	$185K	90	3.07%
Allentown, PA	$95K	$135K	$185K	95	3.07%
Erie, PA	$95K	$135K	$185K	80	3.07%
Springfield, MO	$95K	$135K	$185K	80	5.3%
Independence, MO	$95K	$135K	$185K	85	5.3%
Fort Wayne, IN	$95K	$135K	$185K	80	3.23%
Evansville, IN	$95K	$135K	$185K	78	3.23%
South Bend, IN	$95K	$135K	$185K	82	3.23%
Green Bay, WI	$95K	$135K	$185K	88	5.3%
Kenosha, WI	$95K	$135K	$185K	90	5.3%
Rochester, MN	$95K	$135K	$185K	100	6.8%
Duluth, MN	$95K	$135K	$185K	92	6.8%
Salem, OR	$95K	$135K	$185K	105	9.9%
Eugene, OR	$95K	$135K	$185K	110	9.9%
Gresham, OR	$95K	$135K	$185K	118	9.9%
Las Vegas, NV	$95K	$135K	$185K	102	None ✓
Henderson, NV	$95K	$135K	$185K	105	None ✓
Reno, NV	$95K	$135K	$185K	108	None ✓
North Las Vegas, NV	$95K	$135K	$185K	98	None ✓
West Valley City, UT	$95K	$135K	$185K	98	4.85%
West Jordan, UT	$95K	$135K	$185K	100	4.85%
Orem, UT	$95K	$135K	$185K	98	4.85%
Lexington, KY	$95K	$135K	$185K	88	5%
Bowling Green, KY	$95K	$135K	$185K	80	5%
Montgomery, AL	$95K	$135K	$185K	80	5%
Mobile, AL	$95K	$135K	$185K	82	5%
North Charleston, SC	$95K	$135K	$185K	95	6.5%
Greenville, SC	$95K	$135K	$185K	92	6.5%
Norman, OK	$95K	$135K	$185K	80	4.75%
Broken Arrow, OK	$95K	$135K	$185K	82	4.75%
Shreveport, LA	$95K	$135K	$185K	78	6%
Lafayette, LA	$95K	$135K	$185K	85	6%
Frederick, MD	$95K	$135K	$185K	115	5.75%
Rockville, MD	$95K	$135K	$185K	148	5.75%
Paterson, NJ	$95K	$135K	$185K	140	10.75%
Elizabeth, NJ	$95K	$135K	$185K	145	10.75%
Edison, NJ	$95K	$135K	$185K	138	10.75%
Bridgeport, CT	$95K	$135K	$185K	118	6.99%
New Haven, CT	$95K	$135K	$185K	122	6.99%
Stamford, CT	$95K	$135K	$185K	158	6.99%
Des Moines, IA	$95K	$135K	$185K	88	4.82%
Cedar Rapids, IA	$95K	$135K	$185K	85	4.82%
Davenport, IA	$95K	$135K	$185K	82	4.82%
Overland Park, KS	$95K	$135K	$185K	100	5.7%
Kansas City, KS	$95K	$135K	$185K	85	5.7%
Lincoln, NE	$95K	$135K	$185K	85	5.84%
Las Cruces, NM	$95K	$135K	$185K	80	5.9%
Rio Rancho, NM	$95K	$135K	$185K	85	5.9%
Boise, ID	$95K	$135K	$185K	108	5.8%
Meridian, ID	$95K	$135K	$185K	105	5.8%
Nampa, ID	$95K	$135K	$185K	98	5.8%
Billings, MT	$95K	$135K	$185K	98	6.75%
Missoula, MT	$95K	$135K	$185K	102	6.75%
Great Falls, MT	$95K	$135K	$185K	88	6.75%
Cheyenne, WY	$95K	$135K	$185K	92	None ✓
Casper, WY	$95K	$135K	$185K	88	None ✓
Fargo, ND	$95K	$135K	$185K	90	2.5%
Bismarck, ND	$95K	$135K	$185K	88	2.5%
Sioux Falls, SD	$95K	$135K	$185K	88	None ✓
Rapid City, SD	$95K	$135K	$185K	88	None ✓
Jackson, MS	$95K	$135K	$185K	78	5%
Gulfport, MS	$95K	$135K	$185K	80	5%
Fort Smith, AR	$95K	$135K	$185K	75	4.9%
Fayetteville, AR	$95K	$135K	$185K	85	4.9%
Charleston, WV	$95K	$135K	$185K	78	6.5%
Huntington, WV	$95K	$135K	$185K	75	6.5%
Portland, ME	$95K	$135K	$185K	115	7.15%
Lewiston, ME	$95K	$135K	$185K	98	7.15%
Manchester, NH	$95K	$135K	$185K	118	None ✓
Nashua, NH	$95K	$135K	$185K	120	None ✓
