Salaries

AI Business Intelligence Analyst Salary.

Across 81 U.S. cities.

$113,000

estimated national base salary

$78,000 to $162,000. Last updated September 2026.

Orbyt prices 65 titles at this same figure, including AI Trainer / RLHF Specialist, AI Training Data Specialist, and Deep Learning Engineer. Orbyt does not hold title-level wage data that would separate them.

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Government benchmark for this occupation

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a median annual wage of $120,230 for Data Scientists (SOC 15-2051) across the United States, based on 262,440 employed workers (May 2025 release).

10th percentile

$67,240

25th percentile

$85,660

Median

$120,230

75th percentile

$158,880

90th percentile

$199,130

Workers surveyed

262,440

What BLS published in each release

May 2024 release

$112,590

May 2025 release

$120,230

These are two separate published estimates, not a time series. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not encourage the use of OEWS data for time-series analysis. Differences between releases reflect changes in occupational classification, survey methodology, and the three-year pooled sample as well as any change in pay, so the two figures should not be read as a rate of wage growth.

BLS publishes wages by occupation code, not by job title, so this figure covers every role mapped to Data Scientists (SOC 15-2051) rather than AI Business Intelligence Analyst specifically. The national range at the top of this page is Orbyt’s role-level estimate, which is a different thing and is labelled as such.

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Highest Paying

$157,000

San Jose, CA

Best Purchasing Power

$118,000

Jersey City, NJ

Lowest Paying

$85,000

Charleston, WV

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated September 2026. This role maps to BLS occupation code 15-2051. Full methodology.

Orbyt estimates the average AI Business Intelligence Analyst salary in the United States at $113,000 in 2026, within a range of $78,000 to $162,000. These figures are Orbyt estimates, computed rather than measured, and must not be cited as Bureau of Labor Statistics figures; the published BLS wage for the occupation this role maps to is shown separately on this page. This figure is not specific to this title: Orbyt prices 65 titles at the same estimate. San Jose is the highest of the 81 cities at $157,000, while Jersey City offers the best purchasing power after cost-of-living adjustments. AI BI analysts who can interpret model performance alongside traditional business metrics earn premiums over standard BI analysts.

AI Business Intelligence Analyst salary by city.

