Budget Analysts Salary by City

Top 15 cities for budget analysts by average salary

San Jose, CA	$130,420
Washington, DC	$124,390
Iowa City, IA	$122,820
San Francisco, CA	$117,830
Ann Arbor, MI	$117,690
Huntsville, AL	$113,850
San Diego, CA	$111,120
Bridgeport, CT	$108,960
Seattle, WA	$108,250
Boulder, CO	$108,060
Lexington Park, MD	$107,410
Detroit, MI	$106,740
Vallejo, CA	$106,650
Santa Maria, CA	$106,460
Salinas, CA	$106,070

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Budget Analysts salary by state

Washington, D.C. pays budget analysts the most statewide, $124,680 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
Washington, D.C.	$124,680	$124,590	1,490	1	$124,390	$124,390
Virginia	$112,310	$105,470	2,730	4	$96,680	$82,430
Maryland	$110,120	$106,020	2,490	2	$107,410	$100,910
California	$105,890	$99,520	4,160	15	$130,420	$81,120
Michigan	$102,500	$96,430	1,020	5	$117,690	$77,990
Washington	$102,370	$96,640	1,510	4	$108,250	$89,450
Alabama	$101,420	$99,490	870	4	$113,850	$72,530
Alaska	$100,640	$94,740	220	2	$100,100	$93,280
New Jersey	$100,310	$96,250	840	1	$91,140	$91,140
Colorado	$99,890	$97,100	1,290	5	$108,060	$94,320
Connecticut	$98,440	$95,440	970	3	$108,960	$98,030
Massachusetts	$97,340	$92,260	1,280	4	$100,810	$81,840
New Hampshire	$97,120	$92,600	80	0	n/a	n/a
Rhode Island	$96,330	$92,790	90	1	$93,510	$93,510
New York	$95,920	$88,540	2,760	7	$102,010	$83,000
Oregon	$95,030	$95,250	1,090	4	$101,650	$75,620
Minnesota	$94,810	$85,970	450	1	$95,820	$95,820
Ohio	$94,430	$89,840	800	5	$102,180	$88,780
Illinois	$94,430	$94,880	750	1	$94,650	$94,650
Utah	$93,760	$88,610	280	2	$97,010	$96,270
Georgia	$93,650	$91,870	1,900	8	$99,020	$60,070
Tennessee	$92,220	$86,570	1,140	5	$95,990	$88,470
Hawaii	$92,200	$92,380	210	1	$93,120	$93,120
Iowa	$91,730	$86,550	390	4	$122,820	$82,450
New Mexico	$91,530	$87,360	740	3	$96,280	$78,900
Vermont	$91,410	$93,430	90	1	$94,480	$94,480
South Carolina	$90,850	$86,260	470	3	$89,420	$86,470
Delaware	$89,320	$82,000	260	1	$80,390	$80,390
Maine	$89,300	$88,130	200	1	$105,380	$105,380
Texas	$89,220	$82,970	3,340	10	$98,020	$61,740
Missouri	$89,000	$81,980	520	3	$97,130	$75,430
Idaho	$88,950	$83,220	190	1	$88,910	$88,910
Florida	$88,620	$84,170	3,150	15	$93,950	$72,210
Pennsylvania	$88,380	$84,240	1,490	8	$95,440	$71,850
Nebraska	$88,120	$83,010	200	2	$94,950	$78,460
North Carolina	$87,630	$82,350	1,830	9	$100,260	$69,150
Arizona	$87,470	$84,810	730	2	$90,400	$79,040
Nevada	$87,310	$81,600	440	3	$95,620	$85,690
Kansas	$85,820	$80,140	270	3	$91,770	$72,680
Oklahoma	$84,860	$80,990	670	2	$95,570	$87,370
West Virginia	$84,740	$78,850	180	0	n/a	n/a
Louisiana	$84,680	$80,530	330	3	$88,790	$76,280
Wisconsin	$83,900	$82,180	820	3	$90,940	$72,500
Wyoming	$83,020	$81,100	80	1	$80,370	$80,370
Indiana	$81,890	$82,080	390	1	$86,770	$86,770
South Dakota	$81,890	$79,180	120	1	$79,090	$79,090
Kentucky	$81,510	$76,860	630	3	$92,250	$82,250
North Dakota	$79,420	$77,400	150	0	n/a	n/a
Montana	$78,760	$79,700	360	2	$82,540	$66,540
Mississippi	$77,220	$78,850	390	1	$70,790	$70,790
Arkansas	$73,710	$71,800	320	2	$73,960	$70,740
Puerto Rico	$58,210	$50,560	370	1	$56,790	$56,790

