How much do Budget Analysts make in Winston-Salem, NC?

Percentile spread

For Budget Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $46,020 and the 90th percentile is $91,240. The difference is $45,220, which is 65.6% 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 $58,130 to the 75th at $78,300, covers $20,170.

The mean annual wage is $71,580, which sits above the median of $68,940. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Winston-Salem, NC median is 24.8% lower than the national median of $91,640 for Budget Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $74,900, which is 18.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.3% lower than the North Carolina median of $82,350.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Winston-Salem, NC is 92.043, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $68,940 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Budget Analysts at $74,900 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Budget Analysts. Winston-Salem, NC ranks 13th of 14 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).).

• Greensboro-High Point, NC is 31 miles away, with a median of $68,970 and employment of 80. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,269, against $74,900 here.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 68 miles away, with a median of $89,410 and employment of 300. That median is 29.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,846, against $74,900 here.
• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 70 miles away, with a median of $82,350 and employment of 180. That median is 19.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,399, against $74,900 here.

Employment share

Budget Analysts accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Winston-Salem, NC (50 of 271,980). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (47,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.61 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.