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The map below shows some metro areas where the profession is more popular, compared to the size of the population, than in the rest of the country. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the US.
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Listed below are US metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Financial Analysts relative to the population of the city, as of 2006.
A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.Clicking on each city's name takes you to a detailed career profile for that city, providing the number of jobs, salaries, amount of training required, and more, for hundreds of job types.
| Metro Area | Jobs | Salary (2006) | Relative Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
ALABAMA | |||
| Birmingham | 550 | $61,550 | 0.7 |
| Montgomery | 170 | $55,610 | 0.7 |
ALASKA | |||
| Anchorage | 90 | $78,170 | 0.4 |
ARIZONA | |||
| Phoenix | 2,610 | $58,490 | 0.9 |
| Tucson | 490 | $59,700 | 0.8 |
ARKANSAS | |||
| Little Rock | 430 | $62,360 | 0.8 |
| Fort Smith | 50 | $54,390 | 0.3 |
CALIFORNIA | |||
| San Francisco | 3,250 | $110,500 | 2 |
| San Jose | 2,870 | $82,020 | 1.9 |
| Santa Ana | 2,550 | $82,330 | 1 |
| Sacramento | 1,370 | $72,180 | 0.9 |
| Oakland | 1,530 | $85,320 | 0.9 |
| Los Angeles | 4,880 | $87,840 | 0.7 |
| San Diego | 1,420 | $74,640 | 0.7 |
| Oxnard | 290 | $68,680 | 0.6 |
| Santa Rosa | 180 | $99,690 | 0.6 |
| Napa | 40 | $106,370 | 0.4 |
| Fresno | 190 | $95,850 | 0.4 |
| Santa Barbara | 90 | $76,870 | 0.3 |
| Bakersfield | 130 | $76,280 | 0.3 |
| Modesto | 70 | $62,400 | 0.3 |
| Santa Cruz | 30 | $84,980 | 0.2 |
| Salinas | 50 | $87,780 | 0.2 |
| Vallejo | 40 | $64,030 | 0.2 |
| Riverside | 340 | $65,700 | 0.2 |
COLORADO | |||
| Denver | 3,540 | $78,560 | 1.8 |
| Boulder | 290 | $84,370 | 1.3 |
| Colorado Springs | 190 | $51,100 | 0.5 |
| Fort Collins | 80 | $70,710 | 0.4 |
| Greeley | 30 | $83,220 | 0.3 |
CONNECTICUT | |||
| Bridgeport | 3,200 | $112,380 | 4.5 |
| Hartford | 2,020 | $66,990 | 2.2 |
| New Haven | 400 | $76,220 | 0.9 |
| Waterbury | 70 | $78,400 | 0.7 |
DELAWARE | |||
| Wilmington | 1,470 | $75,140 | 2.8 |
| Dover | 60 | $69,210 | 0.7 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | |||
| Washington | 6,430 | $82,400 | 1.7 |
FLORIDA | |||
| West Palm Beach | 930 | $66,510 | 1 |
| Fort Lauderdale | 1,170 | $67,480 | 1 |
| Tallahassee | 170 | $45,420 | 0.7 |
| Jacksonville | 650 | $69,470 | 0.7 |
| Tampa | 1,090 | $57,960 | 0.5 |
| Miami | 700 | $70,590 | 0.4 |
| Orlando | 660 | $62,990 | 0.4 |
| Palm Bay | 120 | $64,910 | 0.4 |
| Fort Walton Beach | 30 | $70,230 | 0.3 |
| Naples | 40 | $70,200 | 0.2 |
| Cape Coral | 70 | $52,240 | 0.2 |
| Pensacola | 40 | $62,540 | 0.2 |
| Sarasota | 70 | $57,170 | 0.2 |
GEORGIA | |||
| Atlanta | 5,300 | $74,810 | 1.4 |
| Warner Robins | 60 | $75,850 | 0.9 |
| Savannah | 130 | $66,480 | 0.6 |
| Macon | 30 | $101,800 | 0.2 |
HAWAII | |||
