How much does a financial analyst make?
Official figures for the US and the UK, and what you take home.
United States
Median a year
$102,740
Take-home a month
$6,759
at the median, single, no state income tax
Lowest 10% earn under
$63,720
Top 10% earn over
$180,860
361,980 people employed · SOC 13-2051 «Financial and Investment Analysts» · BLS, May 2025
United Kingdom
Median a year
£53,940
Take-home a month
£3,487
at the median, England, no student loan
Lowest 10% earn under
£29,743
Top 10% earn over
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not published by ONS: not reliable enough
Full-time employees · SOC 2422 «Finance and investment analysts and advisers» · ONS ASHE 2026 (provisional)
Medians and percentiles are gross pay before tax. US: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, published 15 May 2026, all industries. UK: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 (provisional), Table 14, published 22 October 2026, for the tax year ended 5 April 2026. Take-home pay from our US and UK calculators.
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