State comparison · 2025
Budget Analysts salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Budget Analysts in District of Columbia earn a median of $124,590. In North Carolina, $82,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.8% — not 51.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+51.3%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+29.8%
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%
North Carolina
Budget Analysts
- Median
- $82,350
- p25
- $68,060
- p75
- $100,360
- p10
- $59,050
- p90
- $128,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.