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
- $180,860
- Top 10% earn
- +5.7%
- Growth '23–'33
- 361,980
- US workers
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 US workers. Wyoming pays the most ($187,090), since pay varies by state and metro area.
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 2033.
- $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) pays a national median of $102,740 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $63,720 at the 10th percentile to $180,860 at the 90th, with a mean of $116,800 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 361,980 Americans work in this occupation across 53 reporting states and 426 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +5.7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as about average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 25,100 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Bachelor's degree. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.3 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.3 per 100.
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 top metro is Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area at $220,230 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
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
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.
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.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+5.7%
About average
Annual Openings
25,100
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
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
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$63,720
25th Percentile
$79,290
Median
$102,740
75th Percentile
$133,340
90th Percentile
$180,860
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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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
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $220,230 | +114% above national |
| 2 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $158,310 | +54% above national |
| 3 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $144,910 | +41% above national |
| 4 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $135,680 | +32% above national |
| 5 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $130,620 | +27% above national |
| 6 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $130,520 | +27% above national |
| 7 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $128,930 | +25% above national |
| 8 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $124,790 | +21% above national |
| 9 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $123,320 | +20% above national |
| 10 | Barnstable Town, MA | $121,530 | +18% above national |
| 11 | Idaho Falls, ID | $119,170 | +16% above national |
| 12 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $117,520 | +14% above national |
| 13 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $117,280 | +14% above national |
| 14 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $117,250 | +14% above national |
| 15 | Anchorage, AK | $113,010 | +10% above national |
| 16 | Corvallis, OR | $112,150 | +9% above national |
| 17 | Salem, OR | $110,500 | +8% above national |
| 18 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $109,780 | +7% above national |
| 19 | Bozeman, MT | $109,320 | +6% above national |
| 20 | Medford, OR | $108,370 | +5% above national |
| 21 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $108,330 | +5% above national |
| 22 | Boulder, CO | $108,080 | +5% above national |
| 23 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $107,420 | +5% above national |
| 24 | Vallejo, CA | $106,720 | +4% above national |
| 25 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $106,510 | +4% above national |
| 26 | Midland, TX | $106,460 | +4% above national |
| 27 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $106,040 | +3% above national |
| 28 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $105,850 | +3% above national |
| 29 | Rochester, MN | $105,270 | +2% above national |
| 30 | Charlottesville, VA | $105,210 | +2% above national |
| 31 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $105,160 | +2% above national |
| 32 | Greeley, CO | $105,070 | +2% above national |
| 33 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $105,030 | +2% above national |
| 34 | Salinas, CA | $104,780 | +2% above national |
| 35 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $104,480 | +2% above national |
| 36 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $104,330 | +2% above national |
| 37 | Richmond, VA | $104,160 | +1% above national |
| 38 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $103,980 | +1% above national |
| 39 | Syracuse, NY | $103,900 | +1% above national |
| 40 | Madison, WI | $103,750 | +1% above national |
| 41 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $103,710 | +1% above national |
| 42 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $103,690 | +1% above national |
| 43 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $103,390 | +1% above national |
| 44 | Helena, MT | $103,350 | +1% above national |
| 45 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $103,350 | +1% above national |
| 46 | Springfield, MA | $103,200 | same as national |
| 47 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $102,970 | same as national |
| 48 | Colorado Springs, CO | $102,640 | same as national |
| 49 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $102,500 | same as national |
| 50 | Monroe, MI | $102,320 | same as national |
| 51 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $102,260 | same as national |
| 52 | Boise City, ID | $102,200 | 1% below national |
