255 metro areas

Financial Quantitative Analyst Salary by City (2026)

Financial quantitative analysts earn the most in New York, NY-NJ, an average of $138,610 a year, against $93,810 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in Texarkana, TX-AR ($148,690 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.

US average (mean): $93,810BLS OEWS, May 2025
Highest-paying city: $138,610New York, NY-NJ
Best after cost of living: $148,690Texarkana, TX-AR
Metro areas: 255With their own estimate

Top cities

Highest-paying cities for financial quantitative analysts

Mean annual wage

Top 10 metro areas

New York, NY-NJ$138,610
Lexington Park, MD$130,120
San Jose, CA$129,150
Texarkana, TX-AR$124,920
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV$121,470
Chambersburg, PA$117,520
Huntsville, AL$114,770
Dayton, OH$111,380
York, PA$104,460
Boston, MA-NH$104,290

Top 10 metro areas by mean wage for financial quantitative analysts
Item	Value
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$138,610
Lexington Park, MD	$130,120
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$129,150
Texarkana, TX-AR	$124,920
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$121,470
Chambersburg, PA	$117,520
Huntsville, AL	$114,770
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$111,380
York-Hanover, PA	$104,460
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$104,290

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

At national-average prices

Mean wage ÷ BEA price level

Texarkana, TX-AR$124,920 nominal$148,690
Lexington Park, MD$130,120 nominal$129,140
Chambersburg, PA$117,520 nominal$124,170
Huntsville, AL$114,770 nominal$123,310
New York, NY-NJ$138,610 nominal$123,140
Dayton, OH$111,380 nominal$120,160
San Jose, CA$129,150 nominal$116,960
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV$121,470 nominal$111,560
York, PA$104,460 nominal$108,810
Parkersburg, WV$94,160 nominal$108,150

Top 10 metro areas by price-adjusted mean wage for financial quantitative analysts
Item	Value
Texarkana, TX-AR	$148,690
Lexington Park, MD	$129,140
Chambersburg, PA	$124,170
Huntsville, AL	$123,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$123,140
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$120,160
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$116,960
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$111,560
York-Hanover, PA	$108,810
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$108,150

Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024

Every city

Financial Quantitative Analyst salary in every metro area

Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.

