H1B Report
H-1B salary guideSOC 13-2031Rank #91Updated Jun 2026

Budget Analysts

H-1B prevailing-wage data for Budget Analysts (SOC 13-2031). Based on 6,484 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.

Median wage
$80,000
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$74,526
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$98,276
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
41
Rank #91 · FY2026

Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level

P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.

LevelNP25MedianP75
Level I746$57,962$65,000$72,800
Level II644$68,375$75,629$84,308
Level III121$81,890$90,000$107,000
Level IV89$98,000$115,000$135,000

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.

#StateFilingsMedian
1CA1,387$59,363
2NY1,383$55,765
3TX625$52,000
4NJ402$59,592
5FL298$52,000
6IL252$57,829
7MA144$60,000
8GA121$51,000
9VA112$63,180
10AL102$45,000
CA
1,387
NY
1,383
TX
625
NJ
402
FL
298
IL
252
MA
144
GA
121
VA
112
AL
102

Top sponsoring employers

Who actually files most for this role.

BLOOMBERG LP
51
New York City Independent …
48
SMS InfoComm Corporation
44
Pinnacle Technical Resourc…
37
High Sierra Pools, Inc
23
Western Digital Technologi…
15
Research Foundation of CUNY
14
CitySpade Realty Inc.
12
Grand Supercenter, Inc.
11
Oregon State University
11

Median wage by fiscal year

How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.

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