| 53 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $102,140 | 1% below national |
| 54 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $102,040 | 1% below national |
| 55 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $101,800 | 1% below national |
| 56 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $101,760 | 1% below national |
| 57 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $101,760 | 1% below national |
| 58 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $101,750 | 1% below national |
| 59 | Modesto, CA | $101,740 | 1% below national |
| 60 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $101,670 | 1% below national |
| 61 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $101,660 | 1% below national |
| 62 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $101,610 | 1% below national |
| 63 | Yuba City, CA | $101,580 | 1% below national |
| 64 | Decatur, AL | $101,560 | 1% below national |
| 65 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $101,550 | 1% below national |
| 66 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $101,530 | 1% below national |
| 67 | Kingston, NY | $101,280 | 1% below national |
| 68 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $101,280 | 1% below national |
| 69 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $101,230 | 1% below national |
| 70 | Billings, MT | $101,200 | 1% below national |
| 71 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $101,150 | 2% below national |
| 72 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $101,150 | 2% below national |
| 73 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $100,830 | 2% below national |
| 74 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $100,730 | 2% below national |
| 75 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $100,680 | 2% below national |
| 76 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $100,660 | 2% below national |
| 77 | Napa, CA | $100,580 | 2% below national |
| 78 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $100,570 | 2% below national |
| 79 | Florence, SC | $100,410 | 2% below national |
| 80 | Lexington Park, MD | $100,360 | 2% below national |
| 81 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $100,350 | 2% below national |
| 82 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $100,290 | 2% below national |
| 83 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $100,260 | 2% below national |
| 84 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $99,950 | 3% below national |
| 85 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $99,820 | 3% below national |
| 86 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $99,660 | 3% below national |
| 87 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $99,410 | 3% below national |
| 88 | Huntsville, AL | $99,400 | 3% below national |
| 89 | Greenville, NC | $99,310 | 3% below national |
| 90 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $99,220 | 3% below national |
| 91 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $99,200 | 3% below national |
| 92 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $99,180 | 3% below national |
| 93 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $99,140 | 4% below national |
| 94 | Worcester, MA | $98,960 | 4% below national |
| 95 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $98,960 | 4% below national |
| 96 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $98,880 | 4% below national |
| 97 | Ann Arbor, MI | $98,620 | 4% below national |
| 98 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $98,600 | 4% below national |
| 99 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $98,570 | 4% below national |
| 100 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $98,550 | 4% below national |
| 101 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $98,490 | 4% below national |
| 102 | Binghamton, NY | $98,460 | 4% below national |
| 103 | Savannah, GA | $98,400 | 4% below national |
| 104 | Cleveland, OH | $98,320 | 4% below national |
| 105 | Eau Claire, WI | $98,050 | 5% below national |
| 106 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $97,980 | 5% below national |
| 107 | Columbus, OH | $97,920 | 5% below national |
| 108 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $97,720 | 5% below national |
| 109 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $97,680 | 5% below national |
| 110 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $97,620 | 5% below national |
| 111 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $97,520 | 5% below national |
| 112 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $97,490 | 5% below national |
| 113 | Redding, CA | $97,390 | 5% below national |
| 114 | Bowling Green, KY | $97,180 | 5% below national |
| 115 | Pittsfield, MA | $97,070 | 6% below national |
| 116 | Visalia, CA | $96,850 | 6% below national |
| 117 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $96,700 | 6% below national |
| 118 | Toledo, OH | $96,640 | 6% below national |
| 119 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $96,490 | 6% below national |
| 120 | Mankato, MN | $96,480 | 6% below national |
| 121 | Rockford, IL | $96,160 | 6% below national |
| 122 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $96,120 | 6% below national |
| 123 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $96,080 | 6% below national |
| 124 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $96,010 | 7% below national |
| 125 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $95,980 | 7% below national |
| 126 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $95,830 | 7% below national |
| 127 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $95,820 | 7% below national |
