Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Financial Analysts in New Jersey

Find Schools Near

Financial Analysts in New Jersey

Get the information you need to know about working as a Financial Analyst.

6.2% Jobs Projection
$94,070 Median Salary
880 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Financial Analysts Work in New Jersey?

10,560 people worked as Financial Analysts in 2018 in this state.

There were 9,110 Financial Analysts employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,450 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

undefined

The typical state has 2,900 Financial Analysts working in it, which means New Jersey has more Financial Analysts than average.

undefined

Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Financial Analysts in this state are growing at a rate of 6.2% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 10.8%.

undefined

New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 880 annual job openings, and a total of 10,210 jobs for New Jersey 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 New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Financial Analysts ranged from $54,400 to $171,740 with $94,070 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $26.15 to $82.57. The median hourly rate was $45.23.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $44.88 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.35.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

undefined

Top New Jersey 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 56,550 $109,780
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 10,800 $84,590
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 490 $86,620
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 100 n/a

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

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation NJ Employment Total

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.