BLS metro-level wage data places Financial and Investment Analysts pay in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL at a median of $105,160 per year ($50.56/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $102,740, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach pays +2% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 6,400 financial and investment analystss are employed across the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach MSA in SOC 13-2051.

The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach pay distribution spans from $64,200 at the 10th percentile to $168,770 at the 90th — a 2.6× 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 $79,260 and the 75th at $128,640, so half of Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach-based financial and investment 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 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 FL data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.