Business analyst earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level business analyst earnings begin at:

$63.76 per hour

$132,620 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level business analyst earnings begin at:

$49.67 per hour

$103,310 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level business analyst earnings begin at:

$40.16 per hour

$83,530 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level business analyst earnings begin at:

$30.62 per hour

$63,690 per year

10th percentile

Starting level business analyst earnings begin at:

$19.93 per hour

$41,450 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Business analyst salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Rhode Island $99,640
Georgia $99,600
Delaware $99,480
Oklahoma $99,420
Tennessee $99,260
Wisconsin $98,780
North Carolina $98,560
Wyoming $98,540
Montana $97,470
West Virginia $97,470
Missouri $97,270
Kentucky $95,630
Indiana $95,560
Louisiana $95,540
Ohio $94,270
Pennsylvania $93,830
Michigan $93,640
Arizona $93,310
New Mexico $93,180
North Dakota $90,220
Idaho $88,710
Florida $88,610
Iowa $85,530
South Dakota $83,620
Utah $83,530
Nevada $81,600
Kansas $81,210
Maine $75,530
Nebraska $75,360
Arkansas $72,950
Mississippi $69,390
Guam $62,980
Virgin Islands, U.S. $62,980
Puerto Rico $48,170
Massachusetts $134,720
District of Columbia $126,140
Maryland $121,680
Virginia $117,580
New York $112,250
Washington $109,170
Alabama $108,040
Vermont $107,520
New Jersey $105,820
Connecticut $104,960
Colorado $104,750
Illinois $104,270
New Hampshire $104,270
Oregon $101,840
Hawaii $101,750
California $101,460
Texas $101,400
Minnesota $100,790
South Carolina $100,660
Alaska $100,190

How do business analyst salaries compare to similar careers?

Business analysts earn about the same as related careers in Utah. On average, they make less than operations research analysts but more than investment bankers.

Career Median Salary
Operations research analyst salary $90K
Auditor salary $80K
Accountant salary $80K
Insurance appraiser salary $83K
Advertising sales agent salary $74K
Business analyst salary $84K
Risk management specialist salary $77K
Fraud analyst salary $77K
Financial quantitative analyst salary $77K
Investment banker salary $77K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)