State comparison · 2025
Budget Analysts salary: District of Columbia vs Georgia
Budget Analysts in District of Columbia earn a median of $124,590. In Georgia, $91,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.8% — not 35.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.6%
District of Columbia vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+18.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Georgia
Budget Analysts
- Median
- $91,870
- p25
- $71,280
- p75
- $115,210
- p10
- $55,050
- p90
- $133,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -75%
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.