State Budget Agency Personnel

Budget analysts include budget analysts (6.0) and Chief Budget Analyst (1.0). Other Staff includes the State Budget Officer.

Set amount for candidates with no experience; some upward movement if candidates have experience.

Number of Positions account for the total number of positions available to the Office of Budget including filled and vacant positions.

Salary ranges, broken down by level: Junior Staff Analyst (JSA – Range A & B) $55,134-$59,648; Finance Budget Analyst (FBA – Range A &B) $75,174 – $92,096; Staff Finance Budget Analyst $84,849-$105,441; Principal Program Budget Analyst (PPBA I-III): $107,910-$134,930. These salaries include a 10% recruitment and retention pay differential for the first year of employment. An additional 5% pay differential may be granted in the second year of employment.

The response to “Total personnel in budget function” line includes the office director and 4 deputy directors. Salary is at the discretion of the director, and is based on experience and scope of work. There is a minimum, and it increases based on experience and education.

Budget analyst grades and associated salary ranges are: Budget Analyst, $66,340 – $90,452; Budget Specialist, $83,071 – $113,258; Principal Budget Specialist, $101,066 – $137,814; Fiscal and Program Policy Section Director, $122,972 – $167,674; Assistant Executive Budget Officer (AEBO), $133,001 – $181,353; Executive Budget Officer (EBO), $143,649 – $196,150. Number of analyst levels excludes AEBO and EBO.

Salary range represents minimum salary for an Associate Fiscal and Policy Analyst – Midpoint of a Senior Analyst.

Salary determined based on experience and knowledge.

The Division of Financial Management consists of four bureaus: budget, management services, economic analysis, and regulatory and legislative affairs. The most recent addition of staff is due to adding the administrative rules team.

Division of the Budget has a prescribed career ladder; those hired in with no experience begin as Budget Analyst 1, then progress to Budget Analyst 2, Senior Budget Analyst, then Principal Budget Analyst as they acquire experience, demonstrate their knowledge and skills and assume greater responsibilities.

Analyst salary ranges: $40,700 – $85,300 currently from level II through level V.

The one “other staff” position is the state economist. Salary ranges for analysts by level: SBMA-1 (42,370 – 83,408), 2 (48,526 – 95,493), 3 (55,557 – 109,325) 4 (59,446 – 116,979).

Other staff includes the State Budget Officer, Deputy State Budget Officer, Position Control Analyst and Position Control Analyst Assistant.

Budget function personnel – 26.8 in Office of Budget Analysis (operating) and 10 in Office of Capital Budget. There is additional technology support through on-going contractual agreements with the budget system vendor.

The State Budget Director oversees employees that provide statewide support for budget development and implementation, accounting functions, payroll functions, the state’s financial management system, management of performance data of Michigan public schools and students, and the state’s internal audit functions.

In 2020, there were 267 full-time equivalents (FTEs) in Minnesota Management and Budget, 39 in the Budget Services Division (excluding accounting and payroll systems). The Budget Services Division is managed by the budget director consists of three units. Budget Planning and Analysis consists of 13 executive budget officers/analysts and 3 team leaders. Budget Operations and Planning consists 2 directors, 5 professional staff/analysts/project managers . The Results Management Initiative had one director and 14 staff analysts. The FY 2020 salary range for budget analysts includes 3 positions (Executive Budget Officer Trainee, Executive Budget Officer, Executive Budget Officer Senior).

Salary ranges: Budget Analyst I: 29,993-52,487, Budget Analyst II: 33,130-57,977, Budget Analyst III: 36,443-63,775, Budget Analyst IV: 45,048-78,834, Budget Analyst Senior: 53,770-94,097.

Other staff number includes the State Budget Director, two assistant directors, three section managers, an economist, demographer, legislative coordinator, and accounting analyst. The salary range reflects current, actual staff salaries – the pay ranges for these positions are actually broader in the minimum and maximum salary (three ranges exist – Budget & Planning Analyst I, II and Senior).

The deputy state budget administrator has agency assignments (in addition to management responsibilities) so is counted as a budget analyst for purposes of this table.

Number of other staff includes staff in the auditing, accounting, payroll, and financial reporting bureaus.

Two official grades, each with two working titles: one Assistant State Budget Officer (manager) level.

Computer staff person is shared with all divisions of OMB.

There are five classifications of Budget/Management Analysts (BMA) and a BMA supervisor role, each with its own pay range. There are step or increment increases in each pay range. Including all step or pay increments, the gross annual salaries for BMA and BMA supervisors ranges from $45,365 to $114,379.

Other staff includes budget executive team.

The data reported here includes all of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer. Other staff includes Capital Investment, Facility Planning, and the Statewide Accounting Reporting Section staff. Budget analysts number including 2 trainee analysts. Salary ranges:$7,363 – $10,339 per month ($88,356 – $124,068 Annually) (Trainees $4,539 – $5,238 monthly). Our office currently has two Trainee positions and 9 Budget Analysts (All Budget Analysts are the same level).

Total agency positions (521) include Comptroller Operations (442), Administrative Services (12), and Budget Office (67). Budget Office positions include the secretary’s office as well as staff in the Bureau’s for Budget Analysis, Budget Administration, Legislative Affairs, Legal, Revenue, and Capital & Debt. Salary ranges: Analyst 1 (57,741 – 87,687) , Analyst 2 (65,937 – 100,128) and Analyst 3 (75,189 – 114,309).

Personnel numbers include the all of the Office of Management and Budget, which includes the Budget Office, Internal Audit and Regulatory/Economic Analysis units. Budget analyst levels does not include the supervisory level.

Some positions serve in dual functions. As an example, the economist does analyst work.

Total includes state central accounting office.

Salary ranges: PPSI $50,000, PPSII $55,000-$75,000, PPSIII $65,000-$115,000, PPM $110,000-$140,000.

Other staff includes director, deputy director and six team leaders.

Salary range includes senior budget analysts and lead state budget analyst.