State comparison · 2025
Budget Analysts salary: District of Columbia vs Texas
Budget Analysts in District of Columbia earn a median of $124,590. In Texas, $82,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.7% — not 50.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.2%
District of Columbia vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+32.7%
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%
Texas
Budget Analysts
- Median
- $82,970
- p25
- $70,080
- p75
- $103,830
- p10
- $60,840
- p90
- $126,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.