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Financial Quantitative Analysts Salary in WV

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Financial Quantitative Analysts in WV have a median annual salary of $86,200, with 920 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $51,630 at the 10th percentile to $119,430 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$86,200

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$41.44

Employment

920

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$51,630
10th
$67,200
25th
$86,200
Median
$103,380
75th
$119,430
90th

Local compared with national

WV

$86,200

Median annual · 2025

United States

$81,100

Median annual · 2025

The WV median is 6.3% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $5,100).

Top skills

  1. 1.MathematicsImportance 4.4
  2. 2.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.1
  3. 3.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  4. 4.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.9
  5. 5.Active ListeningImportance 3.8
  6. 6.SpeakingImportance 3.8
  7. 7.Active LearningImportance 3.8
  8. 8.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.8
  9. 9.WritingImportance 3.5
  10. 10.Systems AnalysisImportance 3.3
  11. 11.Systems EvaluationImportance 3.3
  12. 12.PersuasionImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Master's Degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
5

Technology used

  • Oracle Java
  • Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
  • Perl
  • Python
  • R
  • SAS
  • StataCorp Stata
  • Structured query language SQL
  • Tableau
  • The MathWorks MATLAB
  • Amazon Web Services AWS software
  • Apache Hive
  • Bloomberg Professional
  • C#
  • C++

Common tasks

  • Apply mathematical or statistical techniques to address practical issues in finance, such as derivative valuation, securities trading, risk management, or financial market regulation.
  • Research or develop analytical tools to address issues such as portfolio construction or optimization, performance measurement, attribution, profit and loss measurement, or pricing models.
  • Interpret results of financial analysis procedures.
  • Develop core analytical capabilities or model libraries, using advanced statistical, quantitative, or econometric techniques.
  • Define or recommend model specifications or data collection methods.
  • Produce written summary reports of financial research results.
  • Maintain or modify all financial analytic models in use.
  • Provide application or analytical support to researchers or traders on issues such as valuations or data.
  • Devise or apply independent models or tools to help verify results of analytical systems.
  • Collaborate in the development or testing of new analytical software to ensure compliance with user requirements, specifications, or scope.

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