Budget Analysts Salary in the US
A budget analysts earns a national median of $91,640 a year (mean $96,370) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #177 of 825.
How much does a budget analysts earn in the US?
A budget analysts in the United States earns a median of $91,640 a year (mean $96,370), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 80% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 47,160 people work in this occupation (SOC 13-2031), ranked #177 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$91,640
per year
Mean
$96,370
per year
Employment
47,160
US workers
National rank
#177
of 825 by median
What a budget analysts earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a budget analysts (SOC 13-2031) earns a median annual wage of $91,640 and a mean (average) of $96,370. The median is the midpoint — half of budget analysts earn more and half earn less — and is 80% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a budget analysts in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for budget analysts is $91,640, and the mean (average) is $96,370. The median is the midpoint — half of budget analysts earn more and half earn less.
- How does budget analysts pay compare to the US average?
- At $91,640, a budget analysts earns 80% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many budget analysts are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 47,160 budget analysts employed nationally (SOC 13-2031), across all industries.
- Where does this budget analysts salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 13-2031. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 13-2031 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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