Financial analyst · Buffalo, NY
Financial analyst in Buffalo: $2,926/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Buffalo at $96,490 a year. About 1,060 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.85). The 10th percentile is $62,910 and the 90th is $166,780. Pay ranks 99th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,169/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,926 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 120 miles away, at $4,703 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,926
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,490
$62,910 to $166,780
Rent (1 bd)
$1,169
$1,392 (2 bd)
Employment
1,060
Location quotient 0.85
Pay rank
99th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $96,490.
- Taxes$2,080
- Rent$1,169
- Other living costs$1,865
- Left over$2,926
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,490
- Federal income tax
- −$12,842
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,381
- State income tax (NY)
- −$4,741
- Take-home pay
- $71,526
- Effective tax rate
- 25.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,169
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $3,034
Left over each month
$8,041 gross, minus $2,080 in tax and $3,034 in living costs.
$2,926
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $4,703/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Buffalo?
$96,490 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,060 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Buffalo?
$2,926 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,169, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Elmira, about 120 miles away, leaves $4,703 a month, more than Buffalo.