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Budget Analyst Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of budget analysts in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of budget analysts in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Budget Analysts in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$63,690
25th Percentile Wage
$78,190
50th Percentile Wage
$96,210
75th Percentile Wage
$114,970
90th Percentile Wage
$135,350

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for budget analysts in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $135,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,690.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of budget analysts from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$96,210
12.35% 21.35%
2021
$84,330
-6.14% -
2020
$89,510
5.38% -
2019
$84,690
1.87% -
2018
$83,110
2.72% -
2017
$80,850
0.17% -
2016
$80,710
3.47% -
2015
$77,910
-0.77% -
2014
$78,510
2.42% -
2013
$76,610
1.23% -
2012
$75,670
- -

Table 2. Compare Budget Analyst Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $96,210 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for budget analysts in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of budget analysts in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 24.4 percent (24.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 43.9 percent (43.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$127,200
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$104,600
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$102,040
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$100,890
Salinas
$100,520
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$99,460
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$96,210
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$95,310
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$92,740
Vallejo-Fairfield
$92,160
Bakersfield-Delano
$91,250
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$91,010
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$89,180
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$87,030
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$83,200
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$82,110
Modesto
$81,460
Visalia-Porterville
$81,320
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$80,900
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$80,530
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$79,130
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$76,740
Stockton
$76,720
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$74,790
Fresno
$73,430
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$70,400
Yuba City
$68,560
Hanford-Corcoran
$64,100
Merced
$62,810
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$53,950

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