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Financial Analysts in Kentucky

Is Kentucky a good place for you to work as a Financial Analyst?

10.9% Jobs Projection
$65,760 Median Salary
140 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Financial Analysts in Kentucky are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Financial Analysts in Kentucky is growing faster than average.

  • Financial Analysts in Kentucky earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Financial Analysts Work in Kentucky?

In Kentucky, there were 1,710 people working as Financial Analysts in the year 2018.

There were 1,700 Financial Analysts employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 2,900 Financial Analysts working in it, which means Kentucky has fewer Financial Analysts than average.

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Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Financial Analysts in this state are growing at a rate of 10.9% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 10.8%.

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Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 140 annual job openings, and a total of 1,530 jobs for Kentucky Financial Analysts in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 29,000 annual jobs and 328,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Financial Analysts Make in Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Financial Analysts ranged from $39,690 to $102,310 with $65,760 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $19.08 to $49.19. The median hourly rate was $31.61.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $30.72 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.89.

The median salary in Kentucky is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Kentucky Metros for Financial Analysts

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Financial Analysts.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 2,370 $73,670
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 960 $66,810
Lexington-Fayette, KY 170 $62,630
Evansville, IN-KY 120 $69,790
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 80 $62,240
Bowling Green, KY 40 $66,650
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 30 $57,940

Top States for Financial Analysts Employment

View the list below to see where most Financial Analysts work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 53,250 $107,160
California 37,900 $95,680
Texas 26,850 $83,060
Illinois 14,810 $79,310
Massachusetts 13,400 $87,060
Florida 13,400 $69,060
Pennsylvania 11,980 $82,010
New Jersey 10,560 $94,070
Ohio 9,260 $71,920
North Carolina 8,930 $80,740
Virginia 8,550 $86,550
Georgia 7,400 $75,230
Washington 6,480 $80,300
Minnesota 6,320 $85,940
Connecticut 6,240 $92,470
Michigan 6,090 $78,490
Maryland 5,640 $81,300
Arizona 5,330 $74,200
Tennessee 4,510 $69,130
Missouri 4,280 $81,990

Below are the states where Financial Analysts get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
New York $107,160
California $95,680
New Jersey $94,070
Connecticut $92,470
District of Columbia $91,390
Colorado $90,060
Massachusetts $87,060
Virginia $86,550
Montana $86,520
Minnesota $85,940

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