Side-by-side distribution
Business Analyst
$112,375
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 23.6%
- Live roles
- 1,103
Project Manager
$122,962
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 30.6%
- Live roles
- 3,430
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 Project Manager (Creative Services)
Seller/Doer Project Manager
Project Manager - Store Growth & Acquisitions
Senior Director, Project Team Leader / Executive Committee Business Manager
Senior Technical Project Manager
SAP Project Systems Sr. Manager SCON
Project Manager for Trade Lifecycle Modernization
Principal Construction Project Manager, Maritime (East Coast)
Senior Project Manager - Civil Transportation
Senior Project Manager (Public)
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 |
|---|---|---|
Atwell, LLC
|
$117,500 | 38 |
| MC Michels Corporation | $127,250 | 36 |
House Buyers of America
|
$105,000 | 31 |
Consigli Construction
|
$133,000 | 29 |
Apex Companies
|
$142,500 | 27 |
EC Electric
|
$130,000 | 23 |
| JC JRM Construction Management, LLC | $147,500 | 22 |
Woolpert
|
$133,000 | 21 |
Project Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $160,000 | 50 |
| Atlanta | $150,000 | 7 |
| Denver | $133,750 | 26 |
| Boston | $132,750 | 34 |
| Los Angeles | $132,200 | 34 |
| Austin | $130,000 | 13 |
| Seattle | $122,500 | 16 |
| Chicago | $122,314 | 50 |
| New York | $113,500 | 162 |
| Berlin | $92,635 | 4 |
Business Analyst vs Project Manager: which pays more?
The median for Business Analyst is $112,375 per year (typically $90,000–$134,000), versus $122,962 for Project Manager ($100,000–$146,500). 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.