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

How much do Budget Analysts make in Kennewick-Richland, WA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Budget Analysts in Kennewick-Richland, WA is $98,750. The 10th percentile is $49,880 and the 90th percentile is $127,230. Employment is 30.

Median annual wage

$98,750

10th percentile
$49,880
25th percentile
$61,240
Median
$98,750
75th percentile
$122,190
90th percentile
$127,230
Mean
$92,770

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Budget Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $49,880 and the 90th percentile is $127,230. The difference is $77,350, which is 78.3% 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 $61,240 to the 75th at $122,190, covers $60,950.

The mean annual wage is $92,770, which sits below the median of $98,750. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kennewick-Richland, WA median is 7.8% higher than the national median of $91,640 for Budget Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $98,672, which is 7.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.2% higher than the Washington median of $96,640.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kennewick-Richland, WA is 100.079, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $98,750 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Budget Analysts at $98,672 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Budget Analysts. Kennewick-Richland, WA ranks 2nd of 5 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).).

  • Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is 141 miles away, with a median of $88,810 and employment of 60. That median is 10.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,504, against $98,672 here.
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 144 miles away, with a median of $104,090 and employment of 910. That median is 5.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,663, against $98,672 here.
  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 164 miles away, with a median of $96,430 and employment of 520. That median is 2.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,471, against $98,672 here.

Employment share

Budget Analysts accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Kennewick-Richland, WA (30 of 129,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (47,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.76 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 Kennewick-Richland, WA · 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 Kennewick-Richland, WA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Budget Analysts in Kennewick-Richland, WA is $98,750. The 10th percentile is $49,880 and the 90th percentile is $127,230. Employment is 30.

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

The local median is 7.8% higher than the national median of $91,640.

What is Budget Analysts pay in Kennewick-Richland, WA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kennewick-Richland, WA is 100.079, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $98,750 is $98,672. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Kennewick-Richland, WA compare with nearby metros for Budget Analysts?

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 141 miles away, at $88,810. Kennewick-Richland, WA ranks 2nd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.