Side-by-side distribution
Business Analyst
$112,375
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 23.6%
- Live roles
- 1,103
Product Manager
$180,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 41.9%
- Live roles
- 6,608
Highest-paying jobs
Business System Analyst Lead, Opportunity Acceleration
Workday Business Systems Analyst, People Systems
Senior Business Systems Analyst, Finance 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)
Enterprise Product Manager (Business Systems Analyst), Core Finance
Senior Business Systems Analyst, Legal Operations
Senior Requirements Analyst
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Product Operations Manager
Senior Product Manager
Product Manager, Cards
Product Manager, Legal Information Services
Product Manager, Developer Productivity
Engineering Manager, Product Engineering
Principal Product Manager, Platform and Shared Services
Principal Product Manager, Payments
Senior Product Manager, Payments
Principal Product Manager, Payments
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$126,650 | 17 |
Whoop
|
$140,000 | 6 |
AppLovin
|
$76,617 | 5 |
|
Anthropic
|
$253,750 | 4 |
LIGHTFEATHER IO LLC
|
$120,000 | 4 |
Esri
|
$111,280 | 4 |
DMC Engineering - Campus Recruiting
|
$96,500 | 4 |
Precision Medicine Group
|
$82,500 | 4 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Fundraise Up
|
$6,725 | 36 |
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 27 |
Datadog
|
$216,000 | 24 |
Databricks
|
$185,925 | 24 |
Airwallex
|
$221,250 | 22 |
OpenAI
|
$309,000 | 21 |
|
Snowflake
|
$243,750 | 21 |
Glean
|
$210,000 | 21 |
Product Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $207,500 | 622 |
| New York | $187,000 | 655 |
| Seattle | $187,000 | 127 |
| Chicago | $180,250 | 60 |
| Los Angeles | $180,000 | 54 |
| Austin | $180,000 | 35 |
| Boston | $179,500 | 111 |
| Denver | $173,568 | 39 |
| Atlanta | $159,825 | 22 |
| London | $144,098 | 67 |
Business Analyst vs Product Manager: which pays more?
The median for Business Analyst is $112,375 per year (typically $90,000–$134,000), versus $180,000 for Product Manager ($145,600–$213,219). That puts Product Manager about 60% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Business Analyst and Product 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.