Management Analysts pay in the United States

Goes furthest in Massachusetts
·Business and Financial·
898k jobs
Biggest filer Boston Consulting Group, Inc.96 certified filings on public record
$48.97/hr median
898,280 employed
+10% to 2035
72% AI exposure
Bachelor's degree
53 states reported
and more...

What this work is

Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplification and measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively. Includes program analysts and management consultants.

Where the money actually goes furthest

Massachusetts pays the most both before and after cost of living — $134,720, worth $127,382 once local prices are counted.

Pay by state

53 states and territories publish a median for this occupation. Switch the ranking to see how much the order changes.

Adjusted for what things cost in that state.

Median pay for Management Analysts by state, ranked by what it is worth locally
StateHourlyAnnualWorth locallyAfter state taxJobs
Massachusetts$64.77/hr$134,720$127,382$127,98430,060
Alabama$51.94/hr$108,040$121,639$102,8284,900
Virginia$56.53/hr$117,580$116,300$111,56559,620
Maryland$58.50/hr$121,680$115,929$116,03319,170
District of Columbia$60.65/hr$126,140$114,777$118,25919,000
Oklahoma$47.80/hr$99,420$113,183$95,1875,760
Vermont$51.69/hr$107,520$109,759$102,361730
West Virginia$46.86/hr$97,470$108,905$93,6101,740
Louisiana$45.94/hr$95,540$108,309$93,0484,760
Tennessee$47.72/hr$99,260$108,043$99,26013,700
South Carolina$48.40/hr$100,660$107,370$96,00112,340
Missouri$46.77/hr$97,270$107,101$93,55510,030
Wyoming$47.37/hr$98,540$106,311$98,540390
Kentucky$45.98/hr$95,630$106,066$91,9314,550
Wisconsin$47.49/hr$98,780$104,973$94,64211,670
North Carolina$47.38/hr$98,560$104,484$94,91322,200
Texas$48.75/hr$101,400$104,471$101,40050,990
Illinois$50.13/hr$104,270$104,311$99,24645,820
New York$53.96/hr$112,250$104,012$106,56369,150
Georgia$47.89/hr$99,600$103,437$95,05338,390
Montana$46.86/hr$97,470$102,979$92,8331,590
Indiana$45.94/hr$95,560$102,389$92,72311,770
Minnesota$48.46/hr$100,790$102,200$95,39920,700
Washington$52.49/hr$109,170$102,018$109,17024,760
Colorado$50.36/hr$104,750$101,649$100,91814,360
Ohio$45.32/hr$94,270$101,616$92,39325,120
North Dakota$43.38/hr$90,220$101,416$89,690Not published
Connecticut$50.46/hr$104,960$101,302$99,9128,000
New Mexico$44.80/hr$93,180$101,051$89,6053,910
New Hampshire$50.13/hr$104,270$100,096$104,2702,670
Delaware$47.83/hr$99,480$99,669$94,1454,120
Oregon$48.96/hr$101,840$98,529$93,47010,840
Alaska$48.17/hr$100,190$97,880$100,190460
Iowa$41.12/hr$85,530$97,458$82,8344,150
Rhode Island$47.91/hr$99,640$97,418$96,2074,100
Michigan$45.02/hr$93,640$97,318$89,89813,010
New Jersey$50.87/hr$105,820$97,252$101,20522,080
Pennsylvania$45.11/hr$93,830$96,166$90,94934,420
South Dakota$40.20/hr$83,620$94,389$83,6202,980
Idaho$42.65/hr$88,710$92,899$84,7823,700
Arizona$44.86/hr$93,310$92,679$91,34217,190
Hawaii$48.92/hr$101,750$92,542$95,4602,920
California$48.78/hr$101,460$91,636$95,997137,280
Kansas$39.04/hr$81,210$90,163$76,9675,280
Florida$42.60/hr$88,610$85,688$88,61071,060
Utah$40.16/hr$83,530$84,493$79,7295,670
Arkansas$35.07/hr$72,950$83,908$70,2816,250
Nebraska$36.23/hr$75,360$83,640$72,3502,740
Nevada$39.23/hr$81,600$81,616$81,6004,550
Mississippi$33.36/hr$69,390$79,804$66,4383,160
Maine$36.31/hr$75,530$77,825$71,6712,910
Virgin Islands$37.91/hr$78,850Not publishedNot published50
Guam$37.52/hr$78,030Not publishedNot published220

National median for comparison: $101,860. “Worth locally” divides pay by the area’s price level, so a figure above the headline means money goes further there than the US average.

