How much do Budget Analysts make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Percentile spread

For Budget Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $63,430 and the 90th percentile is $131,970. The difference is $68,540, which is 85.0% 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 $67,770 to the 75th at $104,810, covers $37,040.

The mean annual wage is $88,020, which sits above the median of $80,590. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Raleigh-Cary, NC median is 12.1% lower than the national median of $91,640 for Budget Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $82,103, which is 10.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.1% lower than the North Carolina median of $82,350.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Raleigh-Cary, NC is 98.157, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $80,590 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Budget Analysts at $82,103 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Budget Analysts. Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks 9th of 13 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).).

• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $82,350 and employment of 180. That median is 2.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,399, against $82,103 here.
• Fayetteville, NC is 58 miles away, with a median of $101,360 and employment of 210. That median is 25.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,200, against $82,103 here.
• Greenville, NC is 62 miles away, with a median of $83,570 and employment of 70. That median is 3.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,534, against $82,103 here.

Employment share

Budget Analysts accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Raleigh-Cary, NC (540 of 743,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (47,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.40 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.