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What financial analysts make
Median
$102,740
Starting out
$63,720
Senior analyst
$180,860
The national median is $102,740 a year, and the bottom tenth start near $63,720. The survey groups financial analysts and investment analysts together. It counts salary, and a large slice of pay in this field is an annual bonus, so the real spread at the top is wider than the published figure.