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

How much do Budget Analysts make in Tulsa, OK?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Budget Analysts in Tulsa, OK is $97,980. The 10th percentile is $60,560 and the 90th percentile is $134,770. Employment is 160.

Median annual wage

$97,980

10th percentile
$60,560
25th percentile
$77,910
Median
$97,980
75th percentile
$104,240
90th percentile
$134,770
Mean
$95,570

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Budget Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $60,560 and the 90th percentile is $134,770. The difference is $74,210, which is 75.7% 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 $77,910 to the 75th at $104,240, covers $26,330.

The mean annual wage is $95,570, which sits below the median of $97,980. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tulsa, OK median is 6.9% higher than the national median of $91,640 for Budget Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $109,826, which is 19.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21% higher than the Oklahoma median of $80,990.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tulsa, OK is 89.214, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $97,980 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Budget Analysts at $109,826 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. Tulsa, OK ranks 1st 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).).

  • Oklahoma City, OK is 94 miles away, with a median of $81,330 and employment of 310. That median is 17% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,959, against $109,826 here.
  • Wichita, KS is 112 miles away, with a median of $68,890 and employment of 40. That median is 29.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,451, against $109,826 here.
  • Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 117 miles away, with a median of $74,180 and employment of 40. That median is 24.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,201, against $109,826 here.

Employment share

Budget Analysts accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Tulsa, OK (160 of 458,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (47,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.15 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 Tulsa, OK · 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 Tulsa, OK?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Budget Analysts in Tulsa, OK is $97,980. The 10th percentile is $60,560 and the 90th percentile is $134,770. Employment is 160.

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

The local median is 6.9% higher than the national median of $91,640.

What is Budget Analysts pay in Tulsa, OK after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tulsa, OK is 89.214, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $97,980 is $109,826. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Tulsa, OK compare with nearby metros for Budget Analysts?

Oklahoma City, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 94 miles away, at $81,330. Tulsa, OK ranks 1st of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.