Financial and Investment Analysts Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $69K, rent takes 22.3% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,008/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new financial and investment analysts typically earn — is $47K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,840/month. At HUD’s $1,008/month FMR, rent would take 35% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Local pay runs 33% below the national median — $69K here vs. $103K nationally. Cost of living is 11% below the national average, which narrows that gap in real purchasing power.

West Virginia pays $69K median vs. the U.S. average of $103K — that’s -33%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 89.03), the purchasing-power equivalent is $78K — below the national median.

The median is $69,030 a year, that works out to about $33 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $47,340, and experienced financial and investment analysts can clear $119,240. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,525/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,008/month, which eats 22.3% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

West Virginia has a Regional Price Parity of 89.03 (100 is the national average). That's below average, your money stretches further here than the raw salary number suggests. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median financial and investment analysts salary is worth about $77,536 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.