Financial analyst · Boulder, CO
Financial analyst in Boulder: $3,292/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Boulder at $108,080 a year. About 570 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.27). The 10th percentile is $64,970 and the 90th is $161,260. Pay ranks 18th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,647/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,292 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 91 miles away, at $8,578 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,292
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$108,080
$64,970 to $161,260
Rent (1 bd)
$1,647
$1,961 (2 bd)
Employment
570
Location quotient 1.27
Pay rank
18th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $108,080.
- Taxes$2,314
- Rent$1,647
- Other living costs$1,753
- Left over$3,292
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $108,080
- Federal income tax
- −$15,392
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,268
- State income tax (CO)
- −$4,113
- Take-home pay
- $80,307
- Effective tax rate
- 25.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,647
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $342
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,400
Left over each month
$9,007 gross, minus $2,314 in tax and $3,400 in living costs.
$3,292
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cheyenne, $8,578/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Boulder?
$108,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 570 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Boulder?
$3,292 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,647, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Cheyenne, about 91 miles away, leaves $8,578 a month, more than Boulder.