BLS metro-level wage data places Budget Analysts pay in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX at a median of $92,000 per year ($44.23/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $91,640, San Antonio-New Braunfels pays same as, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 560 budget analystss are employed across the San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA in SOC 13-2031.

The San Antonio-New Braunfels pay distribution spans from $62,000 at the 10th percentile to $121,510 at the 90th — a 2.0× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $74,370 and the 75th at $107,910, so half of San Antonio-New Braunfels-based budget analystss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide TX data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.