Financial analyst · Alexandria, LA
Financial analyst in Alexandria: $2,474/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Alexandria at $78,240 a year. About 30 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.23). The 10th percentile is $50,730 and the 90th is $99,240. Pay ranks 268th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($803/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,474 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Houston, about 197 miles away, at $3,521 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,474
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,240
$50,730 to $99,240
Rent (1 bd)
$803
$956 (2 bd)
Employment
30
Location quotient 0.23
Pay rank
268th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $78,240.
- Taxes$1,399
- Rent$803
- Other living costs$1,844
- Left over$2,474
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,240
- Federal income tax
- −$8,827
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,985
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,972
- Take-home pay
- $61,456
- Effective tax rate
- 21.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $803
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $539
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,647
Left over each month
$6,520 gross, minus $1,399 in tax and $2,647 in living costs.
$2,474
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Houston, $3,521/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Alexandria?
$78,240 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 30 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Alexandria?
$2,474 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $803, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Houston, about 197 miles away, leaves $3,521 a month, more than Alexandria.