Side-by-side distribution
Business Analyst
$112,375
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 23.6%
- Live roles
- 1,103
Program Manager
$167,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 54.6%
- Live roles
- 1,846
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 Engineering Program Manager II - New Ventures
Technical Program Manager
Technical Program Manager
Technical Program Manager, Product Software
Staff Technical Program Manager, Physical Design
Engineering Program Manager, RISCV
Corporate Program Manager
Principal Technical Program Manager
Technical Program Manager, Architecture
Staff Technical Program Manager, AI Systems and IP Delivery
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 |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 106 |
OpenAI
|
$253,750 | 26 |
|
Anthropic
|
$327,500 | 20 |
| AX Axon | $170,625 | 20 |
Aurora Innovation
|
$224,500 | 15 |
| TW Twitch | $156,375 | 12 |
| SA Scale AI | $207,700 | 11 |
|
Everpure
|
$191,500 | 11 |
Program Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $200,500 | 195 |
| Seattle | $187,639 | 52 |
| Austin | $181,250 | 20 |
| New York | $180,000 | 131 |
| Boston | $167,625 | 44 |
| Los Angeles | $167,500 | 18 |
| Denver | $146,500 | 24 |
| Atlanta | $146,500 | 16 |
| Toronto | $123,083 | 21 |
| Chicago | $121,375 | 16 |
Business Analyst vs Program Manager: which pays more?
The median for Business Analyst is $112,375 per year (typically $90,000–$134,000), versus $167,000 for Program Manager ($132,250–$199,500). That puts Program Manager about 49% 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.