State comparison · 2025
Budget Analysts salary: District of Columbia vs Utah
Budget Analysts in District of Columbia earn a median of $124,590. In Utah, $88,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.5% — not 40.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.6%
District of Columbia vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+26.5%
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%
Utah
Budget Analysts
- Median
- $88,610
- p25
- $76,400
- p75
- $107,910
- p10
- $63,570
- p90
- $133,630
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.