Financial analyst · Merced, CA
Financial analyst in Merced: $1,843/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Merced at $84,440 a year. About 70 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.37). The 10th percentile is $65,590 and the 90th is $139,190. Pay ranks 191st-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,271/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,843 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Yuba City, about 143 miles away, at $2,796 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,843
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$84,440
$65,590 to $139,190
Rent (1 bd)
$1,271
$1,513 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.37
Pay rank
191st 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 $84,440.
- Taxes$1,711
- Rent$1,271
- Other living costs$2,212
- Left over$1,843
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $84,440
- Federal income tax
- −$10,191
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,460
- State income tax (CA)
- −$3,880
- Take-home pay
- $63,909
- Effective tax rate
- 24.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,271
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $642
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,483
Left over each month
$7,037 gross, minus $1,711 in tax and $3,483 in living costs.
$1,843
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Yuba City, $2,796/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Merced?
$84,440 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 Merced?
$1,843 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,271, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Yuba City, about 143 miles away, leaves $2,796 a month, more than Merced.