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CareerAtlas is running on a deterministic simulated demo dataset — compensation, trend, and outcome figures illustrate the product but are not verified real-world data. See Methodology and Data Sources for details.

Payments Analyst

Analyzes and optimizes payment systems and flows.

Project salaryAdd to compare
Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$171k

Mean

$178k

10th–90th pct

$130k–$236k

Observations

297

Confidence: 33% · based on 297 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated
Common skills
Financial Modeling
Core
SQL
Core
Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated
Bachelor's Degree
56% require · 22% prefer
Master's Degree
7% require · 35% prefer
No College
20% require · 8% prefer
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Common next roles
Chief Financial Officer+341.2%Corporate Finance Manager+174.2%FinTech Compliance Manager+132.4%FinTech Product Manager+8.2%FP&A Analyst-9.4%
Common previous roles
FP&A Analyst-10.4%Corporate Finance Manager+63.5%FinTech Compliance Manager+57.0%Chief Financial Officer+77.3%FinTech Product Manager+7.6%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)5,286
Posting growth-15.9%
Median days to fill34 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)147,954
Projected growth4.8%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness70%
Automation exposure25%
Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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