diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/framework/base_experiment.py b/qiskit_experiments/framework/base_experiment.py
index 7a800c03ad..e08ae49721 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/framework/base_experiment.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/framework/base_experiment.py
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ def run(
         # Run jobs
         jobs = experiment._run_jobs(circuits, **run_opts)
         experiment_data.add_data(jobs)
-        experiment._add_job_metadata(experiment_data, jobs, **run_opts)
+        experiment._add_job_metadata(experiment_data.metadata, jobs, **run_opts)
 
         # Optionally run analysis
         if analysis and self.__analysis_class__ is not None:
@@ -515,7 +515,6 @@ def _metadata(self) -> Dict[str, any]:
             "experiment_type": self._type,
             "num_qubits": self.num_qubits,
             "physical_qubits": list(self.physical_qubits),
-            "job_metadata": [],
         }
         # Add additional metadata if subclasses specify it
         for key, val in self._additional_metadata().items():
@@ -530,22 +529,23 @@ def _additional_metadata(self) -> Dict[str, any]:
         """
         return {}
 
-    def _add_job_metadata(self, experiment_data: ExperimentData, jobs: BaseJob, **run_options):
+    def _add_job_metadata(self, metadata: Dict[str, Any], jobs: BaseJob, **run_options):
         """Add runtime job metadata to ExperimentData.
 
         Args:
-            experiment_data: the experiment data container.
+            metadata: the metadata dict to update with job data.
             jobs: the job objects.
             run_options: backend run options for the job.
         """
-        metadata = {
-            "job_ids": [job.job_id() for job in jobs],
-            "experiment_options": copy.copy(self.experiment_options.__dict__),
-            "transpile_options": copy.copy(self.transpile_options.__dict__),
-            "analysis_options": copy.copy(self.analysis_options.__dict__),
-            "run_options": copy.copy(run_options),
-        }
-        experiment_data._metadata["job_metadata"].append(metadata)
+        metadata["job_metadata"] = [
+            {
+                "job_ids": [job.job_id() for job in jobs],
+                "experiment_options": copy.copy(self.experiment_options.__dict__),
+                "transpile_options": copy.copy(self.transpile_options.__dict__),
+                "analysis_options": copy.copy(self.analysis_options.__dict__),
+                "run_options": copy.copy(run_options),
+            }
+        ]
 
 
 def fix_class_docs(wrapped_cls):
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/framework/composite/composite_analysis.py b/qiskit_experiments/framework/composite/composite_analysis.py
index 33bdf9e931..6841f6c19f 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/framework/composite/composite_analysis.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/framework/composite/composite_analysis.py
@@ -66,10 +66,9 @@ def _run_analysis(self, experiment_data: ExperimentData, **options):
         # analysis classes
         composite_exp = experiment_data.experiment
         component_exps = composite_exp.component_experiment()
-        if "component_job_metadata" in experiment_data.metadata:
-            component_metadata = experiment_data.metadata["component_job_metadata"][-1]
-        else:
-            component_metadata = [{}] * composite_exp.num_experiments
+        component_metadata = experiment_data.metadata.get(
+            "component_metadata", [{}] * composite_exp.num_experiments
+        )
 
         # Initialize component data for updating and get the experiment IDs for
         # the component child experiments in case there are other child experiments
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ def _run_analysis(self, experiment_data: ExperimentData, **options):
             sub_exp_data.add_data(sub_data)
 
             # Add component job metadata
-            sub_exp_data.metadata["job_metadata"] = [component_metadata[i]]
+            sub_exp_data.metadata.update(component_metadata[i])
 
             # Run analysis
             # Since copy for replace result is handled at the parent level
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/framework/composite/composite_experiment.py b/qiskit_experiments/framework/composite/composite_experiment.py
index 0070e928d8..f97be35f0b 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/framework/composite/composite_experiment.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/framework/composite/composite_experiment.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 Composite Experiment abstract base class.
 """
 
-import copy
 from typing import List, Sequence, Optional
 from abc import abstractmethod
 import warnings
@@ -93,13 +92,17 @@ def _initialize_experiment_data(self):
         return experiment_data
 
     def _additional_metadata(self):
-        return {"component_job_metadata": []}
+        """Add component experiment metadata"""
+        return {
+            "component_metadata": [sub_exp._metadata() for sub_exp in self.component_experiment()]
+        }
 
-    def _add_job_metadata(self, experiment_data, jobs, **run_options):
-        # Extract component metadata
-        component_metadata = []
+    def _add_job_metadata(self, metadata, jobs, **run_options):
+        super()._add_job_metadata(metadata, jobs, **run_options)
         # Add sub-experiment options
-        for sub_exp in self.component_experiment():
+        for sub_metadata, sub_exp in zip(
+            metadata["component_metadata"], self.component_experiment()
+        ):
             # Run and transpile options are always overridden
             if (
                 sub_exp.run_options != sub_exp._default_run_options()
@@ -109,17 +112,7 @@ def _add_job_metadata(self, experiment_data, jobs, **run_options):
                     "Sub-experiment run and transpile options"
                     " are overridden by composite experiment options."
                 )
-            component_metadata.append(
-                {
-                    "job_ids": [job.job_id() for job in jobs],
-                    "experiment_options": copy.copy(sub_exp.experiment_options.__dict__),
-                    "transpile_options": copy.copy(sub_exp.transpile_options.__dict__),
-                    "analysis_options": copy.copy(sub_exp.analysis_options.__dict__),
-                    "run_options": copy.copy(run_options),
-                }
-            )
-        super()._add_job_metadata(experiment_data, jobs, **run_options)
-        experiment_data._metadata["component_job_metadata"].append(component_metadata)
+            sub_exp._add_job_metadata(sub_metadata, jobs, **run_options)
 
     def _postprocess_transpiled_circuits(self, circuits, **run_options):
         for expr in self._experiments: