Financial analyst · Chicago, IL
Financial analyst in Chicago: $2,640/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Chicago at $101,750 a year. About 17,150 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.63). The 10th percentile is $67,480 and the 90th is $167,300. Pay ranks 47th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,782/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,640 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Davenport, about 138 miles away, at $4,105 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,640
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,750
$67,480 to $167,300
Rent (1 bd)
$1,782
$2,122 (2 bd)
Employment
17,150
Location quotient 1.63
Pay rank
47th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $101,750.
- Taxes$2,187
- Rent$1,782
- Other$1,871
- Left$2,640
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,750
- Federal income tax
- −$13,555
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,784
- State income tax (IL)
- −$4,899
- Take-home pay
- $75,512
- Effective tax rate
- 25.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,782
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $392
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,653
After tax and rent
$2,640 left/mo
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Davenport, $4,105/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Chicago?
$101,750 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 17,150 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Chicago?
$2,640 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $1,782, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Davenport, about 138 miles away, leaves $4,105 a month, more than Chicago.