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What policy analysts make
Typical
$89,000
Junior analyst
$55,000
Senior analyst or manager
$125,000
Job Bank prices this occupation through its housing policy analyst page, which pools policy researchers and program officers together. The national median is $42.56 an hour, about $89,000 a year full time. Federal and provincial jobs cluster near the middle and top. Non-profit and think tank policy work pays noticeably less.