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Budget Analyst Workplace Records Guide
Budget analysts review estimates and explain resource needs, while management may control the final allocation. If a workplace concern involves accuracy or a forecast miss, separate the information available at the time from later decisions and actual spending.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Assumption version
Record when a cost or program assumption changed and who supplied the new information.
Review response
Note the requested revision and whether it involved a calculation, scope or management preference.
Authority boundary
Distinguish your recommendation from approval and spending decisions owned by other roles.
Start with the work you actually do
Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations. Analyze budgeting and accounting reports.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Budget Analysts (13-2031.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Analyze monthly department budgeting and accounting reports to maintain expenditure controls.Source task 3394 · updated 08/2024
- Provide advice and technical assistance with cost analysis, fiscal allocation, and budget preparation.Source task 3398 · updated 08/2024
- Review operating budgets to analyze trends affecting budget needs.Source task 3401 · updated 08/2024
- Compile and analyze accounting records and other data to determine the financial resources required to implement a program.Source task 3405 · updated 08/2024
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Budget Analysts (SOC 13-2031). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $36.73 | $47.83 | $59.80 | $99,490 |
| Alaska | $40.19 | $45.55 | $55.05 | $94,740 |
| Arizona | $34.38 | $40.78 | $49.20 | $84,810 |
| Arkansas | $25.63 | $34.52 | $42.60 | $71,800 |
| Connecticut | $38.96 | $45.88 | $53.77 | $95,440 |
| Delaware | $37.29 | $39.42 | $49.29 | $82,000 |
| Florida | $32.16 | $40.46 | $49.00 | $84,170 |
| Georgia | $34.27 | $44.17 | $55.39 | $91,870 |
| Hawaii | $36.91 | $44.41 | $51.89 | $92,380 |
| Idaho | $34.27 | $40.01 | $48.28 | $83,220 |
| Indiana | $31.22 | $39.46 | $44.43 | $82,080 |
| Iowa | $37.17 | $41.61 | $50.06 | $86,550 |
| Kansas | $32.26 | $38.53 | $49.56 | $80,140 |
| Kentucky | $31.33 | $36.95 | $45.71 | $76,860 |
| Louisiana | $30.54 | $38.72 | $46.97 | $80,530 |
| Maine | $33.19 | $42.37 | $48.84 | $88,130 |
| Michigan | $38.07 | $46.36 | $64.86 | $96,430 |
| Minnesota | $38.46 | $41.33 | $51.59 | $85,970 |
| Mississippi | $30.83 | $37.91 | $44.52 | $78,850 |
| Missouri | $32.84 | $39.42 | $48.43 | $81,980 |
| Montana | $30.32 | $38.32 | $41.47 | $79,700 |
| Nebraska | $35.25 | $39.91 | $48.18 | $83,010 |
| New Hampshire | $35.62 | $44.52 | $54.41 | $92,600 |
| New Mexico | $33.36 | $42.00 | $51.21 | $87,360 |
| New York | $36.29 | $42.57 | $52.33 | $88,540 |
| North Carolina | $32.72 | $39.59 | $48.25 | $82,350 |
| North Dakota | $33.07 | $37.21 | $42.16 | $77,400 |
| Ohio | $36.00 | $43.19 | $54.67 | $89,840 |
| Oklahoma | $31.33 | $38.94 | $48.71 | $80,990 |
| Pennsylvania | $33.16 | $40.50 | $50.39 | $84,240 |
| Rhode Island | $37.21 | $44.61 | $57.90 | $92,790 |
| South Dakota | $31.21 | $38.07 | $46.20 | $79,180 |
| Tennessee | $36.73 | $41.62 | $51.93 | $86,570 |
| Texas | $33.69 | $39.89 | $49.92 | $82,970 |
| Utah | $36.73 | $42.60 | $51.88 | $88,610 |
| Vermont | $37.93 | $44.92 | $49.47 | $93,430 |
| Virginia | $40.67 | $50.71 | $64.18 | $105,470 |
| West Virginia | $30.77 | $37.91 | $48.28 | $78,850 |
| Wisconsin | $33.34 | $39.51 | $45.43 | $82,180 |
| Wyoming | $33.29 | $38.99 | $45.44 | $81,100 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Record the planning assumptions
Describe the budget period, assigned departments and assumptions supplied for the analysis. Note when cost inputs or program scope changed. Keep the original estimate version distinct from revisions made after new information arrived.
Trace review and allocation
Record the recommendation you submitted, requested changes and who approved the final allocation. If feedback concerns a variance, identify the explanation provided without treating every difference as an analytical error. Separate your review role from spending authority.
Protect financial information
Do not export payroll details, confidential forecasts or department-level source ledgers. Use permitted employment correspondence and your own workload records. Identify the official report version and custodian for authorized review rather than recreating financial tables privately.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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