Financial analyst · Lafayette, LA
Financial analyst in Lafayette: $2,344/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Lafayette at $80,540 a year. About 80 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.18). The 10th percentile is $47,530 and the 90th is $134,350. Pay ranks 244th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,052/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,344 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Houston, about 193 miles away, at $3,521 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,344
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,540
$47,530 to $134,350
Rent (1 bd)
$1,052
$1,252 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.18
Pay rank
244th 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 $80,540.
- Taxes$1,461
- Rent$1,052
- Other living costs$1,854
- Left over$2,344
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,540
- Federal income tax
- −$9,333
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,161
- State income tax (LA)
- −$2,041
- Take-home pay
- $63,005
- Effective tax rate
- 21.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,052
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,906
Left over each month
$6,712 gross, minus $1,461 in tax and $2,906 in living costs.
$2,344
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Houston, $3,521/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Lafayette?
$80,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Lafayette?
$2,344 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,052, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Houston, about 193 miles away, leaves $3,521 a month, more than Lafayette.