Budget Analyst in Ohio: State Pay Plan & Salary

$57,678 – $131,893

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$89,840

median pay in OH, all employers

800

workers in OH (SOC 13-2031)

Sources: Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Classification & Compensation, Ohio State Classification Plan — Pay Range Booklet and Pay Range Schedules (rates effective July 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Ohio state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2026. These are the ranges Ohio sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and grade	Published rate
Budget/Management Analyst 1 Class 63221 Grade 10 · E1 Exempt Pay Range Schedule (Rates Effective July 2026)	$27.73 – $34.35 a hour $57,678 – $71,448 a year 5 steps Step 1: $27.73 a hour Step 2: $29.25 a hour Step 3: $30.83 a hour Step 4: $32.61 a hour Step 5: $34.35 a hour
Budget Analyst Class 63261 Grade 32 · OCSEA Pay Range Schedule (Rates Effective July 2026)	$31.47 – $46.08 a hour $65,458 – $95,846 a year 9 steps Step 1: $31.47 a hour Step 2: $32.84 a hour Step 3: $34.53 a hour Step 4: $36.20 a hour Step 5: $38.01 a hour Step 6: $39.86 a hour Step 7: $41.81 a hour Step 8: $43.90 a hour Step 9: $46.08 a hour
Budget/Management Analyst 2 Class 63222 Grade 12 · E1 Exempt Pay Range Schedule (Rates Effective July 2026)	$33.32 – $47.47 a hour $69,306 – $98,738 a year 8 steps Step 1: $33.32 a hour Step 2: $35.21 a hour Step 3: $37.09 a hour Step 4: $39.14 a hour Step 5: $41.31 a hour Step 6: $43.57 a hour Step 7: $45.35 a hour Step 8: $47.47 a hour
Senior Budget Analyst Class 63262 Grade 33 · OCSEA Pay Range Schedule (Rates Effective July 2026)	$34.53 – $50.66 a hour $71,822 – $105,373 a year 9 steps Step 1: $34.53 a hour Step 2: $36.20 a hour Step 3: $38.01 a hour Step 4: $39.86 a hour Step 5: $41.81 a hour Step 6: $43.90 a hour Step 7: $46.00 a hour Step 8: $48.28 a hour Step 9: $50.66 a hour
Budget/Management Analyst 3 Class 63223 Grade 13 · E1 Exempt Pay Range Schedule (Rates Effective July 2026)	$36.75 – $52.27 a hour $76,440 – $108,722 a year 8 steps Step 1: $36.75 a hour Step 2: $38.75 a hour Step 3: $40.87 a hour Step 4: $43.07 a hour Step 5: $45.50 a hour Step 6: $47.95 a hour Step 7: $49.92 a hour Step 8: $52.27 a hour
Budget/Management Analyst 4 Class 63224 Grade 14 · E1 Exempt Pay Range Schedule (Rates Effective July 2026)	$40.40 – $57.67 a hour $84,032 – $119,954 a year 8 steps Step 1: $40.40 a hour Step 2: $42.70 a hour Step 3: $44.99 a hour Step 4: $47.43 a hour Step 5: $50.12 a hour Step 6: $52.90 a hour Step 7: $55.09 a hour Step 8: $57.67 a hour
Budget/Management Analyst 5 Class 63225 Grade 15 · E1 Exempt Pay Range Schedule (Rates Effective July 2026)	$44.38 – $63.41 a hour $92,310 – $131,893 a year 8 steps Step 1: $44.38 a hour Step 2: $46.88 a hour Step 3: $49.52 a hour Step 4: $52.24 a hour Step 5: $55.15 a hour Step 6: $58.16 a hour Step 7: $60.55 a hour Step 8: $63.41 a hour

Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions (hourly × 2,080). Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Classification & Compensation, Ohio State Classification Plan — Pay Range Booklet and Pay Range Schedules (rates effective July 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Ohio, all employers Sourced

Budget Analysts (SOC 13-2031) in Ohio, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

Measure	OH
Workers	800
10th percentile	$60,570
Median	$89,840
90th percentile	$135,370
National median, government employers	$91,170

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Free practice tests for Ohio

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