Budget analyst

The following article discusses the job of a Budget Analyst. It highlights what they do, their work environment, how to become one, training, certification & education requirements. More importantly, both national and state salary figures are included along with names of employers who have recently posted a job to hire a Budget Analyst.

Budget analysts help private and public entities to organize their finances by preparing budget reports and monitoring how funds are spent. They advise many types of organizations – including universities, businesses and governments – on the most effective ways to manage and organize their finances.

Budget analysts also regularly assemble annual and special reports, as well as evaluate new budget proposals. They also analyze budget and financial data to determine what the costs and benefits are of different programs and recommend levels of funding based upon what is found.

Other job duties are:

• Work with project managers to come up with the budget for the organization for the year or quarter
• Review the budget proposals for managers to ensure they are complete and accurate
• Combine department and program budgets into one large budget and review funding requests
• Provide explanations for each funding request to others, including managers, legislators and the general public
• Oversee spending of the organization to ensure that it is under budget
• Study future financial needs and lay out prospective budgets

People who want to become budget analysts should focus on high school courses in accounting, finance and statistics. Once they are in college, they can earn a bachelor’s degree in one of these fields, or possibly business administration.

Budget analysts who are employed by the federal government may enhance their career options by earning the Certified Government Financial Manager credential that is offered by the Association of Government Accountants.

Earning this credential requires a bachelor’s degree, two years of experience in government financial management, and then you must pass several exams.

Budget analysts who are employed by the federal government may enhance their career options by earning the Certified Government Financial Manager credential that is offered by the Association of Government Accountants.

Earning this credential requires a bachelor’s degree, two years of experience in government financial management, and then you must pass several exams.

The national average salary estimate for Budget Analyst was $62,971. This number is estimated from over 5,500 employees, users past and present job advertisements from  This equates to an hourly salary of $32.80 and monthly of $5,248.

According to , the following states had employers looking to hire a Budget Analyst. The quoted salary figure represents the average salary from all job postings by this employer.

Employer Name

Department of Labor DC $99,417

ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND Alabama $98,398

United States Department Of Defense Virginia $97,799

Inlabora DC $95,963

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Georgia $95,262

Department of Energy DC $95,177

Washington Headquarters Services Virginia $94,737

Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army Virginia $94,513

U.S. Department of State DC $93,911

Robert Half Finance & Accounting Colorado $93,837

Department of the Interior DC $93,040

USAJOBS Virginia $92,792

Federal Government Jobs DC $91,292

Department of Transportation DC $90,274

Transportation Security Administration Virginia $89,882

Prince George’s County, MD Maryland $88,105

San Jose/Evergreen Community College District California $88,077