How much does a Financial Analyst make in Georgia?

BLS reports a median annual wage of $95,180 for Financial Analysts in Georgia as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $75,160 and the 75th-percentile is $122,980.

How are Georgia Financial Analyst salaries calculated on this page?

Nominal wages come from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) — annual employer surveys, May 2026 reference period. Real-wage figures use BEA Regional Price Parities (2023 vintage) to adjust for state-level cost of living. No self-report or jobs-board data is mixed in.

Why is the BEA RPP for Georgia different from a single CPI number?

BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. Georgia's overall index of 96.5 reflects rents 88.3, services 92.3, and goods 97.7.

Is Georgia a 'real-wage arbitrage' state for Financial Analysts?

No — Georgia's RPP is close to the national 100 baseline, so nominal and real wages move roughly together. Neither an arbitrage nor a penalty state.

What are the limits of these Financial Analyst salary numbers?

BLS OES is an employer survey of W-2 wages — it excludes contractor pay, bonuses outside the base wage definition, equity compensation, and tip income. Self-employed practitioners and gig workers are not represented. For occupations with significant non-W-2 income, the BLS figure is a floor, not a complete picture.

Does BLS financial analyst pay in Georgia include investment-banking bonuses?

BLS OEWS captures W-2 wage and salary income — which includes annual cash bonuses paid through payroll. So sell-side IB analyst-level bonuses, equity-research bonuses, and FP&A annual incentives all show up in the BLS figure. What's NOT included: deferred stock, unvested RSU grants, partnership distributions to senior associates and above, and post-tax-year 'true-up' bonuses paid through 1099. In Georgia, this means BLS reasonably represents junior analyst total comp but increasingly understates senior comp once equity becomes a meaningful share — gap widens at the P90 band.

Buy-side vs sell-side vs corporate finance analyst pay in Georgia?

BLS aggregates SOC 13-2051 (Financial and Investment Analysts) without segmenting by sector. In Georgia, buy-side roles at hedge funds, asset managers, and private equity firms typically lead on total comp at every level — bonus carry / performance fees can dwarf base. Sell-side investment banking analysts in Georgia earn high cash comp but with steep hours; equity research mid-band; corporate finance / FP&A analysts earn the lowest among financial-analyst-track roles but with the most predictable hours. The Georgia BLS median primarily reflects the corporate / FP&A end of the band; high-finance-cluster cities show much higher P90s as a result.

How Much Do Financial Analysts Make in Georgia? $95K (2026 BLS + BEA)

TL;DR

Georgia pays Financial Analysts a BLS median of $95,180 — the more useful number is $98,638, what that paycheck buys after rent and services.
BLS percentile breakdown: P10 $59,730 · P25 $75,160 · P75 $122,980 · P90 $162,340.
BEA RPP near 100 means nominal pay translates almost 1:1 into real take-home.
Financial Analyst ranking: #19 on the BLS table, #18 once cost of living is in.

Wage breakdown — Georgia

Percentile	Nominal (BLS)	Real (BEA RPP-adjusted)
P10 (entry tier)	$59,730	$61,900
P25 (lower quartile)	$75,160	$77,891
P50 (median)	$95,180	$98,638
P75 (upper quartile)	$122,980	$127,448
P90 (top tier)	$162,340	$168,238
Mean	$104,090	$107,872
Employment	10,330 Financial Analysts in Georgia

Cost of living — BEA Regional Price Parity

Component	Georgia index (US = 100)
All-items RPP	96.5
Goods	97.7
Services	92.3
Rents	88.3

Georgia's overall RPP (96.5) is close to the national 100 baseline; nominal and real wage move roughly together.

