New York is one of the top-paying states for data analysts, fueled by Wall Street's massive appetite for quantitative talent, a booming media and advertising analytics scene, and one of the densest concentrations of Fortune 500 headquarters in the country. Most roles cluster in New York City, but opportunities extend to the greater metro area and upstate hubs.
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Senior Data Analyst
Haus — New York, United States
Director or Vice president Business analyst with investment management - OMS/EMS experience is mandatory.
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Lead Marketing Analyst
Strava — New York, New York, United States
Data Analyst, Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV, and STI
City of New York — Long Island City, New York, United States
Lead Business Analyst
NYU — New York, New York, United States
Financial Analyst - Automation
First Quality — Great Neck, New York, United States
Enterprise Risk Financial Analyst
FourLeaf Career — Bethpage, New York, United States
Business Analyst
Harris — East Meadow, New York, United States
Financial Analyst
The Nielsen Company — New York, New York, United States
Real Estate Financial Analyst (Provisional)
City of Buffalo — Office of Strategic Planning- City hall Room 901, New York, United States
What You Need to Know
New York's analyst market is shaped by its dominant industries: finance, media, advertising, consulting, and healthcare. Wall Street alone accounts for a massive share of analyst hiring, and financial data analysts in banking, insurance, and fintech consistently earn among the highest salaries in the profession.
The media and advertising sector is another major employer. Companies like NBCUniversal, The New York Times, and dozens of ad agencies and adtech firms hire analysts to measure audience engagement, optimize ad spend, and build attribution models. If you're interested in marketing analytics, New York is arguably the best market in the country.
Consulting firms — from the Big Four to boutique analytics shops — maintain large New York offices and hire analysts at all levels. These roles offer excellent variety (you'll work across multiple industries) and strong career progression, though the hours can be demanding.
Beyond Manhattan, Brooklyn has become a growing tech hub with startups and mid-size companies offering analyst roles at slightly lower salary points but with more flexible cultures. Upstate New York (Albany, Rochester, Buffalo) has pockets of opportunity in healthcare, higher education, and state government analytics, with significantly lower living costs.