13 Series · SOC 13-2051

Financial and Investment Analysts Salary

National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).

$102,740
Median / year
+1.4%
2024→2025
$180,860
Top 10% earn
+5.7%
Growth '24–'34
361,980
Estimated US jobs

Financial and Investment Analysts earn a median of $102,740 per year.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $102,740, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $63,720 (10th percentile) to $180,860 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 361,980 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Wyoming ($187,090).

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The pay verdict

Financial and Investment Analysts earn a median of $102,740, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 85% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Business and Financial Operations, it ranks #3 of 32 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 5.7% by 2034.

$102,740
Median annual wage
Top 15%
of 825 US occupations with published wages
#3 of 32
in Business and Financial Operations
2.8×
90th-to-10th pay spread

Highest-paying state: Wyoming at $187,090. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.

Financial and Investment Analysts (SOC 13-2051) has a national median of $102,740 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $63,720 to $180,860, and the published mean is $116,800. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 361,980 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 53 state or territory areas and 426 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $101,350 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $102,740 in May 2025, a rise of $1,390 (+1.4%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +5.7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as faster than average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 25,100 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical education needed for entry. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Business and Financial Operations Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.

Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Wyoming pays the highest state median at $187,090, which is +82% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT at $158,310. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.

BLS OEWS May 2025 361,980 jobs Median $102,740/yr

Median Salary

$102,740

per year

Median Hourly

$49.40/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$116,800

average

Employment

361,980

jobs nationwide

How does this pay compare nationally?

Where Financial and Investment Analysts pay sits nationally

Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median

$102,740 Top 15% higher than 85% of 825 US occupations

$0–$20,000: 0 US occupations (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 98 US occupations (12%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 298 US occupations (36%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 209 US occupations (25%). Below this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 82 US occupations (10%). Below this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 58 US occupations (7%). This entry sits in this band. $120,000–$140,000: 32 US occupations (4%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 14 US occupations (2%). Above this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 9 US occupations (1%). Above this entry. $180,000 and above: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $180,000+ every BLS occupation, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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Band Count Share
$0–$20,000 0 US occupations 0%
$20,000–$40,000 98 US occupations 12%
$40,000–$60,000 298 US occupations 36%
$60,000–$80,000 209 US occupations 25%
$80,000–$100,000 82 US occupations 10%
$100,000–$120,000 (this entry) 58 US occupations 7%
$120,000–$140,000 32 US occupations 4%
$140,000–$160,000 14 US occupations 2%
$160,000–$180,000 9 US occupations 1%
$180,000 and above 25 US occupations 3%

$102,740 · 85th percentile of 825 US occupations

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025

Does this job pay well and grow?

Each dot is a 13-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Financial and Investment Analysts; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).

