Side-by-side distribution
BI Analyst
$115,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 22.3%
- Live roles
- 112
Data Engineer
$170,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34.9%
- Live roles
- 3,000
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
Staff+ Research Engineer, RL Data Platform
Data Infrastructure Engineer, Pre-training
Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer
Staff / Principal Data Engineer
Software Engineer - Data Aquisition (systems)
Software Engineer, Data Acquisition
Senior Staff Backline Engineer - Data & AI
Machine Learning Engineer, Distributed Data Systems - Robotics
Software Engineer, Frontier Data Products
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 |
|---|---|---|
Speechify
|
$170,000 | 102 |
Mindrift
|
$83,200 | 32 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$144,250 | 27 |
Olsson
|
$121,500 | 21 |
|
OpenAI
|
$315,000 | 17 |
Esri
|
$113,360 | 15 |
Anduril Industries
|
$181,500 | 14 |
|
Anthropic
|
$362,500 | 13 |
BI Analyst salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $142,500 | 5 |
Data Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $217,500 | 166 |
| New York | $213,281 | 168 |
| Seattle | $203,750 | 42 |
| Boston | $185,000 | 29 |
| Los Angeles | $175,000 | 21 |
| Chicago | $175,000 | 34 |
| Austin | $168,935 | 17 |
| Denver | $150,000 | 28 |
| Atlanta | $145,163 | 12 |
| London | $144,187 | 11 |
BI Analyst vs Data Engineer: which pays more?
The median for BI Analyst is $115,000 per year (typically $88,530–$153,500), versus $170,000 for Data Engineer ($142,500–$214,700). That puts Data Engineer about 48% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so BI Analyst and Data Engineer 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.