Mid-level Financial Analyst salary in Washington, DC

Based on 66 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Arlington, Mclean, Rockville, Tysons, Bethesda.

Also listed as: Investment Analyst

Median salary$113,350
Middle 50%$100.1k–$135k
vs. all levels here−8%comparison median $123,836
Filings66FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $95,672 and $195,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$96,034
25th$100,069
50th (median)$113,350
75th$135,000
90th$175,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $89,000 (52 filings) FY2021: median $90,000 (47 filings) FY2022: median $90,000 (71 filings) FY2023: median $93,000 (47 filings) FY2024: median $100,035 (49 filings) FY2025: median $111,935 (35 filings) FY2026: median $114,200 (31 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 52 filings FY20 FY2021: 47 filings FY21 FY2022: 71 filings FY22 FY2023: 47 filings FY23 FY2024: 49 filings FY24 FY2025: 35 filings FY25 FY2026: 31 filings FY26 71
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$89,000$82,489$100,00052
FY2021$90,000$84,000$104,32047
FY2022$90,000$86,968$103,70571
FY2023$93,000$90,000$137,50047
FY2024$100,035$93,600$111,94649
FY2025$111,935$96,067$138,60035
FY2026$114,200$100,085$133,50031

Cost of living

Washington's median mid-level Financial Analyst salary of $113,350 is worth about $104,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Washington = 108.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Financial and Investment Analysts in the Washington, DC area earned a median of $108,330 in May 2025 (10,930 employed). The H-1B median here is $113,350, 5% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
EY$175,00017
Amazontoo few4
Deloittetoo few3
Quantum Financial Advisorstoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $76,066 68
Mid-level · Level II $113,350 66
Senior · Level III $137,500 55
Expert · Level IV $165,120 55

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$74,131$76,06668
Mid-level · Level II$100,069$113,35066
Senior · Level III$124,093$137,50055
Expert · Level IV$139,818$165,12055

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.