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Financial and Investment Analysts — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$102,740
United States, 2025
Employment
361,980
United States, 2025
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
0
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Career overview
Conduct quantitative analyses of information involving investment programs or financial data of public or private institutions, including valuation of businesses.
- O*NET code
- 13-2051.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Not recorded
Typical tasks
- Advise clients on aspects of capitalization, such as amounts, sources, or timing.
- Analyze financial or operational performance of companies facing financial difficulties to identify or recommend remedies.
- Assess companies as investments for clients by examining company facilities.
- Collaborate on projects with other professionals, such as lawyers, accountants, or public relations experts.
- Collaborate with investment bankers to attract new corporate clients.
- Conduct financial analyses related to investments in green construction or green retrofitting projects.
- Confer with clients to restructure debt, refinance debt, or raise new debt.
- Create client presentations of plan details.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$63,720
25th percentile
$79,290
75th percentile
$133,340
90th percentile
$180,860
Most important skills
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Compare with Financial and Investment AnalystsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| WY | $187,090 | 190 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $158,310 | 2,550 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $144,910 | 3,880 | 2025 |
| Prescott Valley, AZ | $135,680 | — | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $130,520 | 9,910 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $128,930 | 53,870 | 2025 |
| NY | $127,930 | 52,380 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $124,790 | 6,170 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $121,530 | 90 | 2025 |
| OR | $120,590 | 2,820 | 2025 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $119,170 | 70 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $117,520 | 13,010 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | $117,280 | 2,590 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | $113,010 | 120 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | $112,150 | 50 | 2025 |
| MA | $111,040 | 14,790 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | $110,500 | 90 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $109,780 | 150 | 2025 |
| CT | $109,500 | — | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | $109,320 | 70 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.