Budget Analyst Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

Nationally, there are 62,000 working as budget analysts. This occupation has a very low ranking for joblessness. The jobless rate for employees was about 3% in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

Employees per capita is greatest in Olympia (Washington), Fairbanks (Alaska), and Fort Walton Beach (Florida). Nassau (New York), Gary (Indiana), and Minneapolis (Minnesota) have the fewest per capita.

The highest salaries for budget analysts are found in San Jose (California), San Francisco (California), and Oakland (California), and the lowest-paying areas are in Erie (Pennsylvania), Gainesville (Florida), and McAllen (Texas).

Training and Education

A bachelor's degree is generally expected for workers. Recent data shows that 78% of employees have a degree. Budget analysts with some schooling beyond high school, but not a four college degree, represent about 18% of the total. A high school diploma or GED, without further education, is held by 4% of workers. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Budget analysts working less than full time, whether by design or chance, were 3% of the total.

Budget Analysts Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of budget analysts compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for budget analysts.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Huntsville	$70,000	440
Birmingham	$54,000	130
Montgomery	$64,000	100
Mobile	$58,000	40

Alaska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Anchorage	$71,000	140
Fairbanks	$58,000	70

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Phoenix	$59,000	800
Tucson	$61,000	170

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Little Rock	$56,000	180

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers
San Jose	$91,000	1,380
Santa Ana	$76,000	1,220
San Francisco	$86,000	1,190
San Diego	$72,000	890
Sacramento	$66,000	870
Oakland	$84,000	740
Riverside	$65,000	710
Oxnard	$59,000	250
Santa Barbara	$70,000	170
Bakersfield	$70,000	160
Fresno	$51,000	160
Santa Rosa	$75,000	80
Modesto	$72,000	70
San Luis Obispo	$70,000	70
Salinas	$64,000	60
Chico	$65,000	60
Vallejo	$73,000	50
Visalia	$60,000	50
Stockton	$73,000	40

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Denver	$71,000	840
Colorado Springs	$67,000	190
Boulder	$73,000	50
Fort Collins	$71,000	40

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Hartford	$74,000	700
Bridgeport	$72,000	130
New Haven	$76,000	110
Norwich	$62,000	50

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$66,000	90
Dover	$56,000	50

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$82,000	4,520

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Miami	$76,000	460
Tampa	$65,000	450
West Palm Beach	$53,000	230
Orlando	$58,000	210
Tallahassee	$53,000	210
Fort Lauderdale	$61,000	200
Gainesville	$45,000	190
Jacksonville	$62,000	190
Palm Bay	$58,000	160
Fort Walton Beach	$64,000	160
Sarasota	$57,000	70
Pensacola	$51,000	40
Deltona	$56,000	30
Cape Coral	$58,000	30
Lakeland	$57,000	30
Naples	$59,000	30

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Atlanta	$68,000	930
Columbus	$59,000	80
Augusta	$66,000	80
Savannah	$56,000	50
Macon	$51,000	30

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$66,000	380

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boise	$57,000	140

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Chicago	$80,000	1,580
Springfield	$54,000	60

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Indianapolis	$64,000	300
Fort Wayne	$62,000	100
Lafayette	$60,000	60
Evansville	$63,000	40
Gary	$65,000	30

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Des Moines	$69,000	120
Davenport	$64,000	110

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wichita	$65,000	180
Topeka	$69,000	40

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Louisville	$57,000	240
Lexington	$63,000	60

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New Orleans	$57,000	160
Baton Rouge	$61,000	150
Shreveport	$55,000	50

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Baltimore	$65,000	1,090
Bethesda	$73,000	610

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Boston	$75,000	1,100
Worcester	$67,000	130
Framingham	$74,000	90
Springfield	$65,000	70
Lowell	$71,000	70

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Warren	$76,000	300
Grand Rapids	$58,000	60
Lansing	$64,000	40

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Minneapolis	$67,000	190

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Jackson	$51,000	120
Gulfport	$61,000	60

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers
St Louis	$65,000	1,180
Kansas City	$59,000	660
Jefferson City	$47,000	70

Montana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Billings	$58,000	30

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$63,000	140
Lincoln	$54,000	70

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$71,000	170
Reno	$72,000	50

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Edison	$75,000	360
Newark	$71,000	280
Trenton	$69,000	170
Camden	$63,000	120

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Albuquerque	$64,000	330
Santa Fe	$56,000	90

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New York	$70,000	1,240
Albany	$61,000	570
Nassau	$68,000	160
Poughkeepsie	$68,000	80
Buffalo	$62,000	70
Rochester	$59,000	70
Syracuse	$51,000	70
Ithaca	$61,000	40

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Charlotte	$66,000	240
Fayetteville	$64,000	160
Raleigh	$64,000	120
Durham	$61,000	70
Greensboro	$74,000	60
Wilmington	$54,000	30

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Columbus	$66,000	940
Cleveland	$67,000	270
Dayton	$76,000	260
Cincinnati	$68,000	210
Akron	$61,000	60
Toledo	$54,000	60
Canton	$61,000	40
Youngstown	$58,000	40

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Oklahoma City	$58,000	330
Tulsa	$56,000	100
Lawton	$59,000	70

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Portland	$65,000	310
Salem	$57,000	190
Eugene	$62,000	40
Medford	$55,000	30

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Philadelphia	$72,000	830
Pittsburgh	$61,000	340
Harrisburg	$63,000	330
Allentown	$62,000	130
Erie	$46,000	50
Scranton	$62,000	40
York	$67,000	40

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$73,000	250

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Columbia	$60,000	120
Charleston	$57,000	100
Greenville	$58,000	90

South Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Sioux Falls	$58,000	40

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Nashville	$62,000	250
Memphis	$64,000	120
Knoxville	$63,000	80
Chattanooga	$70,000	60
Clarksville	$59,000	60

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Houston	$76,000	1,200
Dallas	$65,000	990
San Antonio	$64,000	500
Austin	$58,000	490
Fort Worth	$65,000	230
El Paso	$60,000	140
Killeen	$60,000	80
Lubbock	$46,000	80
Waco	$65,000	40
Mcallen	$40,000	30
College Station	$58,000	30

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Salt Lake City	$61,000	270
Ogden	$68,000	230
Provo	$56,000	70

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Virginia Beach	$64,000	470
Richmond	$67,000	350
Roanoke	$64,000	60
Charlottesville	$61,000	40

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Seattle	$69,000	2,070
Olympia	$51,000	870
Tacoma	$60,000	180
Spokane	$55,000	100
Bremerton	$65,000	50
Yakima	$51,000	30
Kennewick	$74,000	30

West Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Morgantown	$57,000	30

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Madison	$62,000	210
Milwaukee	$70,000	130

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