Financial Quantitative Analyst pay in every metro area with a BLS estimate
#	Metro area	Mean	Entry (Level I)	Experienced (Level IV)	At US prices
1	New York, NY-NJ	$138,610	$68,410	$173,200	$123,140
2	Lexington Park, MD	$130,120	$91,520	$149,140	$129,140
3	San Jose, CA	$129,150	$66,520	$159,990	$116,960
4	Texarkana, TX-AR	$124,920	$46,380	$163,590	$148,690
5	Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	$121,470	$72,990	$145,350	$111,560
6	Chambersburg, PA	$117,520	$88,280	$131,910	$124,170
7	Huntsville, AL	$114,770	$65,810	$138,900	$123,310
8	Dayton, OH	$111,380	$80,620	$126,530	$120,160
9	York, PA	$104,460	$69,950	$121,450	$108,810
10	Boston, MA-NH	$104,290	$69,510	$121,430	$96,330
11	Boulder, CO	$103,630	$64,580	$122,870	$98,510
12	Los Angeles, CA	$101,730	$57,870	$123,340	$89,580
13	San Francisco, CA	$101,710	$63,110	$120,720	$87,970
14	Portland, ME	$98,920	$76,540	$109,930	$97,120
15	Oxnard, CA	$98,860	$55,830	$120,040	$89,440
16	Waterbury, CT	$98,740	$58,340	$118,640	$98,960
17	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$98,110	$63,880	$114,980	$95,670
18	Norwich, CT	$98,010	$58,200	$117,600	$97,580
19	Colorado Springs, CO	$97,880	$62,320	$115,400	$97,190
20	Charleston, SC	$97,800	$62,960	$114,960	$96,870
21	Wilmington, NC	$97,660	$49,820	$121,220	$101,280
22	Crestview, FL	$97,470	$61,960	$114,960	$100,450
23	Denver, CO	$97,260	$63,230	$114,000	$91,940
24	Charlotte, NC-SC	$97,200	$61,380	$114,840	$99,850
25	Portland, OR-WA	$97,030	$59,300	$115,630	$92,040
26	Bremerton, WA	$96,910	$65,230	$112,510	$91,760
27	Bakersfield, CA	$95,950	$52,500	$117,350	$95,110
28	Warner Robins, GA	$95,930	$69,430	$108,970	$102,280
29	Indianapolis, IN	$95,830	$66,330	$110,340	$100,140
30	Salem, OR	$95,510	$65,870	$110,090	$92,150
31	San Diego, CA	$95,490	$58,410	$113,760	$85,350
32	Minneapolis, MN-WI	$95,450	$64,710	$110,570	$91,060
33	San Luis Obispo, CA	$94,890	$53,520	$115,250	$87,380
34	Trenton, NJ	$94,470	$66,390	$108,310	$91,560
35	Parkersburg, WV	$94,160	$69,080	$106,520	$108,150
36	Montgomery, AL	$93,950	$69,220	$106,140	$104,760
37	Seattle, WA	$93,910	$59,220	$110,990	$84,500
38	Fort Collins, CO	$93,850	$57,200	$111,920	$92,800
39	Chicago, IL-IN	$93,660	$57,740	$111,340	$90,410
40	Phoenix, AZ	$93,200	$63,730	$107,700	$90,210
41	Fayetteville, NC	$93,060	$64,580	$107,100	$101,180
42	Ogden, UT	$93,040	$62,110	$108,280	$92,720
43	Santa Maria, CA	$92,890	$44,430	$116,770	$85,380
44	Stockton, CA	$92,620	$50,730	$113,260	$88,130
45	Durham, NC	$92,480	$64,960	$106,040	$94,780
46	Helena, MT	$92,310	$63,090	$106,700	$96,480
47	Vineland, NJ	$92,190	$65,460	$105,350	$96,060
48	Winchester, VA-WV	$92,040	$60,470	$107,600	$95,430
49	Albuquerque, NM	$91,890	$62,960	$106,160	$96,170
50	Burlington, VT	$91,730	$63,320	$105,710	$90,870
51	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$90,980	$47,030	$112,610	$99,470
52	Columbus, OH	$90,980	$62,940	$104,810	$95,300
53	Baltimore, MD	$90,960	$48,550	$111,840	$87,050
54	Harrisburg, PA	$90,630	$62,610	$104,420	$91,870
55	Reno, NV	$90,440	$50,810	$109,950	$89,530
56	Kennewick, WA	$90,420	$62,710	$104,060	$90,350
57	St. Louis, MO-IL	$90,000	$54,850	$107,330	$94,650
58	Morgantown, WV	$89,590	$53,500	$107,370	$96,000
59	Manchester, NH	$89,440	$59,050	$104,420	$84,650
60	Albany, NY	$89,190	$58,300	$104,420	$89,580
61	Jacksonville, NC	$89,000	$67,750	$99,470	$96,650
62	Bloomington, IL	$88,920	$42,310	$111,860	$95,060
63	Virginia Beach, VA-NC	$88,900	$59,110	$103,560	$90,770
64	Canton, OH	$88,770	$48,150	$108,800	$99,290
65	Bismarck, ND	$88,750	$67,140	$99,380	$97,500
