Financial analyst · Madison, WI
Financial analyst in Madison: $3,169/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Madison at $103,750 a year. About 1,010 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.07). The 10th percentile is $63,150 and the 90th is $182,480. Pay ranks 34th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,330/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,169 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Davenport, about 125 miles away, at $4,069 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,169
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$103,750
$63,150 to $182,480
Rent (1 bd)
$1,330
$1,583 (2 bd)
Employment
1,010
Location quotient 1.07
Pay rank
34th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $103,750.
- Taxes$2,231
- Rent$1,330
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$3,169
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $103,750
- Federal income tax
- −$14,439
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,937
- State income tax (WI)
- −$4,401
- Take-home pay
- $76,973
- Effective tax rate
- 25.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,330
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $509
- Healthcare
- $437
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $340
- Total spending
- $3,245
Left over each month
$8,646 gross, minus $2,231 in tax and $3,245 in living costs.
$3,169
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Davenport, $4,069/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Madison?
$103,750 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,010 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Madison?
$3,169 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,330, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Davenport, about 125 miles away, leaves $4,069 a month, more than Madison.