13 Series · SOC 13-2061
Financial Examiners Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $94,160
- Median / year
- $174,200
- Top 10% earn
- +18.5%
- Growth '23–'33
- 67,830
- US workers
Financial Examiners earn a median of $94,160 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $94,160, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $56,230 (10th percentile) to $174,200 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 67,830 US workers. District of Columbia pays the most ($198,720), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Financial Examiners earn a median of $94,160, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 80% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Business and Financial Operations, it ranks #7 of 32 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 18.5% by 2033.
- $94,160
- Median annual wage
- Top 20%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #7 of 32
- in Business and Financial Operations
- 3.1×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $198,720. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Financial Examiners (SOC 13-2061) pays a national median of $94,160 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $56,230 at the 10th percentile to $174,200 at the 90th, with a mean of $106,240 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 67,830 Americans work in this occupation across 50 reporting states and 165 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +18.5% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as much faster than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 5,700 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Bachelor's degree and long-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.3 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.3 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $198,720, which is +111% above the national figure. The top metro is Charleston-North Charleston, SC at $158,960 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
Median Salary
$94,160
per year
Median Hourly
$45.27/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$106,240
average
Employment
67,830
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Financial Examiners pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$94,160 Top 20% higher than 80% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 13-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Financial Examiners; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 13-series occupations with growth data, Financial Examiners sits on the faster-growing side at +18.5% growth and $94,160 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+18.5%
Much faster than average
Annual Openings
5,700
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
On-the-Job Training
Long-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.3/100K
Injury Rate
0.3/100
Danger Index
1.4/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Financial Examiners roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Direct and participate in formal and informal meetings with bank directors, trustees, senior management, counsels, outside accountants, and consultants to gather information and discuss findings.
- ▸ Recommend actions to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, or to protect solvency of institutions.
- ▸ Prepare reports, exhibits, and other supporting schedules that detail an institution's safety and soundness, compliance with laws and regulations, and recommended solutions to questionable financial conditions.
- ▸ Resolve problems concerning the overall financial integrity of banking institutions including loan investment portfolios, capital, earnings, and specific or large troubled accounts.
- ▸ Investigate activities of institutions to enforce laws and regulations and to ensure legality of transactions and operations or financial solvency.
- ▸ Review balance sheets, operating income and expense accounts, and loan documentation to confirm institution assets and liabilities.
- ▸ Plan, supervise, and review work of assigned subordinates.
- ▸ Review audit reports of internal and external auditors to monitor adequacy of scope of reports or to discover specific weaknesses in internal routines.
- ▸ Examine the minutes of meetings of directors, stockholders, and committees to investigate the specific authority extended at various levels of management.
- ▸ Train other examiners in the financial examination process.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$56,230
25th Percentile
$70,660
Median
$94,160
75th Percentile
$129,600
90th Percentile
$174,200
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $198,720 | +111% above national |
| 2 | New York | $128,920 | +37% above national |
| 3 | Connecticut | $120,530 | +28% above national |
| 4 | Washington | $113,700 | +21% above national |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $111,110 | +18% above national |
| 6 | New Jersey | $106,410 | +13% above national |
| 7 | California | $106,000 | +13% above national |
| 8 | Minnesota | $104,260 | +11% above national |
| 9 | Virginia | $104,060 | +11% above national |
| 10 | Maryland | $102,980 | +9% above national |
| 11 | North Carolina | $100,730 | +7% above national |
| 12 | Colorado | $99,610 | +6% above national |
| 13 | Oregon | $94,630 | same as national |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $94,130 | same as national |
| 15 | Illinois | $93,150 | 1% below national |
| 16 | Delaware | $92,390 | 2% below national |
| 17 | Utah | $92,000 | 2% below national |
| 18 | Alaska | $90,530 | 4% below national |
| 19 | South Dakota | $88,690 | 6% below national |
| 20 | Tennessee | $87,110 | 7% below national |
| 21 | South Carolina | $86,440 | 8% below national |
| 22 | Wisconsin | $86,320 | 8% below national |
| 23 | Mississippi | $85,430 | 9% below national |
| 24 | Idaho | $85,260 | 9% below national |
| 25 | Nevada | $84,650 | 10% below national |
| 26 | Louisiana | $84,310 | 10% below national |
| 27 | North Dakota | $82,640 | 12% below national |
| 28 | Indiana | $81,300 | 14% below national |
| 29 | Montana | $80,970 | 14% below national |
| 30 | Maine | $80,840 | 14% below national |
| 31 | New Hampshire | $80,810 | 14% below national |
| 32 | Oklahoma | $80,760 | 14% below national |
| 33 | Kansas | $80,420 | 15% below national |
| 34 | Iowa | $80,370 | 15% below national |
| 35 | Arizona | $80,260 | 15% below national |
| 36 | Missouri | $79,990 | 15% below national |
| 37 | Pennsylvania | $78,500 | 17% below national |
| 38 | Texas | $78,140 | 17% below national |
| 39 | Georgia | $77,710 | 17% below national |
