State comparison · 2025
Budget Analysts salary: District of Columbia vs Maryland
Budget Analysts in District of Columbia earn a median of $124,590. In Maryland, $106,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.3% — not 17.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.5%
District of Columbia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+12.3%
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%
Maryland
Budget Analysts
- Median
- $106,020
- p25
- $83,820
- p75
- $133,220
- p10
- $65,680
- p90
- $156,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.