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Budget Analysts in California

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9.7% Jobs Projection
$86,730 Median Salary
620 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Budget Analysts in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Budget Analysts in California is growing faster than average.

  • Budget Analysts in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Budget Analysts Work in California?

6,870 people worked as Budget Analysts in 2018 in this state.

There were 7,090 Budget Analysts employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 220 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 590 Budget Analysts working in it, which means California has more Budget Analysts than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Budget Analysts in this state are growing at a rate of 9.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.5%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 620 annual Budget Analysts job openings in California, and 7,900 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 4,800 annual jobs and 62,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Budget Analysts Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Budget Analysts ranged from $55,070 to $133,020 with $86,730 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $26.48 to $63.95. The median hourly rate was $41.7.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $40.79 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.91.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Budget Analysts

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Budget Analysts.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,630 $91,340
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 820 $96,810
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 740 $72,890
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 650 $83,110
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 630 $98,070
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 390 $69,030
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 110 $89,360
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 100 $85,830
Bakersfield, CA 100 $81,550
Fresno, CA 80 $71,620
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 60 $74,790
Visalia-Porterville, CA 60 $78,970
Merced, CA 60 $66,690
Salinas, CA 50 $82,480
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 40 $85,120
Stockton-Lodi, CA 30 $78,870

Top States for Budget Analysts Employment

The table below shows the states where most Budget Analysts work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 6,870 $86,730
Texas 4,370 $73,170
Virginia 3,730 $89,710
Florida 3,200 $69,910
New York 3,150 $75,260
Maryland 2,300 $89,710
New Jersey 2,160 $80,740
District of Columbia 1,860 $100,210
Georgia 1,730 $67,850
Massachusetts 1,710 $83,240
Illinois 1,450 $72,820
Pennsylvania 1,290 $70,610
Arizona 1,110 $68,390
North Carolina 1,080 $69,740
Connecticut 1,050 $81,850
Washington 1,040 $73,020
Colorado 1,020 $79,630
Ohio 1,000 $72,410
Kentucky 930 $53,050
Alabama 920 $80,910

Below are the states where Budget Analysts get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $100,210
Maryland $89,710
Virginia $89,710
California $86,730
Massachusetts $83,240
Connecticut $81,850
Alabama $80,910
New Jersey $80,740
Rhode Island $80,320
Colorado $79,630

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