Financial analyst · Chico, CA
Financial analyst in Chico: $2,325/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Chico at $91,100 a year. About 70 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.37). The 10th percentile is $62,800 and the 90th is $144,020. Pay ranks 138th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,174/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,325 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Grants Pass, about 214 miles away, at $3,611 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,325
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$91,100
$62,800 to $144,020
Rent (1 bd)
$1,174
$1,398 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.37
Pay rank
138th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $91,100.
- Taxes$1,927
- Rent$1,174
- Other living costs$2,166
- Left over$2,325
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $91,100
- Federal income tax
- −$11,656
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,969
- State income tax (CA)
- −$4,499
- Take-home pay
- $67,975
- Effective tax rate
- 25.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,174
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $596
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,340
Left over each month
$7,592 gross, minus $1,927 in tax and $3,340 in living costs.
$2,325
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Grants Pass, $3,611/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Chico?
$91,100 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Chico?
$2,325 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,174, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Grants Pass, about 214 miles away, leaves $3,611 a month, more than Chico.