Financial analyst · Rocky Mount, NC
Financial analyst in Rocky Mount: $2,844/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Rocky Mount at $87,020 a year. About 60 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.48). The 10th percentile is $56,440 and the 90th is $151,300. Pay ranks 164th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($716/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,844 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Goldsboro, about 42 miles away, at $3,401 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,844
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$87,020
$56,440 to $151,300
Rent (1 bd)
$716
$852 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.48
Pay rank
164th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $87,020.
- Taxes$1,714
- Rent$716
- Other living costs$1,977
- Left over$2,844
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $87,020
- Federal income tax
- −$10,758
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,657
- State income tax (NC)
- −$3,156
- Take-home pay
- $66,448
- Effective tax rate
- 23.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $716
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $582
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,693
Left over each month
$7,252 gross, minus $1,714 in tax and $2,693 in living costs.
$2,844
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 Rocky Mount?
$87,020 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Rocky Mount?
$2,844 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $716, and pay covers 10.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Goldsboro, about 42 miles away, leaves $3,401 a month, more than Rocky Mount.