Financial analyst · Allentown, PA

Financial analyst in Allentown: $2,400/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Allentown at $93,180 a year. About 380 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.44). The 10th percentile is $57,370 and the 90th is $164,580. Pay ranks 124th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,431/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,400 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bridgeport, about 109 miles away, at $4,975 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,400

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$93,180

$57,370 to $164,580

Rent (1 bd)

$1,431

$1,704 (2 bd)

Employment

380

Location quotient 0.44

Pay rank

124th of 319

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $93,180.

Taxes$1,920
Rent$1,431
Other living costs$2,014
Left over$2,400

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $93,180
Federal income tax: −$12,114
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,128
State income tax (PA): −$2,861
City / county wage tax: −$932
Take-home pay: $70,146
Effective tax rate: 24.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,431
Groceries: $401
Getting around: $559
Healthcare: $451
Utilities and internet: $251
Everything else: $351
Total spending: $3,445

Left over each month

$7,765 gross, minus $1,920 in tax and $3,445 in living costs.

$2,400

Rank every metro for a financial analyst

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bridgeport, $4,975/mo.

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Questions

What does a financial analyst make in Allentown?

$93,180 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 380 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Allentown?

$2,400 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,431, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?

Bridgeport, about 109 miles away, leaves $4,975 a month, more than Allentown.