State comparison · 2025
Budget Analysts salary: District of Columbia vs Maine
Budget Analysts in District of Columbia earn a median of $124,590. In Maine, $88,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.9% — not 41.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.4%
District of Columbia vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+24.9%
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%
Maine
Budget Analysts
- Median
- $88,130
- p25
- $69,040
- p75
- $101,590
- p10
- $61,110
- p90
- $118,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.