Financial analysts | Data USA (2024)

Financial analysts are most often employed by the industry. The average yearly wage for Financial analysts was $124,722 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Financial analysts are , , and . The locations with a relatively high concentration of Financial analysts are , , and .

Employment and salary information for the Financial analysts workforce. Financial analysts workforce in 2021 was 273,293 people, of which 41.4% were women and 58.6% were men. Financial analysts are paid most in but are relatively concentrated in .

The Financial analysts workforce in 2021 was 273,293 people (41.4% women and 58.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 186% between 2014 (95,598) and 2021 (273,293).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Financial analysts.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($213,620), New York ($195,397), and New Jersey ($161,370).

In 2021, Financial analysts earned an average of $124,722, $65,127 more than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Financial analysts in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

In 2021, Financial analysts had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.413, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Financial analysts (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Information on the industries that employ Financial analysts and on wages for those in the field. is the industry that employs the most Financial analysts, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Financial analysts, by average wage, is Agricultural chemical manufacturing ($251,971).

The workforce of Financial analysts in 2021 was 273,293 people, with 41.4% woman, and 58.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (53,014 people), 30 to 34 years (45,497 people), and 35 to 39 years (37,415 people). Among them they concentrated 49.8% of the total workforce.

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In 2021, 8.92% of Financial analysts workers were Hispanic and 91.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (72.5%), Puerto Rican (17.2)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (10.3)%

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In 2021, 69.4% of the Financial analysts workforce were White, of which 37.7% were women and 62.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (14.7%) and Black (7.7%).

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The most common majors achieved by Financial analysts in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (137,783 people), Social Sciences (33,061 people), and Engineering (12,356 people).

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The main educational levels achieved by the Financial analysts workers were Bachelors Degree (148,099 people), Graduate Degree (93,399 people), and Some college (15,661 people).

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This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Financial analysts. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.