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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%
New York City, NY	$134K	$191K	$261K	187	6.85%
Cambridge, MA	$133K	$190K	$260K	185	5%
Pearl City, HI	$133K	$190K	$260K	185	11%
Oakland, CA	$131K	$186K	$255K	185	9.3%
Washington, DC	$131K	$186K	$255K	152	8.5%
Bellevue, WA	$129K	$183K	$251K	175	None ✓
Newark, NJ	$128K	$182K	$250K	155	10.75%
Irvine, CA	$128K	$181K	$249K	172	9.3%
Boston, MA	$125K	$178K	$244K	162	5%
Yonkers, NY	$125K	$177K	$243K	165	6.85%
Bethesda, MD	$125K	$177K	$243K	165	5.75%
Los Angeles, CA	$124K	$176K	$241K	163	9.3%
Arlington, VA	$124K	$176K	$241K	148	5.75%
Kirkland, WA	$123K	$175K	$240K	162	None ✓
Seattle, WA	$122K	$173K	$237K	150	None ✓
Stamford, CT	$122K	$173K	$237K	158	6.99%
Hilo, HI	$120K	$171K	$234K	155	11%
San Diego, CA	$119K	$169K	$231K	148	9.3%
Santa Ana, CA	$118K	$168K	$230K	150	9.3%
Anaheim, CA	$117K	$167K	$228K	148	9.3%
Rockville, MD	$117K	$167K	$228K	148	5.75%
Long Beach, CA	$116K	$165K	$226K	155	9.3%
Alexandria, VA	$116K	$165K	$226K	145	5.75%
Elizabeth, NJ	$116K	$165K	$226K	145	10.75%
Chicago, IL	$114K	$162K	$222K	107	4.95%
Paterson, NJ	$114K	$162K	$222K	140	10.75%
Chula Vista, CA	$113K	$161K	$220K	138	9.3%
Edison, NJ	$113K	$161K	$220K	138	10.75%
Fairbanks, AK	$113K	$161K	$220K	138	None ✓
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%
New Haven, CT	$106K	$151K	$206K	122	6.99%
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%
Nashua, NH	$105K	$149K	$205K	120	None ✓
Anchorage, AK	$105K	$149K	$204K	128	None ✓
Frisco, TX	$104K	$148K	$203K	118	None ✓
Riverside, CA	$104K	$148K	$203K	118	9.3%
Naperville, IL	$104K	$148K	$203K	118	4.95%
Vancouver, WA	$104K	$148K	$203K	118	None ✓
Lowell, MA	$104K	$148K	$203K	118	5%
Gresham, OR	$104K	$148K	$203K	118	9.9%
Bridgeport, CT	$104K	$148K	$203K	118	6.99%
Manchester, NH	$104K	$148K	$203K	118	None ✓
Burlington, VT	$104K	$148K	$203K	118	6.6%
Providence, RI	$104K	$148K	$203K	118	5.99%
Irving, TX	$103K	$146K	$200K	97	None ✓
McKinney, TX	$103K	$146K	$200K	108	None ✓
Hialeah, FL	$103K	$146K	$201K	115	None ✓
Hollywood, FL	$103K	$146K	$201K	115	None ✓
Aurora, CO	$103K	$146K	$200K	112	4.55%
Lakewood, CO	$103K	$146K	$201K	115	4.55%
Ann Arbor, MI	$103K	$146K	$201K	115	4.25%
St. Paul, MN	$103K	$146K	$200K	104	6.8%
Salt Lake City, UT	$103K	$146K	$200K	105	4.85%
Frederick, MD	$103K	$146K	$201K	115	5.75%
Portland, ME	$103K	$146K	$201K	115	7.15%
Concord, NH	$103K	$146K	$201K	115	None ✓
Warwick, RI	$103K	$146K	$201K	115	5.99%
Pembroke Pines, FL	$102K	$144K	$198K	112	None ✓
Fort Collins, CO	$102K	$144K	$198K	112	4.55%
Cary, NC	$102K	$144K	$198K	112	4.75%
Houston, TX	$101K	$143K	$196K	91	None ✓
Eugene, OR	$101K	$143K	$196K	110	9.9%
Round Rock, TX	$100K	$142K	$195K	108	None ✓
Tampa, FL	$100K	$142K	$194K	102	None ✓
Phoenix, AZ	$100K	$142K	$194K	100	2.5%
Chandler, AZ	$100K	$142K	$194K	105	2.5%
Gilbert, AZ	$100K	$142K	$195K	108	2.5%
Tempe, AZ	$100K	$142K	$195K	108	2.5%
Thornton, CO	$100K	$142K	$195K	108	4.55%
Raleigh, NC	$100K	$142K	$194K	102	4.75%
Durham, NC	$100K	$142K	$194K	100	4.75%
Nashville, TN	$100K	$142K	$194K	102	None ✓
Boise, ID	$100K	$142K	$195K	108	5.8%
Wilmington, DE	$100K	$142K	$195K	108	6.6%
Stockton, CA	$99K	$140K	$192K	105	9.3%
