Financial analyst · Sacramento, CA
Financial analyst in Sacramento: $2,557/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Sacramento at $103,980 a year. About 1,590 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.63). The 10th percentile is $74,170 and the 90th is $177,470. Pay ranks 32nd-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,663/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,557 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Yuba City, about 37 miles away, at $2,834 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,557
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$103,980
$74,170 to $177,470
Rent (1 bd)
$1,663
$1,980 (2 bd)
Employment
1,590
Location quotient 0.63
Pay rank
32nd of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $103,980.
- Taxes$2,308
- Rent$1,663
- Other$2,137
- Left$2,557
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $103,980
- Federal income tax
- −$14,046
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,954
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,697
- Take-home pay
- $76,283
- Effective tax rate
- 26.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,663
- Groceries
- $424
- Getting around
- $600
- Healthcare
- $477
- Utilities and internet
- $265
- Everything else
- $371
- Total spending
- $3,800
After tax and rent
$2,557 left/mo
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Yuba City, $2,834/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Sacramento?
$103,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,590 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Sacramento?
$2,557 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,663, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Yuba City, about 37 miles away, leaves $2,834 a month, more than Sacramento.