Side by side

Business Analyst vs Executive Assistant

Pay is effectively the same — the medians sit within 2.3% apart. There is 2.7× more demand for Business Analyst. Listings for Business Analyst move faster — median age 78 days against 88.

Comparison

Side by side

MeasureBusiness AnalystExecutive AssistantGap
Open postings30,75411,495+19,259
Posted this week1,190857
Median salary$88,500$86,500+$2k
25th percentile$70k$68.5k
75th percentile$110k$108k
Salary disclosed5.4%3.4%
Remote share5.8%10.7%-4.9pp
Median age of posting78d88d
Open over 60 days35.4%45.1%
Visa sponsorship8.2%10.4%
Pay

Pay distribution

Business Analyst

$40k$153k

Executive Assistant

$39k$150k
Freshness

How old the listings are

Business Analyst

just posted78d median90d+

Executive Assistant

just posted88d median90d+
Demand

What each side asks for

Business Analyst — technologies

Kubernetes
72.0%
Kotlin
65.8%
Python
59.6%
Docker
53.4%
Terraform
47.2%
JavaScript
41.0%
HubSpot
34.8%

Executive Assistant — technologies

Swift
72.0%
Spark
65.8%
AWS
59.6%
HubSpot
53.4%
Azure
47.2%
Kubernetes
41.0%
JavaScript
34.8%

Business Analyst — employers

Beacon Robotics
9.4%
Northwind Systems
8.7%
Lakeshore Hospitality
8.0%
Halcyon Energy
7.2%
Aperture Labs
6.5%
Vantage Logistics
5.8%
Ironbark Manufacturing
5.1%

Executive Assistant — employers

Quarry Analytics
9.4%
Northwind Systems
8.7%
Aperture Labs
8.0%
Brightline Retail
7.2%
Vantage Logistics
6.5%
Rivergate Media
5.8%
Umbra Security
5.1%

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Both sides are counted the same way on the same day, so the gap is comparable even where the absolute numbers move. Salary figures use only postings that publish a range — the disclosure rate is in the table because a median over 20% of a cohort is a weaker number than one over 70%.