Budget Analysts in Alaska

Is Alaska a good place for you to work as a Budget Analyst?

While jobs for Budget Analysts in Alaska are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Budget Analysts in Alaska is expected to decrease.

• Budget Analysts in Alaska earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Budget Analysts Work in Alaska?

In Alaska, there were 310 people working as Budget Analysts in the year 2018.

There were 320 Budget Analysts employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 590 Budget Analysts working in it, which means Alaska has fewer Budget Analysts than average.

Job Projections for Alaska

Jobs for Budget Analysts in this state are declining at a rate of 3.6% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.5%.

Alaska Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 20 annual job openings, and a total of 270 jobs for Alaska Budget Analysts in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 4,800 annual jobs and 62,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Budget Analysts Make in Alaska?

In 2018 wages for Budget Analysts ranged from $56,160 to $105,850 with $77,130 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $27 to $50.89. The median hourly rate was $37.08.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $36.51 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.57.

The median salary in Alaska is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Alaska Metros for Budget Analysts

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Budget Analysts.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Anchorage, AK	120	$79,250
Fairbanks, AK	60	$73,010

Top States for Budget Analysts Employment

View the list below to see where most Budget Analysts work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	6,870	$86,730
Texas	4,370	$73,170
Virginia	3,730	$89,710
Florida	3,200	$69,910
New York	3,150	$75,260
Maryland	2,300	$89,710
New Jersey	2,160	$80,740
District of Columbia	1,860	$100,210
Georgia	1,730	$67,850
Massachusetts	1,710	$83,240
Illinois	1,450	$72,820
Pennsylvania	1,290	$70,610
Arizona	1,110	$68,390
North Carolina	1,080	$69,740
Connecticut	1,050	$81,850
Washington	1,040	$73,020
Colorado	1,020	$79,630
Ohio	1,000	$72,410
Kentucky	930	$53,050
Alabama	920	$80,910

Below are the states where Budget Analysts get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$100,210
Maryland	$89,710
Virginia	$89,710
California	$86,730
Massachusetts	$83,240
Connecticut	$81,850
Alabama	$80,910
New Jersey	$80,740
Rhode Island	$80,320
Colorado	$79,630

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
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