State comparison · 2025
Budget Analysts salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Budget Analysts in District of Columbia earn a median of $124,590. In Tennessee, $86,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.3% — not 43.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.9%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+20.3%
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%
Tennessee
Budget Analysts
- Median
- $86,570
- p25
- $76,400
- p75
- $108,010
- p10
- $63,920
- p90
- $133,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.