Business Intelligence Analyst Salary Guide 2026
Cloud and e-commerce giants driving BI demand.
National Median: $105,000
Range: $88K – $243K
Avg Total Comp
$128,000
Experience Level
BI Analyst III median $154k in Seattle; national baseline at $105k.
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Metro Area Breakdown
20 MarketsSan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara CA
CalculatedMedian: $141,750
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley CA
CalculatedMedian: $139,650
New York-Newark-Jersey City NY-NJ-PA
CalculatedMedian: $130,200
Boston-Cambridge-Newton MA-NH
CalculatedMedian: $128,100
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA
Median: $126,000
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
CalculatedMedian: $126,000
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim CA
CalculatedMedian: $126,000
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad CA
CalculatedMedian: $120,750
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin IL-IN-WI
CalculatedMedian: $115,500
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood CO
CalculatedMedian: $113,400
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown TX
CalculatedMedian: $110,250
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington TX
CalculatedMedian: $110,250
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta GA
CalculatedMedian: $108,150
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach FL
CalculatedMedian: $107,100
Raleigh-Durham-Cary NC
CalculatedMedian: $105,000
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington MN-WI
CalculatedMedian: $102,900
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia NC-SC
CalculatedMedian: $102,900
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler AZ
CalculatedMedian: $101,850
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn MI
CalculatedMedian: $100,800
Salt Lake City UT
CalculatedMedian: $99,750
Benchmarks marked "Calculated" are derived from the national median using verified geographic cost-of-living multipliers. Direct survey data is used where available.