Financial analyst · Reading, PA
Financial analyst in Reading: $1,669/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Reading at $75,210 a year. About 220 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.55). The 10th percentile is $50,790 and the 90th is $125,480. Pay ranks 291st-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,167/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,669 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bridgeport, about 145 miles away, at $4,975 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,669
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$75,210
$50,790 to $125,480
Rent (1 bd)
$1,167
$1,389 (2 bd)
Employment
220
Location quotient 0.55
Pay rank
291st of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $75,210.
- Taxes$1,415
- Rent$1,167
- Other living costs$2,017
- Left over$1,669
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $75,210
- Federal income tax
- −$8,160
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,754
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,309
- City / county wage tax
- −$752
- Take-home pay
- $58,235
- Effective tax rate
- 22.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,167
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $563
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,184
Left over each month
$6,268 gross, minus $1,415 in tax and $3,184 in living costs.
$1,669
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bridgeport, $4,975/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Reading?
$75,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 220 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Reading?
$1,669 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,167, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Bridgeport, about 145 miles away, leaves $4,975 a month, more than Reading.