| 40 | Kentucky | $76,260 | 19% below national |
| 41 | Florida | $76,230 | 19% below national |
| 42 | Vermont | $74,680 | 21% below national |
| 43 | Nebraska | $74,460 | 21% below national |
| 44 | Michigan | $71,050 | 25% below national |
| 45 | Ohio | $69,040 | 27% below national |
| 46 | New Mexico | $67,950 | 28% below national |
| 47 | Hawaii | $62,720 | 33% below national |
| 48 | West Virginia | $60,590 | 36% below national |
| 49 | Arkansas | $57,590 | 39% below national |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $37,470 | 60% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $158,960 | +69% above national |
| 2 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $157,560 | +67% above national |
| 3 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $133,380 | +42% above national |
| 4 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $131,820 | +40% above national |
| 5 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $128,960 | +37% above national |
| 6 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $123,750 | +31% above national |
| 7 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $122,230 | +30% above national |
| 8 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $118,190 | +26% above national |
| 9 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $114,860 | +22% above national |
| 10 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $109,990 | +17% above national |
| 11 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $106,090 | +13% above national |
| 12 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $106,000 | +13% above national |
| 13 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $105,600 | +12% above national |
| 14 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $105,240 | +12% above national |
| 15 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $105,230 | +12% above national |
| 16 | Montgomery, AL | $105,180 | +12% above national |
| 17 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $104,260 | +11% above national |
| 18 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $103,460 | +10% above national |
| 19 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $102,630 | +9% above national |
| 20 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $102,420 | +9% above national |
| 21 | Ogden, UT | $101,870 | +8% above national |
| 22 | Anchorage, AK | $101,740 | +8% above national |
| 23 | Grand Island, NE | $101,690 | +8% above national |
| 24 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $101,200 | +7% above national |
| 25 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $101,070 | +7% above national |
| 26 | Richmond, VA | $100,540 | +7% above national |
| 27 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $99,940 | +6% above national |
| 28 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $99,820 | +6% above national |
| 29 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $98,980 | +5% above national |
| 30 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $98,470 | +5% above national |
| 31 | Pittsburgh, PA | $97,910 | +4% above national |
| 32 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $97,720 | +4% above national |
| 33 | Billings, MT | $97,430 | +3% above national |
| 34 | Roanoke, VA | $97,030 | +3% above national |
| 35 | Colorado Springs, CO | $96,670 | +3% above national |
| 36 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $96,520 | +3% above national |
| 37 | New Haven, CT | $95,690 | +2% above national |
| 38 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $95,640 | +2% above national |
| 39 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $95,100 | +1% above national |
| 40 | Salem, OR | $93,560 | 1% below national |
| 41 | Winston-Salem, NC | $92,490 | 2% below national |
| 42 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $92,440 | 2% below national |
| 43 | Fargo, ND-MN | $91,080 | 3% below national |
| 44 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $90,770 | 4% below national |
| 45 | Columbia, SC | $90,260 | 4% below national |
| 46 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $89,730 | 5% below national |
| 47 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $89,300 | 5% below national |
| 48 | Madison, WI | $88,920 | 6% below national |
| 49 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $88,610 | 6% below national |
| 50 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $87,390 | 7% below national |
| 51 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $87,040 | 8% below national |
| 52 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $85,450 | 9% below national |
| 53 | Jackson, MS | $85,430 | 9% below national |
| 54 | Syracuse, NY | $85,030 | 10% below national |
| 55 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $84,650 | 10% below national |
| 56 | Boise City, ID | $84,640 | 10% below national |
| 57 | Knoxville, TN | $84,510 | 10% below national |
| 58 | Oklahoma City, OK | $84,510 | 10% below national |
| 59 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $84,390 | 10% below national |
| 60 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $84,150 | 11% below national |
| 61 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $84,040 | 11% below national |
| 62 | Bismarck, ND | $83,940 | 11% below national |
| 63 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $83,570 | 11% below national |
| 64 | Rochester, NY | $83,400 | 11% below national |
| 65 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $82,990 | 12% below national |
| 66 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $82,740 | 12% below national |
| 67 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $82,620 | 12% below national |
| 68 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $82,350 | 13% below national |
| 69 | Lancaster, PA | $82,300 | 13% below national |
| 70 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $82,220 | 13% below national |
| 71 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $82,110 | 13% below national |
| 72 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $81,980 | 13% below national |
| 73 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $81,970 | 13% below national |
| 74 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $81,860 | 13% below national |
| 75 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $81,830 | 13% below national |
| 76 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $81,680 | 13% below national |
| 77 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $81,230 | 14% below national |
| 78 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $81,100 | 14% below national |
