Financial analyst · Houston, TX
Financial analyst in Houston: $3,557/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Houston at $101,660 a year. About 6,510 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.85). The 10th percentile is $66,730 and the 90th is $174,220. Pay ranks 50th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,188/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,557 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Austin is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,451 left over a month), and Houston still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,557
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,660
$66,730 to $174,220
Rent (1 bd)
$1,188
$1,414 (2 bd)
Employment
6,510
Location quotient 0.85
Pay rank
50th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $101,660.
- Taxes$1,776
- Rent$1,188
- Other$1,951
- Left$3,557
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,660
- Federal income tax
- −$13,535
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,777
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $80,348
- Effective tax rate
- 21.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,188
- Groceries
- $380
- Getting around
- $572
- Healthcare
- $428
- Utilities and internet
- $238
- Everything else
- $333
- Total spending
- $3,139
After tax and rent
$3,557 left/mo
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Austin, $3,451/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Houston?
$101,660 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 6,510 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Houston?
$3,557 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,188, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Houston leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Austin at $3,451 a month.