Budget Analysts — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$91,640
United States, 2025
Employment
47,160
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations. Analyze budgeting and accounting reports.
- O*NET code
- 13-2031.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- Analyze monthly department budgeting and accounting reports to maintain expenditure controls.
- Provide advice and technical assistance with cost analysis, fiscal allocation, and budget preparation.
- Review operating budgets to analyze trends affecting budget needs.
- Compile and analyze accounting records and other data to determine the financial resources required to implement a program.
- Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations.
- Summarize budgets and submit recommendations for the approval or disapproval of funds requests.
- Consult with managers to ensure that budget adjustments are made in accordance with program changes.
- Direct the preparation of regular and special budget reports.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$62,250
25th percentile
$75,320
75th percentile
$114,220
90th percentile
$136,660
Most important skills
- Mathematics3.9
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Speaking3.8
- Reading Comprehension3.8
- Judgment and Decision Making3.8
- Complex Problem Solving3.8
- Active Listening3.8
- Management of Financial Resources3.4
- Active Learning3.3
- Systems Analysis3.1
- Writing3.1
- Monitoring3.1
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Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 15 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
15
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Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Listening | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.8 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Management of Financial Resources | 3.4 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Speaking | 3.8 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Writing | 3.1 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.1 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Active Learning | 3.3 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Monitoring | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Budget AnalystsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa City, IA | $134,850 | 40 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $131,730 | 340 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $127,860 | 90 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $125,050 | 4,100 | 2025 |
| DC | $124,590 | 1,490 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $117,360 | 760 | 2025 |
| Huntsville, AL | $113,400 | 520 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $110,470 | 80 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $107,010 | 290 | 2025 |
| Gainesville, GA | $106,610 | 50 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $106,280 | 60 | 2025 |
| MD | $106,020 | 2,490 | 2025 |
| VA | $105,470 | 2,730 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $104,090 | 910 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | $103,970 | 50 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | $103,720 | 40 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $102,760 | 90 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | $102,480 | 40 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $102,260 | 110 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | $102,080 | 530 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.