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State comparison · 2025

Budget Analysts salary: Alabama vs District of Columbia

Occupation

Budget Analysts in District of Columbia earn a median of $124,590. In Alabama, $99,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.2% — not 20.1%.

Nominal pay gap
-20.1%
Alabama vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-1.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Alabama

Budget Analysts

Median
$99,490
p25
$76,400
p75
$124,380
p10
$61,050
p90
$142,670
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
88.8
Hiring velocity (180d)
-33%
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District of Columbia

Budget Analysts

Median
$124,590
p25
$101,400
p75
$144,680
p10
$82,060
p90
$156,750
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
109.9
Hiring velocity (180d)
+100%
See full breakdown for District of Columbia

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.