State comparison · 2025
Budget Analysts salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Budget Analysts in District of Columbia earn a median of $124,590. In Mississippi, $78,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.1% — not 58%.
Nominal pay gap
+58%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+25.1%
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%
Mississippi
Budget Analysts
- Median
- $78,850
- p25
- $64,130
- p75
- $92,600
- p10
- $46,690
- p90
- $103,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.