Budget Analysts salary by location
National median: $91,640 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa City, IA | metropolitan | $134,850 | +47.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $131,730 | +43.7% | 340 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $127,860 | +39.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $125,050 | +36.5% | 4,100 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $124,590 | +36.0% | 1,490 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $117,360 | +28.1% | 760 | 2025 |
| Huntsville, AL | metropolitan | $113,400 | +23.7% | 520 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $110,470 | +20.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $107,010 | +16.8% | 290 | 2025 |
| Gainesville, GA | metropolitan | $106,610 | +16.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $106,280 | +16.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $106,020 | +15.7% | 2,490 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $105,470 | +15.1% | 2,730 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $104,090 | +13.6% | 910 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $103,970 | +13.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $103,720 | +13.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $102,760 | +12.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $102,480 | +11.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $102,260 | +11.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $102,080 | +11.4% | 530 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $102,020 | +11.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $101,500 | +10.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville, NC | metropolitan | $101,360 | +10.6% | 210 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $100,720 | +9.9% | 740 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $99,880 | +9.0% | 1,170 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $99,520 | +8.6% | 4,160 | 2025 |
| AL | state | $99,490 | +8.6% | 870 | 2025 |
| Tampa, FL | metropolitan | $99,370 | +8.4% | 500 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $98,750 | +7.8% | 30 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $98,590 | +7.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $98,590 | +7.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $98,330 | +7.3% | 620 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $98,330 | +7.3% | 930 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $98,110 | +7.1% | 360 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $98,070 | +7.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Tulsa, OK | metropolitan | $97,980 | +6.9% | 160 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $97,970 | +6.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $97,780 | +6.7% | 410 | 2025 |
| Augusta, GA | metropolitan | $97,470 | +6.4% | 180 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $97,190 | +6.1% | 150 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $97,100 | +6.0% | 1,290 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $96,930 | +5.8% | 310 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $96,890 | +5.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $96,870 | +5.7% | 1,070 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $96,640 | +5.5% | 1,510 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $96,430 | +5.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $96,430 | +5.2% | 1,020 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $96,430 | +5.2% | 520 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $96,340 | +5.1% | 1,950 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $96,260 | +5.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $96,250 | +5.0% | 840 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | metropolitan | $96,210 | +5.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $96,150 | +4.9% | 1,150 | 2025 |
| Beaumont, TX | metropolitan | $95,930 | +4.7% | 30 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $95,870 | +4.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $95,860 | +4.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $95,620 | +4.3% | 500 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $95,440 | +4.1% | 970 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $95,400 | +4.1% | 600 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $95,250 | +3.9% | 1,090 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $95,200 | +3.9% | 150 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $94,880 | +3.5% | 750 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $94,740 | +3.4% | 220 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $94,520 | +3.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Savannah, GA | metropolitan | $94,520 | +3.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $93,780 | +2.3% | 180 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $93,600 | +2.1% | 700 | 2025 |
| Carson City, NV | metropolitan | $93,560 | +2.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $93,530 | +2.1% | 240 | 2025 |
| Memphis, TN | metropolitan | $93,450 | +2.0% | 220 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $93,430 | +2.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $92,790 | +1.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $92,600 | +1.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $92,550 | +1.0% | 420 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $92,520 | +1.0% | 180 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $92,380 | +0.8% | 210 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $92,260 | +0.7% | 1,280 | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | metropolitan | $92,000 | +0.4% | 560 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $91,920 | +0.3% | 180 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $91,870 | +0.3% | 1,900 | 2025 |
| Warner Robins, GA | metropolitan | $91,560 | −0.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | metropolitan | $91,560 | −0.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $91,450 | −0.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Topeka, KS | metropolitan | $91,350 | −0.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $91,250 | −0.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $91,220 | −0.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Killeen, TX | metropolitan | $91,170 | −0.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $91,060 | −0.6% | 290 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $90,940 | −0.8% | 160 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $90,020 | −1.8% | 440 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $89,840 | −2.0% | 800 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $89,410 | −2.4% | 300 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, FL | metropolitan | $89,040 | −2.8% | 260 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $88,890 | −3.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $88,880 | −3.0% | 120 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $88,810 | −3.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $88,690 | −3.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $88,610 | −3.3% | 280 | 2025 |
| Birmingham, AL | metropolitan | $88,550 | −3.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $88,540 | −3.4% | 2,760 | 2025 |