How much does a Financial Analyst make in Missouri?

BLS reports a median annual wage of $88,400 for Financial Analysts in Missouri as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $64,900 and the 75th-percentile is $114,680.

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

After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 91.1 for Missouri), the real-wage equivalent is $97,032 — what the $88,400 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $71,237 to $125,878.

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

The 90th percentile lands at $144,780. 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 $114,680.

Why is the BEA RPP for Missouri 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. Missouri's overall index of 91.1 reflects rents 70.5, services 85.6, and goods 97.3.

How wide is the wage spread in Missouri?

P10 to P90 spans $52,000 to $144,780. That spread captures entry-level to top-quartile pay, including specialty differentials and metro-area variance within the state.

Should I negotiate based on the BLS median for Missouri?

The BLS median is a calibration anchor, not a ceiling. Use it to validate that an offer is in-band — anything well below the P25 in this state is a flag, anything above the P75 typically requires demonstrable specialty depth, niche credentials, or a high-COL metro within Missouri.

Does BLS financial analyst pay in Missouri 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 Missouri, 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.

Missouri Financial Analyst Salary: BLS $88K Median, Real $97K (2026)

TL;DR

Median Financial Analyst salary in Missouri: $88,400 nominal, $97,032 real (BEA RPP basis).
Wage envelope: $52,000 (P10) to $144,780 (P90), with quartiles at $64,900 and $114,680.
Low BEA RPP (91.1) means the paycheck stretches further than the BLS number suggests; net lift roughly $8,632.
Financial Analyst ranking: #31 on the BLS table, #20 once cost of living is in.

Wage breakdown — Missouri

Percentile	Nominal (BLS)	Real (BEA RPP-adjusted)
P10 (entry tier)	$52,000	$57,078
P25 (lower quartile)	$64,900	$71,237
P50 (median)	$88,400	$97,032
P75 (upper quartile)	$114,680	$125,878
P90 (top tier)	$144,780	$158,917
Mean	$95,280	$104,584
Employment	4,740 Financial Analysts in Missouri

Cost of living — BEA Regional Price Parity

Component	Missouri index (US = 100)
All-items RPP	91.1
Goods	97.3
Services	85.6
Rents	70.5

Missouri sits below the national baseline (RPP 91.1), so nominal pay translates to a higher real wage than the BLS median suggests — particularly visible in rents at 70.5.

After-tax take-home — Missouri (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)	$88,400	nominal median
Federal income tax	−$10,695	12.1% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied
State income tax	−$3,460	0–4.95% (graduated)
FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)	−$6,763	SS capped at $183,600 wage base
Take-home (after-tax)	$67,482	76.3% of gross
Real take-home (RPP-adjusted)	$74,072	÷ (91.1 / 100) BEA cost-of-living

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

Mid-band state-tax burden at 3.9% effective. Combined with federal and FICA, take-home is $67,482 (76.3% of gross). After the 91.1 RPP, real take-home is $74,072.

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. Missouri sits at #31 on nominal pay and #20 on real (cost-adjusted) pay among the 51 states and DC. After cost adjustment, Missouri climbs 11 positions — the cost of living is favorable relative to the wage.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Financial Analyst make in Missouri?: BLS reports a median annual wage of $88,400 for Financial Analysts in Missouri as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $64,900 and the 75th-percentile is $114,680.
What is the real (cost-adjusted) Financial Analyst salary in Missouri?: After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 91.1 for Missouri), the real-wage equivalent is $97,032 — what the $88,400 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $71,237 to $125,878.
What does the top of the Financial Analyst pay scale look like in Missouri?: The 90th percentile lands at $144,780. 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 $114,680.
Why is the BEA RPP for Missouri 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. Missouri's overall index of 91.1 reflects rents 70.5, services 85.6, and goods 97.3.
How wide is the wage spread in Missouri?: P10 to P90 spans $52,000 to $144,780. That spread captures entry-level to top-quartile pay, including specialty differentials and metro-area variance within the state.
Should I negotiate based on the BLS median for Missouri?: The BLS median is a calibration anchor, not a ceiling. Use it to validate that an offer is in-band — anything well below the P25 in this state is a flag, anything above the P75 typically requires demonstrable specialty depth, niche credentials, or a high-COL metro within Missouri.
Does BLS financial analyst pay in Missouri 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 Missouri, 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.

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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