State comparison · 2025
Budget Analysts salary: District of Columbia vs North Dakota
Budget Analysts in District of Columbia earn a median of $124,590. In North Dakota, $77,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.4% — not 61%.
Nominal pay gap
+61%
District of Columbia vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+30.4%
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 Dakota
Budget Analysts
- Median
- $77,400
- p25
- $68,790
- p75
- $87,700
- p10
- $61,350
- p90
- $100,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.