Financial analyst · Altoona, PA
Financial analyst in Altoona: $1,358/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Altoona at $64,780 a year. About 50 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.37). The 10th percentile is $46,350 and the 90th is $107,760. Pay ranks 315th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($847/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 $1,358 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 139 miles away, at $4,703 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,358
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$64,780
$46,350 to $107,760
Rent (1 bd)
$847
$1,008 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.37
Pay rank
315th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $64,780.
- Taxes$1,121
- Rent$847
- Other living costs$2,072
- Left over$1,358
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $64,780
- Federal income tax
- −$5,866
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,956
- State income tax (PA)
- −$1,989
- City / county wage tax
- −$648
- Take-home pay
- $51,322
- Effective tax rate
- 20.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $847
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $617
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $2,919
Left over each month
$5,398 gross, minus $1,121 in tax and $2,919 in living costs.
$1,358
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $4,703/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Altoona?
$64,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Altoona?
$1,358 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 $847, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Elmira, about 139 miles away, leaves $4,703 a month, more than Altoona.