| 79 | Columbus, OH | $81,000 | 14% below national |
| 80 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $80,640 | 14% below national |
| 81 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $80,490 | 15% below national |
| 82 | Wichita, KS | $80,450 | 15% below national |
| 83 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $80,430 | 15% below national |
| 84 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $80,350 | 15% below national |
| 85 | Helena, MT | $80,170 | 15% below national |
| 86 | Akron, OH | $80,120 | 15% below national |
| 87 | Omaha, NE-IA | $80,000 | 15% below national |
| 88 | Peoria, IL | $80,000 | 15% below national |
| 89 | Tucson, AZ | $80,000 | 15% below national |
| 90 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $79,980 | 15% below national |
| 91 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $79,950 | 15% below national |
| 92 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $79,870 | 15% below national |
| 93 | Fresno, CA | $79,280 | 16% below national |
| 94 | Jacksonville, FL | $79,000 | 16% below national |
| 95 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $78,890 | 16% below national |
| 96 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $78,310 | 17% below national |
| 97 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $78,290 | 17% below national |
| 98 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $78,250 | 17% below national |
| 99 | Baton Rouge, LA | $77,800 | 17% below national |
| 100 | Lubbock, TX | $77,670 | 18% below national |
| 101 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $77,650 | 18% below national |
| 102 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $77,610 | 18% below national |
| 103 | Columbia, MO | $77,420 | 18% below national |
| 104 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $77,340 | 18% below national |
| 105 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $77,330 | 18% below national |
| 106 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $77,100 | 18% below national |
| 107 | Springfield, IL | $76,790 | 18% below national |
| 108 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $76,550 | 19% below national |
| 109 | Bloomington, IL | $76,430 | 19% below national |
| 110 | Springfield, MO | $76,210 | 19% below national |
| 111 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $75,930 | 19% below national |
| 112 | Tulsa, OK | $75,670 | 20% below national |
| 113 | Topeka, KS | $75,230 | 20% below national |
| 114 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $74,560 | 21% below national |
| 115 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $74,310 | 21% below national |
| 116 | Erie, PA | $73,960 | 21% below national |
| 117 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $73,950 | 21% below national |
| 118 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $73,600 | 22% below national |
| 119 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $73,300 | 22% below national |
| 120 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $73,080 | 22% below national |
| 121 | Longview, TX | $72,810 | 23% below national |
| 122 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $72,490 | 23% below national |
| 123 | Reading, PA | $72,480 | 23% below national |
| 124 | Lincoln, NE | $72,110 | 23% below national |
| 125 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $71,920 | 24% below national |
| 126 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $71,780 | 24% below national |
| 127 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $71,280 | 24% below national |
| 128 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $71,270 | 24% below national |
| 129 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $71,190 | 24% below national |
| 130 | Dubuque, IA | $70,350 | 25% below national |
| 131 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $69,360 | 26% below national |
| 132 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $69,220 | 26% below national |
| 133 | Albuquerque, NM | $68,440 | 27% below national |
| 134 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $67,150 | 29% below national |
| 135 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $66,170 | 30% below national |
| 136 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $65,820 | 30% below national |
| 137 | Iowa City, IA | $65,240 | 31% below national |
| 138 | Charleston, WV | $65,060 | 31% below national |
| 139 | Jefferson City, MO | $64,850 | 31% below national |
| 140 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $64,190 | 32% below national |
| 141 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $63,540 | 33% below national |
| 142 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $63,170 | 33% below national |
| 143 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $62,720 | 33% below national |
| 144 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $61,110 | 35% below national |
| 145 | Waco, TX | $61,070 | 35% below national |
| 146 | El Paso, TX | $61,060 | 35% below national |
| 147 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $60,980 | 35% below national |
| 148 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $60,750 | 35% below national |
| 149 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $60,360 | 36% below national |
| 150 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $60,220 | 36% below national |
| 151 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $60,030 | 36% below national |
| 152 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $59,560 | 37% below national |
| 153 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $59,470 | 37% below national |
| 154 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $58,280 | 38% below national |
| 155 | Tallahassee, FL | $57,680 | 39% below national |
| 156 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $57,590 | 39% below national |
| 157 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $54,070 | 43% below national |
| 158 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $53,390 | 43% below national |
| 159 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $51,730 | 45% below national |
| 160 | Mayaguez, PR | $50,660 | 46% below national |
| 161 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $49,490 | 47% below national |
| 162 | Utica-Rome, NY | $49,230 | 48% below national |
| 163 | Cleveland, OH | $46,960 | 50% below national |
| 164 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $41,530 | 56% below national |
| 165 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $37,470 | 60% below national |
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