Side-by-side distribution
Grant Writer
$90,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 52.4%
- Live roles
- 21
Policy Analyst
$109,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.7%
- Live roles
- 38
Highest-paying jobs
Grants Manager
Institutional Giving & Grants Manager
Grants Accounting Manager
✍️ Grant Writer ✍️
Grants Manager
Grants Manager
Project Manager II (Grants and Capital Management)
Grants Manager
Senior Manager, Grants and Donor Engagement
Senior Grants Manager
Highest-paying jobs
Safeguards Policy Analyst, Fraud & Scams
Senior Cyber Excepted Service Workforce Policy Analyst
Sr. Analyst/Manager, Access, Policy and Commercial Operations
International Policy Analyst
1602 - Senior ATGPAC Training Requirements and Policy Analyst
Policy Analyst - Senior
Policy Analyst
Policy & Government Relations Analyst
Policy Analyst - Mid
Science Policy Advisor
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Success Academy Charter Schools
|
$130,000 | 2 |
|
Missiongraduates
|
$2,000,000 | 1 |
|
Penland School of Craft
|
$1,500,000 | 1 |
|
Mat3ra
|
$120,000 | 1 |
|
Zearn
|
$90,000 | 1 |
|
OpenGov
|
$90,000 | 1 |
|
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
|
$87,500 | 1 |
|
BBYO
|
$80,000 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Analytic Services Inc
|
$145,500 | 3 |
| GR GRVTY | $121,250 | 2 |
|
Anthropic
|
$265,000 | 1 |
|
Click Therapeutics
|
$152,500 | 1 |
|
Sigma Defense
|
$150,000 | 1 |
|
Union of Concerned Scientists
|
$109,232 | 1 |
|
Vast
|
$109,000 | 1 |
Delaware Nation Industries
|
$102,500 | 1 |
Grant Writer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $130,000 | 3 |
Policy Analyst salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $152,500 | 3 |
Grant Writer vs Policy Analyst: which pays more?
The median for Grant Writer is $90,000 per year (typically $71,250–$130,000), versus $109,000 for Policy Analyst ($84,000–$145,500). That puts Policy Analyst about 21% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Grant Writer and Policy Analyst 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.