$101,860/year

$48.97/hr an hour, national median

Across the states

$52,870$168,800

25th to 75th percentile, lowest and highest state

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How much of this job could software do?

72%High exposure
Hands, places, peopleLanguage and information

The two methods broadly agree.

Method 1 — ability mix59%

Cognitive share of O*NET ability importance (element families 1.A.1–1.A.4), O*NET 31.0

Method 2 — task content84%

Importance-weighted share of O*NET tasks classed as language or information work, O*NET 31.0

What this does and does not mean

Exposure means a model could plausibly do a meaningful share of the tasks in this job. It is not a forecast that the job disappears, and it says nothing about whether any employer will actually automate it.

For what the labour market expects, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment in this occupation to change by +10% between 2025 and 2035, with about 94,100 openings a year.

Which parts are exposed

  • Confer with personnel concerned to ensure successful functioning of newly implemented systems or procedures.
  • Gather and organize information on problems or procedures.
  • Analyze data gathered and develop solutions or alternative methods of proceeding.
  • Document findings of study and prepare recommendations for implementation of new systems, procedures, or organizational changes.
  • Interview personnel and conduct on-site observation to ascertain unit functions, work performed, and methods, equipment, and personnel used.
  • Plan study of work problems and procedures, such as organizational change, communications, information flow, integrated production methods, inventory control, or cost analysis.

Amber marks language and information work. Green marks tasks that need a person in a place.

What named employers said they would pay

From certified US Department of Labor visa filings. These are wages employers committed to for sponsored roles — not company-wide averages, and not necessarily what everyone in the job earns. Cells with fewer than three filings are withheld so no individual’s pay is identifiable.

EmployerRole as filedState25thMedian75thFilings
Boston Consulting Group, Inc.ConsultantNY$190,000$190,000$232,20096
Boston Consulting Group, Inc.Project LeaderTX$190,000$190,000$203,42576
Boston Consulting Group, Inc.Project LeaderCA$190,000$195,000$239,15067
INFOSYS LIMITEDSenior Associate - Business ConsultingTX$95,119$105,425$132,56261
Ernst & Young U.S. LLPManagement Analysts - KBGFJG379955-1NY$110,000$150,252$180,24948
Ernst & Young U.S. LLPManagement Analysts - KBGFJG225271-4CA$137,999$180,249$212,53746
Boston Consulting Group, Inc.ConsultantNJ$190,000$198,844$220,97742
Boston Consulting Group, Inc.ConsultantIL$190,000$190,000$207,70840
Microsoft CorporationProduct MarketingWA$161,500$170,000$193,75040
Ernst & Young U.S. LLPManagement Analysts - KBGFJG219908-5TX$174,999$177,624$195,00038
McKinsey & Company, Inc. United StatesBusiness Analyst (Management Consultant)NY$152,000$202,000$221,00037
ExlService.com, LLCSenior ConsultantNY$101,816$125,000$180,00035
McKinsey & Company, Inc. United StatesAssociate (Management Consultant)TX$151,000$202,000$221,00035
ExlService.com, LLCSenior ConsultantNJ$106,000$120,000$150,89533
Boston Consulting Group, Inc.ConsultantWA$190,000$190,000$239,15033

Where management analysts move next

Occupations that share most of this one’s skills, with the pay difference and the change in AI exposure.

Location

San Diego, CA, United States of America (SAN-San Diego Intl.)

Photograph by Nataliya Vaitkevich.