Budget Analysts in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$69,475
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$22,395
24.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$71,847
Georgia costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Georgia — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$91,870
Kept after tax
$69,475
Worth in national money
$71,847
State rank
19
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Georgia pays budget analysts around $91,870 at the midpoint, 19 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 492 occupations Georgia reports, budget analysts comes in at 87 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Here is where Georgia does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $91,870 you keep $69,475, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $71,847 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $93,650, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For budget analysts the Georgia median is $91,870, ranking 19 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Budget analysts ranks 87 of 492 occupations by median in Georgia, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- After federal, FICA and Georgia income tax, retained pay for budget analysts on $91,870 is $69,475. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $71,847 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $93,650 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Budget Analysts
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $55,050 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $91,870 |
| Top tenth earn over | $133,090 |
| This salary | $91,870 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Georgia | $69,475 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $73,461 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,749 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $86,205 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,179 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of budget analysts in Georgia earn under $91,870 and half over. The published range runs $55,050 at the tenth percentile to $133,090 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Georgia's $69,475, worked from $91,870. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 87 of 492.
- One number stands for prices across all of Georgia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $71,847, the adjusted value of that $91,870 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 87 of 492 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for budget analysts in Georgia, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $55,050 to $133,090; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Georgia take-home of $69,475, on $91,870 for work ranking 87 of 492 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 87 of 492 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Georgia, so $71,847 — the adjusted value of that $91,870 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 87 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $55,050 at the bottom tenth to $133,090 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Georgia sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $71,847 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Georgia then takes its own share, leaving $69,475.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($55,050) and the ninetieth ($133,090) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Georgia's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $71,847 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $69,475 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Georgia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.