May 2025 OEWS estimate
Financial and Investment Analyst Salary in the United States
The national median annual salary is $102,740. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.
Wage overview
Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.
Median annual salary
$102,740
Mean annual salary
$116,800
Employment estimate
361,980
Annual salary percentiles
BLS wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. Values are annual, the scale starts at $0, and P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $63,720 |
| P25 — lower quartile | $79,290 |
| P50 — median | $102,740 |
| P75 — upper quartile | $133,340 |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $180,860 |
Median hourly wage
$49.40/hr
Mean hourly wage
$56.15/hr
Employment estimate
361,980
Hourly wage percentiles
BLS hourly wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The scale starts at $0; P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Hourly wage |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $30.64/hr |
| P25 — lower quartile | $38.12/hr |
| P50 — median | $49.40/hr |
| P75 — upper quartile | $64.11/hr |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $86.95/hr |
Median salary distribution across covered metros
These values summarize the 44 metros published on this site, not every U.S. metro.
- Lowest covered median
- $74,310
- Middle covered median
- $98,400
- Highest covered median
- $144,910
Highest-paying metros in this dataset
Ranked by annual median salary on a zero-based scale. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.
| Rank | Metro or occupation | Annual median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | San Jose, CA | $144,910 |
| #2 | San Francisco, CA | $130,520 |
| #3 | New York, NY | $128,930 |
| #4 | Seattle, WA | $124,790 |
| #5 | Boston, MA | $117,520 |
| #6 | Portland, OR | $117,280 |
| #7 | Washington, DC | $108,330 |
| #8 | Charlotte, NC | $106,510 |
| #9 | Miami, FL | $105,160 |
| #10 | Denver, CO | $104,480 |
Largest employment markets
BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.
| Rank | Employment market | Estimated employment |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York, NY | 53,870 |
| #2 | Los Angeles, CA | 19,600 |
| #3 | Chicago, IL | 17,150 |
| #4 | Boston, MA | 13,010 |
| #5 | Dallas, TX | 11,530 |
| #6 | Washington, DC | 10,930 |
| #7 | Philadelphia, PA | 10,050 |
| #8 | San Francisco, CA | 9,910 |
| #9 | Atlanta, GA | 7,740 |
| #10 | Charlotte, NC | 6,790 |