Concord, NH	$95K	$135K	$185K	115	None ✓
Burlington, VT	$95K	$135K	$185K	118	6.6%
Providence, RI	$95K	$135K	$185K	118	5.99%
Warwick, RI	$95K	$135K	$185K	115	5.99%
Wilmington, DE	$95K	$135K	$185K	108	6.6%
Dover, DE	$95K	$135K	$185K	100	6.6%
Pearl City, HI	$95K	$135K	$185K	185	11%
Hilo, HI	$95K	$135K	$185K	155	11%
Fairbanks, AK	$95K	$135K	$185K	138	None ✓
Bethesda, MD	$95K	$135K	$185K	165	5.75%
Jacksonville, FL	$93K	$132K	$181K	93	None ✓
Virginia Beach, VA	$93K	$132K	$181K	98	5.75%
Kansas City, MO	$93K	$132K	$181K	90	5.3%
St. Louis, MO	$93K	$132K	$181K	86	5.3%
Madison, WI	$93K	$132K	$181K	102	5.3%
Charleston, SC	$93K	$132K	$181K	105	6.5%
Omaha, NE	$93K	$132K	$181K	88	5.84%
Colorado Springs, CO	$91K	$130K	$178K	102	4.55%
Detroit, MI	$91K	$130K	$178K	82	4.25%
Indianapolis, IN	$91K	$130K	$178K	88	3.23%
Milwaukee, WI	$91K	$130K	$178K	90	5.3%
San Antonio, TX	$90K	$128K	$176K	87	None ✓
Fresno, CA	$90K	$128K	$176K	102	9.3%
Buffalo, NY	$90K	$128K	$176K	88	6.85%
Rochester, NY	$90K	$128K	$176K	90	6.85%
Louisville, KY	$90K	$128K	$176K	85	5%
Huntsville, AL	$90K	$128K	$176K	88	5%
Cleveland, OH	$87K	$124K	$170K	82	3.99%
Birmingham, AL	$87K	$124K	$170K	82	5%
New Orleans, LA	$87K	$124K	$170K	92	6%
Spokane, WA	$86K	$122K	$167K	95	None ✓
Memphis, TN	$86K	$122K	$167K	82	None ✓
Grand Rapids, MI	$86K	$122K	$167K	90	4.25%
Columbia, SC	$86K	$122K	$167K	88	6.5%
Oklahoma City, OK	$86K	$122K	$167K	82	4.75%
Baton Rouge, LA	$86K	$122K	$167K	88	6%
Corpus Christi, TX	$84K	$119K	$163K	84	None ✓
Tucson, AZ	$84K	$119K	$163K	90	2.5%
Savannah, GA	$84K	$119K	$163K	92	5.75%
Knoxville, TN	$84K	$119K	$163K	85	None ✓
Tulsa, OK	$84K	$119K	$163K	80	4.75%
Albuquerque, NM	$84K	$119K	$163K	88	5.9%
Wichita, KS	$82K	$116K	$159K	82	5.7%
El Paso, TX	$81K	$115K	$157K	82	None ✓
Little Rock, AR	$81K	$115K	$157K	82	4.9%
Lubbock, TX	$78K	$111K	$152K	78	None ✓
Laredo, TX	$74K	$105K	$144K	76	None ✓

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Venture Capital Analyst Salary Guide (2026)

The national median salary for a Venture Capital Analyst is $135,000 per year. Entry-level positions typically start at $95,000, while experienced professionals in the top 25% earn $185,000 or more. The highest-paid 10% of Venture Capital Analysts nationally earn $260,000+.

Education and requirements

Bachelor's in Finance; MBA from top school. This role is 38% remote-eligible nationally, which significantly expands the geographic job market for workers in lower cost-of-living cities.

Salary growth outlook

Venture Capital Analyst compensation is growing at 5.5% annually, well above the national average wage growth rate. Demand for qualified Venture Capital Analysts significantly outpaces supply in most major metros.

Venture Capital Analyst Salaryby City (2026)