Finance · 70 Cities Ranked

Highest Paying Cities for Financial Analyst (2025)

The median Financial Analyst salary is $158,310 in Bridgeport, CT, the highest-paying city for this role. After adjusting for cost of living, Bridgeport, CT offers the best purchasing power at $115,135 adjusted.

The 70 cities below are ranked by median wage for Financial Analyst, drawn from BLS OEWS. Top-of-list cities typically combine high local labor demand with above-baseline cost-of-living, so the gross-wage ranking partly reflects COL adjustment. Reading the ranking carefully: gross median wage is the headline number, but the cost-adjusted figure (which divides by the city's cost-of-living index) tells a different story for high-COL cities. The ranking sorts on gross wage; the per-city pages surface the adjusted figure.

For workers evaluating Financial Analyst relocation, the top of the ranking is the obvious starting point — but the bottom of the list (low gross wage, low COL) is often where cost-adjusted real income is highest. The role-specific pages link to per-city detail.

$97,381

National Median

$158,310

Highest City

$71,040

Lowest City

Cities Ranked

Ranked by Median Salary

Rank	City	Median	Range (10th-90th)	COL Index	COL-Adjusted	Jobs
1	Bridgeport, CT	$158,310	$81,310, $235,750	137.5	$115,135	2,550
2	San Jose, CA	$144,910	$93,190, $220,280	195.8	$74,009	3,880
3	San Francisco, CA	$130,520	$82,570, $217,160	179.6	$72,673	9,910
4	New York, NY	$128,930	$79,340, $225,390	187.2	$68,873	53,870
5	Seattle, WA	$124,790	$80,880, $177,940	149.4	$83,527	6,170
6	Boston, MA	$117,520	$79,030, $207,010	152.1	$77,265	13,010
7	Portland, OR	$117,280	$76,800, $214,610	130.1	$90,146	2,590
8	Anchorage, AK	$113,010	$73,870, $292,960	127	$88,984	120
9	Washington, DC	$108,330	$74,190, $195,190	152.8	$70,897	10,930
10	Charlotte, NC	$106,510	$65,540, $172,310	96.7	$110,145	6,790
11	San Diego, CA	$106,040	$66,830, $173,670	160.2	$66,192	3,830
12	Miami, FL	$105,160	$64,200, $168,770	123.1	$85,426	6,400
13	Denver, CO	$104,480	$74,860, $176,020	112.8	$92,624	5,960
14	Richmond, VA	$104,160	$61,660, $178,600	102.1	$102,018	1,630
15	Sacramento, CA	$103,980	$74,170, $177,470	124.7	$83,384	1,590
16	Madison, WI	$103,750	$63,150, $182,480	103.8	$99,952	1,010
17	Minneapolis, MN	$103,350	$65,640, $165,510	106.2	$97,316	6,380
18	Colorado Springs, CO	$102,640	$71,160, $151,070	104.5	$98,220	480
19	Los Angeles, CA	$102,260	$67,500, $181,190	166	$61,602	19,600
20	Boise, ID	$102,200	$64,090, $139,840	102.1	$100,098	420
21	Chicago, IL	$101,750	$67,480, $167,300	107.3	$94,828	17,150
22	Houston, TX	$101,660	$66,730, $174,220	96.5	$105,347	6,510
23	Detroit, MI	$101,550	$64,470, $160,350	95.1	$106,782	3,930
24	Austin, TX	$101,530	$66,710, $189,180	103	$98,573	3,530
25	Bakersfield, CA	$101,230	$69,220, $152,990	100.6	$100,626	190
26	Riverside-San Bernardino, CA	$101,150	$65,640, $170,390	122.4	$82,639	1,050