66	Greeley, CO	$88,520	$53,870	$105,600	$88,360
67	Oklahoma City, OK	$88,380	$52,940	$105,830	$97,760
68	Palm Bay, FL	$88,360	$53,390	$105,600	$88,360
69	Boise City, ID	$88,150	$57,600	$103,190	$89,590
70	Gulfport, MS	$88,070	$60,780	$101,500	$97,850
71	Toledo, OH	$87,480	$50,880	$105,520	$95,650
72	Atlantic City, NJ	$87,360	$55,720	$102,960	$88,370
73	Detroit, MI	$87,320	$48,860	$106,270	$87,060
74	Davenport, IA-IL	$87,030	$54,870	$102,880	$97,700
75	Cleveland, OH	$87,010	$56,600	$102,000	$92,640
76	Raleigh, NC	$87,010	$54,230	$103,170	$88,640
77	Atlanta, GA	$86,960	$47,130	$106,580	$86,910
78	Elizabethtown, KY	$86,800	$61,300	$99,360	$95,840
79	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$86,720	$52,640	$103,500	$90,930
80	Richmond, VA	$86,570	$57,600	$100,860	$88,460
81	Salt Lake City, UT	$86,490	$53,520	$102,730	$85,750
82	Myrtle Beach, SC	$86,320	$59,680	$99,420	$92,180
83	Des Moines, IA	$86,030	$57,010	$100,320	$93,820
84	Panama City, FL	$85,970	$51,290	$103,040	$88,360
85	Anchorage, AK	$85,760	$61,340	$97,780	$81,350
86	Worcester, MA	$85,510	$54,640	$100,710	$83,410
87	Lancaster, PA	$85,490	$55,740	$100,130	$87,010
88	New Haven, CT	$85,430	$56,970	$99,420	$81,710
89	Houston, TX	$85,340	$49,800	$102,840	$86,530
90	Urban Honolulu, HI	$85,130	$56,220	$99,380	$76,720
91	Allentown, PA-NJ	$84,970	$56,280	$99,090	$85,000
92	Lansing, MI	$84,720	$58,820	$97,490	$89,190
93	Naples, FL	$84,430	$56,430	$98,220	$81,810
94	Providence, RI-MA	$84,390	$55,490	$98,630	$82,920
95	Battle Creek, MI	$84,340	$50,090	$101,210	$93,150
96	Tucson, AZ	$84,200	$59,110	$96,550	$86,900
97	Fresno, CA	$84,160	$53,770	$99,130	$82,380
98	Asheville, NC	$84,070	$61,460	$95,200	$87,110
99	Utica, NY	$84,010	$62,960	$94,370	$90,650
100	Scranton, PA	$83,950	$55,430	$98,010	$89,730
101	Provo, UT	$83,840	$48,420	$101,280	$85,350
102	Amherst Town, MA	$83,660	$59,630	$95,470	$83,460
103	Pueblo, CO	$83,470	$54,870	$97,550	$90,960
104	Buffalo, NY	$83,300	$52,170	$98,630	$86,910
105	Beckley, WV	$83,160	$61,730	$93,700	$94,110
106	Salinas, CA	$83,160	$50,040	$99,470	$76,260
107	Lexington, KY	$82,800	$52,190	$97,880	$89,140
108	Rochester, NY	$82,490	$55,290	$95,890	$85,010
109	Greensboro, NC	$82,370	$53,160	$96,760	$88,700
110	Barnstable Town, MA	$82,310	$55,160	$95,680	$83,690
111	Akron, OH	$82,010	$48,460	$98,530	$87,830
112	Hagerstown, MD-WV	$81,990	$47,860	$98,820	$87,070
113	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$81,850	$50,110	$97,490	$87,940
114	Dubuque, IA	$81,760	$58,010	$93,480	$93,620
115	Winston, NC	$81,600	$55,040	$94,680	$88,650
116	Cedar Rapids, IA	$81,540	$55,370	$94,410	$91,660
117	Sebastian, FL	$81,370	$47,070	$98,260	$82,770
118	Grand Junction, CO	$81,160	$54,680	$94,200	$85,010
119	Madison, WI	$81,140	$56,930	$93,080	$83,400
120	Columbia, MO	$81,020	$42,520	$99,960	$90,590
121	Olympia, WA	$80,910	$48,630	$96,800	$78,050
122	Reading, PA	$80,870	$56,280	$92,980	$83,320
123	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$80,720	$48,360	$96,660	$87,570
124	Pensacola, FL	$80,720	$51,750	$94,970	$82,610
125	Nashville, TN	$80,600	$47,780	$96,780	$83,660
126	Greenville, NC	$80,580	$50,000	$95,640	$91,150
127	North Port, FL	$80,560	$47,070	$97,030	$78,660
128	Billings, MT	$80,520	$52,790	$94,180	$86,090
129	Sacramento, CA	$80,520	$47,360	$96,840	$75,490
130	Grand Rapids, MI	$79,890	$48,240	$95,490	$83,610
131	Tulsa, OK	$79,810	$50,710	$94,140	$89,460
132	Springfield, MA	$79,600	$51,960	$93,230	$82,860
133	Dallas, TX	$79,290	$48,050	$94,680	$76,910
134	Albany, GA	$79,000	$54,020	$91,310	$90,110
135	Napa, CA	$78,810	$59,590	$88,300	$70,020
