Mid-career New York baseline: $75,000. Each city lists local-market pay and a COLI-scaled lifestyle equivalent — the equivalent is not market pay.
| # | City | Local market | Lifestyle equivalent | COLI | Take-Home % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zurich | CHF 39,499 | CHF 74,380 | 122.4 | 65.3% |
| 2 | Geneva | CHF 39,499 | CHF 72,071 | 118.6 | 61.3% |
| 3 | New York | $75,000 | $75,000 | 100.0 | 66.6% |
| 4 | San Francisco | $75,000 | $73,200 | 97.6 | 67.6% |
| 5 | Singapore | S$56,668 | S$85,686 | 87.7 | 77.0% |
| 6 | London | £32,756 | £49,416 | 87.5 | 74.2% |
| 7 | Copenhagen | kr 223,763 | kr 408,011 | 85.7 | 62.7% |
| 8 | Amsterdam | €37,519 | €52,527 | 82.6 | 63.0% |
| 9 | Boston | $75,000 | $61,800 | 82.4 | 67.9% |
| 10 | Tel Aviv | ₪134,977 | ₪219,473 | 81.3 | 75.9% |
| 11 | Miami | $75,000 | $60,075 | 80.1 | 76.9% |
| 12 | Washington DC | $75,000 | $59,850 | 79.8 | 68.4% |
| 13 | Seattle | $75,000 | $59,625 | 79.5 | 76.9% |
| 14 | Oslo | kr 376,694 | kr 591,410 | 78.5 | 68.8% |
| 15 | San Diego | $75,000 | $58,125 | 77.5 | 67.6% |
| 16 | Tokyo | ¥4,066,378 | ¥8,980,886 | 77.3 | 75.8% |
| 17 | Los Angeles | $75,000 | $57,225 | 76.3 | 67.6% |
| 18 | Sydney | A$71,402 | A$79,395 | 74.5 | 82.9% |
| 19 | Hong Kong | HK$305,422 | HK$432,289 | 73.6 | 88.6% |
| 20 | Chicago | $75,000 | $54,900 | 73.2 | 72.0% |
| 21 | Dublin | €31,796 | €46,295 | 72.8 | 76.0% |
| 22 | Dubai | AED 135,853 | AED 196,715 | 72.4 | 100.0% |
| 23 | Doha | QAR 125,738 | QAR 189,974 | 69.5 | 100.0% |
| 24 | Seoul | ₩33,326,431 | ₩65,605,459 | 68.9 | 79.4% |
| 25 | Philadelphia | $75,000 | $51,600 | 68.8 | 73.9% |
| 26 | Luxembourg City | €34,976 | €43,497 | 68.4 | 73.5% |
| 27 | Melbourne | A$71,402 | A$72,681 | 68.2 | 82.9% |
| 28 | Abu Dhabi | AED 135,853 | AED 184,216 | 67.8 | 100.0% |
| 29 | Portland | $75,000 | $50,400 | 67.2 | 67.0% |
| 30 | Denver | $75,000 | $49,275 | 65.7 | 72.5% |
| 31 | Vancouver | C$57,880 | C$66,410 | 65.4 | 70.3% |
| 32 | Austin | $75,000 | $48,600 | 64.8 | 76.9% |
| 33 | Tampa | $75,000 | $48,375 | 64.5 | 76.9% |
| 34 | Stockholm | kr 375,537 | kr 439,036 | 64.3 | 61.0% |
| 35 | Perth | A$71,402 | A$67,672 | 63.5 | 82.9% |
| 36 | Atlanta | $75,000 | $47,400 | 63.2 | 71.5% |
| 37 | Nashville | $75,000 | $47,100 | 62.8 | 76.9% |
| 38 | Osaka | ¥4,066,378 | ¥7,296,244 | 62.8 | 75.8% |
| 39 | Dallas | $75,000 | $46,875 | 62.5 | 76.9% |
| 40 | Toronto | C$57,880 | C$63,262 | 62.3 | 68.9% |
| 41 | Edinburgh | £32,756 | £35,072 | 62.1 | 75.1% |
| 42 | Munich | €37,519 | €39,109 | 61.5 | 63.8% |
