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Financial and Investment Analysts salary in Ames, IA

The median financial and investment analysts in Ames, IA earns $90,650 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,763 a month.

10th percentile
$51,750
25th percentile
$71,200
Median percentile
$90,650
75th percentile
$112,470
90th percentile
$133,360

Based on 40 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$69,158 take-home a year
Gross pay$90,650
Federal income tax−$11,113
Social Security + Medicare−$6,935
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$3,445
Monthly take-home$5,763
Every two weeks$2,660

Does it go far here?

$102,049Median pay in Ames, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
17%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,000 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ames, IA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$97,700
Accountants and Auditors$79,320
Registered Nurses$77,160
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,510
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$54,770
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,510
Construction Laborers$49,810
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,740

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