Financial analyst · Milwaukee, WI
Financial analyst in Milwaukee: $2,876/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Milwaukee at $96,700 a year. About 2,280 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.19). The 10th percentile is $63,880 and the 90th is $154,350. Pay ranks 97th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,261/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,876 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Davenport, about 170 miles away, at $4,069 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,876
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,700
$63,880 to $154,350
Rent (1 bd)
$1,261
$1,501 (2 bd)
Employment
2,280
Location quotient 1.19
Pay rank
97th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $96,700.
- Taxes$2,026
- Rent$1,261
- Other living costs$1,895
- Left over$2,876
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,700
- Federal income tax
- −$12,888
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,398
- State income tax (WI)
- −$4,027
- Take-home pay
- $72,387
- Effective tax rate
- 25.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,261
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $503
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,156
Left over each month
$8,058 gross, minus $2,026 in tax and $3,156 in living costs.
$2,876
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 Milwaukee?
$96,700 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,280 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Milwaukee?
$2,876 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,261, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Davenport, about 170 miles away, leaves $4,069 a month, more than Milwaukee.