Financial analyst · Raleigh, NC
Financial analyst in Raleigh: $3,033/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Raleigh at $99,200 a year. About 1,380 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.80). The 10th percentile is $63,060 and the 90th is $160,710. Pay ranks 77th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,033 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Goldsboro, about 38 miles away, at $3,436 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,033
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,200
$63,060 to $160,710
Rent (1 bd)
$1,252
$1,491 (2 bd)
Employment
1,380
Location quotient 0.80
Pay rank
77th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $99,200.
- Taxes$2,021
- Rent$1,252
- Other$1,960
- Left$3,033
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,200
- Federal income tax
- −$12,994
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,589
- State income tax (NC)
- −$3,674
- Take-home pay
- $74,943
- Effective tax rate
- 24.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,252
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,212
After tax and rent
$3,033 left/mo
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Goldsboro, $3,436/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Raleigh?
$99,200 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,380 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Raleigh?
$3,033 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Goldsboro, about 38 miles away, leaves $3,436 a month, more than Raleigh.