Financial analyst · Greensboro, NC
Financial analyst in Greensboro: $2,172/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Greensboro at $80,280 a year. About 630 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.74). The 10th percentile is $56,830 and the 90th is $133,450. Pay ranks 249th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,042/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,172 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Goldsboro, about 110 miles away, at $3,401 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,172
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,280
$56,830 to $133,450
Rent (1 bd)
$1,042
$1,240 (2 bd)
Employment
630
Location quotient 0.74
Pay rank
249th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $80,280.
- Taxes$1,524
- Rent$1,042
- Other living costs$1,952
- Left over$2,172
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,280
- Federal income tax
- −$9,276
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,141
- State income tax (NC)
- −$2,870
- Take-home pay
- $61,993
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,042
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $557
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,994
Left over each month
$6,690 gross, minus $1,524 in tax and $2,994 in living costs.
$2,172
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 Greensboro?
$80,280 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 630 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Greensboro?
$2,172 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,042, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Goldsboro, about 110 miles away, leaves $3,401 a month, more than Greensboro.