Budget Analyst salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 30 certified H-1B filings in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Carrollton, Farmers Branch, Irving, Mckinney, Frisco.

Median salary$73,000

Middle 50%$61k–$90.2k

vs. national median−12%comparison median $82,500

Filings30FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

$40k$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $51,379 and $124,336.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$58,309
25th	$60,965
50th (median)	$73,000
75th	$90,241
90th	$113,959

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.

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Fiscal year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$68,561	$54,900	$91,659	16
FY2021	$68,058	$65,395	$73,900	11
FY2022	$91,800	$68,375	$119,856	10
FY2023	–	–	–	6
FY2024	$57,750	$55,000	$68,945	10
FY2025	$76,390	$59,100	$84,500	14
FY2026	$73,000	$72,550	$94,390	16

Cost of living

Dallas's median Budget Analyst salary of $73,000 is worth about $70,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Dallas = 103.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Budget Analysts in the Dallas, TX area earned a median of $82,790 in May 2025 (810 employed). The H-1B median here is $73,000, 12% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

Employer	Median	Filings
California Bioenergy	too few	2
Familia Care	too few	2
Sgry	too few	2
Skyline Cabinetry	too few	2
SS&C Technologies	too few	2
Tao Motor	too few	2
UT Southwestern Medical Center	too few	2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$59,000	11
Mid-level · Level II	$81,500	14
Senior · Level III	–	0
Expert · Level IV	–	0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$51,126	$59,000	11
Mid-level · Level II	$72,550	$81,500	14

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.