Financial analyst · Columbia, MO
Financial analyst in Columbia: $2,642/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Columbia at $85,130 a year. About 100 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.39). The 10th percentile is $52,000 and the 90th is $118,990. Pay ranks 183rd-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,020/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,642 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Davenport, about 200 miles away, at $4,069 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,642
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$85,130
$52,000 to $118,990
Rent (1 bd)
$1,020
$1,214 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 0.39
Pay rank
183rd of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $85,130.
- Taxes$1,661
- Rent$1,020
- Other living costs$1,771
- Left over$2,642
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $85,130
- Federal income tax
- −$10,343
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,512
- State income tax (MO)
- −$3,074
- Take-home pay
- $65,201
- Effective tax rate
- 23.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,020
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $502
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,791
Left over each month
$7,094 gross, minus $1,661 in tax and $2,791 in living costs.
$2,642
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Davenport, $4,069/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Columbia?
$85,130 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Columbia?
$2,642 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,020, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Davenport, about 200 miles away, leaves $4,069 a month, more than Columbia.