The highest-paying states for budget analysts (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of budget analysts in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $109,020, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for budget analysts. It is followed by Maryland (average annual salary $106,810). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of budget analysts in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $109,020 |
$74,940 | 1,780 |
| 2 | Maryland | $106,810 |
$64,290 | 2,190 |
| 3 | Virginia | $98,420 |
$56,800 | 2,660 |
| 4 | California | $97,250 |
$62,400 | 5,520 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $92,100 |
$63,610 | 850 |
| 6 | Alabama | $91,710 |
$49,210 | 900 |
| 7 | New Mexico | $90,670 |
$53,890 | 600 |
| 8 | Alaska | $87,640 |
$64,020 | 310 |
| 9 | New York | $87,620 |
$63,740 | 3,120 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $86,560 |
$62,700 | 1,540 |
| 11 | Oregon | $85,810 |
$62,480 | 780 |
| 12 | Illinois | $84,310 |
$55,720 | 760 |
| 13 | Connecticut | $84,110 |
$64,860 | 770 |
| 14 | Georgia | $83,740 |
$53,000 | 1,830 |
| 15 | Colorado | $83,450 |
$60,320 | 1,070 |
| 16 | Rhode Island | $82,370 |
$62,400 | 100 |
| 17 | Washington | $82,330 |
$62,840 | 1,010 |
| 18 | Delaware | $81,890 |
$53,800 | 150 |
| 19 | Minnesota | $81,710 |
$61,790 | 330 |
| 20 | Michigan | $81,060 |
$54,970 | 620 |
| 21 | Ohio | $80,840 |
$56,470 | 740 |
| 22 | New Hampshire | $80,250 |
$53,820 | 70 |
| 23 | Indiana | $79,700 |
$50,690 | 450 |
| 24 | Vermont | $79,080 |
$56,930 | 40 |
| 25 | Missouri | $78,920 |
$55,410 | 550 |
| 26 | Iowa | $78,770 |
$53,020 | 470 |
| 27 | Hawaii | $77,750 |
$59,740 | 250 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | $77,020 |
$55,520 | 1,210 |
| 29 | Texas | $76,960 |
$48,880 | 4,210 |
| 30 | Nebraska | $76,900 |
$55,540 | 210 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | $76,700 |
$58,470 | 740 |
| 32 | Nevada | $76,020 |
$55,680 | 350 |
| 33 | Arizona | $75,130 |
$49,340 | 1,150 |
| 34 | North Carolina | $74,730 |
$50,060 | 1,510 |
| 35 | Kansas | $74,070 |
$52,360 | 280 |
| 36 | Tennessee | $73,640 |
$51,000 | 1,250 |
| 37 | Florida | $72,850 |
$47,030 | 3,760 |
| 38 | Utah | $72,820 |
$28,600 | 390 |
| 39 | Louisiana | $72,080 |
$50,430 | 380 |
| 40 | Wyoming | $71,590 |
$54,720 | 110 |
| 41 | North Dakota | $71,140 |
$54,720 | 60 |
| 42 | West Virginia | $70,620 |
$47,090 | 160 |
| 43 | Mississippi | $69,100 |
$46,200 | 370 |
| 44 | Idaho | $68,410 |
$46,800 | 230 |
| 45 | South Carolina | $68,240 |
$51,040 | 510 |
| 46 | Maine | $66,710 |
$51,940 | 140 |
| 47 | Kentucky | $66,210 |
$42,820 | 640 |
| 48 | South Dakota | $66,210 |
$51,370 | 120 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $66,210 |
$47,170 | 510 |
| 50 | Montana | $63,380 |
$46,180 | 290 |
| 51 | Virgin Islands | $59,800 |
$44,990 | 60 |
| 52 | Guam | $55,000 |
$31,870 | 60 |
| 53 | Arkansas | $49,690 |
$35,210 | 350 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $45,210 |
$27,820 | 310 |