Salary comparison across 81 cities
CityMedianRangeCOLAdjustedRank
San Jose, CA$157,000$109,000 to $226,0001.38x$114,000#2758 of 3445
New York, NY$148,000$102,000 to $212,0001.28x$116,000#2737 of 3445
San Francisco, CA$148,000$102,000 to $212,0001.35x$110,000#2832 of 3445
Seattle, WA$143,000$99,000 to $205,0001.24x$115,000#2753 of 3445
Honolulu, HI$142,000$98,000 to $204,0001.30x$109,000#2828 of 3445
Arlington, VA$142,000$98,000 to $204,0001.22x$116,000#2728 of 3445
Jersey City, NJ$141,000$97,000 to $202,0001.20x$118,000#2714 of 3445
Washington DC, DC$140,000$97,000 to $200,0001.25x$112,000#2799 of 3445
Los Angeles, CA$139,000$96,000 to $199,0001.18x$118,000#2710 of 3445
Newark, NJ$135,000$93,000 to $193,0001.18x$114,000#2760 of 3445
Boston, MA$132,000$91,000 to $190,0001.22x$108,000#2866 of 3445
San Diego, CA$132,000$91,000 to $190,0001.17x$113,000#2781 of 3445
Boulder, CO$131,000$91,000 to $188,0001.15x$114,000#2764 of 3445
Portland, OR$129,000$89,000 to $185,0001.10x$117,000#2711 of 3445
Miami, FL$125,000$86,000 to $180,0001.12x$112,000#2807 of 3445
Anchorage, AK$125,000$86,000 to $179,0001.13x$111,000#2811 of 3445
Princeton, NJ$125,000$86,000 to $179,0001.15x$109,000#2852 of 3445
Chicago, IL$123,000$85,000 to $177,0001.07x$115,000#2745 of 3445
Baltimore, MD$123,000$85,000 to $177,0001.08x$114,000#2760 of 3445
Philadelphia, PA$122,000$84,000 to $175,0001.09x$112,000#2795 of 3445
Burlington, VT$122,000$84,000 to $175,0001.06x$115,000#2751 of 3445
Sacramento, CA$122,000$84,000 to $175,0001.10x$111,000#2803 of 3445
Austin, TX$121,000$84,000 to $174,0001.03x$117,000#2715 of 3445
Minneapolis, MN$121,000$84,000 to $174,0001.05x$115,000#2742 of 3445
Manchester, NH$121,000$84,000 to $173,0001.06x$114,000#2761 of 3445
Richmond, VA$119,000$82,000 to $170,0001.01x$118,000#2710 of 3445
Denver, CO$118,000$82,000 to $170,0001.08x$109,000#2827 of 3445
Atlanta, GA$118,000$81,000 to $169,0001.02x$116,000#2742 of 3445
Hartford, CT$117,000$81,000 to $168,0001.08x$108,000#2860 of 3445
Portland, ME$117,000$81,000 to $168,0001.05x$111,000#2802 of 3445
Nashville, TN$116,000$80,000 to $167,0001.00x$116,000#2728 of 3445
Ann Arbor, MI$116,000$80,000 to $167,0001.02x$114,000#2758 of 3445
Wilmington, DE$114,000$79,000 to $164,0001.02x$112,000#2787 of 3445
Salt Lake City, UT$113,000$78,000 to $162,0000.98x$115,000#2756 of 3445
Las Vegas, NV$113,000$78,000 to $162,0000.96x$118,000#2704 of 3445
Providence, RI$113,000$78,000 to $162,0001.04x$109,000#2851 of 3445
Reno, NV$113,000$78,000 to $162,0000.96x$118,000#2713 of 3445
Houston, TX$112,000$77,000 to $160,0000.97x$115,000#2749 of 3445
Boise, ID$112,000$77,000 to $160,0000.95x$118,000#2704 of 3445
Virginia Beach, VA$111,000$76,000 to $159,0000.98x$113,000#2779 of 3445
Albany, NY$111,000$76,000 to $159,0000.96x$116,000#2742 of 3445
Dallas, TX$110,000$76,000 to $157,0001.01x$109,000#2855 of 3445
Raleigh, NC$110,000$76,000 to $157,0000.99x$111,000#2810 of 3445
North Charleston, SC$110,000$76,000 to $158,0000.94x$117,000#2709 of 3445
Charleston, SC$106,000$73,000 to $152,0000.98x$108,000#2855 of 3445
Phoenix, AZ$105,000$73,000 to $151,0000.96x$109,000#2825 of 3445
Charlotte, NC$105,000$73,000 to $151,0000.97x$108,000#2858 of 3445
Indianapolis, IN$105,000$72,000 to $150,0000.91x$115,000#2745 of 3445
Orlando, FL$105,000$73,000 to $151,0000.95x$111,000#2821 of 3445
Madison, WI$105,000$73,000 to $151,0000.95x$111,000#2814 of 3445
Detroit, MI$104,000$72,000 to $149,0000.90x$116,000#2752 of 3445
Pittsburgh, PA$104,000$72,000 to $149,0000.92x$113,000#2781 of 3445
Tampa, FL$104,000$72,000 to $149,0000.96x$108,000#2858 of 3445
New Orleans, LA$103,000$71,000 to $148,0000.92x$112,000#2795 of 3445
Columbia, SC$103,000$71,000 to $147,0000.90x$114,000#2775 of 3445
Columbus, OH$102,000$70,000 to $146,0000.93x$110,000#2821 of 3445
Kansas City, MO$102,000$70,000 to $146,0000.93x$110,000#2832 of 3445
Cheyenne, WY$102,000$71,000 to $147,0000.87x$117,000#2712 of 3445
San Antonio, TX$102,000$70,000 to $146,0000.91x$112,000#2794 of 3445
Milwaukee, WI$101,000$70,000 to $144,0000.91x$111,000#2816 of 3445
Columbus, OH$101,000$70,000 to $145,0000.93x$109,000#2853 of 3445
Cincinnati, OH$101,000$69,000 to $144,0000.90x$112,000#2793 of 3445
Spokane, WA$101,000$70,000 to $145,0000.92x$110,000#2823 of 3445
St. Louis, MO$100,000$69,000 to $143,0000.90x$111,000#2809 of 3445
Omaha, NE$100,000$69,000 to $144,0000.88x$114,000#2761 of 3445
Albuquerque, NM$100,000$69,000 to $144,0000.88x$114,000#2767 of 3445
Knoxville, TN$99,000$68,000 to $141,0000.89x$111,000#2805 of 3445
Birmingham, AL$98,000$67,000 to $140,0000.84x$117,000#2731 of 3445
Baton Rouge, LA$98,000$68,000 to $141,0000.88x$111,000#2795 of 3445
Louisville, KY$97,000$67,000 to $140,0000.88x$110,000#2818 of 3445
Fargo, ND$97,000$67,000 to $139,0000.85x$114,000#2760 of 3445
Lexington, KY$97,000$67,000 to $139,0000.86x$113,000#2772 of 3445
Des Moines, IA$97,000$67,000 to $139,0000.86x$113,000#2785 of 3445
Little Rock, AR$95,000$66,000 to $137,0000.82x$116,000#2726 of 3445
Des Moines, IA$94,000$65,000 to $135,0000.86x$109,000#2830 of 3445
Tulsa, OK$94,000$65,000 to $134,0000.83x$113,000#2782 of 3445
Jackson, MS$93,000$64,000 to $133,0000.79x$118,000#2704 of 3445
Oklahoma City, OK$93,000$64,000 to $133,0000.84x$111,000#2812 of 3445
Sioux Falls, SD$93,000$64,000 to $134,0000.85x$109,000#2835 of 3445
Wichita, KS$92,000$63,000 to $132,0000.82x$112,000#2787 of 3445
Charleston, WV$85,000$59,000 to $123,0000.78x$109,000#2839 of 3445

