Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
13-2031 Budget Analysts
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National estimates for Budget Analysts
Industry profile for Budget Analysts
Geographic profile for Budget Analysts
National estimates for Budget Analysts:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Budget Analysts:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 47,440 |
1.2 % |
$ 40.50 |
$ 84,240 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Budget Analysts:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 23.72 |
$ 30.17 |
$ 38.43 |
$ 48.91 |
$ 59.83 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 49,330 |
$ 62,750 |
$ 79,940 |
$ 101,730 |
$ 124,440 |
Industry profile for Budget Analysts:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Budget Analysts are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Budget Analysts, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Budget Analysts:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
11,480 |
0.54 |
$ 43.67 |
$ 90,830 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
5,430 |
0.25 |
$ 36.75 |
$ 76,430 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
5,300 |
0.10 |
$ 38.55 |
$ 80,190 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
3,440 |
0.12 |
$ 34.94 |
$ 72,670 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
3,170 |
0.12 |
$ 42.06 |
$ 87,480 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Budget Analysts:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Monetary Authorities-Central Bank |
160 |
0.77 |
$ 43.70 |
$ 90,900 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
11,480 |
0.54 |
$ 43.67 |
$ 90,830 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
5,430 |
0.25 |
$ 36.75 |
$ 76,430 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
710 |
0.18 |
$ 48.87 |
$ 101,640 |
| Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas |
50 |
0.17 |
$ 27.38 |
$ 56,940 |
Top paying industries for Budget Analysts:
Geographic profile for Budget Analysts:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Budget Analysts are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Budget Analysts, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Budget Analysts:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
5,090 |
0.42 |
1.24 |
$ 37.04 |
$ 77,030 |
| California |
4,570 |
0.28 |
0.82 |
$ 44.91 |
$ 93,400 |
| New York |
3,190 |
0.37 |
1.09 |
$ 44.80 |
$ 93,180 |
| Florida |
2,820 |
0.33 |
0.97 |
$ 35.50 |
$ 73,840 |
| Virginia |
2,790 |
0.74 |
2.21 |
$ 45.65 |
$ 94,950 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Budget Analysts:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
1,940 |
2.93 |
8.70 |
$ 51.15 |
$ 106,380 |
| Alaska |
270 |
0.90 |
2.68 |
$ 41.04 |
$ 85,370 |
| Maryland |
2,040 |
0.80 |
2.38 |
$ 47.92 |
$ 99,670 |
| New Mexico |
620 |
0.80 |
2.37 |
$ 38.54 |
$ 80,160 |
| Virginia |
2,790 |
0.74 |
2.21 |
$ 45.65 |
$ 94,950 |
Top paying states for Budget Analysts:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
1,940 |
2.93 |
8.70 |
$ 51.15 |
$ 106,380 |
| Maryland |
2,040 |
0.80 |
2.38 |
$ 47.92 |
$ 99,670 |
| Virginia |
2,790 |
0.74 |
2.21 |
$ 45.65 |
$ 94,950 |
| New Jersey |
1,030 |
0.27 |
0.80 |
$ 45.55 |
$ 94,750 |
| California |
4,570 |
0.28 |
0.82 |
$ 44.91 |
$ 93,400 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Budget Analysts:
| 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 |
4,380 |
1.49 |
4.44 |
$ 51.14 |
$ 106,380 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
2,620 |
0.30 |
0.90 |
$ 48.28 |
$ 100,420 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,400 |
0.24 |
0.73 |
$ 47.42 |
$ 98,640 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,220 |
0.47 |
1.40 |
$ 44.47 |
$ 92,500 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,050 |
0.43 |
1.27 |
$ 35.06 |
$ 72,920 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
970 |
0.77 |
2.30 |
$ 44.35 |
$ 92,240 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
970 |
0.33 |
0.99 |
$ 44.13 |
$ 91,780 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
870 |
0.34 |
1.00 |
$ 40.52 |
$ 84,280 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
840 |
0.32 |
0.94 |
$ 37.88 |
$ 78,790 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX |
750 |
0.70 |
2.08 |
$ 37.68 |
$ 78,380 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Budget Analysts:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Carson City, NV |
70 |
2.38 |
7.08 |
$ 37.17 |
$ 77,310 |
| Huntsville, AL |
510 |
2.20 |
6.53 |
$ 49.10 |
$ 102,120 |
| Corvallis, OR |
70 |
1.90 |
5.64 |
$ 38.37 |
$ 79,800 |
| Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY |
100 |
1.84 |
5.47 |
$ 37.44 |
$ 77,880 |
| Fayetteville, NC |
210 |
1.67 |
4.95 |
$ 41.16 |
$ 85,610 |
| Salem, OR |
280 |
1.66 |
4.92 |
$ 43.37 |
$ 90,210 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ |
60 |
1.65 |
4.90 |
$ 38.53 |
$ 80,140 |
| Olympia-Tumwater, WA |
170 |
1.55 |
4.61 |
$ 40.81 |
$ 84,880 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
4,380 |
1.49 |
4.44 |
$ 51.14 |
$ 106,380 |
| Ames, IA |
70 |
1.46 |
4.35 |
$ 34.83 |
$ 72,440 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Budget Analysts:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
350 |
0.32 |
0.96 |
$ 55.13 |
$ 114,670 |
| Iowa City, IA |
40 |
0.42 |
1.23 |
$ 52.34 |
$ 108,870 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
4,380 |
1.49 |
4.44 |
$ 51.14 |
$ 106,380 |
| Huntsville, AL |
510 |
2.20 |
6.53 |
$ 49.10 |
$ 102,120 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL |
90 |
0.19 |
0.56 |
$ 48.57 |
$ 101,030 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
2,620 |
0.30 |
0.90 |
$ 48.28 |
$ 100,420 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,400 |
0.24 |
0.73 |
$ 47.42 |
$ 98,640 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
590 |
0.26 |
0.78 |
$ 47.14 |
$ 98,050 |
| Salinas, CA |
40 |
0.27 |
0.79 |
$ 47.06 |
$ 97,880 |
| California-Lexington Park, MD |
50 |
1.13 |
3.37 |
$ 46.39 |
$ 96,500 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Budget Analysts:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Budget Analysts:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Budget Analysts:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
