Financial analyst · Harrisburg, PA
Financial analyst in Harrisburg: $2,097/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Harrisburg at $81,360 a year. About 570 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $54,700 and the 90th is $152,400. Pay ranks 229th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,115/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,097 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bridgeport, about 201 miles away, at $4,975 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,097
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$81,360
$54,700 to $152,400
Rent (1 bd)
$1,115
$1,327 (2 bd)
Employment
570
Location quotient 0.73
Pay rank
229th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $81,360.
- Taxes$1,587
- Rent$1,115
- Other living costs$1,981
- Left over$2,097
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $81,360
- Federal income tax
- −$9,513
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,224
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,498
- City / county wage tax
- −$814
- Take-home pay
- $62,311
- Effective tax rate
- 23.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,115
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,096
Left over each month
$6,780 gross, minus $1,587 in tax and $3,096 in living costs.
$2,097
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bridgeport, $4,975/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Harrisburg?
$81,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 570 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Harrisburg?
$2,097 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,115, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Bridgeport, about 201 miles away, leaves $4,975 a month, more than Harrisburg.