Financial analyst · San Diego, CA
Financial analyst in San Diego: $1,822/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in San Diego at $106,040 a year. About 3,830 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.07). The 10th percentile is $66,830 and the 90th is $173,670. Pay ranks 22nd-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,292/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,822 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 82 miles away, at $3,384 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,822
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$106,040
$66,830 to $173,670
Rent (1 bd)
$2,292
$2,728 (2 bd)
Employment
3,830
Location quotient 1.07
Pay rank
22nd of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $106,040.
- Taxes$2,375
- Rent$2,292
- Other$2,348
- Left$1,822
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $106,040
- Federal income tax
- −$14,499
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,112
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,889
- Take-home pay
- $77,540
- Effective tax rate
- 26.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,292
- Groceries
- $468
- Getting around
- $650
- Healthcare
- $527
- Utilities and internet
- $293
- Everything else
- $410
- Total spending
- $4,640
After tax and rent
$1,822 left/mo
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $3,384/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in San Diego?
$106,040 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,830 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in San Diego?
$1,822 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,292, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
El Centro, about 82 miles away, leaves $3,384 a month, more than San Diego.