Financial analyst · Lake Charles, LA
Financial analyst in Lake Charles: $1,951/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Lake Charles at $75,560 a year. About 50 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.19). The 10th percentile is $46,920 and the 90th is $133,240. Pay ranks 289th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,149/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,951 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Houston, about 130 miles away, at $3,521 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,951
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$75,560
$46,920 to $133,240
Rent (1 bd)
$1,149
$1,368 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.19
Pay rank
289th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $75,560.
- Taxes$1,326
- Rent$1,149
- Other living costs$1,871
- Left over$1,951
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $75,560
- Federal income tax
- −$8,237
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,780
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,892
- Take-home pay
- $59,651
- Effective tax rate
- 21.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,149
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $3,020
Left over each month
$6,297 gross, minus $1,326 in tax and $3,020 in living costs.
$1,951
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 Lake Charles?
$75,560 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Lake Charles?
$1,951 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,149, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Houston, about 130 miles away, leaves $3,521 a month, more than Lake Charles.