State comparison · 2025
Budget Analysts salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Budget Analysts in District of Columbia earn a median of $124,590. In Montana, $79,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.6% — not 56.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.3%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+34.6%
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%
Montana
Budget Analysts
- Median
- $79,700
- p25
- $63,070
- p75
- $86,260
- p10
- $62,260
- p90
- $103,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.