Financial analyst · Macon, GA
Financial analyst in Macon: $2,600/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Macon at $89,170 a year. About 70 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.32). The 10th percentile is $60,890 and the 90th is $143,580. Pay ranks 154th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,010/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,600 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 225 miles away, at $3,433 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,600
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$89,170
$60,890 to $143,580
Rent (1 bd)
$1,010
$1,202 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.32
Pay rank
154th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $89,170.
- Taxes$1,838
- Rent$1,010
- Other living costs$1,983
- Left over$2,600
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $89,170
- Federal income tax
- −$11,231
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,822
- State income tax (GA)
- −$4,005
- Take-home pay
- $67,112
- Effective tax rate
- 24.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,010
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $585
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,993
Left over each month
$7,431 gross, minus $1,838 in tax and $2,993 in living costs.
$2,600
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Decatur, $3,433/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Macon?
$89,170 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Macon?
$2,600 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,010, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Decatur, about 225 miles away, leaves $3,433 a month, more than Macon.