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Intelligence Analysts Salary in LA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Intelligence Analysts in LA have a median annual salary of $60,450, with 1,740 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $39,020 at the 10th percentile to $131,730 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$60,450

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$29.06

Employment

1,740

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$39,020
10th
$46,320
25th
$60,450
Median
$78,700
75th
$131,730
90th

Local compared with national

LA

$60,450

Median annual · 2025

United States

$93,790

Median annual · 2025

The LA median is 35.5% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $33,340).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.3
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 4.1
  3. 3.WritingImportance 4.0
  4. 4.SpeakingImportance 4.0
  5. 5.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.0
  6. 6.Active LearningImportance 3.6
  7. 7.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.6
  8. 8.MonitoringImportance 3.3
  9. 9.CoordinationImportance 3.1
  10. 10.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.1
  11. 11.Learning StrategiesImportance 3.0
  12. 12.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.0

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
4

Technology used

  • Amazon Simple Storage Service S3
  • Amazon Web Services AWS software
  • Apache Hadoop
  • Apache Hive
  • Apache Kafka
  • Apache Pig
  • Apache Spark
  • Arrival Departure Information System ADIS
  • Automated Targeting System ATS
  • Bing
  • Biometric Storage System BSS
  • C++
  • Chatbot software
  • Computer Linked Application Information Management System CLAIMS
  • Consular Consolidated Database CCD

Common tasks

  • Develop defense plans or tactics, using intelligence and other information.
  • Identify gaps in information.
  • Validate known intelligence with data from other sources.
  • Gather, analyze, correlate, or evaluate information from a variety of resources, such as law enforcement databases.
  • Evaluate records of communications, such as telephone calls, to plot activity and determine the size and location of criminal groups and members.
  • Gather intelligence information by field observation, confidential information sources, or public records.
  • Analyze intelligence data to identify patterns and trends in criminal activity.
  • Prepare comprehensive written reports, presentations, maps, or charts, based on research, collection, and analysis of intelligence data.
  • Collaborate with representatives from other government and intelligence organizations to share information or coordinate intelligence activities.
  • Link or chart suspects to criminal organizations or events to determine activities and interrelationships.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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