Side-by-side distribution
BI Analyst
$105,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 31.7%
- Live roles
- 366
Data Scientist
$167,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 41.3%
- Live roles
- 2,903
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Business Intelligence & Reporting Analyst, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Jersey City, NJ:
Senior HCM Analytics & BI Developer
Air and Missile Defense Data Visualization Analyst
Staff Business Intelligence Analyst (Finance)
Senior Director, Data Analysis (BI Shared Analyst Team)
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst - Finance & Accounting
Business Intelligence Analyst
Business Intelligence Analyst
Senior Manager, Salesforce Business Intelligence Developer-Commercial
Senior Business Intelligence & Automation Analyst
Highest-paying jobs
Data Scientist, Cybersecurity
Data Scientist, Ads Demand
Data Scientist, SMB Ads Growth
Data Scientist, FinEng
Data Scientist, B2B Strategy & Intelligence
Senior / Staff Data Scientist, Applied AI
Staff Data Scientist - Growth & Marketing ($400k - $500k)
Research Scientist - Environments, Data and Post-Training
Data Scientist
Machine Learning Research Engineer/Scientist
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Launch Potato
|
$135,000 | 6 |
Horizon Media
|
$91,250 | 4 |
| PA PacificSource | $87,576 | 4 |
|
CACI
|
$139,950 | 3 |
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$126,750 | 3 |
COUNTRY Financial
|
$105,925 | 3 |
|
Block
|
$169,000 | 2 |
Sutter Health
|
$134,046 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$126,800 | 113 |
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 21 |
|
OpenAI
|
$332,250 | 16 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$166,850 | 16 |
Roche
|
$228,700 | 15 |
| GR GRVTY | $137,500 | 15 |
RELX
|
$133,100 | 15 |
Faire
|
$250,750 | 14 |
Data Scientist salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $220,000 | 215 |
| Seattle | $207,588 | 66 |
| New York | $198,000 | 197 |
| Singapore | $187,200 | 3 |
| Boston | $172,450 | 42 |
| Denver | $167,950 | 13 |
| Austin | $165,500 | 21 |
| Los Angeles | $157,500 | 30 |
| Chicago | $150,000 | 47 |
| Atlanta | $142,610 | 16 |
BI Analyst vs Data Scientist: which pays more?
The median for BI Analyst is $105,000 per year (typically $84,976–$128,063), versus $167,500 for Data Scientist ($130,500–$214,314). That puts Data Scientist about 60% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so BI Analyst and Data Scientist 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.