Financial analyst · Richmond, VA
Financial analyst in Richmond: $3,061/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Richmond at $104,160 a year. About 1,630 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $61,660 and the 90th is $178,600. Pay ranks 31st-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,362/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,061 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Goldsboro, about 146 miles away, at $3,401 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,061
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$104,160
$61,660 to $178,600
Rent (1 bd)
$1,362
$1,621 (2 bd)
Employment
1,630
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
31st 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 $104,160.
- Taxes$2,312
- Rent$1,362
- Other living costs$1,945
- Left over$3,061
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $104,160
- Federal income tax
- −$14,529
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,968
- State income tax (VA)
- −$5,243
- Take-home pay
- $76,420
- Effective tax rate
- 26.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,362
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $553
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,307
Left over each month
$8,680 gross, minus $2,312 in tax and $3,307 in living costs.
$3,061
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Goldsboro, $3,401/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Richmond?
$104,160 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,630 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Richmond?
$3,061 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,362, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Goldsboro, about 146 miles away, leaves $3,401 a month, more than Richmond.