Financial and Investment Analysts Salary in the US
A financial and investment analysts earns a national median of $102,740 a year (mean $116,800) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #122 of 825.
How much does a financial and investment analysts earn in the US?
A financial and investment analysts in the United States earns a median of $102,740 a year (mean $116,800), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 102% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 361,980 people work in this occupation (SOC 13-2051), ranked #122 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$102,740
per year
Mean
$116,800
per year
Employment
361,980
US workers
National rank
#122
of 825 by median
What a financial and investment analysts earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a financial and investment analysts (SOC 13-2051) earns a median annual wage of $102,740 and a mean (average) of $116,800. The median is the midpoint — half of financial and investment analysts earn more and half earn less — and is 102% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a financial and investment analysts in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for financial and investment analysts is $102,740, and the mean (average) is $116,800. The median is the midpoint — half of financial and investment analysts earn more and half earn less.
- How does financial and investment analysts pay compare to the US average?
- At $102,740, a financial and investment analysts earns 102% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many financial and investment analysts are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 361,980 financial and investment analysts employed nationally (SOC 13-2051), across all industries.
- Where does this financial and investment analysts salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 13-2051. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 13-2051 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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