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What business analysts make

Typical

$94,000

Junior

$64,000

Senior or lead

$130,000

Job Bank's national median for 'business analyst, informatics' (NOC 21221, the IT flavour of the job) is $45.13 an hour, about $94,000 a year full time. Banks, insurers and consulting firms in Toronto pay the most. Public-sector analysts earn a bit less with better pensions.