State comparison · 2025
Budget Analysts salary: District of Columbia vs Idaho
Budget Analysts in District of Columbia earn a median of $124,590. In Idaho, $83,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.1% — not 49.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.7%
District of Columbia vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+30.1%
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%
Idaho
Budget Analysts
- Median
- $83,220
- p25
- $71,280
- p75
- $100,420
- p10
- $63,290
- p90
- $126,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.