State comparison · 2025
Financial and Investment Analysts salary: California vs Washington
Financial and Investment Analysts in California earn a median of $109,110. In Washington, $107,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.6% — not 1.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+1.8%
California vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-1.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Financial and Investment Analysts
- Median
- $109,110
- p25
- $86,440
- p75
- $146,840
- p10
- $72,840
- p90
- $198,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -39%
Washington
Financial and Investment Analysts
- Median
- $107,210
- p25
- $82,200
- p75
- $136,340
- p10
- $64,810
- p90
- $167,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -19%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.