Financial analyst · San Francisco, CA
Financial analyst in San Francisco: $2,644/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in San Francisco at $130,520 a year. About 9,910 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.79). The 10th percentile is $82,570 and the 90th is $217,160. Pay ranks 4th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,635/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,644 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Yuba City, about 104 miles away, at $2,834 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,644
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$130,520
$82,570 to $217,160
Rent (1 bd)
$2,635
$3,137 (2 bd)
Employment
9,910
Location quotient 1.79
Pay rank
4th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $130,520.
- Taxes$3,184
- Rent$2,635
- Other$2,414
- Left$2,644
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $130,520
- Federal income tax
- −$20,059
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,985
- State income tax (CA)
- −$8,166
- Take-home pay
- $92,311
- Effective tax rate
- 29.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,635
- Groceries
- $512
- Getting around
- $558
- Healthcare
- $576
- Utilities and internet
- $320
- Everything else
- $448
- Total spending
- $5,049
After tax and rent
$2,644 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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Compare San Francisco with another city
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in San Francisco?
$130,520 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 9,910 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in San Francisco?
$2,644 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,635, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Yuba City, about 104 miles away, leaves $2,834 a month, more than San Francisco.