Among 24 13-series occupations with growth data, Financial and Investment Analysts sits on the faster-growing side at +5.7% growth and $102,740 median pay. Scatter plot of 24 data points. $40000$60000$80000$100000$120000 -10%0%10%20% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage Accountants and Audi… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.6% · Median annual wage: $83680Business Operations … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3% · Median annual wage: $83050Project Management S… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.6% · Median annual wage: $102320Human Resources Spec… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.2% · Median annual wage: $75940Market Research Anal… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.7% · Median annual wage: $78760Management Analysts - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 8.8% · Median annual wage: $101860Buyers and Purchasin… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.8% · Median annual wage: $77710Training and Develop… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 10.8% · Median annual wage: $69280Compliance Officers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3% · Median annual wage: $80730Financial and Invest… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.7% · Median annual wage: $102740Claims Adjusters, Ex… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -5.1% · Median annual wage: $78000Loan Officers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.7% · Median annual wage: $76690Personal Financial A… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 9.6% · Median annual wage: $105070Logisticians - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 16.7% · Median annual wage: $82320Cost Estimators - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -4.2% · Median annual wage: $78740Meeting, Convention,… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.8% · Median annual wage: $61160Financial Specialist… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.1% · Median annual wage: $81100Compensation, Benefi… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.3% · Median annual wage: $78210Fundraisers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.3% · Median annual wage: $72550Insurance Underwriters - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -2.6% · Median annual wage: $81370Tax Preparers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.5% · Median annual wage: $54920Financial Examiners - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 18.5% · Median annual wage: $94160Labor Relations Spec… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -0.1% · Median annual wage: $95420Credit Analysts - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -4.4% · Median annual wage: $83510
Among 24 13-series occupations with growth data, Financial and Investment Analysts sits on the faster-growing side at +5.7% growth and $102,740 median pay.
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  • Accountants and Audi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.6%, Median annual wage $83680
  • Business Operations …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3%, Median annual wage $83050
  • Project Management S…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.6%, Median annual wage $102320
  • Human Resources Spec…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.2%, Median annual wage $75940
  • Market Research Anal…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.7%, Median annual wage $78760
  • Management Analysts: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.8%, Median annual wage $101860
  • Buyers and Purchasin…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.8%, Median annual wage $77710
  • Training and Develop…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 10.8%, Median annual wage $69280
  • Compliance Officers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3%, Median annual wage $80730
  • Financial and Invest…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.7%, Median annual wage $102740
  • Claims Adjusters, Ex…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.1%, Median annual wage $78000
  • Loan Officers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.7%, Median annual wage $76690
  • Personal Financial A…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 9.6%, Median annual wage $105070
  • Logisticians: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 16.7%, Median annual wage $82320
  • Cost Estimators: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -4.2%, Median annual wage $78740
  • Meeting, Convention,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.8%, Median annual wage $61160
  • Financial Specialist…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $81100
  • Compensation, Benefi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.3%, Median annual wage $78210
  • Fundraisers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.3%, Median annual wage $72550
  • Insurance Underwriters: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2.6%, Median annual wage $81370
  • Tax Preparers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.5%, Median annual wage $54920
  • Financial Examiners: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 18.5%, Median annual wage $94160
  • Labor Relations Spec…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.1%, Median annual wage $95420
  • Credit Analysts: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -4.4%, Median annual wage $83510

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

+5.7%

Faster than average

Annual Openings

25,100

per year (projected)

Employment Change

+21,100

368,500 (2024) → 389,600 (2034)

Typical Education

Bachelor's degree

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034

Workplace Safety

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Group

Business and Financial Operations Occupations context

Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade

Fatality Rate

0.3/100K

Injury Rate

0.3/100

Danger Index

1.4/100

Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023

Career Intelligence

Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Financial and Investment Analysts roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.

Key Tasks

  • Advise clients on aspects of capitalization, such as amounts, sources, or timing.
  • Analyze financial or operational performance of companies facing financial difficulties to identify or recommend remedies.
  • Assess companies as investments for clients by examining company facilities.
  • Collaborate on projects with other professionals, such as lawyers, accountants, or public relations experts.
  • Collaborate with investment bankers to attract new corporate clients.
  • Conduct financial analyses related to investments in green construction or green retrofitting projects.
  • Confer with clients to restructure debt, refinance debt, or raise new debt.
  • Create client presentations of plan details.
  • Determine the prices at which securities should be syndicated and offered to the public.
  • Develop and maintain client relationships.

Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$63,720
25th$79,290
Median$102,740
75th$133,340
90th$180,860

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th$30.64
25th$38.12
Median$49.40
75th$64.11
90th$86.95

Financial and Investment Analysts pay history, 2015–2025

Published national median across 9 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.