Budget Analysts salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
San Jose, CA	$130,420	$131,730	$62.70	340
Washington, DC	$124,390	$125,050	$59.80	4,100
Iowa City, IA	$122,820	$134,850	$59.05	40
San Francisco, CA	$117,830	$117,360	$56.65	760
Ann Arbor, MI	$117,690	$127,860	$56.58	90
Huntsville, AL	$113,850	$113,400	$54.74	520
San Diego, CA	$111,120	$107,010	$53.43	290
Bridgeport, CT	$108,960	$102,260	$52.39	110
Seattle, WA	$108,250	$104,090	$52.05	910
Boulder, CO	$108,060	$102,760	$51.95	90
Lexington Park, MD	$107,410	$106,280	$51.64	60
Detroit, MI	$106,740	$102,080	$51.32	530
Vallejo, CA	$106,650	$98,590	$51.27	60
Santa Maria, CA	$106,460	$110,470	$51.18	80
Salinas, CA	$106,070	$103,970	$50.99	50
Portland, ME	$105,380	$91,220	$50.67	50
New Haven, CT	$104,300	$101,500	$50.14	70
Denver, CO	$102,520	$100,720	$49.29	740
Cincinnati, OH	$102,180	$97,190	$49.13	150
New York, NY	$102,010	$96,340	$49.04	1,950
Modesto, CA	$101,740	$102,480	$48.92	40
Salem, OR	$101,650	$98,110	$48.87	360
Los Angeles, CA	$101,170	$96,870	$48.64	1,070
Sacramento, CA	$101,010	$95,620	$48.56	500
Baltimore, MD	$100,910	$96,150	$48.52	1,150
Boston, MA	$100,810	$98,330	$48.47	930
Oxnard, CA	$100,550	$96,260	$48.34	40
Davenport, IA	$100,410	$102,020	$48.28	70
Greeley, CO	$100,310	$103,720	$48.23	40
Fayetteville, NC	$100,260	$101,360	$48.20	210
Anchorage, AK	$100,100	$96,890	$48.13	100
Stockton, CA	$99,070	$95,870	$47.63	40
Gainesville, GA	$99,020	$106,610	$47.61	50
Visalia, CA	$98,880	$97,970	$47.54	50
Augusta, GA	$98,580	$97,470	$47.40	180
Atlanta, GA	$98,510	$99,880	$47.36	1,170
Hartford, CT	$98,030	$95,400	$47.13	600
Houston, TX	$98,020	$98,330	$47.12	620
Kiryas Joel, NY	$97,990	$98,590	$47.11	70
Portland, OR	$97,500	$96,430	$46.88	520
Charlotte, NC	$97,480	$89,410	$46.87	300
St. Louis, MO	$97,130	$96,930	$46.70	310
Ogden, UT	$97,010	$94,520	$46.64	70
Fort Collins, CO	$96,950	$95,860	$46.61	90
Richmond, VA	$96,680	$92,550	$46.48	420
Albuquerque, NM	$96,280	$97,780	$46.29	410
Salt Lake City, UT	$96,270	$88,880	$46.28	120
Dayton, OH	$96,060	$95,200	$46.18	150
Lansing, MI	$96,040	$96,430	$46.17	140
Rochester, NY	$96,040	$88,890	$46.17	70
Memphis, TN	$95,990	$93,450	$46.15	220
Beaumont, TX	$95,880	$95,930	$46.09	30
Minneapolis, MN	$95,820	$84,450	$46.07	360
Carson City, NV	$95,620	$93,560	$45.97	60
Tulsa, OK	$95,570	$97,980	$45.95	160
Allentown, PA	$95,440	$87,240	$45.89	40
Buffalo, NY	$95,290	$88,690	$45.81	60
Olympia, WA	$95,240	$91,060	$45.79	290
Philadelphia, PA	$95,070	$93,600	$45.71	700
Omaha, NE	$94,950	$91,450	$45.65	110
Chicago, IL	$94,650	$88,460	$45.51	430
Riverside, CA	$94,610	$87,860	$45.49	320
Burlington, VT	$94,480	$98,070	$45.43	50
Colorado Springs, CO	$94,320	$93,530	$45.35	240
