Financial analyst · Helena, MT
Financial analyst in Helena: $3,167/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Helena at $103,350 a year. About 60 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.61). The 10th percentile is $75,340 and the 90th is $145,930. Pay ranks 36th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,263/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,167 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Idaho Falls, about 214 miles away, at $4,239 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,167
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$103,350
$75,340 to $145,930
Rent (1 bd)
$1,263
$1,503 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.61
Pay rank
36th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $103,350.
- Taxes$2,270
- Rent$1,263
- Other living costs$1,912
- Left over$3,167
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $103,350
- Federal income tax
- −$14,351
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,906
- State income tax (MT)
- −$4,983
- Take-home pay
- $76,110
- Effective tax rate
- 26.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,263
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,175
Left over each month
$8,613 gross, minus $2,270 in tax and $3,175 in living costs.
$3,167
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Idaho Falls, $4,239/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Helena?
$103,350 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Helena?
$3,167 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,263, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Idaho Falls, about 214 miles away, leaves $4,239 a month, more than Helena.