Side-by-side distribution
Business Analyst
$112,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 21.9%
- Live roles
- 1,089
Program Manager
$170,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 55.1%
- Live roles
- 1,914
Highest-paying jobs
Business System Analyst Lead, Opportunity Acceleration
Senior Business Systems Analyst, Finance Systems
Workday Business Systems Analyst, People Systems
Senior Business Systems Analyst, Finance Systems (Assets & Lease Management)
Staff Business Analyst, PlayStation Store
Business Analyst + Quality Assurance (ICI Impact)
Business Analyst + Quality Assurance (ICI Impact)
Business Analyst + Quality Assurance (ICI Impact)
Enterprise Product Manager (Business Systems Analyst), Core Finance
Senior Requirements Analyst
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Engineering Program Manager II - New Ventures
Technical Program Manager
Technical Program Manager
Sr. Staff Program Manager & Chief of Staff, Operations
Engineering Program Manager, RISCV
Technical Program Manager, Architecture
Staff Technical Program Manager, Physical Design
Corporate Program Manager
Technical Program Manager, Product Software
Technical Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$126,650 | 19 |
Whoop
|
$140,000 | 6 |
|
Anthropic
|
$253,750 | 4 |
|
Exadel
|
$161,500 | 4 |
Penumbrainc
|
$143,000 | 4 |
Esri
|
$111,280 | 4 |
Focus Financial Partners
|
$102,500 | 4 |
DMC Engineering - Campus Recruiting
|
$96,500 | 4 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$171,000 | 109 |
|
OpenAI
|
$255,500 | 31 |
Aurora Innovation
|
$221,500 | 22 |
|
Anthropic
|
$327,500 | 20 |
| AX Axon | $170,625 | 20 |
Fluidstack
|
$213,000 | 13 |
| TW Twitch | $156,375 | 12 |
Everpure
|
$212,500 | 11 |
Program Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| London | $209,051 | 3 |
| San Francisco | $203,425 | 202 |
| Austin | $203,000 | 24 |
| Seattle | $192,489 | 72 |
| New York | $187,000 | 138 |
| Los Angeles | $170,000 | 19 |
| Boston | $168,813 | 50 |
| Denver | $151,051 | 19 |
| Atlanta | $146,500 | 7 |
| Chicago | $137,500 | 15 |
Business Analyst vs Program Manager: which pays more?
The median for Business Analyst is $112,500 per year (typically $90,000–$134,250), versus $170,000 for Program Manager ($132,500–$200,475). That puts Program Manager about 51% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Business Analyst and Program Manager 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.