Financial analyst · Waterbury, CT
Financial analyst in Waterbury: $2,924/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Waterbury at $103,390 a year. About 170 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 $73,500 and the 90th is $168,970. Pay ranks 35th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,362/mo). Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,924 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bridgeport, about 24 miles away, at $4,975 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,924
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$103,390
$73,500 to $168,970
Rent (1 bd)
$1,362
$1,621 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 0.46
Pay rank
35th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $103,390.
- Taxes$2,269
- Rent$1,362
- Other living costs$2,061
- Left over$2,924
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $103,390
- Federal income tax
- −$14,360
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,909
- State income tax (CT)
- −$4,953
- Take-home pay
- $76,167
- Effective tax rate
- 26.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,362
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $581
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,423
Left over each month
$8,616 gross, minus $2,269 in tax and $3,423 in living costs.
$2,924
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bridgeport, $4,975/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Waterbury?
$103,390 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Waterbury?
$2,924 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,362, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Bridgeport, about 24 miles away, leaves $4,975 a month, more than Waterbury.