State comparison · 2025
Budget Analysts salary: Virginia vs Washington
Budget Analysts in Virginia earn a median of $105,470. In Washington, $96,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.5% — not 9.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.1%
Virginia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+15.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
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.