Financial and Investment Analysts in Pennsylvania
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$65,655
after federal, FICA and Pennsylvania tax
Tax takes
$18,805
22.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$67,338
Pennsylvania costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Pennsylvania — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$84,460
Kept after tax
$65,655
Worth in national money
$67,338
State rank
41
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Pennsylvania pays this job a middle wage of $84,460, 41 of 51 states and about 17.79% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 492 occupations Pennsylvania reports, this job comes in at 99 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- No great distortion either way. Pennsylvania costs about what the country costs, so from $84,460, take-home of $65,655 is worth roughly $67,338 in national money. The average comes to $98,530, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Pennsylvania's $84,460 median for financial and investment analysts places it 41 of 51 states, about 17.79% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Financial and investment analysts ranks 99 of 492 occupations by median in Pennsylvania, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Price parity in Pennsylvania is near the national base, so for financial and investment analysts, whose median is $84,460, the adjusted figure of $67,338 differs little from $65,655 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $98,530 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Financial and Investment Analysts
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $57,260 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $84,460 |
| Top tenth earn over | $155,320 |
| This salary | $84,460 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Pennsylvania | $65,655 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $68,248 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,894 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $80,774 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,997 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of financial and investment analysts in Pennsylvania earn under $84,460 and half over. The published range runs $57,260 at the tenth percentile to $155,320 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Pennsylvania the take-home figure of $65,655, from $84,460, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 99 of 492 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $67,338 uses one figure for the whole of Pennsylvania. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 492 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 99.
- Figures are distribution medians for financial and investment analysts in Pennsylvania, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $57,260 to $155,320; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Pennsylvania is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $65,655 from $84,460. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 99 of 492 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $67,338, worked from $84,460, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Pennsylvania address, on work sitting at 99 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $98,530, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $57,260 at the bottom tenth to $155,320 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Pennsylvania is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $67,338 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Pennsylvania's own levy, $65,655 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Pennsylvania is $98,530. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($57,260) and the ninetieth ($155,320) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Pennsylvania's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $67,338 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $65,655 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Pennsylvania income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.