| 128 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $95,710 | 7% below national |
| 129 | Gainesville, FL | $95,690 | 7% below national |
| 130 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $95,490 | 7% below national |
| 131 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $95,470 | 7% below national |
| 132 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $95,400 | 7% below national |
| 133 | Bellingham, WA | $95,330 | 7% below national |
| 134 | St. Cloud, MN | $95,230 | 7% below national |
| 135 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $95,170 | 7% below national |
| 136 | Rochester, NY | $94,940 | 8% below national |
| 137 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $94,700 | 8% below national |
| 138 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $94,700 | 8% below national |
| 139 | Amarillo, TX | $94,690 | 8% below national |
| 140 | Green Bay, WI | $94,240 | 8% below national |
| 141 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $93,960 | 9% below national |
| 142 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $93,700 | 9% below national |
| 143 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $93,620 | 9% below national |
| 144 | Salisbury, MD | $93,540 | 9% below national |
| 145 | Springfield, MO | $93,310 | 9% below national |
| 146 | Harrisonburg, VA | $93,280 | 9% below national |
| 147 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $93,270 | 9% below national |
| 148 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $93,240 | 9% below national |
| 149 | Bend, OR | $93,230 | 9% below national |
| 150 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $93,220 | 9% below national |
| 151 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $93,190 | 9% below national |
| 152 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $93,180 | 9% below national |
| 153 | Fresno, CA | $92,950 | 10% below national |
| 154 | Appleton, WI | $92,880 | 10% below national |
| 155 | Winchester, VA-WV | $92,680 | 10% below national |
| 156 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $92,600 | 10% below national |
| 157 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $92,590 | 10% below national |
| 158 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $92,500 | 10% below national |
| 159 | Utica-Rome, NY | $92,360 | 10% below national |
| 160 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $92,350 | 10% below national |
| 161 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $92,330 | 10% below national |
| 162 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $92,230 | 10% below national |
| 163 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $91,850 | 11% below national |
| 164 | Lincoln, NE | $91,750 | 11% below national |
| 165 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $91,710 | 11% below national |
| 166 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $91,500 | 11% below national |
| 167 | Ogden, UT | $91,410 | 11% below national |
| 168 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $91,390 | 11% below national |
| 169 | Birmingham, AL | $91,290 | 11% below national |
| 170 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $91,270 | 11% below national |
| 171 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $91,180 | 11% below national |
| 172 | Dover, DE | $91,130 | 11% below national |
| 173 | Chico, CA | $91,100 | 11% below national |
| 174 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $91,100 | 11% below national |
| 175 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $91,100 | 11% below national |
| 176 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $91,090 | 11% below national |
| 177 | Columbus, IN | $91,040 | 11% below national |
| 178 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $90,860 | 12% below national |
| 179 | Ames, IA | $90,650 | 12% below national |
| 180 | Lancaster, PA | $90,650 | 12% below national |
| 181 | Spartanburg, SC | $90,630 | 12% below national |
| 182 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $90,450 | 12% below national |
| 183 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $90,320 | 12% below national |
| 184 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $90,310 | 12% below national |
| 185 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $90,270 | 12% below national |
| 186 | Elizabethtown, KY | $90,260 | 12% below national |
| 187 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $90,190 | 12% below national |
| 188 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $90,050 | 12% below national |
| 189 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $90,020 | 12% below national |
| 190 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $89,950 | 12% below national |
| 191 | Jacksonville, FL | $89,880 | 13% below national |
| 192 | Joplin, MO-KS | $89,820 | 13% below national |
| 193 | Jackson, MI | $89,700 | 13% below national |
| 194 | Duluth, MN-WI | $89,590 | 13% below national |
| 195 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $89,470 | 13% below national |
| 196 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $89,430 | 13% below national |
| 197 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $89,170 | 13% below national |
| 198 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $89,060 | 13% below national |
| 199 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $89,040 | 13% below national |
| 200 | Saginaw, MI | $88,570 | 14% below national |
| 201 | Evansville, IN | $88,350 | 14% below national |
| 202 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $88,210 | 14% below national |
| 203 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $88,170 | 14% below national |
| 204 | Longview, TX | $88,130 | 14% below national |
| 205 | Wilmington, NC | $87,970 | 14% below national |
