State comparison · 2025
Budget Analysts salary: Maryland vs Washington
Budget Analysts in Maryland earn a median of $106,020. In Washington, $96,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.8% — not 9.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.7%
Maryland vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+11.8%
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%
Washington
Budget Analysts
- Median
- $96,640
- p25
- $79,740
- p75
- $129,480
- p10
- $61,240
- p90
- $147,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -14%
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.