City of Chicago / Office of Budget & Management / Budget Analyst
Job-title file
Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.
6 employees hold this title in Office of Budget & Management. Median total compensation for the role is $65,616, below the department median of $121,668.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Budget Analysts — about 430 people — is $88,460. Office of Budget & Management pays a median base salary of $65,616 for this role, 26% below that figure — about the 20th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Budget Analysts across every employer in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Office of Budget & Management’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Budget Analysts — about 47,160 people — is $91,640. Office of Budget & Management’s median base salary is 28% below that national figure, about the 14th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Office of Budget & Management is $65,616, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 19 jurisdictions. In City of Chicago, the median of $65,616 ranks #10 of 19. See Budget Analyst across all of City of Chicago →
Median total compensation for comparable Budget Analystroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Budget Analyst/Office of Budget & Management
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Peter Mei is a Budget Analyst at Office of Budget & Management. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $76,020.
Budget Analyst/Office of Budget & Management
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Julio Lopez Miranda works as a Budget Analyst for Office of Budget & Management. Their status is full-time. Julio earned $72,384 in 2026.
Budget Analyst/Office of Budget & Management
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Luise Alcock works as a Budget Analyst for Office of Budget & Management. Their status is full-time. Luise earned $65,616 in 2026.
Budget Analyst/Office of Budget & Management
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Meshach Melton holds the role of Budget Analyst at Office of Budget & Management. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $65,616.
Budget Analyst/Office of Budget & Management
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Daniel Herrera holds the role of Budget Analyst at Office of Budget & Management. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $65,616.
Budget Analyst/Office of Budget & Management
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Shivani Patel is a Budget Analyst at Office of Budget & Management. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $62,508.