Side-by-side distribution
BI Analyst
$108,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 20.6%
- Live roles
- 126
Data Scientist
$190,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 42.4%
- Live roles
- 1,661
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Business Intelligence Analyst
Sr Business Intelligence Analyst-Analytics Engineering
Senior Business Intelligence (BI) Analyst
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst – Product Analytics
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
Lead BI/Data/Web Developer
Lead BI Developer
Lead BI Developer
Lead BI Developer
Highest-paying jobs
Data Scientist
Senior Data Scientist (Credit)
Senior Data Scientist (Credit)
Senior Data Scientist (Credit)
Data Scientist, Identity
Applied Scientist, Experimentation
Data Scientist
Data Scientist, Supply
Data Scientist, Developer Productivity
Machine Learning Scientist
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 |
Lyft
Pinterest
Roblox
Reddit
Roku
BI Analyst salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $135,000 | 7 |
Data Scientist salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $211,819 | 161 |
| Seattle | $191,500 | 46 |
| New York | $190,000 | 139 |
| Austin | $187,500 | 9 |
| Denver | $187,500 | 6 |
| Los Angeles | $183,750 | 16 |
| Boston | $181,250 | 30 |
| London | $160,895 | 21 |
| Chicago | $153,300 | 21 |
| Toronto | $151,200 | 29 |
BI Analyst vs Data Scientist: which pays more?
The median for BI Analyst is $108,000 per year (typically $87,500–$145,080), versus $190,000 for Data Scientist ($150,000–$229,900). That puts Data Scientist about 76% 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.