SOC 13-2031 · Huntsville, AL metro

Budget Analysts Salary in Huntsville, AL

The average salary for budget analysts in Huntsville, Alabama is $113,850 a year ($54.74 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $113,400: half of the 520 people in this job in the Huntsville, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($97,889).

$113,850average per year

$54.74 / hourMedian $113,400Take-home ≈ $84,282

  • $76K10th
  • $93K25th
  • $113KMedian
  • $133K75th
  • $149K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

520people in this job
+16%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 4Alabama metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Budget Analysts pay range in Huntsville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $76,420 a year or less, while the top 10% make $148,950 or more. The middle half of budget analysts in Huntsville earn between $93,270 and $132,810.

  • $76K10th
  • $93K25th
  • $113KMedian
  • $133K75th
  • $149K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$113,850$9,488$54.74
Median$113,400$9,450$54.52
Entry level (25th percentile)$93,270$7,772$44.84
Experienced (75th percentile)$132,810$11,068$63.85

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Budget Analysts salary after taxes in Huntsville

On the average salary of $113,850, a single filer in Huntsville takes home about $84,282 a year, or $7,023 a month and $3,242 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Huntsville a good place for budget analysts? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Huntsville area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.1), so the average $113,850 buys what about $122,325 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Huntsville ($51,740). A typical home costs $316,645, or 2.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Budget Analysts salary in other Alabama cities

Huntsville ranks 1st of 4 Alabama metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Budget Analysts salaries in Alabama

Highest-paying cities for budget analysts

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($130,420).

Budget Analysts salary by city

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Budget Analysts salary in Huntsville: questions

How much do budget analysts make an hour in Huntsville?

$54.74 an hour on average, and $54.52 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level budget analysts salary in Huntsville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $76,420 a year and the 25th percentile is $93,270, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the budget analysts take-home pay in Huntsville?

About $84,282 a year ($7,023 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $113,850. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do budget analysts earn more in Huntsville than elsewhere?

The average here is 16% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($97,889).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-2031; area Huntsville, AL (26620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.7%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 6.47, this job is 6.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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