Financial analyst · Burlington, NC
Financial analyst in Burlington: $2,308/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Burlington at $82,530 a year. About 80 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.50). The 10th percentile is $49,070 and the 90th is $125,270. Pay ranks 215th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,002/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,308 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Goldsboro, about 91 miles away, at $3,401 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,308
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$82,530
$49,070 to $125,270
Rent (1 bd)
$1,002
$1,193 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.50
Pay rank
215th 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 $82,530.
- Taxes$1,587
- Rent$1,002
- Other living costs$1,980
- Left over$2,308
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,530
- Federal income tax
- −$9,771
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,314
- State income tax (NC)
- −$2,966
- Take-home pay
- $63,480
- Effective tax rate
- 23.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,002
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $586
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,982
Left over each month
$6,878 gross, minus $1,587 in tax and $2,982 in living costs.
$2,308
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 Burlington?
$82,530 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Burlington?
$2,308 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,002, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Goldsboro, about 91 miles away, leaves $3,401 a month, more than Burlington.