Business Analyst salary in California

BLS reports this occupation as "Management Analysts" (13-1111); every figure on this page is for that BLS occupation.

The median annual wage for business analysts in California is $101,460, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimates — below the national median of $101,860. California ranks 16 of 50 states and DC with published data for this occupation.

Median

$101,460

25th percentile

$77,440

75th percentile

$134,750

90th percentile

$174,970

Employment and national comparison

Employment in California	137,280
Mean annual wage in California	$115,720
National median	$101,860
National employment	898,280

Metro areas in California

San Francisco, CA: median $126,730
Los Angeles, CA: median $104,930
San Diego, CA: median $101,190

States with similar pay for business analysts

Texas: median $101,400
Hawaii: median $101,750
Oregon: median $101,840
Minnesota: median $100,790
South Carolina: median $100,660
Alaska: median $100,190

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates; state, metropolitan area and national files from https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm. State estimates are for BLS occupation "Management Analysts" (13-1111), cross-industry, all ownerships. Retrieved 2026-10-02. Where BLS does not publish a numeric estimate (suppressed, or reported only as at or above $239,200) the value is shown as —.