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Budget Analysts in New Jersey

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6.6% Jobs Projection
$80,740 Median Salary
190 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Budget Analysts Work in New Jersey?

2,160 people worked as Budget Analysts in 2018 in this state.

There were 2,190 Budget Analysts employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Budget Analysts in this state are growing at a rate of 6.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.5%.

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New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 190 annual job openings, and a total of 2,420 jobs for New Jersey Budget Analysts in 2026.

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

What do Budget Analysts Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Budget Analysts ranged from $52,280 to $123,710 with $80,740 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $25.13 to $59.48. The median hourly rate was $38.82.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $38.16 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.66.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 3,440 $80,070
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 870 $74,620
Trenton, NJ 290 $74,860
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 30 $71,480

Top States for Budget Analysts Employment

View the list below to see 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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