Financial Analyst pay in Los Angeles, by the numbers
After a simplified 13% national tax estimate that is about US$7,400 a month, in a metro with a cost-of-living index of 100.
How Los Angeles compares with United States and CA
San Jose leads at US$144,910, 42% above Los Angeles, while San Antonio sits at US$82,120. The neighbours in the ranking are Denver and Chicago.
CA has 4 metros with observed figures for this role. Their average is US$120,900, and Los Angeles comes 4th, -15% against it; elsewhere in the state: San Diego (US$106,040), San Jose (US$144,910) and San Francisco (US$130,520).
Cost of living and take-home in Los Angeles
Living costs are close to the baseline (COL index 100), so the median's buying power, about US$102,300, is near its face value.
Cash rank and buying-power rank match for Los Angeles: 11th of 21.
Take-home on the median comes to roughly US$7,400 monthly (13% effective tax in our simplified model). Rent for a modeled 1-bedroom is 22% of it, and the single-adult budget ends about US$3,880 in the black.
Other CA options for financial analysts
San Diego (also in CA) pays US$106,040, 4% more than Los Angeles; modeled monthly leftover is US$250 higher.
A financial analyst moving from Los Angeles to San Jose (also in CA) would see the median rise 42% to US$144,910, with US$2,740 more left over monthly in our model.
In New York — similar cost level, COL 100 — the median is US$128,930 (+26% vs Los Angeles), and the modeled budget leaves US$1,730 more each month.
Financial Analyst vs other occupations in Los Angeles
Financial Analyst ranks 8th of 9 occupations with observed Los Angeles data. Lawyer leads the city at US$194,410.
Closest neighbours in the Los Angeles list: Frontend Developer at US$107,290 (+5%) and Accountant at US$94,360 (-8%).
Entry-level vs senior financial analyst pay in Los Angeles
Entry and senior pay rank the same in Los Angeles: 10th of 21 at both the 10th and the 90th percentile.
For the top 10% of earners, Jacksonville leads with US$228,800 at the 90th percentile, +26% against Los Angeles.
Spread between low and high financial analyst pay in Los Angeles
The 90th percentile (US$181,190) is 2.7× the 10th (US$67,500), a wide band that usually reflects different seniority levels and employer types under one title.