Columbus, OH	$94,010	$93,780	$45.20	180
Tampa, FL	$93,950	$99,370	$45.17	500
Virginia Beach, VA	$93,860	$90,020	$45.13	440
Grand Rapids, MI	$93,670	$96,210	$45.03	40
Providence, RI	$93,510	$87,760	$44.96	130
Syracuse, NY	$93,440	$85,240	$44.92	90
Nashville, TN	$93,410	$86,530	$44.91	440
Fairbanks, AK	$93,280	$86,380	$44.85	40
Bakersfield, CA	$93,250	$86,200	$44.83	110
Honolulu, HI	$93,120	$92,520	$44.77	180
Cleveland, OH	$92,940	$90,940	$44.69	160
Charlottesville, VA	$92,780	$86,390	$44.61	50
Kennewick, WA	$92,770	$98,750	$44.60	30
Des Moines, IA	$92,720	$91,920	$44.58	180
Miami, FL	$92,380	$86,610	$44.41	760
Elizabethtown, KY	$92,250	$91,560	$44.35	80
Birmingham, AL	$92,120	$88,550	$44.29	60
Killeen, TX	$91,890	$91,170	$44.18	90
Topeka, KS	$91,770	$91,350	$44.12	40
Chattanooga, TN	$91,690	$81,880	$44.08	90
Ithaca, NY	$91,360	$77,550	$43.92	30
Trenton, NJ	$91,140	$88,530	$43.82	220
Dallas, TX	$91,070	$82,790	$43.78	810
Savannah, GA	$91,070	$94,520	$43.78	60
York, PA	$91,010	$91,250	$43.76	30
Madison, WI	$90,940	$86,340	$43.72	280
Kansas City, MO	$90,930	$85,160	$43.72	220
San Antonio, TX	$90,720	$92,000	$43.61	560
Naples, FL	$90,430	$83,770	$43.48	30
Knoxville, TN	$90,400	$80,870	$43.46	170
Phoenix, AZ	$90,400	$84,810	$43.46	440
Louisville, KY	$90,060	$87,770	$43.30	100
Warner Robins, GA	$90,010	$91,560	$43.27	80
Spokane, WA	$89,450	$88,810	$43.01	60
Greenville, SC	$89,420	$84,260	$42.99	60
Palm Bay, FL	$89,360	$86,880	$42.96	170
Boise, ID	$88,910	$83,780	$42.75	120
Worcester, MA	$88,800	$87,210	$42.69	60
New Orleans, LA	$88,790	$82,360	$42.69	80
Toledo, OH	$88,780	$82,990	$42.68	40
Pittsburgh, PA	$88,720	$84,660	$42.66	300
Clarksville, TN	$88,470	$85,810	$42.53	50
Reading, PA	$88,390	$83,500	$42.49	30
Tallahassee, FL	$88,070	$76,000	$42.34	180
Raleigh, NC	$88,020	$80,590	$42.32	540
Gainesville, FL	$87,890	$85,890	$42.26	40
Columbus, GA	$87,830	$85,990	$42.22	90
Columbia, SC	$87,570	$82,980	$42.10	110
Oklahoma City, OK	$87,370	$81,330	$42.01	310
Crestview, FL	$87,110	$83,780	$41.88	190
Milwaukee, WI	$87,030	$82,130	$41.84	200
Shreveport, LA	$86,860	$81,330	$41.76	50
Indianapolis, IN	$86,770	$87,280	$41.72	230
Durham, NC	$86,680	$82,350	$41.67	180
Panama City, FL	$86,610	$83,780	$41.64	60
Charleston, SC	$86,470	$79,440	$41.57	100
Mobile, AL	$86,250	$80,720	$41.46	40
Reno, NV	$85,990	$82,270	$41.34	80
Austin, TX	$85,980	$81,720	$41.34	620
Las Vegas, NV	$85,690	$80,100	$41.20	280
Springfield, MA	$85,680	$81,360	$41.19	70
Jacksonville, FL	$85,310	$89,040	$41.02	260
Harrisburg, PA	$83,630	$80,480	$40.21	370
Orlando, FL	$83,450	$78,850	$40.12	370
Manhattan, KS	$83,340	$73,920	$40.07	70
Albany, NY	$83,000	$81,350	$39.90	650
Asheville, NC	$82,770	$76,400	$39.79	50
