State comparison · 2025
Budget Analysts salary: District of Columbia vs Kansas
Budget Analysts in District of Columbia earn a median of $124,590. In Kansas, $80,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.5% — not 55.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+55.5%
District of Columbia vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+27.5%
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%
Kansas
Budget Analysts
- Median
- $80,140
- p25
- $67,090
- p75
- $103,080
- p10
- $59,240
- p90
- $117,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.