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Budget Analysts

SOC 13-2031 · 2024-2034

Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations. Analyze budgeting and accounting reports.

How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.

What California expects of this job

Typical pay in California
$101,190per year
Projected openings
2,840
Projected change
+4.7%
Usually needs
Bachelor's degree

Skills this work uses most

O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.

  1. Mathematics
  2. Critical Thinking
  3. Reading Comprehension
  4. Speaking
  5. Complex Problem Solving
  6. Active Listening

Pay by region

RegionTypical pay in CaliforniaProjected openings
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties)$144,215250
Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties)$128,393180
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties)$123,534190
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County)$110,64450
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County)$107,289510
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County)$105,888240
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County)$104,177160
Vallejo MSA (Solano County)$98,10630
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties)$95,285380
Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County)$89,82530
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties)$89,754200
Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County)$88,23680
Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties)$74,27220

What the pay actually ranges across

The lowest-paid tenth earn under
$70,330
A quarter earn under
$82,217
Half earn under
$101,190
Three quarters earn under
$131,307
The highest-paid tenth earn over
$152,161

A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.

Similar work

O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.

OccupationTypical pay in CaliforniaProjected openingsProjected change
Accountants and Auditors$98,678154,340+7.5%
Financial Managers$183,80384,770+16.3%
Financial Examiners$107,7783,310+9.1%
Personal Financial Advisors$132,51628,210+9.4%
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$75,3537,640+4.3%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$92,94411,130+6.6%

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