State comparison · 2025
Budget Analysts salary: District of Columbia vs New Jersey
Budget Analysts in District of Columbia earn a median of $124,590. In New Jersey, $96,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.1% — not 29.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.4%
District of Columbia vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+28.1%
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%
New Jersey
Budget Analysts
- Median
- $96,250
- p25
- $81,500
- p75
- $117,420
- p10
- $67,590
- p90
- $140,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.