The average salary for a fraud analyst in California is around $72,620 per year.
Avg Salary
Fraud analysts earn an average yearly salary of $72,620.
Wages typically start from $41,200 and go up to $128,600.
8% above national average Updated in 2018
Fraud analyst earnings by seniority
90th percentile
Top-level fraud analyst earnings begin at:
$61.83 per hour
$128,600 per year
75th percentile
Senior-level fraud analyst earnings begin at:
$46.43 per hour
$96,580 per year
50th percentile
Mid-level fraud analyst earnings begin at:
$34.91 per hour
$72,620 per year
25th percentile
Junior-level fraud analyst earnings begin at:
$26.09 per hour
$54,260 per year
10th percentile
Starting level fraud analyst earnings begin at:
$19.81 per hour
$41,200 per year
Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.
Fraud analyst salary by state
| State Name | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $86,786 |
| Virginia | $82,900 |
| New York | $81,800 |
| Massachusetts | $81,120 |
| New Hampshire | $77,300 |
| New Jersey | $77,080 |
| Ohio | $75,670 |
| Hawaii | $74,950 |
| Pennsylvania | $74,880 |
| Colorado | $74,680 |
| Connecticut | $73,560 |
| Georgia | $73,370 |
| California | $72,620 |
| Nebraska | $72,600 |
| Alabama | $72,500 |
| Delaware | $72,370 |
| Guam | $71,410 |
| Maryland | $71,230 |
| Rhode Island | $69,910 |
| Oregon | $69,580 |
| Missouri | $69,570 |
| Vermont | $69,530 |
| Iowa | $69,480 |
| North Dakota | $69,040 |
| Oklahoma | $68,660 |
| West Virginia | $67,330 |
| North Carolina | $67,040 |
| Washington | $65,840 |
| Indiana | $65,780 |
| Minnesota | $65,470 |
| South Carolina | $65,300 |
| Utah | $64,980 |
| Montana | $63,940 |
| Texas | $62,900 |
| Florida | $62,400 |
| Maine | $62,200 |
| Arizona | $61,814 |
| Alaska | $60,720 |
| Michigan | $59,420 |
| Mississippi | $59,120 |
| New Mexico | $58,590 |
| Wyoming | $58,420 |
| Tennessee | $57,100 |
| Louisiana | $55,490 |
| Nevada | $54,230 |
| Wisconsin | $53,960 |
| Kansas | $51,780 |
| Kentucky | $51,350 |
| Idaho | $50,990 |
| South Dakota | $48,300 |
| Arkansas | $37,970 |
| Puerto Rico | $28,790 |
| District of Columbia | $103,300 |
How do fraud analyst salaries compare to similar careers?
Fraud analysts earn about the same as related careers in California. On average, they make less than budget analysts but more than cost estimators.
| Career | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Budget analyst salary | $87K |
| Credit analyst salary | $79K |
| Auditor salary | $76K |
| Securities and commodities broker salary | $54K |
| Stock trader salary | $54K |
| Fraud analyst salary | $73K |
| Financial quantitative analyst salary | $73K |
| Investment banker salary | $73K |
| Risk management specialist salary | $73K |
| Cost estimator salary | $71K |
Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)