Financial analyst · Auburn, AL
Financial analyst in Auburn: $2,133/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Auburn at $85,100 a year. About 70 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 $59,330 and the 90th is $159,140. Pay ranks 185th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,224/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,133 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 165 miles away, at $3,433 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,133
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$85,100
$59,330 to $159,140
Rent (1 bd)
$1,224
$1,457 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.44
Pay rank
185th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $85,100.
- Taxes$1,814
- Rent$1,224
- Other living costs$1,921
- Left over$2,133
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $85,100
- Federal income tax
- −$10,336
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,510
- State income tax (AL)
- −$4,065
- City / county wage tax
- −$851
- Take-home pay
- $63,338
- Effective tax rate
- 25.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,224
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $557
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $3,145
Left over each month
$7,092 gross, minus $1,814 in tax and $3,145 in living costs.
$2,133
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Decatur, $3,433/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Auburn?
$85,100 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Auburn?
$2,133 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,224, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Decatur, about 165 miles away, leaves $3,433 a month, more than Auburn.