Business analyst-consultants make $82,545 per year on average, or $39.69 per hour, in the United States. Business analyst-consultants on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $62,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $108,000.
Location impacts how much a business analyst-consultant can expect to make. Business analyst-consultants make the most in New Jersey, Rhode Island, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Michigan.
The darker areas on the map show where business analyst-consultants earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.
Rank | State | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Count |
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1 | Michigan | $91,862 | $44.16 | 2,055 |
2 | District of Columbia | $98,272 | $47.25 | 787 |
3 | Rhode Island | $97,246 | $46.75 | 231 |
4 | New Hampshire | $87,239 | $41.94 | 412 |
5 | Minnesota | $89,468 | $43.01 | 1,391 |
6 | Maine | $83,380 | $40.09 | 409 |
7 | New Jersey | $100,089 | $48.12 | 1,360 |
8 | Virginia | $88,896 | $42.74 | 1,999 |
9 | Massachusetts | $94,896 | $45.62 | 1,461 |
10 | Connecticut | $87,061 | $41.86 | 618 |
11 | Maryland | $95,194 | $45.77 | 927 |
12 | Pennsylvania | $77,445 | $37.23 | 2,448 |
13 | Tennessee | $73,750 | $35.46 | 1,634 |
14 | New Mexico | $75,998 | $36.54 | 544 |
15 | Ohio | $78,714 | $37.84 | 1,744 |
16 | Alaska | $81,978 | $39.41 | 196 |
17 | New York | $88,010 | $42.31 | 2,109 |
18 | Oregon | $83,116 | $39.96 | 745 |
19 | Washington | $86,552 | $41.61 | 1,096 |
20 | Iowa | $77,435 | $37.23 | 673 |
21 | Kentucky | $77,837 | $37.42 | 650 |
22 | Delaware | $79,226 | $38.09 | 285 |
23 | Illinois | $81,082 | $38.98 | 2,111 |
24 | Texas | $81,718 | $39.29 | 2,948 |
25 | Missouri | $77,934 | $37.47 | 1,058 |
26 | Wisconsin | $75,858 | $36.47 | 1,096 |
27 | West Virginia | $71,326 | $34.29 | 401 |
28 | Wyoming | $72,483 | $34.85 | 156 |
29 | California | $82,056 | $39.45 | 5,671 |
30 | Colorado | $82,888 | $39.85 | 867 |
31 | South Dakota | $70,110 | $33.71 | 301 |
32 | North Carolina | $76,861 | $36.95 | 1,408 |
33 | Arizona | $76,528 | $36.79 | 998 |
34 | Oklahoma | $71,828 | $34.53 | 712 |
35 | Indiana | $73,292 | $35.24 | 1,060 |
36 | Alabama | $69,500 | $33.41 | 1,111 |
37 | South Carolina | $70,787 | $34.03 | 1,051 |
38 | Vermont | $69,733 | $33.53 | 250 |
39 | Idaho | $74,845 | $35.98 | 241 |
40 | Nebraska | $71,014 | $34.14 | 452 |
41 | Montana | $71,911 | $34.57 | 233 |
42 | Nevada | $70,452 | $33.87 | 430 |
43 | Louisiana | $71,593 | $34.42 | 487 |
44 | Hawaii | $48,791 | $23.46 | 237 |
45 | Mississippi | $67,155 | $32.29 | 434 |
46 | Utah | $53,637 | $25.79 | 870 |
47 | Kansas | $67,883 | $32.64 | 569 |
48 | Arkansas | $58,309 | $28.03 | 587 |
49 | Georgia | $70,303 | $33.80 | 1,588 |
50 | North Dakota | $68,227 | $32.80 | 120 |
51 | Florida | $56,590 | $27.21 | 2,449 |
Rank | City | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
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1 | Jersey City, NJ | $100,143 | $48.15 |
2 | Washington, DC | $98,361 | $47.29 |
3 | Baltimore, MD | $95,498 | $45.91 |
4 | Boston, MA | $94,865 | $45.61 |
5 | Dearborn, MI | $91,960 | $44.21 |
6 | Minnetonka, MN | $89,379 | $42.97 |
7 | Richmond, VA | $88,946 | $42.76 |
8 | New York, NY | $88,179 | $42.39 |
9 | Farmington, CT | $86,862 | $41.76 |
10 | San Francisco, CA | $86,433 | $41.55 |
11 | Denver, CO | $82,990 | $39.90 |
12 | Irving, TX | $82,638 | $39.73 |
13 | Chicago, IL | $81,365 | $39.12 |
14 | Saint Louis, MO | $79,035 | $38.00 |
15 | Dublin, OH | $78,339 | $37.66 |
Percentile | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate |
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90th Percentile | $108,000 | $9,000 | $52 |
75th Percentile | $95,000 | $7,917 | $46 |
Average | $82,545 | $6,879 | $40 |
25th Percentile | $71,000 | $5,917 | $34 |
10th Percentile | $62,000 | $5,167 | $30 |
Job Title | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
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Staff Analyst | $97,444 | $8,120 | $46.85 | 174,178 |
Project Analyst | $75,110 | $6,259 | $36.11 | 207,513 |
Process Analyst | $75,401 | $6,283 | $36.25 | 123,238 |
Data Consultant | $93,848 | $7,821 | $45.12 | 149,791 |
Business Operations Analyst | $68,774 | $5,731 | $33.06 | 208,754 |
