Side-by-side distribution
Business Analyst
$112,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 21.9%
- Live roles
- 1,089
Project Manager
$122,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 30.4%
- Live roles
- 3,387
Highest-paying jobs
Business System Analyst Lead, Opportunity Acceleration
Senior Business Systems Analyst, Finance Systems (Assets & Lease Management)
Workday Business Systems Analyst, People Systems
Senior Business Systems Analyst, Finance Systems
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 Project Manager (Creative Services)
Senior Transportation Engineer / Project Manager
Seller/Doer Project Manager
Project Manager - Store Growth & Acquisitions
Senior Director, Project Team Leader / Executive Committee Business Manager
Senior Construction Project Manager
Senior Technical Project Manager
Engineering Operations Project Manager
SAP Project Systems Sr. Manager SCON
Senior Project Manager - Civil Transportation
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 |
|---|---|---|
Atwell, LLC
|
$117,500 | 36 |
| MC Michels Corporation | $125,000 | 35 |
House Buyers of America
|
$105,000 | 31 |
Consigli Construction
|
$128,750 | 28 |
Pulley
|
$130,000 | 22 |
| JC JRM Construction Management, LLC | $145,000 | 21 |
EC Electric
|
$130,000 | 21 |
Woolpert
|
$133,000 | 20 |
Project Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | $203,000 | 21 |
| San Francisco | $165,000 | 58 |
| Seattle | $144,000 | 21 |
| Boston | $130,000 | 33 |
| Los Angeles | $128,750 | 38 |
| Atlanta | $126,000 | 9 |
| Denver | $123,750 | 22 |
| Chicago | $120,000 | 47 |
| New York | $112,542 | 156 |
| Toronto | $95,000 | 20 |
Business Analyst vs Project Manager: which pays more?
The median for Business Analyst is $112,500 per year (typically $90,000–$134,250), versus $122,500 for Project Manager ($98,713–$146,381). That puts Project Manager about 9% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Business Analyst and Project 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.