Budget Analysts Career, Salary and Skills
Budget Analysts have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $91,640 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 47,160. Wage data is published for 228 locations.
Occupation description
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
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$91,640
Hourly median
$44.06
Employment
47,160
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Mathematics | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Active Listening | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.75 | 3.62 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Speaking | 3.75 | 3.38 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Management of Financial Resources | 3.38 | 3.88 |
| Active Learning | 3.25 | 3.12 |
| Writing | 3.12 | 3.88 |
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.
Technology
- Adaptive Planning
- Budget monitoring systems
- Budgeting, forecasting, and planning software
- Business Objects Data Integrator
- Business performance management BPM software
- Deltek Costpoint
- Email software
- Everest Software Advanced
- Extensity MPC
- Financial reporting software
- FRx Software Microsoft Forecaster
- Fund accounting software
- Graphics software
- Human resources management system HRMS
Budget Analysts salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Budget Analysts Salary in CAMedian $99,520 · Employment 4,160
- Budget Analysts Salary in Washington, DCMedian $125,050 · Employment 4,100
- Budget Analysts Salary in TXMedian $82,970 · Employment 3,340
- Budget Analysts Salary in FLMedian $84,170 · Employment 3,150
- Budget Analysts Salary in NYMedian $88,540 · Employment 2,760
- Budget Analysts Salary in VAMedian $105,470 · Employment 2,730
- Budget Analysts Salary in MDMedian $106,020 · Employment 2,490
- Budget Analysts Salary in New York, NYMedian $96,340 · Employment 1,950
- Budget Analysts Salary in GAMedian $91,870 · Employment 1,900
- Budget Analysts Salary in NCMedian $82,350 · Employment 1,830
- Budget Analysts Salary in WAMedian $96,640 · Employment 1,510
- Budget Analysts Salary in DCMedian $124,590 · Employment 1,490
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.