| 206 | Omaha, NE-IA | $87,850 | 14% below national |
| 207 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $87,840 | 15% below national |
| 208 | Corpus Christi, TX | $87,820 | 15% below national |
| 209 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $87,780 | 15% below national |
| 210 | Columbia, SC | $87,630 | 15% below national |
| 211 | Rocky Mount, NC | $87,020 | 15% below national |
| 212 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $86,950 | 15% below national |
| 213 | Columbus, GA-AL | $86,930 | 15% below national |
| 214 | Jackson, MS | $86,890 | 15% below national |
| 215 | Santa Fe, NM | $86,860 | 15% below national |
| 216 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $86,750 | 16% below national |
| 217 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $86,720 | 16% below national |
| 218 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $86,680 | 16% below national |
| 219 | Albuquerque, NM | $86,420 | 16% below national |
| 220 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $86,110 | 16% below national |
| 221 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $86,110 | 16% below national |
| 222 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $86,100 | 16% below national |
| 223 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $86,040 | 16% below national |
| 224 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $85,850 | 16% below national |
| 225 | Ocala, FL | $85,830 | 16% below national |
| 226 | Victoria, TX | $85,740 | 17% below national |
| 227 | Knoxville, TN | $85,570 | 17% below national |
| 228 | Ithaca, NY | $85,430 | 17% below national |
| 229 | Glens Falls, NY | $85,380 | 17% below national |
| 230 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $85,360 | 17% below national |
| 231 | Mobile, AL | $85,350 | 17% below national |
| 232 | Akron, OH | $85,340 | 17% below national |
| 233 | Warner Robins, GA | $85,310 | 17% below national |
| 234 | Columbia, MO | $85,130 | 17% below national |
| 235 | Vineland, NJ | $85,130 | 17% below national |
| 236 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $85,100 | 17% below national |
| 237 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $84,900 | 17% below national |
| 238 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $84,890 | 17% below national |
| 239 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $84,890 | 17% below national |
| 240 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $84,880 | 17% below national |
| 241 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $84,860 | 17% below national |
| 242 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $84,800 | 17% below national |
| 243 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $84,540 | 18% below national |
| 244 | Johnson City, TN | $84,500 | 18% below national |
| 245 | Topeka, KS | $84,500 | 18% below national |
| 246 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $84,460 | 18% below national |
| 247 | Merced, CA | $84,440 | 18% below national |
| 248 | Abilene, TX | $84,390 | 18% below national |
| 249 | Kenosha, WI | $84,390 | 18% below national |
| 250 | Kankakee, IL | $84,370 | 18% below national |
| 251 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $84,330 | 18% below national |
| 252 | Tulsa, OK | $84,310 | 18% below national |
| 253 | Dubuque, IA | $84,270 | 18% below national |
| 254 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $84,240 | 18% below national |
| 255 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $84,220 | 18% below national |
| 256 | Tyler, TX | $84,060 | 18% below national |
| 257 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $83,910 | 18% below national |
| 258 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $83,880 | 18% below national |
| 259 | Tucson, AZ | $83,810 | 18% below national |
| 260 | Owensboro, KY | $83,800 | 18% below national |
| 261 | Bloomington, IN | $83,710 | 19% below national |
| 262 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $83,700 | 19% below national |
| 263 | Missoula, MT | $83,680 | 19% below national |
| 264 | Peoria, IL | $83,500 | 19% below national |
| 265 | Springfield, IL | $83,490 | 19% below national |
| 266 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $83,420 | 19% below national |
| 267 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $83,350 | 19% below national |
| 268 | Lawrence, KS | $83,260 | 19% below national |
| 269 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $83,030 | 19% below national |
| 270 | Rome, GA | $82,960 | 19% below national |
| 271 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $82,920 | 19% below national |
| 272 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $82,850 | 19% below national |
| 273 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $82,840 | 19% below national |
| 274 | Lynchburg, VA | $82,830 | 19% below national |
| 275 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $82,800 | 19% below national |
| 276 | Fayetteville, NC | $82,710 | 19% below national |
| 277 | Burlington, NC | $82,530 | 20% below national |
| 278 | Pittsburgh, PA | $82,530 | 20% below national |
| 279 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $82,410 | 20% below national |
| 280 | Midland, MI | $82,340 | 20% below national |
| 281 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $82,300 | 20% below national |
| 282 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $82,280 | 20% below national |
| 283 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $82,190 | 20% below national |
| 284 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $82,120 | 20% below national |
| 285 | Niles, MI | $82,070 | 20% below national |
| 286 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $82,000 | 20% below national |
