Side-by-side distribution
Business Analyst
$115,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 25.6%
- Live roles
- 1,062
Scrum Master
$119,400
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 15.9%
- Live roles
- 69
Highest-paying jobs
Business Analyst / Researcher / Operations Specialist
Senior Business Systems Analyst, Finance Systems
Business Systems Analyst
Workday Business Systems Analyst, People Systems
Senior Business Systems Analyst, Finance Systems (Assets & Lease Management)
Staff Business Analyst, PlayStation Store
Business Systems Analyst
Business Operations Analyst - Sales & Growth
Staff Business Intelligence Analyst (Finance)
Business Systems Analyst
Highest-paying jobs
Scrum Master
Product Owner/Scrum Master
Scrum Master
Scrum Master
Scrum Master
Senior Technical Business Analyst / Scrum Master
Scrum Master - ACWS
Agile Scrum Master
Scrum Master
Scrum Master
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 |
| ML Mission Lane | $149,500 | 3 |
ZoomInfo Technologies LLC
|
$145,080 | 3 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$151,800 | 3 |
| DS Data Systems Analysts, Inc. | $130,000 | 1 |
|
Capital Technology Group
|
$125,000 | 1 |
|
NT Concepts
|
$120,750 | 1 |
|
Credence
|
$110,000 | 1 |
|
Dev Technology
|
$108,000 | 1 |
| RC Raft Company Website | $102,500 | 1 |
|
Skyslope
|
$58,968 | 1 |
Business Analyst salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $157,500 | 15 |
| Seattle | $140,000 | 7 |
| New York | $133,250 | 28 |
| Atlanta | $123,201 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | $112,500 | 3 |
| Boston | $100,000 | 11 |
| Chicago | $95,000 | 7 |
| Toronto | $83,502 | 8 |
| London | $82,708 | 3 |
Business Analyst vs Scrum Master: which pays more?
The median for Business Analyst is $115,000 per year (typically $95,000–$140,625), versus $119,400 for Scrum Master ($109,000–$127,500). That puts Scrum Master about 4% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Business Analyst and Scrum Master 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.