136	Ann Arbor, MI	$78,790	$56,330	$89,840	$78,100
137	Dover, DE	$78,500	$52,330	$91,400	$80,510
138	Medford, OR	$78,500	$47,070	$94,000	$77,390
139	Hilton Head Island, SC	$78,440	$42,410	$96,180	$80,030
140	Hickory, NC	$78,290	$54,790	$89,860	$88,480
141	Midland, TX	$78,120	$42,490	$95,680	$81,560
142	Waterloo, IA	$78,080	$54,310	$89,810	$89,690
143	Austin, TX	$78,020	$54,600	$89,560	$79,560
144	Kansas City, MO-KS	$78,020	$49,360	$92,140	$84,310
145	Riverside, CA	$77,900	$44,970	$94,120	$73,190
146	Birmingham, AL	$77,880	$40,790	$96,160	$84,980
147	Spokane, WA	$77,710	$52,310	$90,230	$77,440
148	Jackson, MS	$77,580	$52,000	$90,210	$87,120
149	Peoria, IL	$77,480	$52,670	$89,710	$84,930
150	Springfield, IL	$77,360	$46,570	$92,520	$83,410
151	Merced, CA	$77,190	$45,490	$92,810	$78,540
152	Tampa, FL	$77,150	$48,900	$91,060	$76,470
153	Spartanburg, SC	$77,060	$43,950	$93,370	$84,630
154	San Antonio, TX	$77,000	$47,150	$91,710	$81,300
155	Charlottesville, VA	$76,920	$61,380	$84,570	$77,580
156	Clarksville, TN-KY	$76,400	$45,680	$91,540	$84,000
157	Kiryas Joel, NY	$76,270	$51,900	$88,280	$69,700
158	Huntington, WV-KY-OH	$76,250	$46,010	$91,170	$86,230
159	Vallejo, CA	$76,250	$45,860	$91,230	$70,290
160	Killeen, TX	$76,210	$52,870	$87,690	$83,630
161	Omaha, NE-IA	$75,860	$51,330	$87,920	$82,540
162	Santa Rosa, CA	$75,670	$44,260	$91,150	$70,210
163	Pittsburgh, PA	$75,090	$54,850	$85,030	$79,320
164	Knoxville, TN	$75,070	$43,910	$90,400	$81,100
165	Columbus, GA-AL	$74,480	$46,510	$88,250	$83,410
166	Las Vegas, NV	$74,320	$49,340	$86,610	$74,160
167	Miami, FL	$73,990	$44,570	$88,460	$64,820
168	Jacksonville, FL	$73,860	$49,880	$85,650	$74,240
169	Green Bay, WI	$73,720	$54,500	$83,180	$79,200
170	Little Rock, AR	$73,530	$47,070	$86,550	$82,280
171	Augusta, GA-SC	$73,170	$38,520	$90,230	$79,620
172	Greenville, SC	$73,030	$40,100	$89,250	$78,310
173	New Orleans, LA	$72,900	$46,900	$85,720	$78,730
174	Kalamazoo, MI	$72,760	$43,330	$87,260	$76,720
175	Eugene, OR	$72,630	$53,830	$81,890	$71,510
176	Syracuse, NY	$72,240	$51,460	$82,450	$75,450
177	Deltona, FL	$72,010	$51,440	$82,160	$72,470
178	Flint, MI	$71,910	$47,070	$84,120	$77,290
179	Modesto, CA	$71,820	$44,410	$85,340	$68,990
180	Lubbock, TX	$71,570	$38,270	$87,980	$78,380
181	Fort Wayne, IN	$71,470	$45,840	$84,090	$77,200
182	Fargo, ND-MN	$71,340	$49,460	$82,120	$78,510
183	Columbia, SC	$71,260	$45,160	$84,120	$76,080
184	Corpus Christi, TX	$71,240	$47,070	$83,140	$76,870
185	Waco, TX	$71,220	$47,570	$82,890	$76,950
186	Bangor, ME	$71,090	$53,460	$79,790	$73,660
187	Rockford, IL	$71,070	$48,260	$82,310	$77,120
188	Amarillo, TX	$71,030	$47,550	$82,620	$77,360
189	Charleston, WV	$70,530	$47,220	$82,040	$79,500
190	Orlando, FL	$70,530	$47,300	$81,990	$69,540
191	Lincoln, NE	$70,200	$48,070	$81,100	$76,650
192	El Paso, TX	$69,740	$42,830	$82,990	$77,560
193	Manhattan, KS	$69,490	$43,180	$82,450	$77,070
194	Johnson City, TN	$69,310	$45,180	$81,180	$78,830
195	Macon, GA	$68,810	$46,970	$79,560	$77,730
196	La Crosse, WI-MN	$68,700	$49,730	$78,060	$74,860
197	Champaign, IL	$68,330	$40,330	$82,140	$73,710
198	Youngstown, OH	$68,330	$36,090	$84,200	$78,190
199	Alexandria, LA	$68,000	$41,620	$80,970	$79,360
200	Roanoke, VA	$68,000	$42,810	$80,390	$72,640
201	Florence, SC	$67,830	$41,500	$80,810	$78,170
202	Bellingham, WA	$67,680	$53,020	$74,900	$65,500
203	Joplin, MO-KS	$67,640	$43,310	$79,640	$78,910
204	St. George, UT	$67,640	$39,000	$81,740	$69,500
205	Cape Coral, FL	$67,580	$46,110	$78,170	$66,030
206	Visalia, CA	$67,500	$41,500	$80,310	$67,620
207	Wichita Falls, TX	$67,390	$44,160	$78,830	$75,290