27	Atlanta, GA	$100,830	$69,350, $169,540	99.2	$101,643	7,740
28	Dallas, TX	$100,350	$64,040, $186,510	104.1	$96,398	11,530
29	Providence, RI	$100,290	$63,630, $171,090	119.4	$83,995	1,950
30	St. Louis, MO	$99,950	$61,970, $166,390	90	$111,056	2,650
31	Hartford, CT	$99,220	$66,340, $159,100	112.6	$88,117	1,950
32	Raleigh, NC	$99,200	$63,060, $160,710	99.8	$99,399	1,380
33	Baltimore, MD	$98,880	$63,770, $192,950	114.2	$86,585	3,040
34	Des Moines, IA	$98,490	$63,910, $155,480	93.3	$105,563	1,160
35	Columbus, OH	$97,920	$63,550, $145,000	93.1	$105,177	2,870
36	Kansas City, MO	$97,680	$62,500, $141,130	95.4	$102,390	2,050
37	Nashville, TN	$97,490	$57,710, $131,960	100.3	$97,198	2,380
38	Milwaukee, WI	$96,700	$63,880, $154,350	97.4	$99,281	2,280
39	Buffalo, NY	$96,490	$62,910, $166,780	92.5	$104,314	1,060
40	Philadelphia, PA	$95,400	$57,260, $165,600	118.4	$80,574	10,050
41	Rochester, NY	$94,940	$62,150, $153,180	92.9	$102,196	1,160
42	Phoenix, AZ	$94,700	$62,610, $161,650	100.7	$94,042	4,510
43	Fresno, CA	$92,950	$62,180, $135,440	105.5	$88,104	260
44	Birmingham, AL	$91,290	$62,470, $162,820	90.4	$100,985	1,100
45	Albany, NY	$91,270	$58,530, $160,330	100.7	$90,636	1,190
46	Memphis, TN	$91,180	$50,660, $194,000	84	$108,548	850
47	Salt Lake City, UT	$91,100	$57,510, $160,220	101.4	$89,842	3,250
48	Orlando, FL	$90,020	$61,600, $140,150	103.1	$87,313	3,110
49	Jacksonville, FL	$89,880	$60,540, $228,800	95.1	$94,511	2,250
50	Greenville, SC	$89,040	$59,650, $146,450	90.1	$98,824	800
51	Omaha, NE	$87,850	$63,990, $127,980	91.8	$95,697	590
52	Albuquerque, NM	$86,420	$63,630, $141,210	94	$91,936	600
53	Cincinnati, OH	$86,040	$51,820, $161,610	91.2	$94,342	2,670
54	Knoxville, TN	$85,570	$49,200, $135,050	90.3	$94,762	590
55	Las Vegas, NV	$84,800	$61,100, $124,560	109	$77,798	1,290
56	Tulsa, OK	$84,310	$61,870, $135,660	86.8	$97,131	550
57	Tucson, AZ	$83,810	$60,780, $159,320	95.4	$87,851	0
58	Pittsburgh, PA	$82,530	$53,910, $133,530	92.3	$89,415	2,390
59	San Antonio, TX	$82,120	$49,750, $149,080	91.5	$89,749	2,010
60	Lexington, KY	$81,410	$54,030, $132,120	91.3	$89,168	430
61	Little Rock, AR	$81,320	$49,070, $130,690	88.2	$92,200	410
62	Spokane, WA	$80,660	$59,830, $140,710	97.4	$82,813	270
63	Indianapolis, IN	$80,470	$55,240, $130,020	90.1	$89,312	1,570
64	Greensboro, NC	$80,280	$56,830, $133,450	91.3	$87,930	630
65	Tampa, FL	$79,910	$61,370, $132,030	99.6	$80,231	5,370
66	New Orleans, LA	$77,860	$56,990, $132,830	95.9	$81,189	560
67	Louisville, KY	$77,700	$49,900, $135,820	90.2	$86,142	1,200
68	Reno, NV	$76,030	$65,370, $122,830	106.5	$71,390	410
69	Oklahoma City, OK	$74,310	$52,810, $135,730	86.5	$85,908	690
70	Wichita, KS	$71,040	$48,220, $122,100	84	$84,571	290

Ranked by Purchasing Power (COL-Adjusted)

Cost-of-living adjusted salaries show where your Financial Analyst paycheck goes furthest. A lower COL index means your dollars stretch further.

