SOC 13-2031 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Budget Analysts make in Jackson, MS?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Budget Analysts in Jackson, MS is $71,280. The 10th percentile is $45,410 and the 90th percentile is $104,680. Employment is 80.

Median annual wage

$71,280

10th percentile
$45,410
25th percentile
$46,570
Median
$71,280
75th percentile
$85,550
90th percentile
$104,680
Mean
$70,790

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Budget Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $45,410 and the 90th percentile is $104,680. The difference is $59,270, which is 83.2% 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 $46,570 to the 75th at $85,550, covers $38,980.

The mean annual wage is $70,790, which sits below the median of $71,280. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jackson, MS median is 22.2% lower than the national median of $91,640 for Budget Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $80,047, which is 12.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.6% lower than the Mississippi median of $78,850.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jackson, MS is 89.048, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $71,280 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Budget Analysts at $80,047 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Budget Analysts. Jackson, MS ranks 4th of 4 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).).

  • Baton Rouge, LA is 144 miles away, with a median of $75,440 and employment of 100. That median is 5.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,102, against $80,047 here.
  • Mobile, AL is 166 miles away, with a median of $80,720 and employment of 40. That median is 13.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,625, against $80,047 here.
  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 179 miles away, with a median of $93,450 and employment of 220. That median is 31.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,379, against $80,047 here.

Employment share

Budget Analysts accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Jackson, MS (80 of 270,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (47,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.97 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Jackson, MS · Budget Analysts by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Budget Analysts make in Jackson, MS?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Budget Analysts in Jackson, MS is $71,280. The 10th percentile is $45,410 and the 90th percentile is $104,680. Employment is 80.

How does that compare with the national median for Budget Analysts?

The local median is 22.2% lower than the national median of $91,640.

What is Budget Analysts pay in Jackson, MS after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jackson, MS is 89.048, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $71,280 is $80,047. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Jackson, MS compare with nearby metros for Budget Analysts?

Baton Rouge, LA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 144 miles away, at $75,440. Jackson, MS ranks 4th of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.