Financial analyst · Durham, NC
Financial analyst in Durham: $3,261/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Durham at $102,140 a year. About 950 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.18). The 10th percentile is $70,780 and the 90th is $172,880. Pay ranks 44th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,274/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,261 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Goldsboro, about 75 miles away, at $3,401 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,261
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,140
$70,780 to $172,880
Rent (1 bd)
$1,274
$1,517 (2 bd)
Employment
950
Location quotient 1.18
Pay rank
44th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $102,140.
- Taxes$2,141
- Rent$1,274
- Other living costs$1,835
- Left over$3,261
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,140
- Federal income tax
- −$14,085
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,814
- State income tax (NC)
- −$3,799
- Take-home pay
- $76,442
- Effective tax rate
- 25.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,274
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $440
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,109
Left over each month
$8,512 gross, minus $2,141 in tax and $3,109 in living costs.
$3,261
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Goldsboro, $3,401/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Durham?
$102,140 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 950 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Durham?
$3,261 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,274, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Goldsboro, about 75 miles away, leaves $3,401 a month, more than Durham.