Contractor-Business Analyst | $84,360 | $7,030 | $40.56 | 147,698 |
Here are the five companies hiring the most now:
Rank | Company | Average Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
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1 | Citi | $128,587 | $61.82 | 731 |
2 | Dell | $124,997 | $60.09 | 44 |
3 | BNY Mellon | $123,503 | $59.38 | 122 |
4 | Morgan Stanley | $118,711 | $57.07 | 127 |
5 | State Street | $99,803 | $47.98 | |
6 | Voya Financial | $97,331 | $46.79 | 75 |
7 | WME | $96,901 | $46.59 | |
8 | UBS | $96,334 | $46.31 | 99 |
9 | Inter-American Development Bank | $96,256 | $46.28 | 5 |
10 | IBM | $94,390 | $45.38 | 108 |
11 | Visa | $94,084 | $45.23 | 117 |
12 | Fast Switch | $93,248 | $44.83 | |
13 | Cardinal Health | $93,076 | $44.75 | 76 |
14 | Fidelity Investments | $92,630 | $44.53 | 376 |
15 | BankUnited | $90,921 | $43.71 | 10 |
16 | National Railroad Passenger Corporation | $89,957 | $43.25 | 17 |
17 | Amdocs | $89,853 | $43.20 | 6 |
18 | BST Global | $89,780 | $43.16 | |
19 | Tesoro | $89,594 | $43.07 | |
20 | JLL | $89,434 | $43.00 | 196 |
Business analyst-consultant salaries can vary depending on the industry. In fact, our data shows that the finance, manufacturing, and technology industries tend to offer much higher salaries for business analyst-consultants. For example, business analyst-consultants make a whopping average salary of $95,710 while working in the finance industry. Meanwhile, other people in this field are making $88,206 in the manufacturing industry and $83,721 in the technology industry.
Business analyst-consultants may want to avoid working in the insurance industry as it offers the lowest average salary of $72,367.
Rank | Industry | Average Salary | Hourly Rate |
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1 | Finance | $95,710 | $46.01 |
2 | Manufacturing | $88,206 | $42.41 |
3 | Technology | $83,721 | $40.25 |
4 | Professional | $82,252 | $39.54 |
5 | Health Care | $81,469 | $39.17 |
6 | Insurance | $72,367 | $34.79 |
Experience Level | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|
Entry Level | $43,800 | $21.07 |
Mid Level | $69,300 | $33.31 |
Senior Level | $116,000 | $55.72 |
Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
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2022 | $82,500 | $39.69 | +2.7% |
2021 | $80,300 | $38.60 | +1.9% |
2020 | $78,700 | $37.85 | +1.4% |
2019 | $77,600 | $37.33 | +1.4% |
2018 | $76,600 | $36.82 | +0.0% |
Company | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
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Visa | Business Analyst, Process Optimization Consultant | Highlands Ranch, CO | 05/28/2022 | $90,200 |
Unitedhealth Group | Business Analyst Consultant | Eden Prairie, MN | 05/27/2022 | $54,575 |
Intermountain Healthcare | Project/Business Analyst-Staff-Selecthealth (Remote Opportunity) | West Valley City, UT | 05/25/2022 | $58,624 |
General Dynamics | Oracle Financials Projects Business Analyst (Remote) | Auburn, MA | 05/21/2022 | $112,000 |
Unitedhealth Group Inc. | Business Analyst Consultant-Telecommute | San Antonio, TX | 05/20/2022 | $82,100 |
NES Associates | Oracle Financials Projects Business Analyst (Remote) | Ione, OR | 05/20/2022 | $112,000 |
General Dynamics Information Technology | Oracle Financials Projects Business Analyst (Remote) | Denver, CO | 05/19/2022 | $112,000 |
General Dynamics Information Technology | Oracle Financials Projects Business Analyst (Remote) | New York, NY | 05/19/2022 | $112,000 |
Noridian Administrative Services | Business Project Analyst | Eagan, MN | 05/18/2022 | $44,390 |
General Dynamics Information Technology | Oracle Financials Projects Business Analyst (Remote) | Pawcatuck, CT | 05/18/2022 | $112,000 |
New Jersey pays Business Analyst-Consultants the most in the United States, with an average salary of $100,089 per year, or $48.12 per hour.
You know if you are being paid fairly as a Business Analyst-Consultant if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in District of Columbia you should be paid close to $98,272 per year.
Senior Technical Business Analyst gets paid the most. Senior Technical Business Analyst made a median salary of $106,728. The best-paid 10 percent make $121,000, while the lowest-paid 10 percent make $93,000.
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