State comparison · 2025
Budget Analysts salary: District of Columbia vs Ohio
Budget Analysts in District of Columbia earn a median of $124,590. In Ohio, $89,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.1% — not 38.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.7%
District of Columbia vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+17.1%
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%
Ohio
Budget Analysts
- Median
- $89,840
- p25
- $74,880
- p75
- $113,710
- p10
- $60,570
- p90
- $135,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -75%
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.