$75,000$80,000$85,000$90,000$95,000$100,000$105,000 201520162017201820212022202320242025 National median - 2015: $80,310National median - 2016: $81,760National median - 2017: $84,300National median - 2018: $85,660National median - 2021: $91,580National median - 2022: $95,080National median - 2023: $99,010National median - 2024: $101,350National median - 2025: $102,740$102,740
National median annual wage for Financial and Investment Analysts, May 2015 to May 2025 OEWS releases
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Period National median
2015 $80,310
2016 $81,760
2017 $84,300
2018 $85,660
2021 $91,580
2022 $95,080
2023 $99,010
2024 $101,350
2025 $102,740

2015 median

$80,310

2025 median

$102,740

2021–2025 change (same SOC)

+$11,160 (+12.2%)

Avg/year (same SOC)

+2.9%

Published national median annual wage and estimated employment for Financial and Investment Analysts by OEWS release year
Release Median Change Estimated jobs
May 2015 $80,310 First banked release 268,360
May 2016 $81,760 +1.8% 281,610
May 2017 $84,300 +3.1% 294,110
May 2018 $85,660 +1.6% 306,200
May 2021 $91,580 Classification break 291,880
May 2022 $95,080 +3.8% 291,370
May 2023 $99,010 +4.1% 325,220
May 2024 $101,350 +2.4% 340,580
May 2025 $102,740 +1.4% 361,980

Across the 9 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $80,310 in May 2015 to $102,740 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2021–2025), the like-for-like change averages +2.9% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 291,880 in May 2021 to 361,980 in May 2025.

Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2021 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Wyoming $187,090 +82% above national
2 New York $127,930 +25% above national
3 Oregon $120,590 +17% above national
4 Massachusetts $111,040 +8% above national
5 Connecticut $109,500 +7% above national
6 California $109,110 +6% above national
7 New Jersey $108,610 +6% above national
8 Washington $107,210 +4% above national
9 District of Columbia $105,780 +3% above national
10 Virginia $105,490 +3% above national
11 Colorado $103,850 +1% above national
12 Minnesota $102,990 same as national
13 North Carolina $102,390 same as national
14 Alaska $102,240 same as national
15 Delaware $101,800 1% below national
16 Illinois $101,180 2% below national
17 Idaho $100,830 2% below national
18 Rhode Island $100,550 2% below national
19 Maryland $100,370 2% below national
20 Georgia $99,420 3% below national
21 Montana $99,190 3% below national
22 South Dakota $99,150 3% below national
23 Texas $99,150 3% below national
24 Vermont $99,090 4% below national
25 Missouri $98,420 4% below national
26 Wisconsin $95,570 7% below national
27 Michigan $95,420 7% below national
28 Hawaii $94,640 8% below national
29 Florida $94,490 8% below national
30 Ohio $94,280 8% below national
31 South Carolina $93,670 9% below national
32 Arizona $93,540 9% below national
33 Tennessee $92,990 9% below national
34 Iowa $92,370 10% below national
35 Utah $91,370 11% below national
36 Alabama $91,290 11% below national
37 Maine $88,320 14% below national
38 New Mexico $87,630 15% below national
39 Nebraska $85,320 17% below national
40 Kansas $84,860 17% below national
41 Pennsylvania $84,460 18% below national
42 Nevada $83,430 19% below national
43 New Hampshire $82,520 20% below national
44 Indiana $81,760 20% below national
45 Kentucky $81,660 21% below national
46 Arkansas $81,110 21% below national
47 Oklahoma $79,640 22% below national
48 Mississippi $79,580 23% below national
49 North Dakota $78,170 24% below national
50 Louisiana $75,680 26% below national
51 Virgin Islands $69,990 32% below national
52 West Virginia $69,030 33% below national
53 Puerto Rico $63,000 39% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $158,310 +54% above national
2 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $144,910 +41% above national
3 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ $135,680 +32% above national
4 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $130,520 +27% above national
5 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $128,930 +25% above national
6 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $124,790 +21% above national
7 Barnstable Town, MA $121,530 +18% above national
8 Idaho Falls, ID $119,170 +16% above national
9 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $117,520 +14% above national
10 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $117,280 +14% above national
11 Anchorage, AK $113,010 +10% above national
12 Corvallis, OR $112,150 +9% above national
13 Salem, OR $110,500 +8% above national
14 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $109,780 +7% above national
15 Bozeman, MT $109,320 +6% above national
16 Medford, OR $108,370 +5% above national
17 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $108,330 +5% above national
18 Boulder, CO $108,080 +5% above national
19 Vallejo, CA $106,720 +4% above national
20 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $106,510 +4% above national
21 Midland, TX $106,460 +4% above national
22 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $106,040 +3% above national
23 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $105,850 +3% above national
24 Rochester, MN $105,270 +2% above national
25 Charlottesville, VA $105,210 +2% above national
26 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $105,160 +2% above national
27 Greeley, CO $105,070 +2% above national
28 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $105,030 +2% above national
29 Salinas, CA $104,780 +2% above national
30 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $104,480 +2% above national
31 Richmond, VA $104,160 +1% above national
32 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $103,980 +1% above national
33 Syracuse, NY $103,900 +1% above national
34 Madison, WI $103,750 +1% above national
35 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $103,390 +1% above national
36 Helena, MT $103,350 +1% above national
37 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $103,350 +1% above national
38 Springfield, MA $103,200 same as national
39 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $102,970 same as national
40 Colorado Springs, CO $102,640 same as national
41 Monroe, MI $102,320 same as national
42 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $102,260 same as national
43 Boise City, ID $102,200 1% below national
44 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $102,140 1% below national
45 Stockton-Lodi, CA $102,040 1% below national
46 Eugene-Springfield, OR $101,800 1% below national
47 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $101,750 1% below national
48 Modesto, CA $101,740 1% below national
49 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $101,670 1% below national
50 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $101,660 1% below national
51 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $101,610 1% below national
52 Yuba City, CA $101,580 1% below national
53 Decatur, AL $101,560 1% below national
54 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $101,550 1% below national
55 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $101,530 1% below national
56 Kingston, NY $101,280 1% below national
57 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $101,280 1% below national
58 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $101,230 1% below national
59 Billings, MT $101,200 1% below national
60 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $101,150 2% below national
61 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $101,150 2% below national
62 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $100,830 2% below national
63 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $100,730 2% below national
64 Naples-Marco Island, FL $100,680 2% below national
65 Napa, CA $100,580 2% below national
66 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $100,570 2% below national
67 Florence, SC $100,410 2% below national
68 Lexington Park, MD $100,360 2% below national
69 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $100,350 2% below national
70 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $100,290 2% below national
71 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $100,260 2% below national
72 St. Louis, MO-IL $99,950 3% below national
73 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $99,820 3% below national
74 Huntsville, AL $99,400 3% below national
