State comparison · 2025
Budget Analysts salary: California vs Virginia
Budget Analysts in Virginia earn a median of $105,470. In California, $99,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.8% — not 5.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-5.6%
California vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-13.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Budget Analysts
- Median
- $99,520
- p25
- $80,860
- p75
- $129,140
- p10
- $69,170
- p90
- $149,650
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -54%
Virginia
Budget Analysts
- Median
- $105,470
- p25
- $84,590
- p75
- $133,490
- p10
- $70,610
- p90
- $156,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -71%
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.