How much can I earn in next five years as a Business Analyst ?

As you will see from the above picture, you have three options to mark your career as a Business Analyst. This first phase will take any where between zero to three/four years to help you acquire and master the essential skills and then move into the next level of your career. Ideally as the three options, you can start as a Business Analyst as a fresh MBA graduate and their annual pay could start anywhere between 3lakh to 7lakh. Well established MNC's are the highest with their starting pay and you could easily expect a pay of 6-7 lakh with them. In case you are working with a growing/start up company, they could offer a fresher any where between 3.0 to 3.5 lakh. The above salaries could be expected for someone with an MBA degree from a reputed B-School. In case, you don't have an MBA, but hold a Masters in IT/ Computer science, MNC's and startups would offer you entry level roles like a Developer, Quality Analyst, Industry Analyst and Domain Analyst. WIth a Masters degree, a fresher could expect a pay between 4.5 to 6 lakh with MNC's and a startup could offer you anywhere between 2.8-3.5lakh initially.