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State comparison · 2025

Budget Analysts salary: Maine vs Maryland

Occupation

Budget Analysts in Maryland earn a median of $106,020. In Maine, $88,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.1% — not 16.9%.

Nominal pay gap
-16.9%
Maine vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-10.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Maine

Budget Analysts

Median
$88,130
p25
$69,040
p75
$101,590
p10
$61,110
p90
$118,040
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
97.1
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Maryland

Budget Analysts

Median
$106,020
p25
$83,820
p75
$133,220
p10
$65,680
p90
$156,750
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
105.0
Hiring velocity (180d)
+200%
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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.