State comparison · 2025
Budget Analysts salary: District of Columbia vs Vermont
Budget Analysts in District of Columbia earn a median of $124,590. In Vermont, $93,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.9% — not 33.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.4%
District of Columbia vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+18.9%
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%
Vermont
Budget Analysts
- Median
- $93,430
- p25
- $78,890
- p75
- $102,890
- p10
- $68,580
- p90
- $105,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.