Side-by-side distribution
BI Analyst
$113,943
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 23.2%
- Live roles
- 112
ML Engineer
$212,091
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 43.5%
- Live roles
- 1,675
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 Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Audio)
Research Engineer, Machine Learning (Reinforcement Learning)
Research Engineer, Machine Learning (RL Velocity)
Software Engineer, ML Networking
Research Engineer, Machine Learning (Reinforcement Learning)
Research Engineer, Machine Learning (RL Velocity)
Machine Learning Engineer, Integrity
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Delivery
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Ad Serving
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Search
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 |
|---|---|---|
Nuro
|
$242,540 | 16 |
Torc Robotics
|
$195,050 | 16 |
Reddit
|
$276,000 | 14 |
|
Pinterest
|
$260,867 | 13 |
Airbnb
|
$238,500 | 13 |
|
Roku
|
$294,750 | 12 |
DoorDash USA
|
$169,350 | 12 |
Roblox
|
$311,785 | 11 |
BI Analyst salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $142,500 | 5 |
ML Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | $275,000 | 5 |
| Singapore | $260,000 | 3 |
| San Francisco | $249,410 | 160 |
| Austin | $235,000 | 9 |
| Boston | $233,750 | 20 |
| Los Angeles | $230,000 | 14 |
| New York | $228,000 | 94 |
| Seattle | $220,300 | 47 |
| London | $195,018 | 15 |
| Denver | $188,750 | 6 |
BI Analyst vs ML Engineer: which pays more?
The median for BI Analyst is $113,943 per year (typically $90,148–$151,750), versus $212,091 for ML Engineer ($175,150–$260,000). That puts ML Engineer about 86% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so BI Analyst and ML 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.