75 Greenville, NC $99,310 3% below national
76 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $99,220 3% below national
77 Raleigh-Cary, NC $99,200 3% below national
78 Sioux Falls, SD-MN $99,140 4% below national
79 Worcester, MA $98,960 4% below national
80 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $98,880 4% below national
81 Ann Arbor, MI $98,620 4% below national
82 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $98,600 4% below national
83 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $98,490 4% below national
84 Binghamton, NY $98,460 4% below national
85 Savannah, GA $98,400 4% below national
86 Cleveland, OH $98,320 4% below national
87 Eau Claire, WI $98,050 5% below national
88 Columbus, OH $97,920 5% below national
89 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $97,720 5% below national
90 Kansas City, MO-KS $97,680 5% below national
91 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $97,520 5% below national
92 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $97,490 5% below national
93 Redding, CA $97,390 5% below national
94 Bowling Green, KY $97,180 5% below national
95 Pittsfield, MA $97,070 6% below national
96 Visalia, CA $96,850 6% below national
97 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $96,700 6% below national
98 Toledo, OH $96,640 6% below national
99 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $96,490 6% below national
100 Mankato, MN $96,480 6% below national
101 Rockford, IL $96,160 6% below national
102 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $95,830 7% below national
103 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA $95,820 7% below national
104 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC $95,710 7% below national
105 Gainesville, FL $95,690 7% below national
106 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL $95,490 7% below national
107 Clarksville, TN-KY $95,470 7% below national
108 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $95,400 7% below national
109 Bellingham, WA $95,330 7% below national
110 St. Cloud, MN $95,230 7% below national
111 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $95,170 7% below national
112 Rochester, NY $94,940 8% below national
113 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $94,700 8% below national
114 Amarillo, TX $94,690 8% below national
115 Green Bay, WI $94,240 8% below national
116 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $93,960 9% below national
117 Salisbury, MD $93,540 9% below national
118 Springfield, MO $93,310 9% below national
119 Harrisonburg, VA $93,280 9% below national
120 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI $93,270 9% below national
121 Portland-South Portland, ME $93,240 9% below national
122 Bend, OR $93,230 9% below national
123 Urban Honolulu, HI $93,220 9% below national
124 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $93,180 9% below national
125 Fresno, CA $92,950 10% below national
126 Appleton, WI $92,880 10% below national
127 Winchester, VA-WV $92,680 10% below national
128 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $92,600 10% below national
129 Utica-Rome, NY $92,360 10% below national
130 Lincoln, NE $91,750 11% below national
131 Janesville-Beloit, WI $91,710 11% below national
132 Wildwood-The Villages, FL $91,500 11% below national
133 Ogden, UT $91,410 11% below national
134 Birmingham, AL $91,290 11% below national
135 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $91,270 11% below national
136 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $91,180 11% below national
137 Dover, DE $91,130 11% below national
138 Chico, CA $91,100 11% below national
139 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $91,100 11% below national
140 Columbus, IN $91,040 11% below national
141 Kennewick-Richland, WA $90,860 12% below national
142 Ames, IA $90,650 12% below national
143 Lancaster, PA $90,650 12% below national
144 Spartanburg, SC $90,630 12% below national
145 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $90,450 12% below national
146 Chattanooga, TN-GA $90,320 12% below national
147 Elizabethtown, KY $90,260 12% below national
148 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $90,020 12% below national
149 Jacksonville, FL $89,880 13% below national
150 Joplin, MO-KS $89,820 13% below national
151 Jackson, MI $89,700 13% below national
152 Duluth, MN-WI $89,590 13% below national
153 Athens-Clarke County, GA $89,430 13% below national
154 Macon-Bibb County, GA $89,170 13% below national
155 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $89,040 13% below national
156 Saginaw, MI $88,570 14% below national
157 Evansville, IN $88,350 14% below national
158 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $88,210 14% below national
159 Longview, TX $88,130 14% below national
160 Wilmington, NC $87,970 14% below national
161 Omaha, NE-IA $87,850 14% below national
162 Corpus Christi, TX $87,820 15% below national
163 Columbia, SC $87,630 15% below national
164 Rocky Mount, NC $87,020 15% below national
165 Columbus, GA-AL $86,930 15% below national
166 Jackson, MS $86,890 15% below national
167 Santa Fe, NM $86,860 15% below national
168 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA $86,750 16% below national
169 Tuscaloosa, AL $86,680 16% below national
170 Albuquerque, NM $86,420 16% below national
171 Canton-Massillon, OH $86,110 16% below national
172 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI $86,110 16% below national
173 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA $86,100 16% below national
174 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $86,040 16% below national
175 Ocala, FL $85,830 16% below national
176 Victoria, TX $85,740 17% below national
177 Knoxville, TN $85,570 17% below national
178 Ithaca, NY $85,430 17% below national
179 Glens Falls, NY $85,380 17% below national
180 Mobile, AL $85,350 17% below national
181 Akron, OH $85,340 17% below national
182 Warner Robins, GA $85,310 17% below national
183 Columbia, MO $85,130 17% below national
184 Vineland, NJ $85,130 17% below national
185 Auburn-Opelika, AL $85,100 17% below national
186 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $84,860 17% below national
187 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $84,800 17% below national
188 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $84,540 18% below national
189 Johnson City, TN $84,500 18% below national
190 Topeka, KS $84,500 18% below national
191 Merced, CA $84,440 18% below national
192 Abilene, TX $84,390 18% below national
193 Kenosha, WI $84,390 18% below national
194 Kankakee, IL $84,370 18% below national
195 Champaign-Urbana, IL $84,330 18% below national
196 Tulsa, OK $84,310 18% below national
197 Dubuque, IA $84,270 18% below national
198 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $84,240 18% below national
199 Coeur d'Alene, ID $84,220 18% below national
200 Tyler, TX $84,060 18% below national
