Financial analyst · Des Moines, IA
Financial analyst in Des Moines: $3,378/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Des Moines at $98,490 a year. About 1,160 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.23). The 10th percentile is $63,910 and the 90th is $155,480. Pay ranks 83rd-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($991/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,378 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Davenport, about 171 miles away, at $4,069 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,378
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,490
$63,910 to $155,480
Rent (1 bd)
$991
$1,180 (2 bd)
Employment
1,160
Location quotient 1.23
Pay rank
83rd of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $98,490.
- Taxes$2,000
- Rent$991
- Other living costs$1,838
- Left over$3,378
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,490
- Federal income tax
- −$13,282
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,534
- State income tax (IA)
- −$3,188
- Take-home pay
- $74,486
- Effective tax rate
- 24.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $991
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $533
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,829
Left over each month
$8,208 gross, minus $2,000 in tax and $2,829 in living costs.
$3,378
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 Des Moines?
$98,490 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,160 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Des Moines?
$3,378 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $991, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Davenport, about 171 miles away, leaves $4,069 a month, more than Des Moines.