BI Analyst vs Data Analyst

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

Data Analyst pays about 2% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

BI Analyst Data Analyst
$108k
$110k
$46.2k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $184.5k

BI Analyst

$108,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -34.5%
$165,000 $108,000
$87.5k 25th
$108k Median
$145.1k 75th
$72.5k
$160k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $60.3k – $214.5k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
20.6%
Live roles
126

Data Analyst

$110,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -8.3%
$120,000 $110,000
$85k 25th
$110k Median
$145.2k 75th
$55.7k
$175k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $10.4k – $999k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
32%
Live roles
1,188

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Launch Potato $135,000 6
ZoomInfo Technologies LLC $160,290 2
Viral Nation Inc. $80,000 2
IC Impact.com $180,000 1
Canarytechnologies $160,000 1
Contentful $148,000 1
TT The Trade Desk $146,200 1
TEGNA Inc. $142,500 1

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Anduril Industries $130,500 11
Air Apps $65,766 9
Burson $55,000 8
Launch Potato $135,000 6
Klaviyo $155,000 5
Accenture Federal Services $106,400 5
Lyft $93,150 5
Brigit $150,000 4

BI Analyst salary by location

Location Median Roles
New York $135,000 7

Data Analyst salary by location

Location Median Roles
Seattle $193,000 10
San Francisco $132,983 24
Boston $130,500 17
Denver $128,750 10
New York $125,000 79
Austin $121,800 9
Los Angeles $113,400 12
Chicago $98,706 14
Toronto $93,389 20
Atlanta $81,250 18

BI Analyst vs Data Analyst: which pays more?

The median for BI Analyst is $108,000 per year (typically $87,500–$145,080), versus $110,000 for Data Analyst ($85,000–$145,161). That puts Data Analyst about 2% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so BI Analyst and Data Analyst are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.

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