Budget Analysts in Mississippi
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$61,239
after federal, FICA and Mississippi tax
Tax takes
$17,611
22.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$70,154
Mississippi costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Mississippi — 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
$78,850
Kept after tax
$61,239
Worth in national money
$70,154
State rank
47
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for budget analysts is on the low side in Mississippi. The middle earner gets $78,850. That is 47 of 51 states, and about 13.96% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Within Mississippi this is well-paid work. Of 486 occupations with published figures in the state, budget analysts ranks 82 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where Mississippi does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $78,850 you keep $61,239, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $70,154 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $77,220, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For budget analysts, Mississippi sits in the lower band at $78,850, ranking 47 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 13.96%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Ranked against every occupation Mississippi publishes a median for, budget analysts sits 82 of 486 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- After federal, FICA and Mississippi income tax, retained pay for budget analysts on $78,850 is $61,239. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $70,154 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 $77,220 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Budget Analysts
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,690 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $78,850 |
| Top tenth earn over | $103,380 |
| This salary | $78,850 |
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 Mississippi | $61,239 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $64,301 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,984 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $74,497 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,503 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 87 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Mississippi earn less than $78,850. The published range is $46,690 up to $103,380, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Mississippi the take-home figure of $61,239, from $78,850, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 82 of 486 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $70,154 uses one figure for the whole of Mississippi. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 486 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 82.
- Reported values are medians; for budget analysts in Mississippi the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $46,690 to $103,380. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Mississippi is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $61,239 from $78,850. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 82 of 486 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $70,154, worked from $78,850, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Mississippi address, on work sitting at 82 of 486 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $46,690 at the tenth percentile, $103,380 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Mississippi is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $70,154 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Mississippi adds its own income tax on top — which is why $61,239 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($46,690 to $103,380) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Mississippi rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Mississippi'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 $70,154 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 $61,239 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Mississippi 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.