After-tax take-home — Georgia (2024 BLS · 2024 tax year, single filer)

Layer-by-layer take-home math at the BLS median

Layer	Amount	Note
Gross BLS P50 (Financial Analyst)	$95,180	nominal median
Federal income tax	−$12,187	12.8% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied
State income tax	−$4,317	5.19% flat (2026)
FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)	−$7,281	SS capped at $183,600 wage base
Take-home (after-tax)	$71,395	75.0% of gross
Real take-home (RPP-adjusted)	$73,989	÷ (96.5 / 100) BEA cost-of-living

What the Georgia state-tax burden means for Financial Analyst take-home

Mid-band state-tax burden at 4.5% effective. Combined with federal and FICA, take-home is $71,395 (75.0% of gross). After the 96.5 RPP, real take-home is $73,989.

Computed from 2026 IRS federal brackets (Rev. Proc. 2025-32), 2026 state DOR brackets, and 2026 FICA rates. Single filer, standard deduction, no other adjustments. See methodology · tax for limitations (married filers, ITM/SALT itemizers, retirement deferrals, HSA, dependent credits, etc.).

National context

Across the United States, BLS reports a national median of $101,350 for Financial Analysts with mean pay of $116,490 and total employment of 340,580. Georgia sits at #19 on nominal pay and #18 on real (cost-adjusted) pay among the 51 states and DC. After cost adjustment, Georgia climbs 1 positions — the cost of living is favorable relative to the wage.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Financial Analyst make in Georgia?: BLS reports a median annual wage of $95,180 for Financial Analysts in Georgia as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $75,160 and the 75th-percentile is $122,980.
How are Georgia Financial Analyst salaries calculated on this page?: Nominal wages come from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) — annual employer surveys, May 2026 reference period. Real-wage figures use BEA Regional Price Parities (2023 vintage) to adjust for state-level cost of living. No self-report or jobs-board data is mixed in.
Why is the BEA RPP for Georgia different from a single CPI number?: BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. Georgia's overall index of 96.5 reflects rents 88.3, services 92.3, and goods 97.7.
Is Georgia a 'real-wage arbitrage' state for Financial Analysts?: No — Georgia's RPP is close to the national 100 baseline, so nominal and real wages move roughly together. Neither an arbitrage nor a penalty state.
What are the limits of these Financial Analyst salary numbers?: BLS OES is an employer survey of W-2 wages — it excludes contractor pay, bonuses outside the base wage definition, equity compensation, and tip income. Self-employed practitioners and gig workers are not represented. For occupations with significant non-W-2 income, the BLS figure is a floor, not a complete picture.
Does BLS financial analyst pay in Georgia include investment-banking bonuses?: BLS OEWS captures W-2 wage and salary income — which includes annual cash bonuses paid through payroll. So sell-side IB analyst-level bonuses, equity-research bonuses, and FP&A annual incentives all show up in the BLS figure. What's NOT included: deferred stock, unvested RSU grants, partnership distributions to senior associates and above, and post-tax-year 'true-up' bonuses paid through 1099. In Georgia, this means BLS reasonably represents junior analyst total comp but increasingly understates senior comp once equity becomes a meaningful share — gap widens at the P90 band.
Buy-side vs sell-side vs corporate finance analyst pay in Georgia?: BLS aggregates SOC 13-2051 (Financial and Investment Analysts) without segmenting by sector. In Georgia, buy-side roles at hedge funds, asset managers, and private equity firms typically lead on total comp at every level — bonus carry / performance fees can dwarf base. Sell-side investment banking analysts in Georgia earn high cash comp but with steep hours; equity research mid-band; corporate finance / FP&A analysts earn the lowest among financial-analyst-track roles but with the most predictable hours. The Georgia BLS median primarily reflects the corporate / FP&A end of the band; high-finance-cluster cities show much higher P90s as a result.

Sources & methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES), SOC 13-2051, 2024 reference period.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis — Regional Price Parities, 2023 vintage (all-items, goods, services, rents).
Real-wage figures = nominal BLS wage ÷ (state RPP / 100).
See the methodology page for full computation details and limitations.

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