SOC 13-2031 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Budget Analysts

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$91,640

U.S. median hourly wage$44.06

U.S. employment47,160

Nationally, budget analysts earned a median of $91,640 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 47,160 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Budget Analysts: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia	$124,590	$59.90	1,490	2.1
Maryland	$106,020	$50.97	2,490	0.9
Virginia	$105,470	$50.71	2,730	0.7
California	$99,520	$47.84	4,160	0.2
Alabama	$99,490	$47.83	870	0.4
Colorado	$97,100	$46.68	1,290	0.4
Washington	$96,640	$46.46	1,510	0.4
Michigan	$96,430	$46.36	1,020	0.2
New Jersey	$96,250	$46.28	840	0.2
Connecticut	$95,440	$45.88	970	0.6
Oregon	$95,250	$45.79	1,090	0.6
Illinois	$94,880	$45.61	750	0.1
Alaska	$94,740	$45.55	220	0.7
Vermont	$93,430	$44.92	90	0.3
Rhode Island	$92,790	$44.61	90	0.2
New Hampshire	$92,600	$44.52	80	0.1
Hawaii	$92,380	$44.41	210	0.3
Massachusetts	$92,260	$44.36	1,280	0.4
Georgia	$91,870	$44.17	1,900	0.4
Ohio	$89,840	$43.19	800	0.1
Utah	$88,610	$42.60	280	0.2
New York	$88,540	$42.57	2,760	0.3
Maine	$88,130	$42.37	200	0.3
New Mexico	$87,360	$42.00	740	0.9
Tennessee	$86,570	$41.62	1,140	0.3
Iowa	$86,550	$41.61	390	0.2
South Carolina	$86,260	$41.47	470	0.2
Minnesota	$85,970	$41.33	450	0.2
Arizona	$84,810	$40.78	730	0.2
Pennsylvania	$84,240	$40.50	1,490	0.2
Florida	$84,170	$40.46	3,150	0.3
Idaho	$83,220	$40.01	190	0.2
Nebraska	$83,010	$39.91	200	0.2
Texas	$82,970	$39.89	3,340	0.2
North Carolina	$82,350	$39.59	1,830	0.4
Wisconsin	$82,180	$39.51	820	0.3
Indiana	$82,080	$39.46	390	0.1
Delaware	$82,000	$39.42	260	0.5
Missouri	$81,980	$39.42	520	0.2
Nevada	$81,600	$39.23	440	0.3
Wyoming	$81,100	$38.99	80	0.3
Oklahoma	$80,990	$38.94	670	0.4
Louisiana	$80,530	$38.72	330	0.2
Kansas	$80,140	$38.53	270	0.2
Montana	$79,700	$38.32	360	0.7
South Dakota	$79,180	$38.07	120	0.3
Mississippi	$78,850	$37.91	390	0.3
West Virginia	$78,850	$37.91	180	0.3
North Dakota	$77,400	$37.21	150	0.4
Kentucky	$76,860	$36.95	630	0.3
Arkansas	$71,800	$34.52	320	0.2
Guam	$67,200	$32.31	70	1.1
Virgin Islands	$64,990	$31.25	50	1.7
Puerto Rico	$50,560	$24.31	370	0.4