| 43 | Minneapolis | $75,000 | $46,050 | 61.4 | 69.1% |
| 44 | Auckland | NZ$49,552 | NZ$73,482 | 60.8 | 81.1% |
| 45 | Houston | $75,000 | $45,150 | 60.2 | 76.9% |
| 46 | Charlotte | $75,000 | $44,850 | 59.8 | 72.4% |
| 47 | Phoenix | $75,000 | $44,175 | 58.9 | 74.4% |
| 48 | Raleigh | $75,000 | $43,950 | 58.6 | 72.4% |
| 49 | Helsinki | €26,709 | €37,010 | 58.2 | 81.2% |
| 50 | Las Vegas | $75,000 | $43,650 | 58.2 | 76.9% |
| 51 | Milan | €20,349 | €36,756 | 57.8 | 67.3% |
| 52 | Nice | €32,432 | €33,513 | 52.7 | 68.7% |
| 53 | Montreal | C$57,880 | C$52,904 | 52.1 | 63.0% |
| 54 | Fukuoka | ¥4,066,378 | ¥5,971,767 | 51.4 | 75.8% |
| 55 | Berlin | €37,519 | €32,559 | 51.2 | 63.8% |
| 56 | Brussels | €26,709 | €31,987 | 50.3 | 76.2% |
| 57 | Rome | €20,349 | €31,351 | 49.3 | 67.3% |
| 58 | Vienna | €26,709 | €30,651 | 48.2 | 69.7% |
| 59 | Paris | €32,432 | €29,825 | 46.9 | 68.7% |
| 60 | Shanghai | ¥100,979 | ¥233,261 | 46.2 | 70.0% |
| 61 | Taipei | NT$711,596 | NT$1,062,651 | 44.8 | 88.3% |
| 62 | Beijing | ¥100,979 | ¥219,629 | 43.5 | 70.0% |
| 63 | Riyadh | SAR 112,500 | SAR 119,812 | 42.6 | 90.2% |
| 64 | Panama City | $13,500 | $31,725 | 42.3 | 87.5% |
| 65 | Barcelona | €20,349 | €26,772 | 42.1 | 72.7% |
| 66 | Shenzhen | ¥100,979 | ¥211,551 | 41.9 | 70.0% |
| 67 | São Paulo | R$60,542 | R$158,166 | 41.8 | 75.9% |
| 68 | Guangzhou | ¥100,979 | ¥195,394 | 38.7 | 70.0% |
| 69 | Madrid | €20,349 | €24,165 | 38.0 | 72.7% |
| 70 | Bangkok | ฿302,169 | ฿864,669 | 37.2 | 94.5% |
| 71 | Cancún | MX$177,899 | MX$454,913 | 35.8 | 87.0% |
| 72 | Lisbon | €17,806 | €22,066 | 34.7 | 71.1% |
| 73 | Valencia | €20,349 | €21,303 | 33.5 | 72.7% |
| 74 | Santiago | CLP 10,546,875 | CLP 23,343,750 | 33.2 | 79.8% |
| 75 | Kuala Lumpur | RM 54,895 | RM 100,030 | 32.8 | 85.3% |
| 76 | Mexico City | MX$177,899 | MX$412,980 | 32.5 | 87.0% |
| 77 | Montevideo | $U 441,190 | $U 1,024,191 | 32.5 | 81.9% |
| 78 | Split | €13,990 | €20,222 | 31.8 | 60.0% |
| 79 | Málaga | €20,349 | €19,841 | 31.2 | 72.7% |
| 80 | San José (CR) | ₡6,072,289 | ₡11,840,964 | 31.2 | 89.3% |
| 81 | Playa del Carmen | MX$177,899 | MX$391,378 | 30.8 | 87.0% |
| 82 | Athens | €15,262 | €19,459 | 30.6 | 72.6% |
| 83 | Prague | Kč 449,322 | Kč 528,818 | 30.6 | 74.0% |
| 84 | Phuket | ฿302,169 | ฿708,936 | 30.5 | 94.5% |
| 85 | Porto | €17,806 | €19,141 | 30.1 | 71.1% |
| 86 | Tallinn | €16,534 | €18,378 | 28.9 | 87.9% |
| 87 | Cape Town | R 218,675 | R 388,148 | 28.4 | 81.9% |
| 88 | Warsaw | zł 70,482 | zł 83,404 | 28.4 | 79.4% |