| Honolulu | 250 | $63,950 | 0.4 |
IDAHO | |||
| Boise | 290 | $56,500 | 0.7 |
ILLINOIS | |||
| Bloomington | 270 | $63,620 | 2.7 |
| Chicago | 9,880 | $82,290 | 1.6 |
| Waukegan | 770 | $74,780 | 1.3 |
| Rockford | 110 | $49,640 | 0.5 |
| Peoria | 120 | $75,350 | 0.5 |
| Springfield | 70 | $56,090 | 0.4 |
| Champaign | 50 | $63,050 | 0.4 |
INDIANA | |||
| Indianapolis | 990 | $63,290 | 0.7 |
| Muncie | 40 | $53,490 | 0.6 |
| Columbus | 30 | $108,050 | 0.6 |
| Fort Wayne | 140 | $63,010 | 0.4 |
| Evansville | 110 | $57,660 | 0.4 |
| Lafayette | 40 | $61,110 | 0.4 |
| Gary | 50 | $65,070 | 0.1 |
IOWA | |||
| Des Moines | 1,030 | $65,620 | 2.1 |
| Sioux City | 40 | $61,740 | 0.4 |
| Davenport | 60 | $77,710 | 0.2 |
KANSAS | |||
| Wichita | 680 | $63,110 | 1.6 |
| Topeka | 120 | $60,460 | 0.7 |
KENTUCKY | |||
| Louisville | 750 | $51,460 | 0.8 |
| Lexington | 80 | $53,740 | 0.2 |
LOUISIANA | |||
| Lake Charles | 70 | $63,700 | 0.6 |
| Baton Rouge | 220 | $50,270 | 0.4 |
| Lafayette | 70 | $75,600 | 0.3 |
| New Orleans | 210 | $59,180 | 0.3 |
MAINE | |||
| Portland | 160 | $68,240 | 0.5 |
| Bangor | 40 | $65,310 | 0.4 |
MARYLAND | |||
| Bethesda | 1,320 | $73,450 | 1.4 |
| Baltimore | 1,890 | $74,590 | 0.9 |
MASSACHUSETTS | |||
| Boston | 8,100 | $86,570 | 2.9 |
| Framingham | 530 | $76,170 | 2.3 |
| Taunton | 90 | $62,500 | 1.7 |
| Lowell | 210 | $76,760 | 1.1 |
| Springfield | 420 | $83,190 | 0.9 |
| Worcester | 320 | $66,020 | 0.8 |
| Brockton | 90 | $71,610 | 0.7 |
| Lynn | 80 | $66,560 | 0.6 |
| New Bedford | 40 | $64,650 | 0.4 |
| Barnstable | 60 | $73,340 | 0.4 |
| Lawrence | 30 | $57,420 | 0.4 |
MICHIGAN | |||
| Warren | 1,520 | $67,030 | 0.8 |
| Holland | 120 | $66,700 | 0.8 |
| Saginaw | 80 | $105,600 | 0.7 |
| Kalamazoo | 130 | $60,160 | 0.6 |
| Ann Arbor | 150 | $66,200 | 0.6 |
| Grand Rapids | 270 | $57,830 | 0.4 |
| Jackson | 30 | $75,930 | 0.4 |
| Flint | 50 | $60,200 | 0.2 |
MINNESOTA | |||
| Minneapolis | 4,210 | $70,540 | 1.4 |
| Rochester | 140 | $71,020 | 1.3 |
| Duluth | 60 | $58,820 | 0.3 |
| St. Cloud | 40 | $53,060 | 0.3 |
MISSISSIPPI | |||
| Jackson | 100 | $81,190 | 0.2 |
MISSOURI | |||
| Kansas City | 1,990 | $66,510 | 1.2 |
| St. Louis | 1,910 | $64,870 | 0.9 |
| Columbia | 70 | $76,500 | 0.7 |
| Jefferson City | 60 | $56,440 | 0.6 |
| Springfield | 80 | $51,200 | 0.3 |
NEBRASKA | |||
| Omaha | 680 | $59,620 | 0.9 |
| Lincoln | 110 | $54,850 | 0.5 |
NEVADA | |||
| Reno | 130 | $81,770 | 0.4 |
| Las Vegas | 240 | $79,620 | 0.2 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE | |||
| Nashua | 330 | $65,270 | 1.6 |
| Manchester | 90 | $65,520 | 0.6 |
NEW JERSEY | |||
| Trenton | 640 | $99,550 | 1.8 |
| Newark | 2,230 | $80,880 | 1.3 |
| Edison | 1,910 | $88,140 | 1.1 |
| Camden | 900 | $78,480 | 1 |
| Atlantic City | 30 | $68,100 | 0.1 |
NEW MEXICO | |||
| Santa Fe | 50 | $53,410 | 0.6 |
| Albuquerque | 90 | $57,000 | 0.1 |
NEW YORK | |||
| New York | 26,530 | $96,960 | 3.2 |
| Binghamton | 390 | $64,640 | 2.4 |
