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Risk Analyst Career Market Report 2026

943 active jobs. 324 companies. Median salary $107K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

943
Active Job Openings
324
Companies Hiring
$107K
Median Salary (US)
72%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Risk Analyst market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 72% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $107K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $80K to $175K.

Remote roles pay 10% below the US national median

Remote positions in this field tend to be at companies with lower average pay scales, or reflect geographic salary adjustments.

Risk Management is the most-demanded skill at 70%

Risk Management demand rose +11.7pp — fastest-growing skill

Amazon leads hiring with 48 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Senior → Staff (+$79K, +87%)

Salary increase: +$79K · Sample: Senior → Staff

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 37% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Manager53$93K$125K$189K
Senior32$72K$91K$115K
Mid-Level18$65K$77K$124K
Junior11$62K$72K$171K
Staff5$80K$170K$185K
Entry-Level3$75K$140K$140K

What jumps out

Senior → Staff: +$79K (87%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States101$111KUSD
Remote9$100KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site1.8%
Remote5.1%
Hybrid2.7%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Risk Management
70%
Excel
28%
SQL
23%
AI/LLM
20%
Python
18%
Auditing
15%
Data Analysis
15%
Project Management
13%
SOX Compliance
10%
Regulatory Compliance
8%
Underwriting
8%
Due Diligence
8%

Skills on the Rise

Risk Management ↑+11.7ppExcel ↑+8.4ppRegulatory Compliance ↑+8.2ppUnderwriting ↑+7.7ppDue Diligence ↑+7.7pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-42.9ppAttention to Detail ↓-12.1ppProcurement ↓-7.8ppActing ↓-7.8ppSustainability ↓-7.6pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Amazon485.1%
Turnertownsend485.1%
Capitalone303.2%
Ms272.9%
palmpaylimited131.4%
Db121.3%
Wf111.2%
Barclays101.1%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States305
United Kingdom74
India33
Remote29
Singapore19
France16
Brazil14
Australia11

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree58.2%395
Bachelor's Degree13.3%90
Master's Degree11.0%75
PhD / Doctorate1.0%7
MBA0.3%2
High School / GED0.1%1

Certifications

FRM (8%)PMP (4%)CFA (3%)CISA (3%)CISSP (3%)CISM (2%)CPA (2%)MBA (2%)

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