Financial analyst · Lexington, KY
Financial analyst in Lexington: $2,065/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Lexington at $81,410 a year. About 430 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.65). The 10th percentile is $54,030 and the 90th is $132,120. Pay ranks 228th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,135/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,065 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Clarksville, about 200 miles away, at $3,396 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,065
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$81,410
$54,030 to $132,120
Rent (1 bd)
$1,135
$1,351 (2 bd)
Employment
430
Location quotient 0.65
Pay rank
228th 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 $81,410.
- Taxes$1,675
- Rent$1,135
- Other living costs$1,909
- Left over$2,065
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $81,410
- Federal income tax
- −$9,524
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,228
- State income tax (KY)
- −$3,126
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,221
- Take-home pay
- $61,311
- Effective tax rate
- 24.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,135
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $3,044
Left over each month
$6,784 gross, minus $1,675 in tax and $3,044 in living costs.
$2,065
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Clarksville, $3,396/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Lexington?
$81,410 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 430 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Lexington?
$2,065 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $1,135, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Clarksville, about 200 miles away, leaves $3,396 a month, more than Lexington.