Financial analyst · Charleston, SC
Financial analyst in Charleston: $2,339/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Charleston at $93,960 a year. About 660 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.72). The 10th percentile is $59,520 and the 90th is $166,360. Pay ranks 116th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,588/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,339 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Goldsboro, about 198 miles away, at $3,401 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,339
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$93,960
$59,520 to $166,360
Rent (1 bd)
$1,588
$1,890 (2 bd)
Employment
660
Location quotient 0.72
Pay rank
116th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $93,960.
- Taxes$1,976
- Rent$1,588
- Other living costs$1,927
- Left over$2,339
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $93,960
- Federal income tax
- −$12,285
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,188
- State income tax (SC)
- −$4,243
- Take-home pay
- $70,244
- Effective tax rate
- 25.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,588
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $535
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,515
Left over each month
$7,830 gross, minus $1,976 in tax and $3,515 in living costs.
$2,339
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 Charleston?
$93,960 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 660 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Charleston?
$2,339 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,588, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Goldsboro, about 198 miles away, leaves $3,401 a month, more than Charleston.