Springfield, MA	$99K	$140K	$192K	105	5%
Salem, OR	$99K	$140K	$192K	105	9.9%
Henderson, NV	$99K	$140K	$192K	105	None ✓
Meridian, ID	$99K	$140K	$192K	105	5.8%
Fort Worth, TX	$97K	$138K	$189K	93	None ✓
Carrollton, TX	$97K	$138K	$190K	102	None ✓
Orlando, FL	$97K	$138K	$189K	100	None ✓
Richmond, VA	$97K	$138K	$189K	98	5.75%
Provo, UT	$97K	$138K	$189K	100	4.85%
Missoula, MT	$97K	$138K	$190K	102	6.75%
Denton, TX	$96K	$137K	$188K	100	None ✓
San Bernardino, CA	$96K	$137K	$188K	100	9.3%
Cape Coral, FL	$96K	$137K	$188K	100	None ✓
Peoria, AZ	$96K	$137K	$188K	100	2.5%
Rochester, MN	$96K	$137K	$188K	100	6.8%
West Jordan, UT	$96K	$137K	$188K	100	4.85%
Overland Park, KS	$96K	$137K	$188K	100	5.7%
Dover, DE	$96K	$137K	$188K	100	6.6%
Albany, NY	$96K	$136K	$186K	98	6.85%
Port St. Lucie, FL	$96K	$136K	$186K	98	None ✓
Chesapeake, VA	$96K	$136K	$186K	98	5.75%
North Las Vegas, NV	$96K	$136K	$186K	98	None ✓
West Valley City, UT	$96K	$136K	$186K	98	4.85%
Orem, UT	$96K	$136K	$186K	98	4.85%
Nampa, ID	$96K	$136K	$186K	98	5.8%
Billings, MT	$96K	$136K	$186K	98	6.75%
Lewiston, ME	$96K	$136K	$186K	98	7.15%
Arlington, TX	$95K	$135K	$185K	94	None ✓
Garland, TX	$95K	$135K	$185K	91	None ✓
St. Petersburg, FL	$95K	$135K	$185K	105	None ✓
Mesa, AZ	$95K	$135K	$185K	98	2.5%
Columbus, OH	$95K	$135K	$185K	90	3.99%
Cincinnati, OH	$95K	$135K	$185K	88	3.99%
Pittsburgh, PA	$95K	$135K	$185K	90	3.07%
Las Vegas, NV	$95K	$135K	$185K	102	None ✓
Reno, NV	$95K	$135K	$185K	108	None ✓
Des Moines, IA	$95K	$135K	$185K	88	4.82%
Bakersfield, CA	$94K	$134K	$184K	95	9.3%
Aurora, IL	$94K	$134K	$184K	95	4.95%
Glendale, AZ	$94K	$134K	$184K	95	2.5%
Norfolk, VA	$94K	$134K	$184K	95	5.75%
Newport News, VA	$94K	$134K	$184K	95	5.75%
Allentown, PA	$94K	$134K	$184K	95	3.07%
North Charleston, SC	$94K	$134K	$184K	95	6.5%
Midland, TX	$93K	$132K	$181K	92	None ✓
Jacksonville, FL	$93K	$132K	$181K	93	None ✓
Athens, GA	$93K	$132K	$181K	92	5.75%
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%
Duluth, MN	$93K	$132K	$181K	92	6.8%
Charleston, SC	$93K	$132K	$181K	105	6.5%
Greenville, SC	$93K	$132K	$181K	92	6.5%
Omaha, NE	$93K	$132K	$181K	88	5.84%
Cheyenne, WY	$93K	$132K	$181K	92	None ✓
Grand Prairie, TX	$92K	$131K	$179K	90	None ✓
Tallahassee, FL	$92K	$131K	$179K	90	None ✓
Joliet, IL	$92K	$131K	$179K	90	4.95%
Sterling Heights, MI	$92K	$131K	$179K	90	4.25%
Kenosha, WI	$92K	$131K	$179K	90	5.3%
Fargo, ND	$92K	$131K	$179K	90	2.5%
Pasadena, TX	$91K	$130K	$178K	88	None ✓
Mesquite, TX	$91K	$130K	$178K	88	None ✓
Syracuse, NY	$91K	$130K	$178K	88	6.85%
Gainesville, FL	$91K	$130K	$178K	88	None ✓
Colorado Springs, CO	$91K	$130K	$178K	102	4.55%
Greensboro, NC	$91K	$130K	$178K	88	4.75%
Chattanooga, TN	$91K	$130K	$178K	88	None ✓
Detroit, MI	$91K	$130K	$178K	82	4.25%
Indianapolis, IN	$91K	$130K	$178K	88	3.23%
Milwaukee, WI	$91K	$130K	$178K	90	5.3%
Green Bay, WI	$91K	$130K	$178K	88	5.3%
Lexington, KY	$91K	$130K	$178K	88	5%
Great Falls, MT	$91K	$130K	$178K	88	6.75%
Casper, WY	$91K	$130K	$178K	88	None ✓
Bismarck, ND	$91K	$130K	$178K	88	2.5%
Sioux Falls, SD	$91K	$130K	$178K	88	None ✓
Rapid City, SD	$91K	$130K	$178K	88	None ✓
San Antonio, TX	$90K	$128K	$176K	87	None ✓
Beaumont, TX	$90K	$128K	$175K	85	None ✓
Odessa, TX	$90K	$128K	$175K	85	None ✓
