How much do Budget Analysts make in Athens-Clarke County, GA?

Percentile spread

For Budget Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $33,550 and the 90th percentile is $103,540. The difference is $69,990, which is 114.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $33,550 to the 75th at $72,420, covers $38,870.

The mean annual wage is $60,070, which sits below the median of $61,300. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Athens-Clarke County, GA median is 33.1% lower than the national median of $91,640 for Budget Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,672, which is 28.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 33.3% lower than the Georgia median of $91,870.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Athens-Clarke County, GA is 93.343, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,300 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Budget Analysts at $65,672 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Budget Analysts. Athens-Clarke County, GA ranks 15th of 15 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Gainesville, GA is 43 miles away, with a median of $106,610 and employment of 50. That median is 73.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,173, against $65,672 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 69 miles away, with a median of $84,260 and employment of 60. That median is 37.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,350, against $65,672 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 69 miles away, with a median of $99,880 and employment of 1,170. That median is 62.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,822, against $65,672 here.

Employment share

Budget Analysts accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Athens-Clarke County, GA (50 of 95,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (47,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.72 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.