Pay by metro area

All 174 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Budget Analysts: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Iowa City, IA	$134,850	$64.83	40	0.4
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$131,730	$63.33	340	0.3
Ann Arbor, MI	$127,860	$61.47	90	0.4
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$125,050	$60.12	4,100	1.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$117,360	$56.43	760	0.3
Huntsville, AL	$113,400	$54.52	520	2.0
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$110,470	$53.11	80	0.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$107,010	$51.45	290	0.2
Gainesville, GA	$106,610	$51.26	50	0.5
Lexington Park, MD	$106,280	$51.09	60	0.9
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$104,090	$50.04	910	0.4
Salinas, CA	$103,970	$49.99	50	0.3
Greeley, CO	$103,720	$49.87	40	0.3
Boulder, CO	$102,760	$49.40	90	0.4
Modesto, CA	$102,480	$49.27	40	0.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$102,260	$49.16	110	0.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$102,080	$49.08	530	0.3
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$102,020	$49.05	70	0.4
New Haven, CT	$101,500	$48.80	70	0.3
Fayetteville, NC	$101,360	$48.73	210	1.6
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$100,720	$48.42	740	0.5
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$99,880	$48.02	1,170	0.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$99,370	$47.77	500	0.3
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$98,750	$47.48	30	0.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$98,590	$47.40	70	0.3
Vallejo, CA	$98,590	$47.40	60	0.4
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$98,330	$47.27	930	0.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$98,330	$47.27	620	0.2
Salem, OR	$98,110	$47.17	360	1.9
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$98,070	$47.15	50	0.4
Tulsa, OK	$97,980	$47.10	160	0.3
Visalia, CA	$97,970	$47.10	50	0.3
Albuquerque, NM	$97,780	$47.01	410	1.0
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$97,470	$46.86	180	0.8
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$97,190	$46.73	150	0.1
St. Louis, MO-IL	$96,930	$46.60	310	0.2
Anchorage, AK	$96,890	$46.58	100	0.6
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$96,870	$46.57	1,070	0.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$96,430	$46.36	140	0.6
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$96,430	$46.36	520	0.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$96,340	$46.32	1,950	0.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$96,260	$46.28	40	0.1
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$96,210	$46.26	40	0.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$96,150	$46.23	1,150	0.9
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$95,930	$46.12	30	0.2
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$95,870	$46.09	40	0.1
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$95,860	$46.09	90	0.5
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$95,620	$45.97	500	0.5
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$95,400	$45.86	600	1.0
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$95,200	$45.77	150	0.4
Ogden, UT	$94,520	$45.44	70	0.3
Savannah, GA	$94,520	$45.44	60	0.3
Columbus, OH	$93,780	$45.09	180	0.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$93,600	$45.00	700	0.2
Carson City, NV	$93,560	$44.98	60	1.9
Colorado Springs, CO	$93,530	$44.97	240	0.8
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$93,450	$44.93	220	0.4
Richmond, VA	$92,550	$44.49	420	0.6
Urban Honolulu, HI	$92,520	$44.48	180	0.4
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$92,000	$44.23	560	0.5
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$91,920	$44.19	180	0.5
Elizabethtown, KY	$91,560	$44.02	80	1.6
Warner Robins, GA	$91,560	$44.02	80	1.0
Omaha, NE-IA	$91,450	$43.97	110	0.2
Topeka, KS	$91,350	$43.92	40	0.3
York-Hanover, PA	$91,250	$43.87	30	0.2
Portland-South Portland, ME	$91,220	$43.86	50	0.2
Killeen-Temple, TX	$91,170	$43.83	90	0.6
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$91,060	$43.78	290	2.2
Cleveland, OH	$90,940	$43.72	160	0.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$90,020	$43.28	440	0.6
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$89,410	$42.98	300	0.2
Jacksonville, FL	$89,040	$42.81	260	0.3
Rochester, NY	$88,890	$42.73	70	0.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$88,880	$42.73	120	0.1
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$88,810	$42.70	60	0.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$88,690	$42.64	60	0.1
Birmingham, AL	$88,550	$42.57	60	0.1
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$88,530	$42.56	220	0.9
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$88,460	$42.53	430	0.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$87,860	$42.24	320	0.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$87,770	$42.20	100	0.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$87,760	$42.19	130	0.2
