Pricing Analyst
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Pricing Analyst researches and recommends prices for company products or services. Analyzes company costs, industry pricing trends and prices at competitor companies. Develops strategies for pricing to improve sales.
Job Outlook
There were 239 Pricing Analyst job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 8204 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Pricing Analyst industry, which includes the Pricing Analyst career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Pricing Analyst jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $81,979.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $80,115.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Pricing Analyst postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $69,714.
Education and Experience
Posted Pricing Analyst jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 2.57% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 79.5% |
| Master's Degree | 17.32% |
| Doctoral Degree | 1.52% |
| Other | 7.09% |
Posted Pricing Analyst jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 35.48% |
| 3 to 5 years | 45.51% |
| 6 to 8 years | 13.26% |
| 9+ years | 5.75% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Pricing Analyst positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Communication (47.64%)
- Microsoft Excel (46%)
- Sales (45.39%)
- Management (42.21%)
- Detail Oriented (30.16%)
- Problem Solving (29.9%)
- Operations (23.39%)
- Leadership (22.66%)
- Microsoft Office (21.15%)
- Analytical Skills (21%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Pricing Strategies (41.96%)
- Finance (52.89%)
- Price Analysis (13.74%)
- Data Analysis (27.24%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Financial Modeling (9.63%)
- Auditing (15.29%)
- R (Programming Language) (5.83%)
- Procurement (8.82%)
- Pivot Tables And Charts (11.3%)
- Tableau (Business Intelligence Software) (12.65%)
- SAP Applications (8.68%)
- Financial Analysis (16.65%)
- Corporate Finance (5.63%)
- Process Improvement (10.55%)
- Underwriting (4.45%)
- Python (Programming Language) (8.72%)
- Business Development (11.42%)
- Market Trend (9.53%)
- Microsoft Access (7.18%)
- Merchandising (4.64%)
- Accounting (27.87%)
- Marketing (22.47%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (8.37%)
- Business Strategies (3.71%)
- Request For Proposal (14.89%)
- Economics (21.42%)
- Statistics (8.98%)
- SAS (Software) (6.44%)
- Project Management (14.67%)
- Power BI (11.8%)
- SQL (Programming Language) (23.29%)
- Supply Chain (6.52%)
- Visual Basic For Applications (3.5%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Pricing Analytics (3.74%)
- Pricing Systems (5.19%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Finance (100%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Pricing Analyst skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Pricing Data Analyst
- Actuarial Analyst
- Sales and Pricing Analyst
- Demand Forecast Analyst
- Principal Pricing Analyst
- Transfer Pricing Analyst
- Pricing Business Analyst
- Government Pricing Analyst
- Pricing Actuarial Analyst
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Pricing Manager
- Operations Analyst (General)
- Financial Analyst (General)
- Business Analysis Manager
- Business / Management Consultant
- Financial Manager (General)
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Pricing Analyst jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Leidos (172)
- Amentum (168)
- Humana (118)
- Prime Therapeutics (116)
- UnitedHealth Group (106)
- CVS Health (76)
- Sedgwick (65)
- Northrop Grumman (63)
- Zt Systems (57)
- Uline (57)
North Carolina
- Lowe's (13)
- Labcorp Drug Development (8)
- Randstad (7)
- Rxo (6)
- GXO Logistics (5)
- Honeywell International (5)
- Volvo (5)
- Humana (5)
- Parker Hannifin (4)
- Covia (4)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
- Management, Marketing Analytics Master's Degrees
- Management, Risk and Analytics Master's Degrees
- Operations Research Master's Degrees
All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.