| 287 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $81,880 | 20% below national |
| 288 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $81,850 | 20% below national |
| 289 | Yuma, AZ | $81,840 | 20% below national |
| 290 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $81,810 | 20% below national |
| 291 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $81,740 | 20% below national |
| 292 | Jackson, TN | $81,600 | 21% below national |
| 293 | Chambersburg, PA | $81,510 | 21% below national |
| 294 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $81,440 | 21% below national |
| 295 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $81,410 | 21% below national |
| 296 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $81,360 | 21% below national |
| 297 | Waco, TX | $81,350 | 21% below national |
| 298 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $81,320 | 21% below national |
| 299 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $81,290 | 21% below national |
| 300 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $81,240 | 21% below national |
| 301 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $81,170 | 21% below national |
| 302 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $81,120 | 21% below national |
| 303 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $81,050 | 21% below national |
| 304 | Kokomo, IN | $81,040 | 21% below national |
| 305 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $81,040 | 21% below national |
| 306 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $80,940 | 21% below national |
| 307 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $80,930 | 21% below national |
| 308 | Flint, MI | $80,840 | 21% below national |
| 309 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $80,830 | 21% below national |
| 310 | Iowa City, IA | $80,810 | 21% below national |
| 311 | Dalton, GA | $80,750 | 21% below national |
| 312 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $80,710 | 21% below national |
| 313 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $80,700 | 21% below national |
| 314 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $80,660 | 21% below national |
| 315 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $80,600 | 22% below national |
| 316 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $80,580 | 22% below national |
| 317 | St. George, UT | $80,560 | 22% below national |
| 318 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $80,560 | 22% below national |
| 319 | Lafayette, LA | $80,540 | 22% below national |
| 320 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $80,530 | 22% below national |
| 321 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $80,470 | 22% below national |
| 322 | Fort Wayne, IN | $80,430 | 22% below national |
| 323 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $80,330 | 22% below national |
| 324 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $80,320 | 22% below national |
| 325 | San Angelo, TX | $80,320 | 22% below national |
| 326 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $80,310 | 22% below national |
| 327 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $80,280 | 22% below national |
| 328 | Traverse City, MI | $80,100 | 22% below national |
| 329 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $80,100 | 22% below national |
| 330 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $80,050 | 22% below national |
| 331 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $80,040 | 22% below national |
| 332 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $79,980 | 22% below national |
| 333 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $79,970 | 22% below national |
| 334 | Fargo, ND-MN | $79,930 | 22% below national |
| 335 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $79,910 | 22% below national |
| 336 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $79,900 | 22% below national |
| 337 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $79,890 | 22% below national |
| 338 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $79,860 | 22% below national |
| 339 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $79,790 | 22% below national |
| 340 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $79,770 | 22% below national |
| 341 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $79,560 | 23% below national |
| 342 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $79,440 | 23% below national |
| 343 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $79,440 | 23% below national |
| 344 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $79,350 | 23% below national |
| 345 | Bangor, ME | $79,320 | 23% below national |
| 346 | El Paso, TX | $79,320 | 23% below national |
| 347 | Dothan, AL | $79,180 | 23% below national |
| 348 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $78,980 | 23% below national |
| 349 | Baton Rouge, LA | $78,920 | 23% below national |
| 350 | Battle Creek, MI | $78,900 | 23% below national |
| 351 | Erie, PA | $78,780 | 23% below national |
| 352 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $78,720 | 23% below national |
| 353 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $78,530 | 24% below national |
| 354 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $78,470 | 24% below national |
| 355 | Punta Gorda, FL | $78,270 | 24% below national |
| 356 | Alexandria, LA | $78,240 | 24% below national |
| 357 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $78,230 | 24% below national |
| 358 | Winston-Salem, NC | $78,190 | 24% below national |
| 359 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $77,980 | 24% below national |
| 360 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $77,860 | 24% below national |