201 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $83,910 18% below national
202 Tucson, AZ $83,810 18% below national
203 Owensboro, KY $83,800 18% below national
204 Bloomington, IN $83,710 19% below national
205 Missoula, MT $83,680 19% below national
206 Peoria, IL $83,500 19% below national
207 Springfield, IL $83,490 19% below national
208 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $83,420 19% below national
209 Lawrence, KS $83,260 19% below national
210 Rome, GA $82,960 19% below national
211 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $82,920 19% below national
212 Cedar Rapids, IA $82,840 19% below national
213 Lynchburg, VA $82,830 19% below national
214 Fayetteville, NC $82,710 19% below national
215 Burlington, NC $82,530 20% below national
216 Pittsburgh, PA $82,530 20% below national
217 Midland, MI $82,340 20% below national
218 Fort Smith, AR-OK $82,300 20% below national
219 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $82,190 20% below national
220 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $82,120 20% below national
221 Niles, MI $82,070 20% below national
222 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $82,000 20% below national
223 Yuma, AZ $81,840 20% below national
224 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $81,740 20% below national
225 Jackson, TN $81,600 21% below national
226 Chambersburg, PA $81,510 21% below national
227 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $81,440 21% below national
228 Lexington-Fayette, KY $81,410 21% below national
229 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $81,360 21% below national
230 Waco, TX $81,350 21% below national
231 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $81,320 21% below national
232 Hanford-Corcoran, CA $81,290 21% below national
233 Youngstown-Warren, OH $81,050 21% below national
234 Kokomo, IN $81,040 21% below national
235 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $80,940 21% below national
236 Elkhart-Goshen, IN $80,930 21% below national
237 Flint, MI $80,840 21% below national
238 College Station-Bryan, TX $80,830 21% below national
239 Iowa City, IA $80,810 21% below national
240 Dalton, GA $80,750 21% below national
241 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $80,660 21% below national
242 Killeen-Temple, TX $80,580 22% below national
243 St. George, UT $80,560 22% below national
244 Lafayette, LA $80,540 22% below national
245 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $80,470 22% below national
246 Fort Wayne, IN $80,430 22% below national
247 Lewiston-Auburn, ME $80,320 22% below national
248 San Angelo, TX $80,320 22% below national
249 Greensboro-High Point, NC $80,280 22% below national
250 Traverse City, MI $80,100 22% below national
251 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $80,100 22% below national
252 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $80,050 22% below national
253 Fargo, ND-MN $79,930 22% below national
254 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $79,910 22% below national
255 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL $79,860 22% below national
256 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $79,790 22% below national
257 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $79,560 23% below national
258 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $79,440 23% below national
259 Wheeling, WV-OH $79,440 23% below national
260 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $79,350 23% below national
261 Bangor, ME $79,320 23% below national
262 El Paso, TX $79,320 23% below national
263 Dothan, AL $79,180 23% below national
264 Baton Rouge, LA $78,920 23% below national
265 Battle Creek, MI $78,900 23% below national
266 Erie, PA $78,780 23% below national
267 Punta Gorda, FL $78,270 24% below national
268 Alexandria, LA $78,240 24% below national
269 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $78,230 24% below national
270 Winston-Salem, NC $78,190 24% below national
271 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $77,860 24% below national
272 Lubbock, TX $77,800 24% below national
273 York-Hanover, PA $77,800 24% below national
274 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $77,770 24% below national
275 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $77,700 24% below national
276 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $77,690 24% below national
277 Manchester-Nashua, NH $77,570 24% below national
278 Bloomington, IL $77,280 25% below national
279 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $76,990 25% below national
280 Williamsport, PA $76,740 25% below national
281 State College, PA $76,690 25% below national
282 Morgantown, WV $76,430 26% below national
283 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $76,340 26% below national
284 Reno, NV $76,030 26% below national
285 Logan, UT-ID $75,960 26% below national
286 Gainesville, GA $75,950 26% below national
287 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $75,830 26% below national
288 Monroe, LA $75,760 26% below national
289 Ponce, PR $75,640 26% below national
290 Aguadilla, PR $75,630 26% below national
291 Lake Charles, LA $75,560 26% below national
292 Roanoke, VA $75,500 27% below national
293 Reading, PA $75,210 27% below national
294 Oklahoma City, OK $74,310 28% below national
295 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $73,620 28% below national
296 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $73,340 29% below national
297 Carson City, NV $73,270 29% below national
298 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $73,070 29% below national
299 Decatur, IL $72,620 29% below national
300 Walla Walla, WA $72,010 30% below national
301 Laredo, TX $71,800 30% below national
302 Bismarck, ND $71,520 30% below national
303 Tallahassee, FL $71,490 30% below national
304 Flagstaff, AZ $71,220 31% below national
305 Yakima, WA $71,140 31% below national
306 Wichita, KS $71,040 31% below national
307 Jefferson City, MO $70,780 31% below national
308 Valdosta, GA $70,680 31% below national
309 Rapid City, SD $69,690 32% below national
310 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $69,380 32% below national
311 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $68,700 33% below national
312 Port St. Lucie, FL $68,310 34% below national
313 Texarkana, TX-AR $68,310 34% below national
314 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC $68,230 34% below national
315 Charleston, WV $66,230 36% below national
316 Wausau, WI $66,000 36% below national
317 Altoona, PA $64,780 37% below national
318 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $62,880 39% below national
319 Montgomery, AL $61,050 41% below national
320 Hattiesburg, MS $60,390 41% below national
321 Manhattan, KS $59,080 42% below national
322 Terre Haute, IN $59,050 43% below national
323 Mayaguez, PR $49,100 52% below national

