Side-by-side distribution
Business Analyst
$115,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 25.7%
- Live roles
- 1,068
Program Manager
$168,386
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 55.2%
- Live roles
- 1,940
Highest-paying jobs
Business Analyst / Researcher / Operations Specialist
Senior Business Systems Analyst, Finance Systems
Workday Business Systems Analyst, People Systems
Senior Business Systems Analyst, Finance Systems (Assets & Lease Management)
Business Systems Analyst
Staff Business Analyst, PlayStation Store
Business Systems Analyst
Business Operations Analyst - Sales & Growth
Staff Business Intelligence Analyst (Finance)
Business Systems Analyst
Highest-paying jobs
Technical Program Manager, Architecture
Staff Technical Program Manager, Agentic Workflows & Program Intelligence
Sr. Staff Program Manager & Chief of Staff, Operations
Engineering Program Manager, RISCV
Technical Program Manager, Product Software
Program Manager, IP Product
Technical Program Manager, AI Safety & Safeguards
Technical Program Manager, AI Accelerator Software
Technical Program Manager, Enterprise
Technical Program Manager, Model Deployment & Capacity
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$130,725 | 16 |
SpaceX
|
$116,250 | 10 |
| CA Capco | $97,389 | 7 |
Esri
|
$107,640 | 6 |
|
Anthropic
|
$237,500 | 5 |
SMX
|
$123,200 | 5 |
| CT CyberMedia Technologies | $120,000 | 5 |
ZoomInfo Technologies LLC
|
$145,080 | 3 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$189,500 | 73 |
|
OpenAI
|
$255,500 | 41 |
|
Anthropic
|
$327,500 | 26 |
| AX Axon | $165,809 | 18 |
Harvey
|
$174,300 | 14 |
Palantir
|
$126,500 | 12 |
| SA Scale AI | $203,400 | 11 |
CoreWeave
|
$183,500 | 10 |
Program Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $212,385 | 218 |
| Austin | $206,000 | 20 |
| Seattle | $196,114 | 54 |
| New York | $178,750 | 170 |
| Atlanta | $170,625 | 7 |
| Boston | $170,000 | 33 |
| Los Angeles | $158,750 | 28 |
| London | $157,765 | 6 |
| Chicago | $148,500 | 24 |
| Toronto | $125,000 | 23 |
Business Analyst vs Program Manager: which pays more?
The median for Business Analyst is $115,000 per year (typically $95,125–$139,875), versus $168,386 for Program Manager ($130,000–$203,400). That puts Program Manager about 46% 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.