Financial analyst · Louisville, KY
Financial analyst in Louisville: $1,937/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Louisville at $77,700 a year. About 1,200 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.75). The 10th percentile is $49,900 and the 90th is $135,820. Pay ranks 275th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,047/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 2.20% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,937 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cape Girardeau, about 230 miles away, at $3,625 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,937
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,700
$49,900 to $135,820
Rent (1 bd)
$1,047
$1,247 (2 bd)
Employment
1,200
Location quotient 0.75
Pay rank
275th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $77,700.
- Taxes$1,612
- Rent$1,047
- Other living costs$1,879
- Left over$1,937
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,700
- Federal income tax
- −$8,708
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,944
- State income tax (KY)
- −$2,977
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,709
- Take-home pay
- $58,361
- Effective tax rate
- 24.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,047
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $545
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $2,926
Left over each month
$6,475 gross, minus $1,612 in tax and $2,926 in living costs.
$1,937
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cape Girardeau, $3,625/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Louisville?
$77,700 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,200 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Louisville?
$1,937 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 2.20% city wage tax Rent is $1,047, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Cape Girardeau, about 230 miles away, leaves $3,625 a month, more than Louisville.