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$87,280	$41.96	230	0.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$87,240	$41.94	40	0.1
Worcester, MA	$87,210	$41.93	60	0.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$86,880	$41.77	170	0.7
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$86,610	$41.64	760	0.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$86,530	$41.60	440	0.4
Charlottesville, VA	$86,390	$41.53	50	0.5
Fairbanks-College, AK	$86,380	$41.53	40	1.2
Madison, WI	$86,340	$41.51	280	0.7
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$86,200	$41.44	110	0.3
Columbus, GA-AL	$85,990	$41.34	90	0.8
Gainesville, FL	$85,890	$41.30	40	0.2
Clarksville, TN-KY	$85,810	$41.25	50	0.5
Syracuse, NY	$85,240	$40.98	90	0.3
Kansas City, MO-KS	$85,160	$40.94	220	0.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$84,810	$40.78	440	0.2
Pittsburgh, PA	$84,660	$40.70	300	0.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$84,450	$40.60	360	0.2
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$84,260	$40.51	60	0.1
Ames, IA	$84,030	$40.40	80	1.3
Boise City, ID	$83,780	$40.28	120	0.3
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$83,780	$40.28	190	1.5
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$83,780	$40.28	60	0.6
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$83,770	$40.28	30	0.2
Greenville, NC	$83,570	$40.18	70	0.8
Reading, PA	$83,500	$40.15	30	0.2
Toledo, OH	$82,990	$39.90	40	0.1
Columbia, SC	$82,980	$39.89	110	0.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$82,930	$39.87	80	0.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$82,790	$39.80	810	0.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$82,360	$39.60	80	0.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$82,350	$39.59	180	0.5
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$82,330	$39.58	80	0.2
Reno, NV	$82,270	$39.55	80	0.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$82,130	$39.49	200	0.2
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$81,880	$39.36	90	0.3
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$81,720	$39.29	620	0.5
Springfield, MA	$81,360	$39.11	70	0.4
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$81,350	$39.11	650	1.4
Oklahoma City, OK	$81,330	$39.10	310	0.5
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$81,330	$39.10	50	0.3
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$81,100	$38.99	100	1.6
Knoxville, TN	$80,870	$38.88	170	0.4
Mobile, AL	$80,720	$38.81	40	0.3
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$80,590	$38.74	540	0.7
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$80,480	$38.69	370	1.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$80,100	$38.51	280	0.3
Corvallis, OR	$79,910	$38.42	100	2.6
Dover, DE	$79,790	$38.36	90	1.4
Helena, MT	$79,700	$38.32	150	3.5
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$79,440	$38.19	100	0.3
Cheyenne, WY	$79,440	$38.19	40	0.9
Corpus Christi, TX	$79,250	$38.10	40	0.2
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$78,850	$37.91	370	0.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$78,470	$37.73	80	0.2
Lincoln, NE	$78,330	$37.66	70	0.4
State College, PA	$78,060	$37.53	40	0.5
El Paso, TX	$77,960	$37.48	100	0.3
Fresno, CA	$77,610	$37.31	80	0.2
Ithaca, NY	$77,550	$37.29	30	0.7
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$76,920	$36.98	30	0.2
Tucson, AZ	$76,790	$36.92	120	0.3
Roanoke, VA	$76,600	$36.83	40	0.3
Asheville, NC	$76,400	$36.73	50	0.3
Las Cruces, NM	$76,360	$36.71	50	0.7
Tallahassee, FL	$76,000	$36.54	180	1.0
Green Bay, WI	$75,880	$36.48	40	0.2
Baton Rouge, LA	$75,440	$36.27	100	0.2
Rapid City, SD	$75,360	$36.23	30	0.4
Santa Fe, NM	$74,730	$35.93	50	0.8
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$74,550	$35.84	80	0.4
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$74,180	$35.67	40	0.2
Manhattan, KS	$73,920	$35.54	70	1.2
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$73,030	$35.11	50	0.2
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$71,400	$34.33	50	0.2
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$71,320	$34.29	30	0.3
Jackson, MS	$71,280	$34.27	80	0.3
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$71,280	$34.27	30	0.1
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$68,970	$33.16	80	0.2
Winston-Salem, NC	$68,940	$33.15	50	0.2
Wichita, KS	$68,890	$33.12	40	0.1
Jefferson City, MO	$67,700	$32.55	90	1.1
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$65,950	$31.71	160	0.4
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$65,480	$31.48	30	0.1
Montgomery, AL	$65,170	$31.33	110	0.7
Missoula, MT	$62,500	$30.05	70	1.1
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$61,300	$29.47	50	0.5
Waco, TX	$60,840	$29.25	50	0.4
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$60,570	$29.12	40	0.3
Wilmington, NC	$59,050	$28.39	90	0.5
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$50,260	$24.17	310	0.5

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.