Jacksonville financial analyst salary: rankings and context
Here is how that number compares with the rest of the United States, with FL, and with other jobs in Jacksonville.
How Jacksonville compares with United States and FL
San Jose leads at US$144,910, 61% above Jacksonville, while San Antonio sits at US$82,120. The neighbours in the ranking are Phoenix and San Antonio.
FL has 2 metros with observed figures for this role. Their average is US$97,500, and Jacksonville comes 2nd, -8% against it; elsewhere in the state: Miami (US$105,160).
Is US$89,880 a good salary in Jacksonville?
With a COL index of 100, there is little difference between headline pay and price-adjusted pay (US$89,900).
Adjusting for prices does not move Jacksonville in the ranking: it is 20th of 21 on both cash and buying power.
Take-home on the median comes to roughly US$6,600 monthly (12% effective tax in our simplified model). Rent for a modeled 1-bedroom is 25% of it, and the single-adult budget ends about US$3,080 in the black.
Other FL options for financial analysts
A financial analyst moving from Jacksonville to Miami (also in FL) would see the median rise 17% to US$105,160, with US$1,000 more left over monthly in our model.
In New York — similar cost level, COL 100 — the median is US$128,930 (+43% vs Jacksonville), and the modeled budget leaves US$2,530 more each month.
In Los Angeles — similar cost level, COL 100 — the median is US$102,260 (+14% vs Jacksonville), and the modeled budget leaves US$800 more each month.
Other Jacksonville jobs compared with financial analyst
Software Engineer is the best-paid tracked role in Jacksonville at US$130,330; financial analyst comes 6th of 8.
Closest neighbours in the Jacksonville list: Project Manager at US$99,270 (+10%) and Registered Nurse at US$83,520 (-7%).
Entry-level vs senior financial analyst pay in Jacksonville
Senior pay is the relative strength in Jacksonville: US$228,800 at the 90th percentile ranks 1st of 21, while US$60,540 at the 10th ranks 19th.
No observed metro has a higher 90th percentile for this role than Jacksonville.
Spread between low and high financial analyst pay in Jacksonville
Expect wide variation between offers: the 10th percentile is US$60,540 and the 90th US$228,800, a 3.8× ratio.