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Chartered Finance Analyst salary

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Average chartered finance analyst salary

$73,157

$35.17 hourly rate

Entry-level chartered finance analyst salary
$44,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a chartered finance analyst make?

The average chartered finance analyst salary in the United States is $73,157. Chartered finance analyst salaries typically range between $44,000 and $119,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for chartered finance analysts is $35.17 per hour.

Chartered finance analyst salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Chartered finance analysts earn the highest average salary in California.

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Where can a Chartered Finance Analyst earn more?

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Virginia$83,856
Charlottesville, VA$83,856
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CFA Institute$122,576
CFA Institute$122,576

Average chartered finance analyst salary by state

The average chartered finance analyst salary in California, New Jersey, and Connecticut are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average chartered finance analyst salary states are Colorado, South Dakota, and North Dakota.

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Highest paying states for chartered finance analysts

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Virginia$85,018$40.87
2Connecticut$85,409$41.06
3California$92,513$44.48
4Delaware$81,308$39.09
5New Jersey$91,909$44.19
6Massachusetts$82,055$39.45
7District of Columbia$81,789$39.32
8Rhode Island$79,513$38.23
9New Hampshire$82,622$39.72
10North Carolina$78,821$37.89
11Maryland$79,820$38.38
12Oregon$78,706$37.84
13New York$74,312$35.73
14Michigan$71,323$34.29
15West Virginia$72,200$34.71
16Vermont$70,956$34.11
17Nevada$71,229$34.24
18Pennsylvania$69,711$33.51
19Indiana$69,807$33.56
20Utah$63,998$30.77
21Arizona$65,533$31.51
22Alabama$65,169$31.33
23South Carolina$70,887$34.08
24New Mexico$70,823$34.05
25Illinois$66,422$31.93
26Missouri$66,270$31.86
27Texas$63,294$30.43
28Ohio$65,075$31.29
29Tennessee$63,189$30.38
30Maine$65,551$31.51
31Wisconsin$60,066$28.88
32Iowa$63,519$30.54
33Minnesota$62,249$29.93
34Georgia$62,359$29.98
35Wyoming$57,960$27.87
36Nebraska$61,730$29.68
37Florida$59,884$28.79
38Hawaii$50,872$24.46
39Washington$56,148$26.99
40Kentucky$61,601$29.62
41Colorado$54,241$26.08
42North Dakota$52,351$25.17
43Mississippi$58,883$28.31
44Louisiana$59,835$28.77
45Idaho$55,432$26.65
46Arkansas$57,993$27.88
47Alaska$48,044$23.10
48Oklahoma$58,126$27.95
49South Dakota$52,925$25.44
50Kansas$56,025$26.94
51Montana$49,583$23.84

Highest paying cities for chartered finance analysts

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Charlottesville, VA$83,856$40.32

Chartered Finance Analyst salary details

A chartered finance analyst's salary ranges from $44,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $119,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Chartered Finance Analyst Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a chartered finance analyst's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$119,000$9,917$57
75th Percentile$94,000$7,833$45
Average$73,157$6,096$35
25th Percentile$56,000$4,667$27
10th Percentile$44,000$3,667$21

Highest paying chartered finance analyst jobs

The highest paying types of chartered finance analysts are equity analyst, senior finance analyst, and risk analyst.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Investment Banking Internship$43,637$3,636$20.9862,819
Analyst Internship$38,569$3,214$18.54103,723
Investment Banking Analyst$60,598$5,050$29.1352,791
Analyst$73,007$6,084$35.10253,138
Equity Analyst$103,715$8,643$49.8651,437
Risk Analyst$81,484$6,790$39.1771,284

How would you rate the starting salaries for Chartered Finance Analysts, as well as the prospects for salary advancement?

Dr. William Wood Ph.D.

Academic Unit Head, Economics; Director, Center for Economic Education, James Madison University

Starting salaries in economics are good -- better than for most college degrees -- and they get better as economics majors advance in their careers. Economics prepares people for leadership, and people with good leadership skills are often drawn to economics. Both effects operate to give us this observation that economics majors do well in their careers.

Top companies hiring chartered finance analysts now:

  1. BNY Mellon Jobs (1)
  2. CFA Institute Jobs (68)
  3. Bloomberg Jobs (1)
  4. New York University Jobs (2)
  5. California State University Jobs (1)

Which companies pay chartered finance analysts the most?

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1CFA Institute$122,576$58.93

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$71,000$69,600$68,200$66,800$65,400$64,000
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Chartered Finance Analyst salary trends

The average chartered finance analyst salary has risen by $11,235 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average chartered finance analyst earned $61,922 annually, but today, they earn $73,157 a year. That works out to a 9% change in pay for chartered finance analysts over the last decade.

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Average chartered finance analyst salary over time

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    Chartered Finance Analyst salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$73,200$35.17+2.6%
    2024$71,300$34.27+1.6%
    2023$70,100$33.71+1.6%
    2022$69,000$33.17+3.0%
    2021$66,900$32.17+1.8%

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