| Rochester | 1,510 | $65,710 | 1.9 |
| Buffalo | 930 | $58,320 | 1.1 |
| Albany | 680 | $63,100 | 1 |
| Nassau | 1,610 | $72,870 | 0.8 |
| Syracuse | 360 | $66,530 | 0.7 |
| Utica | 80 | 0.4 | |
NORTH CAROLINA | |||
| Charlotte | 3,670 | $68,890 | 2.8 |
| Durham | 810 | $67,780 | 2.1 |
| Winston-Salem | 370 | $59,740 | 1.1 |
| Raleigh | 760 | $64,490 | 1 |
| Greensboro | 290 | $66,440 | 0.5 |
| Greenville | 40 | $73,380 | 0.4 |
| Asheville | 40 | $53,990 | 0.2 |
NORTH DAKOTA | |||
| Fargo | 150 | $82,220 | 0.9 |
| Bismarck | 50 | $60,850 | 0.6 |
OHIO | |||
| Cleveland | 2,000 | $63,680 | 1.1 |
| Cincinnati | 1,750 | $76,880 | 1 |
| Akron | 480 | $50,300 | 0.9 |
| Columbus | 1,100 | $64,370 | 0.7 |
| Dayton | 370 | $64,510 | 0.6 |
| Toledo | 250 | $69,890 | 0.5 |
| Youngstown | 90 | $50,100 | 0.2 |
OKLAHOMA | |||
| Tulsa | 360 | $72,400 | 0.5 |
| Oklahoma City | 340 | $51,860 | 0.4 |
OREGON | |||
| Portland | 1,330 | $74,730 | 0.8 |
| Eugene | 50 | $83,640 | 0.2 |
| Salem | 40 | $91,670 | 0.2 |
PENNSYLVANIA | |||
| Harrisburg | 670 | $66,110 | 1.4 |
| Philadelphia | 4,170 | $70,840 | 1.3 |
| Pittsburgh | 1,860 | $61,260 | 1 |
| Allentown | 430 | $65,060 | 0.8 |
| State College | 60 | $48,430 | 0.8 |
| Scranton | 240 | $49,060 | 0.6 |
| Reading | 140 | $60,300 | 0.6 |
| Lancaster | 180 | $47,240 | 0.5 |
| Erie | 90 | $62,760 | 0.5 |
| York | 50 | $52,160 | 0.2 |
SOUTH CAROLINA | |||
| Greenville | 210 | $55,240 | 0.4 |
| Charleston | 160 | $45,560 | 0.4 |
| Columbia | 190 | $47,520 | 0.3 |
SOUTH DAKOTA | |||
| Sioux Falls | 230 | $52,380 | 1.2 |
| Rapid City | 40 | $50,570 | 0.5 |
TENNESSEE | |||
| Chattanooga | 310 | $53,360 | 0.9 |
| Memphis | 660 | $57,780 | 0.7 |
| Knoxville | 290 | $59,820 | 0.6 |
| Nashville | 620 | $60,550 | 0.5 |
TEXAS | |||
| Dallas | 5,610 | $81,110 | 1.7 |
| Houston | 5,820 | $72,890 | 1.5 |
| Austin | 1,390 | $86,370 | 1.2 |
| San Antonio | 1,150 | $50,420 | 0.9 |
| Fort Worth | 870 | $66,820 | 0.7 |
| Amarillo | 60 | $71,080 | 0.4 |
| Lubbock | 70 | $58,130 | 0.4 |
| Tyler | 40 | $51,460 | 0.3 |
| Corpus Christi | 70 | $59,850 | 0.3 |
| El Paso | 40 | $52,080 | 0.1 |
UTAH | |||
| Salt Lake City | 660 | $64,940 | 0.7 |
| Ogden | 170 | $52,480 | 0.6 |
| Provo | 50 | 0.2 | |
VERMONT | |||
| Burlington | 100 | $67,090 | 0.6 |
VIRGINIA | |||
| Richmond | 1,670 | $73,210 | 1.7 |
| Charlottesville | 150 | $48,310 | 1.2 |
| Virginia Beach | 730 | $61,210 | 0.6 |
| Lynchburg | 80 | $82,120 | 0.6 |
| Roanoke | 90 | $54,620 | 0.4 |
WASHINGTON | |||
| Seattle | 1,730 | $86,740 | 0.8 |
| Olympia | 60 | $88,770 | 0.4 |
| Tacoma | 130 | $88,870 | 0.3 |
| Spokane | 90 | $70,920 | 0.3 |
WEST VIRGINIA | |||
| Charleston | 130 | $58,890 | 0.6 |
| Huntington | 60 | $63,040 | 0.3 |
WISCONSIN | |||
| Wausau | 100 | $57,980 | 1 |
| Milwaukee | 980 | $65,970 | 0.7 |
| Madison | 340 | $66,020 | 0.7 |
| Appleton | 80 | $88,120 | 0.5 |
| La Crosse | 40 | $69,000 | 0.4 |
| Green Bay | 70 | $64,260 | 0.3 |
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