Financial analyst · Hickory, NC
Financial analyst in Hickory: $2,130/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Hickory at $82,190 a year. About 90 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.26). The 10th percentile is $58,910 and the 90th is $124,380. Pay ranks 219th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,142/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,130 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Goldsboro, about 196 miles away, at $3,401 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,130
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$82,190
$58,910 to $124,380
Rent (1 bd)
$1,142
$1,360 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.26
Pay rank
219th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $82,190.
- Taxes$1,578
- Rent$1,142
- Other living costs$1,999
- Left over$2,130
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,190
- Federal income tax
- −$9,696
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,288
- State income tax (NC)
- −$2,951
- Take-home pay
- $63,255
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,142
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $605
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,141
Left over each month
$6,849 gross, minus $1,578 in tax and $3,141 in living costs.
$2,130
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 Hickory?
$82,190 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Hickory?
$2,130 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,142, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Goldsboro, about 196 miles away, leaves $3,401 a month, more than Hickory.