Financial analyst · Seattle, WA
Financial analyst in Seattle: $4,158/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Seattle at $124,790 a year. About 6,170 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.27). The 10th percentile is $80,880 and the 90th is $177,940. Pay ranks 6th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,758/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,158 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Longview is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,696 left over a month), and Seattle still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$4,158
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$124,790
$80,880 to $177,940
Rent (1 bd)
$1,758
$2,093 (2 bd)
Employment
6,170
Location quotient 1.27
Pay rank
6th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $124,790.
- Taxes$2,353
- Rent$1,758
- Other$2,131
- Left$4,158
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $124,790
- Federal income tax
- −$18,684
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,546
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $96,560
- Effective tax rate
- 22.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,758
- Groceries
- $452
- Getting around
- $493
- Healthcare
- $508
- Utilities and internet
- $283
- Everything else
- $395
- Total spending
- $3,889
After tax and rent
$4,158 left/mo
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $3,696/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Seattle?
$124,790 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 6,170 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Seattle?
$4,158 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,758, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Seattle leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Longview at $3,696 a month.