How much do Budget Analysts make in Birmingham, AL?

Percentile spread

For Budget Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $64,910 and the 90th percentile is $131,270. The difference is $66,360, which is 74.9% 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 $70,300 to the 75th at $102,730, covers $32,430.

The mean annual wage is $92,120, which sits above the median of $88,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Birmingham, AL median is 3.4% lower than the national median of $91,640 for Budget Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $96,624, which is 5.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11% lower than the Alabama median of $99,490.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Birmingham, AL is 91.644, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $88,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Budget Analysts at $96,624 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Budget Analysts. Birmingham, AL ranks 5th of 12 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).).

• Montgomery, AL is 79 miles away, with a median of $65,170 and employment of 110. That median is 26.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,668, against $96,624 here.
• Huntsville, AL is 91 miles away, with a median of $113,400 and employment of 520. That median is 28.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $121,841, against $96,624 here.
• Columbus, GA-AL is 135 miles away, with a median of $85,990 and employment of 90. That median is 2.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,298, against $96,624 here.

Employment share

Budget Analysts accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Birmingham, AL (60 of 520,290). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (47,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.38 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.