Business Analyst Salary in India 2025 – Average, Freshers & Experienced

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In the modern data driven world business analyst is a rapidly growing field. It has seen exponential growth in the past few years. A business analyst is someone who helps the organizations to analyze and improve their business processes by identifying the problems, coming up with the solutions which will lead to business growth and efficiency and implementing the said solutions. Moreover, they act as a bridge between different stakeholders.The sectors in which they can have an important role are:  financial analysis, quality assurance, training, business policy and procedures, market analysis, organizational development and solution testing. Some of the specific business analyst roles are given below: 

  • Business systems analyst
  • Process analyst
  • Product analyst
  • Business architect
  • Management consultant
  • Business intelligence analyst
  • Data scientist
  • Customer Relationship Management

Top skills required to be a good business analyst 

  • Data Analysis : Ability to use large data sets and draw meaningful conclusions from them. 
  • Communication: Strong written as well as spoken communication in order to convey their insights and solutions to the stakeholders. 
  • Problem Solving: Quantitative and analytical skills to identify issues, formulate the solutions and implement them 
  • Industry Knowledge: Well equipped with what is happening in the industry of their specific fields.
  • Well equipped with SQL, which is essential for managing and querying databases for extracting valuable data and Python, which is needed for data manipulation, statistical analysis and automation of routine tasks. Also they need to be well versed with Microsoft Excel.
  • A business analyst needs to have a good understanding of the business including the finance, accounting, marketing and sales. 
  • An individual should also have the skills of product management 
  • They should be able to negotiate well.

Salary Overview

The salary of a business analyst can vary depending on various factors including experience, industry, location and size of the company. It generally ranges between INR 5,00,000 to INR 12,00,000. The average salary of a business analyst in India is INR 6,15,935. 

A complete breakdown of the salary that an individual can earn on the basis of their position in the company is given below:

Position 

Salary 

Entry level

₹300,000 to ₹600,000 per year.

Mid level

₹600,000 to ₹1,000,000 per year

Senior Business Analyst

₹1,200,000 to ₹1,800,000 per year

Team leads

₹1,500,000 to ₹2,500,000 per year.

A complete breakdown of factors affecting the salary is given below:

Industry 

The type of industry you work in has a huge impact on your salary as a business analyst. In certain industries like finance, technology and consulting you tend to earn higher as compared to others. 

Industry 

Salary 

IT Services

INR 9,50,000

Fin Tech 

INR 11,10,000

Management Consulting 

INR 10,40,000

FMCG

INR 10,60,000

Emerging Technologies 

INR 11,00,000

Logistics

INR 11,00,000

Manufacturing 

INR 10,80,000

Location 

Metropolitan cities like Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata might have higher paying jobs as a business analyst as compared to smaller towns/ cities 

City

Salary (Fresher)

Salary (Experienced)

Bangalore

INR 8,00,000 

INR 13,00,000

Mumbai 

INR 7,00,000

INR 10,00,000

Delhi 

INR 7,00,000

INR 11,00,000

Hyderabad 

INR 6,00,000

INR 12,00,000

Gurugram

INR 7,00,000

INR 11,50,000 

Noida 

INR 7,00,000

INR 10,00,000

Pune

INR 5,00,000

INR 14,00,000

Chennai 

INR 7,00,000

INR 10,00,000

Ahmedabad 

INR 4,00,000

INR 9,00,000

Kolkata 

INR 6,00,000

INR 9,00,000

Skills and Specialization 

Having specific skills like data analysis, business process management can lead to an increase in a business analyst’s prospective salary. 

 

Skill

Salary 

Business Analysis 

INR 6,31,572

Requirement Analysis 

INR 6,59,932

SQL

INR 6,47,341

Microsoft Excel Expert

INR 5,57,736

Project Management 

INR 5,93,715

Salary Breakdown according to top recruiters 

Recruiter 

Salary 

Accenture 

INR 9,80,000

TCS

INR 8,90,000

Deloitte

INR 10,20,000

Infosys

INR 9,90,000

Wipro 

INR 10,70,000

Amazon

INR 13,90,000

ICICI Bank 

INR 9,40,000

HCL Technologies 

INR 8,70,000

Cognizant 

INR 10,00,000

Flipkart 

INR 14,00,000

Comparison of salaries in India with other countries is given below  

Countries 

Freshers 

Experienced 

India 

INR 4,00,000- 10,00,000

INR 8,00,000 - 24,00,000

US

INR 55,57,500 - 85,50,000

INR 81,22,500-1,02,60,000

UK

INR 34,10,571- 57,97,970

INR62,52,713.5-1,00,04,341.60

Canada

INR 31,79,396.48 -  45,24,525.76

INR 44,02,241.28 - 62,36,508.48

Australia 

INR 39,42,887.04 -  54,76,232

INR 54,76,232 - 65,71,478.40 

With the ever-growing tech landscape the scope of business analysis is expanding. Businesses have started recognizing the value of data driven insights the scope of a data analyst is expected to grow even more. It is more than just a technical skill, instead it is more about understanding how a business operates, what it needs and thus helping it to meet those specific needs. The ability to do so makes their role quite crucial in the organization. Therefore, we can say that the business analysts earn a competitive salary in India, that varies on the basis of education, location, experience and skills. While the entry level jobs can start at around INR 4,00,000 per year senior analysts can earn up to INR 18,00,000 per year. To conclude, becoming a business analyst is an exciting and fulfilling career choice that offers opportunities for growth, learning and making an impact. 

Top Recruiters

Amazon Amazon
Cognizant Cognizant
Bank of  India Bank of India
Deloitte Deloitte
goldman sachs goldman sachs
Hewlett-Packard (HP) Hewlett-Packard (HP)
IBM IBM
ICICI Bank ICICI Bank
infosys infosys
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
microsoft microsoft
Google Google
TCS TCS
Wipro Wipro
FLIPKART FLIPKART
Idea Cellular Idea Cellular
Blue Star Blue Star
CGI CGI
Grasim Industries Grasim Industries
RAMCO Systems RAMCO Systems
Standard Chartered Bank Standard Chartered Bank
Airtel Airtel
MphasiS MphasiS
Accenture Accenture
Asian Paints Asian Paints
Citi Bank Citi Bank
Gammon India Gammon India
ITC INFOTECH ITC INFOTECH
JCB JCB
KPIT Cummins KPIT Cummins
Persistent Ltd Persistent Ltd
Phoenix Maritime Service  Pvt. Ltd Phoenix Maritime Service Pvt. Ltd
Alpha Imager Private Limited Alpha Imager Private Limited
Amdocs Amdocs
Analog Devices Analog Devices
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)
CAP Gemini CAP Gemini
Genpact Genpact
HCL BPO HCL BPO
HDFC Bank HDFC Bank
Hero Honda Motors Hero Honda Motors
Honeywell Honeywell
Oracle Oracle
Kansai Nerolac Kansai Nerolac
Matrix Comunication Matrix Comunication
MindTree MindTree
MU SIGMA MU SIGMA
MUTHOOT GROUP MUTHOOT GROUP
NCR NCR
Capgemini Capgemini

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