What is the real (cost-adjusted) Financial Analyst salary in Maine?

After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 98.0 for Maine), the real-wage equivalent is $93,749 — what the $91,840 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $78,192 to $106,468.

Where does Maine rank for Financial Analyst pay?

On nominal BLS wages alone, Maine ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.

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

No — Maine'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.

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 Maine 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 Maine, 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 Maine?

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

Maine Financial Analyst Salary: BLS $92K Median, Real $94K (2026)

TL;DR

Median Financial Analyst salary in Maine: $91,840 nominal, $93,749 real (BEA RPP basis).
Wage envelope: $64,170 (P10) to $134,840 (P90), with quartiles at $76,600 and $104,300.
Cost adjustment is small — neither an arbitrage state nor a high-cost penalty.
Financial Analyst ranking: #24 on the BLS table, #31 once cost of living is in.

Wage breakdown — Maine

Percentile	Nominal (BLS)	Real (BEA RPP-adjusted)
P10 (entry tier)	$64,170	$65,504
P25 (lower quartile)	$76,600	$78,192
P50 (median)	$91,840	$93,749
P75 (upper quartile)	$104,300	$106,468
P90 (top tier)	$134,840	$137,642
Mean	$94,780	$96,750
Employment	Financial Analysts in Maine

Cost of living — BEA Regional Price Parity

Component	Maine index (US = 100)
All-items RPP	98.0
Goods	98.3
Services	148.2
Rents	80.4

Maine's overall RPP (98.0) is close to the national 100 baseline; nominal and real wage move roughly together.

After-tax take-home — Maine (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)	$91,840	nominal median
Federal income tax	−$11,452	12.5% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied
State income tax	−$5,029	5.8–7.15% (graduated)
FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)	−$7,026	SS capped at $183,600 wage base
Take-home (after-tax)	$68,334	74.4% of gross
Real take-home (RPP-adjusted)	$69,754	÷ (98.0 / 100) BEA cost-of-living

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

Mid-band state-tax burden at 5.5% effective. Combined with federal and FICA, take-home is $68,334 (74.4% of gross). After the 98.0 RPP, real take-home is $69,754.

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. Maine sits at #24 on nominal pay and #31 on real (cost-adjusted) pay among the 51 states and DC. After cost adjustment, Maine falls 7 positions — the cost premium eats into the headline wage.

Frequently asked questions

What is the real (cost-adjusted) Financial Analyst salary in Maine?: After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 98.0 for Maine), the real-wage equivalent is $93,749 — what the $91,840 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $78,192 to $106,468.
Where does Maine rank for Financial Analyst pay?: On nominal BLS wages alone, Maine ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.
Is Maine a 'real-wage arbitrage' state for Financial Analysts?: No — Maine'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.
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 Maine 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 Maine, 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 Maine?: BLS aggregates SOC 13-2051 (Financial and Investment Analysts) without segmenting by sector. In Maine, 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 Maine 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 Maine 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.

By Marcus Liang · Founder & Editor · Last synced 2026-05-05.

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