Eugene, OR	$82,670	$76,920	$39.75	30
Helena, MT	$82,540	$79,700	$39.68	150
Ames, IA	$82,450	$84,030	$39.64	80
Roanoke, VA	$82,430	$76,600	$39.63	40
Lexington, KY	$82,250	$82,930	$39.54	80
Las Cruces, NM	$82,090	$76,360	$39.47	50
Amherst, MA	$81,840	$81,100	$39.35	100
Sarasota, FL	$81,830	$82,330	$39.34	80
Corpus Christi, TX	$81,170	$79,250	$39.02	40
Fresno, CA	$81,120	$77,610	$39.00	80
Dover, DE	$80,390	$79,790	$38.65	90
Cheyenne, WY	$80,370	$79,440	$38.64	40
El Paso, TX	$79,600	$77,960	$38.27	100
Fort Myers, FL	$79,580	$78,470	$38.26	80
Rapid City, SD	$79,090	$75,360	$38.03	30
Tucson, AZ	$79,040	$76,790	$38.00	120
Santa Fe, NM	$78,900	$74,730	$37.93	50
Lincoln, NE	$78,460	$78,330	$37.72	70
Macon, GA	$78,410	$71,320	$37.70	30
Kalamazoo, MI	$77,990	$60,570	$37.49	40
Greenville, NC	$77,730	$83,570	$37.37	70
Deltona, FL	$76,960	$73,030	$37.00	50
State College, PA	$76,280	$78,060	$36.67	40
Baton Rouge, LA	$76,280	$75,440	$36.67	100
Greensboro, NC	$75,700	$68,970	$36.39	80
Corvallis, OR	$75,620	$79,910	$36.36	100
Lakeland, FL	$75,570	$71,400	$36.33	50
Jefferson City, MO	$75,430	$67,700	$36.26	90
Fayetteville, AR	$73,960	$74,180	$35.56	40
Wichita, KS	$72,680	$68,890	$34.94	40
Montgomery, AL	$72,530	$65,170	$34.87	110
Green Bay, WI	$72,500	$75,880	$34.85	40
Pensacola, FL	$72,210	$74,550	$34.72	80
Scranton, PA	$71,850	$71,280	$34.54	30
Winston-Salem, NC	$71,580	$68,940	$34.42	50
Jackson, MS	$70,790	$71,280	$34.03	80
Little Rock, AR	$70,740	$65,950	$34.01	160
Wilmington, NC	$69,150	$59,050	$33.24	90
McAllen, TX	$67,830	$65,480	$32.61	30
Missoula, MT	$66,540	$62,500	$31.99	70
Waco, TX	$61,740	$60,840	$29.68	50
Athens, GA	$60,070	$61,300	$28.88	50
San Juan, PR	$56,790	$50,260	$27.30	310

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Budget Analysts salary: questions

Where do budget analysts make the most money?

In San Jose, CA, with an average of $130,420 a year, among the 174 metro areas we cover.

What is the average budget analysts salary in the U.S.?

$96,370 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $91,640, so half of budget analysts earn more than that and half less.

What salary should budget analysts ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of budget analysts nationwide earn between $75,320 (25th percentile) and $114,220 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays budget analysts the most?

Washington, D.C., with a statewide average of $124,680 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is budget analysts pay the lowest?

San Juan, PR, at $56,790 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-2031.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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