Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/business-analyst/united-states/ Title: Business Analyst rate in the United States | Deftridge Summary: Business Analyst pay in the United States: median wage $51 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $75. The rate is on every task, before you apply. United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Business Analyst hourly rate in United States The market median wage for a Business Analyst in the United States is **$51.32 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$75 an hour** on Deftridge. **$75/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$51.32/hr** median wage **$39-67** middle half of wages **$1,630** a month at 5 hours a week ## Business Analyst wage percentiles in United States Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | $30.55 | $660 | $63,500 | | 25th | $39.28 | $850 | $81,700 | | Median | $51.32 | $1,110 | $106,700 | | 75th | $67.19 | $1,460 | $139,800 | | 90th | $86.47 | $1,870 | $179,900 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026; about 893,900 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## United States in numbers What sets the United States apart for a Business Analyst, from the same sources as the table above. - **$65.26** highest median wage, District of Columbia - **$36.40** lowest median wage, Mississippi - **893,900** people employed in the role - **$82.79** median wage in the San Jose metro area, the highest in the country - **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it - Self-employment tax is 15.3%: 12.4% Social Security plus 2.9% Medicare; the employer-equivalent half is deductible in working out adjusted gross income. [Source](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/self-employment-tax-social-security-and-medicare-taxes) - For 2026 the first $184,500 of combined wages, tips and net self-employment earnings is subject to the Social Security part. [Source](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/self-employment-tax-social-security-and-medicare-taxes) ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for a Business Analyst in the United States by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown. | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Specialist | $65 | $1,410 | | Senior | $75 | $1,630 | | Manager | $90 | $1,950 | - Regular role **$75** - One-off task **$85** - Task bundle **$75** ## Business Analyst pay by region in United States Typical contractor rate for a senior Business Analyst, highest first; 9 of 51 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | District of Columbia | $65.26 | $95 | | Massachusetts | $65.13 | $95 | | Vermont | $60.23 | $85 | | California | $59.89 | $85 | | Washington | $59.14 | $85 | | Maryland | $58.62 | $85 | | New York | $55.99 | $80 | | Illinois | $55.38 | $80 | | Virginia | $54.73 | $80 | ## Highest-paying metro areas Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [San Jose $82.79/hr median wage · range $63-105](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-analyst/california/) - [San Francisco $75.15/hr median wage · range $54-98](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-analyst/california/) - [Boston $66.48/hr median wage · range $50-84](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-analyst/massachusetts/) - [Washington, D.C. $65.42/hr median wage · range $52-78](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-analyst/district-of-columbia/) - [Beaumont $64.85/hr median wage · range $43-85](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-analyst/texas/) - [Seattle $64.71/hr median wage · range $50-82](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-analyst/washington/) - [Los Angeles $63.04/hr median wage · range $47-96](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-analyst/california/) - [Huntsville $61.50/hr median wage · range $50-73](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-analyst/alabama/) - [Lexington Park $61.39/hr median wage · range $48-72](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-analyst/maryland/) - [Chicago $60.28/hr median wage · range $42-81](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-analyst/illinois/) ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job. [Business Analyst rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-analyst/) · [Business Analyst jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/business-analyst/united-states/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)