Occupation salary profile

Management Analysts

SOC 13-1111 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

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. Excludes “Computer Systems Analysts” (15-1211) and “Operations Research Analysts” (15-2031).

National median · BLS
$101,860
▲ +0.66% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$122,352
▲ +0.93% YoY · 6,470 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$113,790
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
898,280
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Pay range for Management Analysts

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 6,470 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.

Percentile All U.S. workers (BLS) H-1B sponsored
10th — entry pay$60,640$76,000
25th$77,950$92,000
Median (50th)$101,860$122,352
75th$133,370$175,290
90th — top pay$171,640$210,574
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $122,352 for Management Analysts — 20.1% above the BLS national median of $101,860.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Management Analysts

BLS projects employment of management analysts to grow 10.1% from 2025 to 2035, faster than the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 94,100 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
1,077,100 → 1,186,300
+109,200 jobs
Projected change
+10.1%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
94,100
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
Plus less than 5 years experience
Self-employed
14% of workers (2025)
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 4)
Considerable Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Fastest-growing jobs → Best-paying jobs that need a bachelor's degree →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035 · BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook →

H-1B sponsored pay

Pay by H-1B wage level

Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.

H-1B median $122,352
Change vs prior year +0.93%
After inflation (CPI-U) -2.13%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 1,161 17.9% $68,000 $77,000 $92,935
Level II 2,286 35.3% $89,888 $103,709 $130,000
Level III 1,385 21.4% $124,800 $150,290 $190,000
Level IV 1,541 23.8% $156,458 $185,877 $225,400
H-1B job titles

Salaries by job title in Management Analysts

The 50 most-filed job titles inside SOC 13-1111, from 6,470 H-1B filings. Seniority words and level numbers are grouped (“Senior Data Engineer II” counts as Data Engineer). Tap a title for its full range, wage levels and the exact titles employers used.

Job title LCAs Share P25 Median P75 YoY
Management Analyst 747 11.55% $80,000 $109,948 $175,000 +15.73%
Business Analyst 698 10.79% $80,000 $95,306 $112,000 +3.01%
Consultant generic 506 7.82% $110,000 $190,000 $190,000 +0%
Domain Consultant 352 5.44% $88,130 $94,120 $105,062 +3.42%
Manager generic 310 4.79% $123,533 $156,645 $205,000 +22.96%
Associate generic 265 4.1% $110,000 $143,000 $192,000 -4.67%
Project Leader 114 1.76% $225,400 $225,400 $225,400 +0%
Engagement Manager 107 1.65% $172,888 $200,000 $200,000 -9.09%
Principal Consultant 91 1.41% $124,124 $138,882 $172,453 +1.82%
Associate, Business Consulting 66 1.02% $89,123 $103,709 $120,395 +3.19%
Project Manager 64 0.99% $108,150 $119,000 $138,982 -6.59%
Product Manager 49 0.76% $130,187 $175,000 $210,076 +12.95%
Business Systems Analyst 47 0.73% $89,115 $107,600 $121,194 +23.17%
Associate Consultant 44 0.68% $90,000 $112,000 $121,500 +0%
Process Consultant 44 0.68% $88,270 $91,062 $102,128 —
Director generic 43 0.66% $175,000 $200,000 $235,000 +0%
Management Consultant 40 0.62% $88,702 $106,746 $133,125 -14.36%
Principal generic 40 0.62% $243,750 $252,900 $253,425 +0%
Principal, Business Consulting 36 0.56% $127,088 $139,797 $156,458 +2.49%
Associate Partner 34 0.53% $243,000 $243,000 $243,000 +0%
Business Architecture Manager 26 0.4% $162,600 $168,400 $178,475 +15.11%
Data Analyst 26 0.4% $78,962 $87,484 $98,826 +2.08%
Technical Program Management 24 0.37% $162,545 $189,795 $199,020 +7.57%
Analyst generic 23 0.36% $79,000 $92,750 $110,000 +3.06%
Chief of Staff 20 0.31% $128,172 $168,500 $191,805 +2.12%
Partner generic 19 0.29% $268,400 $275,000 $280,000 +0%
Associate Director generic 18 0.28% $150,000 $153,782 $156,645 -0.35%
Audit & Assurance Manager 18 0.28% $126,682 $147,600 $161,523 —
Program Manager 17 0.26% $107,245 $133,200 $183,485 -14.62%
Vice President, Strategy and Analysis 17 0.26% $180,000 $195,000 $220,000 +8.33%
Business System Analyst 16 0.25% $85,301 $89,024 $108,093 -9.16%
Business Architecture Associate Manager 16 0.25% $128,000 $138,250 $148,000 +20.01%
Assistant Vice President 15 0.23% $126,500 $135,000 $175,210 -10%
Vice President generic 15 0.23% $150,000 $160,000 $184,550 -3.9%
Audit & Assurance Consultant 15 0.23% $100,381 $108,493 $114,450 —
IT Business Analyst 14 0.22% $88,317 $88,868 $108,285 +0.62%
Manager, Data Science 14 0.22% $115,326 $118,622 $137,504 +3.9%
Executive Director 13 0.2% $197,500 $215,000 $242,500 +3.37%
Strategy Manager 13 0.2% $128,000 $170,000 $282,300 +4.41%
Business Management Analyst 12 0.19% $67,358 $84,017 $96,523 -1.73%
Operations Analyst 12 0.19% $66,856 $80,290 $86,516 +24.95%
Vice President, Performance and Technology 12 0.19% $193,750 $200,000 $222,500 -11.11%
Product Owner 12 0.19% $81,850 $91,291 $103,095 -20.25%
Lead Consultant 11 0.17% $108,408 $135,000 $157,414 +14.21%
Lead Business Systems Analyst 11 0.17% $115,500 $125,000 $135,000 -1.96%
Business Operations Analyst 11 0.17% $68,613 $75,733 $84,330 -10.9%
Account Manager 11 0.17% $77,866 $115,000 $121,500 —
Lead, Business Analysis 11 0.17% $95,175 $102,960 $107,000 +8.38%
SAP Analyst 11 0.17% $75,898 $82,100 $86,050 —
Program Management Analyst 10 0.15% $68,500 $79,009 $90,929 -8.6%