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Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Business and Financial Operations Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($102,740 here) and reported employment (361,980 jobs here).

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Financial and Investment Analysts make?
The median annual salary for Financial and Investment Analysts is $102,740 ($49.40/hour). The salary range spans from $63,720 at the 10th percentile to $180,860 at the 90th percentile.
Where does Financial and Investment Analysts pay rank nationally?
At a published national median of $102,740, Financial and Investment Analysts pay is higher than 85% of the 825 detailed occupations with a published BLS annual median in the May 2025 OEWS release. This compares occupation-level medians, not individual workers, job offers, or this occupation's own worker pay-percentile range.
What state pays Financial and Investment Analysts the most?
Wyoming pays the highest median salary for Financial and Investment Analysts at $187,090/year, which is +82% above the national median.
What education do Financial and Investment Analysts need?
BLS assigns Financial and Investment Analysts to Bachelor's degree for typical education needed for entry.
Does BLS publish a safety rate for Financial and Investment Analysts?
BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for Financial and Investment Analysts in this release. WageDex shows the Business and Financial Operations Occupations SOC-group rate only as broad context and does not rank it as this occupation's measured rate.
Is Financial and Investment Analysts a good career?
Employment for Financial and Investment Analysts is projected to grow 5.7% from 2024 to 2034, which is faster than average. About 25,100 openings are projected each year.
How does Financial and Investment Analysts pay vary by state?
Financial and Investment Analysts salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Wyoming at $187,090/year, while Puerto Rico pays the least at $63,000/year. BLS data covers 53 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Financial and Investment Analysts?
The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT at $158,310/year. BLS reports a median for 323 metropolitan areas for this occupation. The ranking does not establish why values differ.

What to do with this data

How to use Financial and Investment Analysts pay figures in a real decision

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Data as of May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 annual release. Employment projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–2034. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.

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