State comparison · 2025
Budget Analysts salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Budget Analysts in District of Columbia earn a median of $124,590. In Illinois, $94,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.5% — not 31.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.3%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+19.5%
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%
Illinois
Budget Analysts
- Median
- $94,880
- p25
- $73,320
- p75
- $112,260
- p10
- $59,300
- p90
- $132,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.