Tyler, TX	$90K	$128K	$175K	85	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%
Winston-Salem, NC	$90K	$128K	$175K	85	4.75%
Warren, MI	$90K	$128K	$175K	85	4.25%
Lansing, MI	$90K	$128K	$175K	85	4.25%
Independence, MO	$90K	$128K	$175K	85	5.3%
Louisville, KY	$90K	$128K	$176K	85	5%
Huntsville, AL	$90K	$128K	$176K	88	5%
Lafayette, LA	$90K	$128K	$175K	85	6%
Cedar Rapids, IA	$90K	$128K	$175K	85	4.82%
Kansas City, KS	$90K	$128K	$175K	85	5.7%
Lincoln, NE	$90K	$128K	$175K	85	5.84%
Rio Rancho, NM	$90K	$128K	$175K	85	5.9%
Fayetteville, AR	$90K	$128K	$175K	85	4.9%
Amarillo, TX	$89K	$126K	$173K	82	None ✓
Waco, TX	$89K	$126K	$173K	82	None ✓
Pueblo, CO	$89K	$126K	$173K	82	4.55%
Columbus, GA	$89K	$126K	$173K	82	5.75%
Augusta, GA	$89K	$126K	$173K	82	5.75%
Fayetteville, NC	$89K	$126K	$173K	82	4.75%
Clarksville, TN	$89K	$126K	$173K	82	None ✓
South Bend, IN	$89K	$126K	$173K	82	3.23%
Mobile, AL	$89K	$126K	$173K	82	5%
Broken Arrow, OK	$89K	$126K	$173K	82	4.75%
Davenport, IA	$89K	$126K	$173K	82	4.82%
Killeen, TX	$88K	$125K	$171K	80	None ✓
Rockford, IL	$88K	$125K	$171K	80	4.95%
Macon, GA	$88K	$125K	$171K	80	5.75%
Akron, OH	$88K	$125K	$171K	80	3.99%
Dayton, OH	$88K	$125K	$171K	80	3.99%
Erie, PA	$88K	$125K	$171K	80	3.07%
Springfield, MO	$88K	$125K	$171K	80	5.3%
Fort Wayne, IN	$88K	$125K	$171K	80	3.23%
Bowling Green, KY	$88K	$125K	$171K	80	5%
Montgomery, AL	$88K	$125K	$171K	80	5%
Norman, OK	$88K	$125K	$171K	80	4.75%
Las Cruces, NM	$88K	$125K	$171K	80	5.9%
Gulfport, MS	$88K	$125K	$171K	80	5%
Abilene, TX	$87K	$124K	$169K	78	None ✓
Cleveland, OH	$87K	$124K	$170K	82	3.99%
Toledo, OH	$87K	$124K	$169K	78	3.99%
Evansville, IN	$87K	$124K	$169K	78	3.23%
Birmingham, AL	$87K	$124K	$170K	82	5%
New Orleans, LA	$87K	$124K	$170K	92	6%
Shreveport, LA	$87K	$124K	$169K	78	6%
Jackson, MS	$87K	$124K	$169K	78	5%
Charleston, WV	$87K	$124K	$169K	78	6.5%
Brownsville, TX	$86K	$122K	$167K	75	None ✓
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%
Fort Smith, AR	$86K	$122K	$167K	75	4.9%
Huntington, WV	$86K	$122K	$167K	75	6.5%
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 salary FAQ

How much does a Venture Capital Analyst make?

The median Venture Capital Analyst salary in the US is $135,000 per year — about $65/hour. Most earn between $95,000 (25th percentile) and $185,000 (75th percentile).

What is the starting salary for a Venture Capital Analyst?

Entry-level Venture Capital Analyst positions typically start around $95,000 per year. Pay rises with experience, specialization, and location.

How much do the highest-paid Venture Capital Analysts earn?

The top 10% of Venture Capital Analysts earn $260,000 or more per year — usually senior, lead, or specialized professionals in high-cost or high-demand markets.

Which city pays Venture Capital Analysts the most?

San Francisco has the highest median Venture Capital Analyst salary at $203K among the cities we track. But high-cost metros like San Francisco and New York often have lower real purchasing power once cost of living and taxes are factored in.

Are Venture Capital Analyst salaries going up?

Yes — Venture Capital Analyst pay is growing about 5.5% year over year, above the US average wage-growth rate.

Venture Capital Analyst Salaryby City (2026)