State comparison · 2025
Budget Analysts salary: Maryland vs Montana
Budget Analysts in Maryland earn a median of $106,020. In Montana, $79,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.8% — not 33%.
Nominal pay gap
+33%
Maryland vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+19.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Montana
Budget Analysts
- Median
- $79,700
- p25
- $63,070
- p75
- $86,260
- p10
- $62,260
- p90
- $103,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.