SOC 13-2051 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Financial and Investment Analysts make in Boulder, CO?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Financial and Investment Analysts in Boulder, CO is $108,080. The 10th percentile is $64,970 and the 90th percentile is $161,260. Employment is 570.

Median annual wage

$108,080

10th percentile
$64,970
25th percentile
$82,110
Median
$108,080
75th percentile
$128,070
90th percentile
$161,260
Mean
$114,540

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Financial and Investment Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $64,970 and the 90th percentile is $161,260. The difference is $96,290, which is 89.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $82,110 to the 75th at $128,070, covers $45,960.

The mean annual wage is $114,540, which sits above the median of $108,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boulder, CO median is 5.2% higher than the national median of $102,740 for Financial and Investment Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $102,736, which is about the same as that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.1% higher than the Colorado median of $103,850.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boulder, CO is 105.202, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $108,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Financial and Investment Analysts at $102,736 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Financial and Investment Analysts. Boulder, CO ranks 1st of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 39 miles away, with a median of $101,610 and employment of 240. That median is 6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,477, against $102,736 here.
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $104,480 and employment of 5,960. That median is 3.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,769, against $102,736 here.
  • Greeley, CO is 62 miles away, with a median of $105,070 and employment of 180. That median is 2.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,885, against $102,736 here.

Employment share

Financial and Investment Analysts accounts for 0.30% of wage-and-salary employment in Boulder, CO (570 of 192,390). Nationally the occupation is 0.23% of employment (361,980 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.27 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Financial and Investment Analysts make in Boulder, CO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Financial and Investment Analysts in Boulder, CO is $108,080. The 10th percentile is $64,970 and the 90th percentile is $161,260. Employment is 570.

How does that compare with the national median for Financial and Investment Analysts?

The local median is 5.2% higher than the national median of $102,740.

What is Financial and Investment Analysts pay in Boulder, CO after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boulder, CO is 105.202, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $108,080 is $102,736. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Boulder, CO compare with nearby metros for Financial and Investment Analysts?

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $101,610. Boulder, CO ranks 1st of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.