Side-by-side distribution
BI Analyst
$115,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 22.3%
- Live roles
- 112
Data Scientist
$195,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 42.1%
- Live roles
- 1,684
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
Data Scientist (Growth Team)
Data Scientist, SMB Ads Growth
Data Scientist, Ads Demand
Data Scientist, Cybersecurity
Data Scientist, Identity
Founding Data Scientist, Pricing & Monetization
Data Scientist
Data Scientist, Developer Productivity
Data Scientist, Business
Data Scientist
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 |
Launch Potato
Lyft
Pinterest
Roku
Reddit
Compass
BI Analyst salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $142,500 | 5 |
Data Scientist salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $224,750 | 180 |
| New York | $208,750 | 163 |
| Boston | $204,750 | 24 |
| Seattle | $203,175 | 47 |
| Austin | $187,500 | 14 |
| Chicago | $187,500 | 17 |
| Denver | $187,500 | 7 |
| Atlanta | $187,500 | 7 |
| Los Angeles | $183,750 | 18 |
| Berlin | $155,722 | 4 |
BI Analyst vs Data Scientist: which pays more?
The median for BI Analyst is $115,000 per year (typically $88,530–$153,500), versus $195,000 for Data Scientist ($152,161–$235,000). That puts Data Scientist about 70% 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.