Financial analyst · Roanoke, VA
Financial analyst in Roanoke: $1,777/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Roanoke at $75,500 a year. About 210 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.57). The 10th percentile is $44,990 and the 90th is $125,820. Pay ranks 290th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,090/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,777 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Goldsboro, about 172 miles away, at $3,401 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,777
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$75,500
$44,990 to $125,820
Rent (1 bd)
$1,090
$1,298 (2 bd)
Employment
210
Location quotient 0.57
Pay rank
290th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $75,500.
- Taxes$1,466
- Rent$1,090
- Other living costs$1,958
- Left over$1,777
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $75,500
- Federal income tax
- −$8,224
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,776
- State income tax (VA)
- −$3,595
- Take-home pay
- $57,905
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,090
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $553
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,048
Left over each month
$6,292 gross, minus $1,466 in tax and $3,048 in living costs.
$1,777
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 Roanoke?
$75,500 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 210 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Roanoke?
$1,777 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,090, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Goldsboro, about 172 miles away, leaves $3,401 a month, more than Roanoke.