Financial analyst · Augusta, GA
Financial analyst in Augusta: $3,117/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Augusta at $100,730 a year. About 230 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.42). The 10th percentile is $65,560 and the 90th is $162,360. Pay ranks 63rd-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,134/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,117 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 176 miles away, at $3,425 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,117
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,730
$65,560 to $162,360
Rent (1 bd)
$1,134
$1,350 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 0.42
Pay rank
63rd of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $100,730.
- Taxes$2,174
- Rent$1,134
- Other living costs$1,969
- Left over$3,117
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,730
- Federal income tax
- −$13,775
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,706
- State income tax (GA)
- −$4,605
- Take-home pay
- $74,644
- Effective tax rate
- 25.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,134
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $575
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,103
Left over each month
$8,394 gross, minus $2,174 in tax and $3,103 in living costs.
$3,117
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $3,425/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Augusta?
$100,730 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Augusta?
$3,117 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,134, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Albany, about 176 miles away, leaves $3,425 a month, more than Augusta.