Side-by-side distribution
BI Analyst
$113,943
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 23.2%
- Live roles
- 112
Data Analyst
$110,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 29.9%
- Live roles
- 1,183
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Business Intelligence Analyst (Finance)
Principal Business Intelligence Analyst
Business Intelligence Analyst
Sr Business Intelligence Analyst-Analytics Engineering
Business Intelligence Analyst
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
Staff Business Intelligence Data Analyst
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst – Product Analytics
Director, Data Analyst/BI Engineer
Business Intelligence Analyst, RTB
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Data Analyst, Credit Risk
Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Finance
Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Product
Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Markets
Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Growth
Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Institutional
Software Engineer, Macro Quant Analytics Technology
Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Fraud & Risk
Trust & Safety Ads Operations Analyst, Data
Staff Analytics Analyst, Full Stack (Revenue)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
ZoomInfo Technologies LLC
|
$160,290 | 2 |
|
Divergent
|
$193,885 | 1 |
|
Block
|
$169,000 | 1 |
|
Canarytechnologies
|
$160,000 | 1 |
| DE DEPT® | $156,700 | 1 |
RxSense
|
$155,000 | 1 |
|
Agility Robotics
|
$153,500 | 1 |
|
Jamf
|
$146,500 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Air Apps
|
$65,173 | 10 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$105,000 | 8 |
| SE Sezzle | $57,600 | 7 |
|
Polymarket
|
$250,000 | 6 |
Lyft
|
$90,804 | 6 |
Klaviyo
|
$155,000 | 5 |
|
Affirm
|
$189,000 | 4 |
Snowflake
|
$181,800 | 4 |
BI Analyst salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $142,500 | 5 |
Data Analyst salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $159,500 | 11 |
| Boston | $150,000 | 15 |
| New York | $140,000 | 77 |
| San Francisco | $140,000 | 30 |
| Los Angeles | $134,000 | 6 |
| Austin | $121,800 | 7 |
| Denver | $115,000 | 11 |
| Singapore | $114,400 | 3 |
| Atlanta | $102,500 | 3 |
| Chicago | $96,511 | 14 |
BI Analyst vs Data Analyst: which pays more?
The median for BI Analyst is $113,943 per year (typically $90,148–$151,750), versus $110,250 for Data Analyst ($85,074–$154,500). That puts BI Analyst about 3% 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.