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State comparison · 2025

Budget Analysts salary: Colorado vs District of Columbia

Occupation

Budget Analysts in District of Columbia earn a median of $124,590. In Colorado, $97,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.9% — not 22.1%.

Nominal pay gap
-22.1%
Colorado vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-16.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Colorado

Budget Analysts

Median
$97,100
p25
$81,270
p75
$115,000
p10
$70,660
p90
$130,180
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
103.1
Hiring velocity (180d)
-50%
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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%
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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.