Entry Level Business Analyst Salary

IQ Team
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IQ Team
Published March 24, 2022
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$74,687

Average Base Salary

$83,854

Average Total Compensation

Min: $52K
Max: $115K
Base Salary
Median: $70K
Mean (Average): $75K
Data points: 401
Min: $3K
Max: $152K
Total Compensation
Median: $85K
Mean (Average): $84K
Data points: 171
The average base salary for a Entry Level Business Analyst is $74,687
based on 401 data points.
Adjusting the average for more recent salary data points, the average recency weighted base salary is $80,641.

The estimated average total compensation is $83,854
based on 171 data points.
The average recency weighted total compensation is $83,249.

Entry Level Business Analyst Salary Compared to other Seniority Levels

Executive
$79K
$229K
Executive
Median: $138K
Mean (Average): $141K
Data points: 6
Manager
$65K
$165K
Manager
Median: $103K
Mean (Average): $106K
Data points: 582
Senior
$62K
$143K
Senior
Median: $94K
Mean (Average): $97K
Data points: 7,881
Mid-Level
$63K
$130K
Mid-Level
Median: $89K
Mean (Average): $91K
Data points: 3,341
Entry Level
$52K
$115K
Entry Level
Median: $70K
Mean (Average): $75K
Data points: 401
Intern*
$44K
Intern
Median: $44K
Mean (Average): $44K
Data points: 1
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)

Seniority can increase the pay of a Business Analyst. Here are the base salaries of a Business Analyst grouped into 6 seniority categories.

Entry Level Business Analyst Salary Compared to other Positions

Machine Learning Engineer
$74K
$180K
Machine Learning Engineer
Median: $126K
Mean (Average): $127K
Data points: 139
Business Intelligence
$70K
$176K
Business Intelligence
Median: $105K
Mean (Average): $114K
Data points: 11
Software Engineer
$63K
$153K
Software Engineer
Median: $114K
Mean (Average): $111K
Data points: 4,774
Product Manager
$70K
$150K
Product Manager
Median: $110K
Mean (Average): $110K
Data points: 170
Data Engineer
$52K
$145K
Data Engineer
Median: $101K
Mean (Average): $101K
Data points: 146
Data Scientist
$60K
$155K
Data Scientist
Median: $90K
Mean (Average): $100K
Data points: 837
Growth Marketing Analyst
$61K
$110K
Growth Marketing Analyst
Median: $98K
Mean (Average): $91K
Data points: 22
Data Analyst
$50K
$125K
Data Analyst
Median: $84K
Mean (Average): $86K
Data points: 64
Product Analyst*
$53K
$110K
Product Analyst
Median: $82K
Mean (Average): $82K
Data points: 2
Business Analyst
$52K
$115K
Business Analyst
Median: $70K
Mean (Average): $75K
Data points: 401
Research Scientist
$50K
$110K
Research Scientist
Median: $62K
Mean (Average): $70K
Data points: 1,470
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)

Most data science positions fall under different position titles depending on the actual role.

From the graph we can see that on average the Machine Learning Engineer role pays the most with a $126,521 base salary while the Research Scientist role on average pays the least with a $69,914 base salary.

Top Cities for Entry Level Business Analyst Salaries

San Francisco, CA
$58K
$143K
San Francisco, CA
Median: $90K
Mean (Average): $94K
Data points: 47
New York, NY
$62K
$124K
New York, NY
Median: $88K
Mean (Average): $89K
Data points: 48
Washington, DC
$62K
$110K
Washington, DC
Median: $78K
Mean (Average): $82K
Data points: 39
Philadelphia, PA
$61K
$108K
Philadelphia, PA
Median: $74K
Mean (Average): $78K
Data points: 15
Dallas, TX
$54K
$104K
Dallas, TX
Median: $75K
Mean (Average): $76K
Data points: 15
Seattle, WA
$65K
$89K
Seattle, WA
Median: $73K
Mean (Average): $74K
Data points: 13
Austin, TX
$55K
$112K
Austin, TX
Median: $61K
Mean (Average): $73K
Data points: 8
Chicago, IL
$55K
$87K
Chicago, IL
Median: $79K
Mean (Average): $72K
Data points: 12
Norfolk, VA
$55K
$79K
Norfolk, VA
Median: $78K
Mean (Average): $69K
Data points: 11
Boston, MA
$58K
$90K
Boston, MA
Median: $65K
Mean (Average): $69K
Data points: 16
Atlanta, GA
$55K
$79K
Atlanta, GA
Median: $70K
Mean (Average): $68K
Data points: 9
Richmond, VA
$56K
$93K
Richmond, VA
Median: $63K
Mean (Average): $66K
Data points: 23
Los Angeles, CA
$53K
$95K
Los Angeles, CA
Median: $60K
Mean (Average): $66K
Data points: 14
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Area, AR
$55K
$71K
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Area, AR
Median: $63K
Mean (Average): $64K
Data points: 16
Houston, TX
$55K
$73K
Houston, TX
Median: $64K
Mean (Average): $63K
Data points: 6
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)
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The Business Analyst salary in Memphis, TN is the highest paying salary with a $117,000 average base salary. The Business Analyst salary in Singapore, Singapore is the lowest paying salary with $43,000 average base salary.

Top Companies for Entry Level Business Analyst Salaries

Adobe*
$146K
Adobe
Median: $146K
Mean (Average): $146K
Data points: 1
Citadel Llc*
$135K
Citadel Llc
Median: $135K
Mean (Average): $135K
Data points: 1
Google*
$85K
$170K
Google
Median: $135K
Mean (Average): $131K
Data points: 4
Square*
$130K
Square
Median: $130K
Mean (Average): $130K
Data points: 1
Apple*
$125K
Apple
Median: $125K
Mean (Average): $125K
Data points: 1
S&P Global*
$123K
S&P Global
Median: $123K
Mean (Average): $123K
Data points: 1
Zs Associates
$94K
$105K
Zs Associates
Median: $99K
Mean (Average): $100K
Data points: 6
Capital One
$80K
$117K
Capital One
Median: $95K
Mean (Average): $97K
Data points: 32
Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
$68K
$118K
Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
Median: $82K
Mean (Average): $88K
Data points: 12
Cisco
$65K
$104K
Cisco
Median: $79K
Mean (Average): $80K
Data points: 5
Deloitte
$66K
$90K
Deloitte
Median: $79K
Mean (Average): $78K
Data points: 14
Amazon
$46K
$99K
Amazon
Median: $70K
Mean (Average): $70K
Data points: 23
Rei
$65K
$73K
Rei
Median: $70K
Mean (Average): $69K
Data points: 5
Ust Global
$56K
$79K
Ust Global
Median: $63K
Mean (Average): $65K
Data points: 69
Accenture
$50K
$79K
Accenture
Median: $58K
Mean (Average): $61K
Data points: 52
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)
1
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The Business Analyst at Adobe salary is the highest paying salary with a $146,000 average base salary. The Business Analyst at Parallon salary is the lowest paying salary with $41,000 average base salary.
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