State comparison · 2025
Financial and Investment Analysts salary: New York vs South Dakota
Financial and Investment Analysts in New York earn a median of $127,930. In South Dakota, $99,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.9% — not 29%.
Nominal pay gap
+29%
New York vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+5.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Financial and Investment Analysts
- Median
- $127,930
- p25
- $101,570
- p75
- $174,990
- p10
- $77,540
- p90
- $225,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -41%
South Dakota
Financial and Investment Analysts
- Median
- $99,150
- p25
- $69,690
- p75
- $140,150
- p10
- $55,010
- p90
- $239,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.