Titles are cleaned from the employer's own LCA text (codes and typos removed, nothing invented). Rows need 10+ filings in this SOC.

Skills & tools

Skills needed for Management Analysts

How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.

Top skills
  • Active Listening4.1
  • Critical Thinking4.1
  • Reading Comprehension4.1
  • Complex Problem Solving4.0
  • Judgment and Decision Making4.0
  • Speaking4.0
  • Writing4.0
  • Coordination3.9
  • Monitoring3.9
  • Social Perceptiveness3.9
Top knowledge areas
  • English Language4.7
  • Administration and Management4.4
  • Customer and Personal Service4.0
  • Mathematics3.6
  • Education and Training3.6
  • Computers and Electronics3.5
  • Economics and Accounting3.5
  • Law and Government3.3
Software and technology used
Atlassian JIRAMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft Power BIMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft SharePointMicrosoft VisioPythonSalesforce softwareStructured query language SQLTableauAdobe AcrobatAdobe InDesignAJAXAlteryx softwareAmazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2Amazon RedshiftAmazon Web Services AWS software

Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

About the job

What management analysts do

  • Gather and organize information on problems or procedures.
  • Confer with personnel concerned to ensure successful functioning of newly implemented systems 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.
  • Plan study of work problems and procedures, such as organizational change, communications, information flow, integrated production methods, inventory control, or cost analysis.
  • Interview personnel and conduct on-site observation to ascertain unit functions, work performed, and methods, equipment, and personnel used.
  • Prepare manuals and train workers in use of new forms, reports, procedures or equipment, according to organizational policy.
  • Review forms and reports and confer with management and users about format, distribution, and purpose, identifying problems and improvements.
Also called
Business AnalystBusiness ConsultantManagement AnalystManagement ConsultantAdministrative AnalystEmployment Programs AnalystOrganizational Development ConsultantPerformance Management AnalystProgram Management Analyst
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Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.