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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
13-2031 Budget Analysts
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National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
51,460 |
1.0 % |
$38.61 |
$80,300 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$24.15 |
$29.35 |
$36.80 |
$46.53 |
$56.02 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$50,230 |
$61,040 |
$76,540 |
$96,780 |
$116,510 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
10,770 |
0.54 |
$41.14 |
$85,560 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
5,770 |
0.10 |
$36.56 |
$76,040 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
5,610 |
0.26 |
$33.38 |
$69,430 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
3,980 |
0.13 |
$34.31 |
$71,360 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises |
3,420 |
0.14 |
$40.24 |
$83,700 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
10,770 |
0.54 |
$41.14 |
$85,560 |
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank |
60 |
0.33 |
$42.35 |
$88,090 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
5,610 |
0.26 |
$33.38 |
$69,430 |
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
990 |
0.24 |
$45.97 |
$95,610 |
Scientific Research and Development Services |
1,190 |
0.17 |
$40.50 |
$84,230 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
6,030 |
0.35 |
0.99 |
$43.59 |
$90,670 |
Texas |
3,980 |
0.32 |
0.91 |
$37.51 |
$78,030 |
Virginia |
3,370 |
0.87 |
2.48 |
$44.57 |
$92,700 |
Florida |
3,310 |
0.38 |
1.07 |
$35.23 |
$73,270 |
New York |
3,150 |
0.33 |
0.95 |
$38.61 |
$80,300 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
District of Columbia |
1,930 |
2.66 |
7.61 |
$48.27 |
$100,390 |
Virginia |
3,370 |
0.87 |
2.48 |
$44.57 |
$92,700 |
Alaska |
270 |
0.86 |
2.46 |
$39.02 |
$81,150 |
Maryland |
2,200 |
0.81 |
2.32 |
$44.36 |
$92,280 |
New Mexico |
580 |
0.71 |
2.01 |
$36.65 |
$76,220 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
4,880 |
1.54 |
4.38 |
$48.45 |
$100,770 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
3,230 |
0.33 |
0.96 |
$41.55 |
$86,420 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,040 |
0.33 |
0.94 |
$47.29 |
$98,350 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,390 |
0.51 |
1.44 |
$32.04 |
$66,640 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,280 |
0.35 |
1.00 |
$38.16 |
$79,380 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,190 |
0.45 |
1.28 |
$34.53 |
$71,820 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,180 |
0.42 |
1.20 |
$42.27 |
$87,910 |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
1,160 |
0.84 |
2.41 |
$41.31 |
$85,920 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,070 |
0.23 |
0.66 |
$38.46 |
$80,010 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
990 |
0.35 |
0.99 |
$35.17 |
$73,150 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Ithaca, NY |
140 |
2.74 |
7.82 |
$34.32 |
$71,390 |
Huntsville, AL |
540 |
2.30 |
6.56 |
$45.36 |
$94,350 |
Carson City, NV |
50 |
1.72 |
4.91 |
$36.52 |
$75,970 |
Salem, OR |
280 |
1.61 |
4.59 |
$37.87 |
$78,760 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
4,880 |
1.54 |
4.38 |
$48.45 |
$100,770 |
Fayetteville, NC |
190 |
1.46 |
4.17 |
$39.63 |
$82,430 |
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY |
80 |
1.45 |
4.14 |
$35.54 |
$73,930 |
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL |
140 |
1.25 |
3.57 |
$36.03 |
$74,950 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
530 |
1.17 |
3.34 |
$33.66 |
$70,000 |
Fairbanks, AK |
40 |
1.11 |
3.15 |
$36.99 |
$76,950 |
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