State comparison · 2025
Budget Analysts salary: Maryland vs South Dakota
Budget Analysts in Maryland earn a median of $106,020. In South Dakota, $79,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13% — not 33.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.9%
Maryland vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+13%
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%
South Dakota
Budget Analysts
- Median
- $79,180
- p25
- $64,920
- p75
- $96,100
- p10
- $56,910
- p90
- $116,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.