Financial analyst · New Orleans, LA
Financial analyst in New Orleans: $2,074/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in New Orleans at $77,860 a year. About 560 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.54). The 10th percentile is $56,990 and the 90th is $132,830. Pay ranks 271st-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,223/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,074 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Crestview, about 212 miles away, at $3,205 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,074
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,860
$56,990 to $132,830
Rent (1 bd)
$1,223
$1,456 (2 bd)
Employment
560
Location quotient 0.54
Pay rank
271st of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $77,860.
- Taxes$1,388
- Rent$1,223
- Other living costs$1,803
- Left over$2,074
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,860
- Federal income tax
- −$8,743
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,956
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,961
- Take-home pay
- $61,200
- Effective tax rate
- 21.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,223
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $498
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $3,026
Left over each month
$6,488 gross, minus $1,388 in tax and $3,026 in living costs.
$2,074
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Crestview, $3,205/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in New Orleans?
$77,860 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 560 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in New Orleans?
$2,074 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,223, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Crestview, about 212 miles away, leaves $3,205 a month, more than New Orleans.