Financial analyst · Ames, IA
Financial analyst in Ames: $3,296/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Ames at $90,650 a year. About 40 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.29). The 10th percentile is $51,750 and the 90th is $133,360. Pay ranks 142nd-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($760/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,296 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Davenport, about 173 miles away, at $4,069 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,296
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$90,650
$51,750 to $133,360
Rent (1 bd)
$760
$905 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.29
Pay rank
142nd of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $90,650.
- Taxes$1,782
- Rent$760
- Other living costs$1,716
- Left over$3,296
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $90,650
- Federal income tax
- −$11,557
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,935
- State income tax (IA)
- −$2,890
- Take-home pay
- $69,268
- Effective tax rate
- 23.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $760
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $457
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,476
Left over each month
$7,554 gross, minus $1,782 in tax and $2,476 in living costs.
$3,296
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Davenport, $4,069/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Ames?
$90,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Ames?
$3,296 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $760, and pay covers 9.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Davenport, about 173 miles away, leaves $4,069 a month, more than Ames.