Financial analyst · Wilmington, NC
Financial analyst in Wilmington: $2,314/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Wilmington at $87,970 a year. About 260 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.58). The 10th percentile is $53,300 and the 90th is $173,040. Pay ranks 160th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,358/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,314 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Goldsboro, about 76 miles away, at $3,401 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,314
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$87,970
$53,300 to $173,040
Rent (1 bd)
$1,358
$1,617 (2 bd)
Employment
260
Location quotient 0.58
Pay rank
160th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $87,970.
- Taxes$1,741
- Rent$1,358
- Other living costs$1,918
- Left over$2,314
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $87,970
- Federal income tax
- −$10,967
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,730
- State income tax (NC)
- −$3,197
- Take-home pay
- $67,076
- Effective tax rate
- 23.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,358
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $523
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,276
Left over each month
$7,331 gross, minus $1,741 in tax and $3,276 in living costs.
$2,314
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Goldsboro, $3,401/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Wilmington?
$87,970 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 260 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Wilmington?
$2,314 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,358, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Goldsboro, about 76 miles away, leaves $3,401 a month, more than Wilmington.