Financial analyst · Columbia, SC
Financial analyst in Columbia: $2,420/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Columbia at $87,630 a year. About 530 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.58). The 10th percentile is $56,680 and the 90th is $157,480. Pay ranks 163rd-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,157/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,420 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 245 miles away, at $3,425 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,420
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$87,630
$56,680 to $157,480
Rent (1 bd)
$1,157
$1,377 (2 bd)
Employment
530
Location quotient 0.58
Pay rank
163rd of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $87,630.
- Taxes$1,787
- Rent$1,157
- Other living costs$1,938
- Left over$2,420
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $87,630
- Federal income tax
- −$10,893
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,704
- State income tax (SC)
- −$3,851
- Take-home pay
- $66,183
- Effective tax rate
- 24.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,157
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $546
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,095
Left over each month
$7,303 gross, minus $1,787 in tax and $3,095 in living costs.
$2,420
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $3,425/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Columbia?
$87,630 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 530 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Columbia?
$2,420 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,157, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Albany, about 245 miles away, leaves $3,425 a month, more than Columbia.