How much does a Financial Analyst make in Iowa?

BLS reports a median annual wage of $88,940 for Financial Analysts in Iowa as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $73,810 and the 75th-percentile is $108,120.

How are Iowa 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.

What does the top of the Financial Analyst pay scale look like in Iowa?

The 90th percentile lands at $124,030. That tier typically reflects senior roles, specialty certifications, high-cost-of-living metros within the state, or union-negotiated rate cards. Below that, the P75 quartile is $108,120.

How many Financial Analysts does Iowa employ?

BLS OES counts 2,230 Financial Analysts employed in Iowa in the most recent release. Employment density relative to population determines whether wage tiers reflect a robust competitive market or a thinner labor pool.

When does this data update?

BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.

Does BLS financial analyst pay in Iowa 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 Iowa, 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 Iowa?

BLS aggregates SOC 13-2051 (Financial and Investment Analysts) without segmenting by sector. In Iowa, 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 Iowa 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 Iowa BLS median primarily reflects the corporate / FP&A end of the band; high-finance-cluster cities show much higher P90s as a result.

Financial Analyst Pay in Iowa: $89K Median + Purchasing Power (2026)

TL;DR

BLS reports Iowa Financial Analyst median pay at $88,940. Adjusted for state cost of living, real purchasing power equals $100,193.
State ranks #29 nationally on nominal wage, #14 on real (RPP-adjusted) wage.
Low BEA RPP (88.8) means the paycheck stretches further than the BLS number suggests; net lift roughly $11,253.
Bottom quartile $73,810, top quartile $108,120. The P90 ($124,030) is roughly 2.1× the P10 ($59,850).

Wage breakdown — Iowa

Percentile	Nominal (BLS)	Real (BEA RPP-adjusted)
P10 (entry tier)	$59,850	$67,422
P25 (lower quartile)	$73,810	$83,148
P50 (median)	$88,940	$100,193
P75 (upper quartile)	$108,120	$121,799
P90 (top tier)	$124,030	$139,722
Mean	$93,550	$105,386
Employment	2,230 Financial Analysts in Iowa

Cost of living — BEA Regional Price Parity

Component	Iowa index (US = 100)
All-items RPP	88.8
Goods	96.6
Services	87.3
Rents	66.0

Iowa sits below the national baseline (RPP 88.8), so nominal pay translates to a higher real wage than the BLS median suggests — particularly visible in rents at 66.0.

After-tax take-home — Iowa (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)	$88,940	nominal median
Federal income tax	−$10,814	12.2% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied
State income tax	−$2,781	3.8% flat (2026, SF 2417 fully phased)
FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)	−$6,804	SS capped at $183,600 wage base
Take-home (after-tax)	$68,541	77.1% of gross
Real take-home (RPP-adjusted)	$77,213	÷ (88.8 / 100) BEA cost-of-living

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

Mid-band state-tax burden at 3.1% effective. Combined with federal and FICA, take-home is $68,541 (77.1% of gross). After the 88.8 RPP, real take-home is $77,213.

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. Iowa sits at #29 on nominal pay and #14 on real (cost-adjusted) pay among the 51 states and DC. After cost adjustment, Iowa climbs 15 positions — the cost of living is favorable relative to the wage.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Financial Analyst make in Iowa?: BLS reports a median annual wage of $88,940 for Financial Analysts in Iowa as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $73,810 and the 75th-percentile is $108,120.
How are Iowa 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.
What does the top of the Financial Analyst pay scale look like in Iowa?: The 90th percentile lands at $124,030. That tier typically reflects senior roles, specialty certifications, high-cost-of-living metros within the state, or union-negotiated rate cards. Below that, the P75 quartile is $108,120.
How many Financial Analysts does Iowa employ?: BLS OES counts 2,230 Financial Analysts employed in Iowa in the most recent release. Employment density relative to population determines whether wage tiers reflect a robust competitive market or a thinner labor pool.
When does this data update?: BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.
Does BLS financial analyst pay in Iowa 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 Iowa, 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 Iowa?: BLS aggregates SOC 13-2051 (Financial and Investment Analysts) without segmenting by sector. In Iowa, 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 Iowa 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 Iowa 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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