Financial analyst · Blacksburg, VA
Financial analyst in Blacksburg: $2,355/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Blacksburg at $86,100 a year. About 60 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.32). The 10th percentile is $61,360 and the 90th is $140,270. Pay ranks 173rd-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,103/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,355 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Goldsboro, about 186 miles away, at $3,401 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,355
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$86,100
$61,360 to $140,270
Rent (1 bd)
$1,103
$1,313 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.32
Pay rank
173rd of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $86,100.
- Taxes$1,779
- Rent$1,103
- Other living costs$1,938
- Left over$2,355
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $86,100
- Federal income tax
- −$10,556
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,587
- State income tax (VA)
- −$4,205
- Take-home pay
- $64,753
- Effective tax rate
- 24.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,103
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $533
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,041
Left over each month
$7,175 gross, minus $1,779 in tax and $3,041 in living costs.
$2,355
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Goldsboro, $3,401/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Blacksburg?
$86,100 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Blacksburg?
$2,355 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,103, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Goldsboro, about 186 miles away, leaves $3,401 a month, more than Blacksburg.