Business Analyst-Consultant Salary

Q: How much does a Business Analyst-Consultant make?

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.

Updated July 11, 2022

Average Business Analyst-Consultant Salary

$82,545 yearly
To create our salary estimates, Zippia starts with data published in publicly available sources such as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC) Show More

$39.69 hourly

Entry level Salary

$62,000 yearly

$62,000

10 %

$82,545

Median

$108,000

90 %

How much does a Business Analyst-Consultant make?

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.

Highest Paying States For Business Analyst-Consultants

The darker areas on the map show where business analyst-consultants earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

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Average Salary:

Business Analyst-Consultant average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
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

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Highest Paying Cities For Business Analyst-Consultants

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
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

Business Analyst-Consultant Salary Details

What is a Business Analyst-Consultant's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
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

Average Salary By Related Titles

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
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

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Which Companies Pay Business Analyst-Consultants The Most?

The highest paying companies for business analyst-consultants are Citi and Dell according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, companies like BNY Mellon and Morgan Stanley report highly competitive wages for business analyst-consultants.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
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

How Much Do Business Analyst-Consultants Make In Different Industries?

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.

Highest Paying Industries For Business Analyst-Consultants

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
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

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Business Analyst-Consultant Salary Trends

The salary for a business analyst-consultant can vary depending on the years of experience that a person has, from entry level to senior level. Data on how experience level affects total compensation is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as part of their National Compensation Survey, which is based on factors such as knowledge, complexity, contacts, and environment.

Business Analyst-Consultant Salary By Experience Level

Experience Level	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
Entry Level	$43,800	$21.07
Mid Level	$69,300	$33.31
Senior Level	$116,000	$55.72

Average Business Analyst-Consultant Salary Over Time

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Business Analyst-Consultant Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
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%

Recently Added Business Analyst-Consultant Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
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

Business Analyst-Consultant Salaries FAQs

What state pays Business Analyst-Consultants the most?

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.

How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a Business Analyst-Consultant?

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.

What type of Business Analyst-Consultant gets paid the most?

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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