Financial analyst · Montgomery, AL
Financial analyst in Montgomery: $891/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Montgomery at $61,050 a year. The 10th percentile is $41,260 and the 90th is $124,900. Pay ranks 316th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,121/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $891 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 152 miles away, at $3,433 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$891
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,050
$41,260 to $124,900
Rent (1 bd)
$1,121
$1,335 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
316th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $61,050.
- Taxes$1,119
- Rent$1,121
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$891
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,050
- Federal income tax
- −$5,288
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,670
- State income tax (AL)
- −$2,863
- City / county wage tax
- −$611
- Take-home pay
- $47,619
- Effective tax rate
- 22.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,121
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $3,077
Left over each month
$5,088 gross, minus $1,119 in tax and $3,077 in living costs.
$891
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 Montgomery?
$61,050 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Montgomery?
$891 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,121, and pay covers 4.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Decatur, about 152 miles away, leaves $3,433 a month, more than Montgomery.