State comparison · 2025
Budget Analysts salary: District of Columbia vs Virginia
Budget Analysts in District of Columbia earn a median of $124,590. In Virginia, $105,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.7% — not 18.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.1%
District of Columbia vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+8.7%
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%
Virginia
Budget Analysts
- Median
- $105,470
- p25
- $84,590
- p75
- $133,490
- p10
- $70,610
- p90
- $156,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -71%
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.