Financial and Investment Analysts · SOC 13-2051
Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Financial and Investment Analystss
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas
Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for financial and investment analysts. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (6 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Top 25 of 323 metro areas
| # | Metro area | Median annual | Employment | Per 1,000 jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $158,310 | 2,550 | 6.3 |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $144,910 | 3,880 | 3.4 |
| 3 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $135,680 | Not published | Not published |
| 4 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $130,520 | 9,910 | 4.2 |
| 5 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $128,930 | 53,870 | 5.7 |
| 6 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $124,790 | 6,170 | 3.0 |
| 7 | Barnstable Town, MA | $121,530 | 90 | 0.9 |
| 8 | Idaho Falls, ID | $119,170 | 70 | 0.8 |
| 9 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $117,520 | 13,010 | 4.8 |
| 10 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $117,280 | 2,590 | 2.1 |
| 11 | Anchorage, AK | $113,010 | 120 | 0.7 |
| 12 | Corvallis, OR | $112,150 | 50 | 1.3 |
| 13 | Salem, OR | $110,500 | 90 | 0.5 |
| 14 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $109,780 | 150 | 0.7 |
| 15 | Bozeman, MT | $109,320 | 70 | 0.9 |
| 16 | Medford, OR | $108,370 | 60 | 0.7 |
| 17 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $108,330 | 10,930 | 3.5 |
| 18 | Boulder, CO | $108,080 | 570 | 3.0 |
| 19 | Vallejo, CA | $106,720 | 80 | 0.6 |
| 20 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $106,510 | 6,790 | 5.0 |
| 21 | Midland, TX | $106,460 | 230 | 1.9 |
| 22 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $106,040 | 3,830 | 2.5 |
| 23 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $105,850 | 220 | 1.2 |
| 24 | Rochester, MN | $105,270 | Not published | Not published |
| 25 | Charlottesville, VA | $105,210 | 180 | 1.5 |
Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Financial and Investment Analysts overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.