| 89 | Lagos | ₦8,301,958 | ₦32,377,636 | 27.3 | 70.5% |
| 90 | Manila | ₱336,596 | ₱1,127,598 | 26.8 | 91.1% |
| 91 | Ho Chi Minh City | ₫150,000,000 | ₫495,000,000 | 26.4 | 80.5% |
| 92 | Budapest | Ft 5,387,801 | Ft 7,031,081 | 26.1 | 66.5% |
| 93 | Lima | S/25,008 | S/71,688 | 25.8 | 87.0% |
| 94 | Buenos Aires | AR$9,194,277 | AR$21,397,590 | 25.6 | 57.3% |
| 95 | Bali (Denpasar) | Rp 92,620,482 | Rp 292,912,274 | 25.3 | 86.5% |
| 96 | Riga | €13,990 | €16,089 | 25.3 | 69.5% |
| 97 | Phnom Penh | $5,250 | $18,600 | 24.8 | 100.0% |
| 98 | Nairobi | KSh 677,993 | KSh 2,392,348 | 24.7 | 73.2% |
| 99 | Jakarta | Rp 92,620,482 | Rp 283,650,226 | 24.5 | 86.5% |
| 100 | Hanoi | ₫150,000,000 | ₫451,875,000 | 24.1 | 80.5% |
| 101 | Krakow | zł 70,482 | zł 69,895 | 23.8 | 79.4% |
| 102 | Istanbul | ₺384,036 | ₺554,452 | 23.1 | 63.6% |
| 103 | Bogotá | COP 31,174,699 | COP 71,390,060 | 22.9 | 92.0% |
| 104 | Chiang Mai | ฿302,169 | ฿525,310 | 22.6 | 94.5% |
| 105 | Bucharest | lei 57,131 | lei 71,414 | 22.5 | 55.0% |
| 106 | Mumbai | ₹624,059 | ₹1,391,651 | 22.3 | 93.9% |
| 107 | Casablanca | MAD 58,283 | MAD 161,007 | 22.1 | 87.4% |
| 108 | Bangalore | ₹624,059 | ₹1,298,042 | 20.8 | 93.9% |
| 109 | Medellín | COP 31,174,699 | COP 63,596,386 | 20.4 | 92.0% |
| 110 | Delhi | ₹624,059 | ₹1,216,915 | 19.5 | 93.9% |
| 111 | Marrakech | MAD 58,283 | MAD 139,880 | 19.2 | 87.4% |
| 112 | Chennai | ₹624,059 | ₹1,179,471 | 18.9 | 93.9% |
| 113 | Cairo | E£219,578 | E£614,819 | 16.8 | 73.4% |
Data covers 113 cities. Local market = verified / OECD / COLI badge (same as /is-my-salary-good/). Lifestyle equivalent = NYC baseline × city COLI / 100 — not market pay. Updated 2026.
Typical business analyst salary range (New York baseline, USD):
The mid-career business analyst New York baseline is $75,000. Each city shows two numbers: local-market pay (verified national stats, OECD estimate, or COLI fallback) and a lifestyle equivalent (NYC baseline scaled by city COLI). The equivalent is not what someone earns locally.
The highest COLI-scaled lifestyle equivalent for a business analyst is Zurich at $91,800 USD. That figure is purchasing-power scaled from the New York baseline, not local market pay. See both columns in the table for all 113 cities.
Local-market pay uses the same country multipliers as /is-my-salary-good/ (verified national statistics, OECD wage ratios, or COLI fallback). Lifestyle equivalent starts from the New York baseline and scales by city COLI (NYC = 100). Take-home percentage is tax and social contributions on the local-market figure.