Rank	City	COL-Adjusted	Raw Median	COL Index
1	Bridgeport, CT	$115,135	$158,310	137.5
2	St. Louis, MO	$111,056	$99,950	90
3	Charlotte, NC	$110,145	$106,510	96.7
4	Memphis, TN	$108,548	$91,180	84
5	Detroit, MI	$106,782	$101,550	95.1
6	Des Moines, IA	$105,563	$98,490	93.3
7	Houston, TX	$105,347	$101,660	96.5
8	Columbus, OH	$105,177	$97,920	93.1
9	Buffalo, NY	$104,314	$96,490	92.5
10	Kansas City, MO	$102,390	$97,680	95.4
11	Rochester, NY	$102,196	$94,940	92.9
12	Richmond, VA	$102,018	$104,160	102.1
13	Atlanta, GA	$101,643	$100,830	99.2
14	Birmingham, AL	$100,985	$91,290	90.4
15	Bakersfield, CA	$100,626	$101,230	100.6
16	Boise, ID	$100,098	$102,200	102.1
17	Madison, WI	$99,952	$103,750	103.8
18	Raleigh, NC	$99,399	$99,200	99.8
19	Milwaukee, WI	$99,281	$96,700	97.4
20	Greenville, SC	$98,824	$89,040	90.1
21	Austin, TX	$98,573	$101,530	103
22	Colorado Springs, CO	$98,220	$102,640	104.5
23	Minneapolis, MN	$97,316	$103,350	106.2
24	Nashville, TN	$97,198	$97,490	100.3
25	Tulsa, OK	$97,131	$84,310	86.8
26	Dallas, TX	$96,398	$100,350	104.1
27	Omaha, NE	$95,697	$87,850	91.8
28	Chicago, IL	$94,828	$101,750	107.3
29	Knoxville, TN	$94,762	$85,570	90.3
30	Jacksonville, FL	$94,511	$89,880	95.1
31	Cincinnati, OH	$94,342	$86,040	91.2
32	Phoenix, AZ	$94,042	$94,700	100.7
33	Denver, CO	$92,624	$104,480	112.8
34	Little Rock, AR	$92,200	$81,320	88.2
35	Albuquerque, NM	$91,936	$86,420	94
36	Albany, NY	$90,636	$91,270	100.7
37	Portland, OR	$90,146	$117,280	130.1
38	Salt Lake City, UT	$89,842	$91,100	101.4
39	San Antonio, TX	$89,749	$82,120	91.5
40	Pittsburgh, PA	$89,415	$82,530	92.3
41	Indianapolis, IN	$89,312	$80,470	90.1
42	Lexington, KY	$89,168	$81,410	91.3
43	Anchorage, AK	$88,984	$113,010	127
44	Hartford, CT	$88,117	$99,220	112.6
45	Fresno, CA	$88,104	$92,950	105.5
46	Greensboro, NC	$87,930	$80,280	91.3
47	Tucson, AZ	$87,851	$83,810	95.4
48	Orlando, FL	$87,313	$90,020	103.1
49	Baltimore, MD	$86,585	$98,880	114.2
50	Louisville, KY	$86,142	$77,700	90.2
51	Oklahoma City, OK	$85,908	$74,310	86.5
52	Miami, FL	$85,426	$105,160	123.1
53	Wichita, KS	$84,571	$71,040	84
54	Providence, RI	$83,995	$100,290	119.4
55	Seattle, WA	$83,527	$124,790	149.4
56	Sacramento, CA	$83,384	$103,980	124.7
57	Spokane, WA	$82,813	$80,660	97.4
58	Riverside-San Bernardino, CA	$82,639	$101,150	122.4
59	New Orleans, LA	$81,189	$77,860	95.9
60	Philadelphia, PA	$80,574	$95,400	118.4
61	Tampa, FL	$80,231	$79,910	99.6
62	Las Vegas, NV	$77,798	$84,800	109
63	Boston, MA	$77,265	$117,520	152.1
64	San Jose, CA	$74,009	$144,910	195.8
65	San Francisco, CA	$72,673	$130,520	179.6
66	Reno, NV	$71,390	$76,030	106.5
67	Washington, DC	$70,897	$108,330	152.8
68	New York, NY	$68,873	$128,930	187.2
69	San Diego, CA	$66,192	$106,040	160.2
70	Los Angeles, CA	$61,602	$102,260	166

Frequently Asked Questions

Bridgeport, CT pays the highest median Financial Analyst salary at $158,310. However, after cost-of-living adjustment, Bridgeport, CT offers the most purchasing power at $115,135 adjusted.

The national median Financial Analyst salary is $97,381 based on BLS data. Salaries range from $71,040 to $158,310 depending on city.

Not necessarily. A city with higher nominal pay may have a higher cost of living that offsets the salary difference. Compare the "COL-Adjusted" column in both tables above, cities with lower costs of living often offer better real purchasing power.