State comparison · 2025
Financial and Investment Analysts salary: Oregon vs South Dakota
Financial and Investment Analysts in Oregon earn a median of $120,590. In South Dakota, $99,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.2% — not 21.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.6%
Oregon vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+4.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Oregon
Financial and Investment Analysts
- Median
- $120,590
- p25
- $95,470
- p75
- $148,880
- p10
- $77,150
- p90
- $203,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.