208	Springfield, MO	$66,980	$40,910	$79,810	$75,610
209	Lakeland, FL	$66,830	$46,030	$77,060	$68,800
210	Gainesville, GA	$66,390	$32,700	$82,990	$68,610
211	Odessa, TX	$66,370	$34,940	$81,870	$70,680
212	Saginaw, MI	$66,210	$49,690	$74,340	$72,850
213	Santa Cruz, CA	$65,790	$38,460	$79,270	$59,870
214	Salisbury, MD	$65,580	$47,530	$74,480	$68,590
215	Brownsville, TX	$65,420	$36,230	$79,790	$76,090
216	Slidell, LA	$65,350	$38,750	$78,440	$70,480
217	Tyler, TX	$65,330	$42,390	$76,630	$70,890
218	Ocala, FL	$65,150	$44,320	$75,420	$68,410
219	Abilene, TX	$65,080	$45,450	$74,760	$72,020
220	Baton Rouge, LA	$65,020	$39,980	$77,360	$71,620
221	Gainesville, FL	$64,940	$46,280	$74,130	$67,130
222	Shreveport, LA	$64,940	$44,080	$75,210	$76,610
223	Appleton, WI	$64,850	$43,560	$75,340	$70,170
224	Milwaukee, WI	$64,710	$36,250	$78,730	$66,750
225	Eau Claire, WI	$64,690	$50,610	$71,640	$69,710
226	Beaumont, TX	$64,540	$41,810	$75,750	$71,670
227	Laredo, TX	$63,540	$39,480	$75,380	$73,070
228	Binghamton, NY	$63,400	$51,500	$69,240	$68,270
229	Chico, CA	$63,110	$46,590	$71,240	$62,360
230	Redding, CA	$62,980	$47,220	$70,760	$62,550
231	Harrisonburg, VA	$62,320	$35,300	$75,630	$65,670
232	Jefferson City, MO	$62,320	$45,030	$70,820	$70,840
233	Topeka, KS	$62,250	$44,260	$71,090	$70,090
234	Fort Smith, AR-OK	$62,110	$37,170	$74,380	$72,320
235	Brunswick, GA	$60,840	$38,000	$72,090	$69,370
236	Wausau, WI	$60,820	$46,760	$67,750	$65,640
237	Santa Fe, NM	$60,070	$46,570	$66,730	$60,820
238	McAllen, TX	$60,050	$37,460	$71,180	$69,910
239	Savannah, GA	$59,800	$33,550	$72,740	$62,810
240	Fayetteville, AR	$59,680	$41,580	$68,600	$65,330
241	College Station, TX	$59,110	$35,920	$70,530	$64,990
242	Mobile, AL	$58,680	$33,860	$70,910	$66,610
243	Tallahassee, FL	$58,660	$41,970	$66,850	$62,460
244	Lake Charles, LA	$58,120	$38,330	$67,870	$67,700
245	Wichita, KS	$57,990	$39,750	$66,960	$65,200
246	Longview, TX	$57,760	$39,120	$66,930	$64,550
247	Houma, LA	$57,620	$43,910	$64,360	$67,710
248	Monroe, LA	$57,220	$39,100	$66,140	$68,450
249	Lafayette, LA	$56,580	$33,840	$67,790	$64,880
250	Hammond, LA	$56,280	$40,390	$64,130	$66,640
251	Kingsport, TN-VA	$54,680	$39,400	$62,210	$63,250
252	Lawrence, KS	$53,930	$43,260	$59,180	$59,760
253	Athens, GA	$50,920	$30,870	$60,800	$54,550
254	San Juan, PR	$49,820	$27,960	$60,570	N/A
255	Ponce, PR	$46,130	$27,410	$55,350	N/A

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About these numbers

Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.

Questions

Financial Quantitative Analyst salary by city: FAQ

Which city pays financial quantitative analysts the most?

New York, NY-NJ, where the average (mean) wage is $138,610 a year, followed by Lexington Park, MD ($130,120), San Jose, CA ($129,150), Texarkana, TX-AR ($124,920). The national mean is $93,810 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do financial quantitative analysts earn the most after cost of living?

Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in Texarkana, TX-AR ($148,690 at national prices, $124,920 nominal), Lexington Park, MD ($129,140 at national prices, $130,120 nominal), Chambersburg, PA ($124,170 at national prices, $117,520 nominal).

How much do financial quantitative analysts make in the biggest cities?

New York, NY-NJ: $138,610; Los Angeles, CA: $101,730; Chicago, IL-IN: $93,660; Dallas, TX: $79,290; Houston, TX: $85,340 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).

Where do financial quantitative analysts earn the least?

Of the 255 metro areas with their own estimate, Ponce, PR has the lowest mean wage, $46,130.