| 361 | Lubbock, TX | $77,800 | 24% below national |
| 362 | York-Hanover, PA | $77,800 | 24% below national |
| 363 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $77,770 | 24% below national |
| 364 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $77,700 | 24% below national |
| 365 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $77,690 | 24% below national |
| 366 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $77,570 | 24% below national |
| 367 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $77,480 | 25% below national |
| 368 | Bloomington, IL | $77,280 | 25% below national |
| 369 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $77,050 | 25% below national |
| 370 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $76,990 | 25% below national |
| 371 | Williamsport, PA | $76,740 | 25% below national |
| 372 | State College, PA | $76,690 | 25% below national |
| 373 | Morgantown, WV | $76,430 | 26% below national |
| 374 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $76,340 | 26% below national |
| 375 | Reno, NV | $76,030 | 26% below national |
| 376 | Logan, UT-ID | $75,960 | 26% below national |
| 377 | Gainesville, GA | $75,950 | 26% below national |
| 378 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $75,840 | 26% below national |
| 379 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $75,830 | 26% below national |
| 380 | Monroe, LA | $75,760 | 26% below national |
| 381 | Ponce, PR | $75,640 | 26% below national |
| 382 | Aguadilla, PR | $75,630 | 26% below national |
| 383 | Lake Charles, LA | $75,560 | 26% below national |
| 384 | Roanoke, VA | $75,500 | 27% below national |
| 385 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $75,440 | 27% below national |
| 386 | Reading, PA | $75,210 | 27% below national |
| 387 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $75,000 | 27% below national |
| 388 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $74,950 | 27% below national |
| 389 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $74,620 | 27% below national |
| 390 | Oklahoma City, OK | $74,310 | 28% below national |
| 391 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $73,690 | 28% below national |
| 392 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $73,620 | 28% below national |
| 393 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $73,340 | 29% below national |
| 394 | Carson City, NV | $73,270 | 29% below national |
| 395 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $73,070 | 29% below national |
| 396 | Decatur, IL | $72,620 | 29% below national |
| 397 | Walla Walla, WA | $72,010 | 30% below national |
| 398 | Laredo, TX | $71,800 | 30% below national |
| 399 | Bismarck, ND | $71,520 | 30% below national |
| 400 | Tallahassee, FL | $71,490 | 30% below national |
| 401 | Flagstaff, AZ | $71,220 | 31% below national |
| 402 | Yakima, WA | $71,140 | 31% below national |
| 403 | Wichita, KS | $71,040 | 31% below national |
| 404 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $71,000 | 31% below national |
| 405 | Jefferson City, MO | $70,780 | 31% below national |
| 406 | Valdosta, GA | $70,680 | 31% below national |
| 407 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $70,580 | 31% below national |
| 408 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $70,480 | 31% below national |
| 409 | Rapid City, SD | $69,690 | 32% below national |
| 410 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $69,380 | 32% below national |
| 411 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $68,700 | 33% below national |
| 412 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $68,610 | 33% below national |
| 413 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $68,310 | 34% below national |
| 414 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $68,310 | 34% below national |
| 415 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $68,230 | 34% below national |
| 416 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $67,160 | 35% below national |
| 417 | Charleston, WV | $66,230 | 36% below national |
| 418 | Wausau, WI | $66,000 | 36% below national |
| 419 | Altoona, PA | $64,780 | 37% below national |
| 420 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $62,880 | 39% below national |
| 421 | Montgomery, AL | $61,050 | 41% below national |
| 422 | Hattiesburg, MS | $60,390 | 41% below national |
| 423 | Manhattan, KS | $59,080 | 42% below national |
| 424 | Terre Haute, IN | $59,050 | 43% below national |
| 425 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $51,310 | 50% below national |
| 426 | Mayaguez, PR | $49,100 | 52% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a 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.
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 you need to become a Financial and Investment Analysts? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Financial and Investment Analysts is Bachelor's degree.
How dangerous is being a Financial and Investment Analysts? ▼
Financial and Investment Analysts has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.3 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 0.3 per 100 workers.
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 about 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 North Dakota pays the least at $78,170/year. BLS data covers 53 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Financial and Investment Analysts? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Financial and Investment Analysts is Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area at $220,230/year. BLS reports wage data for 426 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
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