Financial analyst · Waco, TX
Financial analyst in Waco: $2,496/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Waco at $81,350 a year. About 140 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.46). The 10th percentile is $60,770 and the 90th is $163,100. Pay ranks 230th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,108/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,496 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Wichita Falls, about 167 miles away, at $3,808 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,496
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$81,350
$60,770 to $163,100
Rent (1 bd)
$1,108
$1,319 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.46
Pay rank
230th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $81,350.
- Taxes$1,311
- Rent$1,108
- Other living costs$1,864
- Left over$2,496
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $81,350
- Federal income tax
- −$9,511
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,223
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $65,616
- Effective tax rate
- 19.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,108
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,972
Left over each month
$6,779 gross, minus $1,311 in tax and $2,972 in living costs.
$2,496
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Wichita Falls, $3,808/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Waco?
$81,350 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Waco?
$2,496 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,108, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Wichita Falls, about 167 miles away, leaves $3,808 a month, more than Waco.