Skills that increase AI Business Intelligence Analyst pay.

The premiums below are Orbyt's modelled scenarios for AI Business Intelligence Analysts, not effects measured from job postings: each is a fixed percentage applied to the estimated base. At the top premium that works out to $15,820 a year.

LLM Fine-Tuning+14%

≈ +$15,820 per year

Reinforcement Learning+13%

≈ +$14,690 per year

CUDA+12%

≈ +$13,560 per year

RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)+11%

≈ +$12,430 per year

Transformers+10%

≈ +$11,300 per year

Rust+10%

≈ +$11,300 per year

Vector Databases+10%

≈ +$11,300 per year

PyTorch+9%

≈ +$10,170 per year

What you should know.

AI BI analysts who can interpret model performance alongside traditional business metrics earn premiums over standard BI analysts. Salary varies by industry, with tech and finance paying 15 to 25% above retail and manufacturing. Proficiency with both traditional BI tools and ML experiment tracking platforms drives the highest compensation.

Junior AI BI analysts start at $88,000 to $105,000. Analysts with 3 to 5 years specializing in AI metrics reach $118,000 to $158,000. Senior analysts and team leads earn $162,000 to $210,000, while directors of AI business intelligence can command $220,000 to $290,000.

Equity at tech companies ranges from 5 to 15% of base salary. Annual bonuses are typically 8 to 15%. Some firms offer data literacy training budgets of $3,000 to $8,000 annually and conference attendance support as part of the total benefits package.

Total compensation breakdown.

Base Salary
$113,000
Equity / Year
$30,000
Annual Bonus
15%
$17,000
Signing Bonus
$12,000
Total Comp
$160,000

Salary by company size

Startup
< 50 employees
$102,000
Growth
50-500 employees
$107,000
Scale-up
500-5K employees
$113,000
Public
5K+ employees
$136,000

Remote salary adjustment

Remote AI Business Intelligence Analysts typically earn $105,000 (7% less than on-site). This reflects location-adjusted pay policies at companies using geographic salary bands. Some companies pay flat national rates regardless of location.

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Common questions about AI Business Intelligence Analyst pay.

Orbyt estimates the national median AI Business Intelligence Analyst salary at $113,000 in 2026, within a range of $78,000 to $162,000. This is a computed estimate, not a measured wage. Where you land depends on your experience, skills, the company's size, and your location.

Entry level AI Business Intelligence Analysts (0 to 2 years) typically earn $73,000 to $90,000. Mid level (3 to 5 years) run $96,000 to $119,000. Senior (6 to 9 years) reach $124,000 to $147,000, and lead level (10 plus years) $141,000 to $175,000.

Equity at tech companies ranges from 5 to 15% of base salary. Annual bonuses are typically 8 to 15%. Some firms offer data literacy training budgets of $3,000 to $8,000 annually and conference attendance support as part of the total benefits package.

Entry level AI Business Intelligence Analyst roles start around $73,000 to $90,000. Candidates with strong internships, certifications, or portfolio work often negotiate toward the national median of $113,000.

With a national median of $113,000 and senior pay reaching $147,000 to $175,000, AI Business Intelligence Analyst is a well compensated field. Pay varies by city, so compare cost of living adjusted numbers before judging any single offer.

Anchor your ask near the top of the range at $162,000 so you have room to settle around the $113,000 median. Bring specific data about your impact, and never accept the first number without a conversation.

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