11 Series · SOC 11-3031

Financial Managers Salary

National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).

$166,570
Median / year
+3%
2024→2025
$323,270
Top 10% earn
+14.8%
Growth '24–'34
841,710
Estimated US jobs

Financial Managers earn a median of $166,570 per year.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $166,570, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $94,310 (10th percentile) to $323,270 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 841,710 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is New York ($219,880).

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The pay verdict

Financial Managers earn a median of $166,570, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 96% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Management, it ranks #6 of 37 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 14.8% by 2034.

$166,570
Median annual wage
Top 4%
of 825 US occupations with published wages
#6 of 37
in Management
3.4×
90th-to-10th pay spread

Highest-paying state: New York at $219,880. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.

Observed pay change

What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025

May 2019 → May 2025
  • The published national median for Financial Managers moved from $129,890 in May 2019 to $166,570 in May 2025 (+28.2%).
  • Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
  • Financial Managers sits +3.8 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.

Financial Managers (SOC 11-3031) has a national median of $166,570 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $94,310 to $323,270, and the published mean is $186,910. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 841,710 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 54 state or territory areas and 525 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $161,700 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $166,570 in May 2025, a rise of $4,870 (+3%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +14.8% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as much faster than average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 74,600 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical education needed for entry and 5 years or more as the typical related-work-experience category. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Management Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.

Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. New York pays the highest state median at $219,880, which is +32% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $225,280. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.

BLS OEWS May 2025 841,710 jobs Median $166,570/yr

Median Salary

$166,570

per year

Median Hourly

$80.08/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$186,910

average

Employment

841,710

jobs nationwide

How does this pay compare nationally?

Where Financial Managers pay sits nationally

Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median

$166,570 Top 4% higher than 96% of 825 US occupations

$0–$20,000: 0 US occupations (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 98 US occupations (12%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 298 US occupations (36%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 209 US occupations (25%). Below this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 82 US occupations (10%). Below this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 58 US occupations (7%). Below this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 32 US occupations (4%). Below this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 14 US occupations (2%). Below this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 9 US occupations (1%). This entry sits in this band. $180,000 and above: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $180,000+ every BLS occupation, bucketed by value

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.

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Band Count Share
$0–$20,000 0 US occupations 0%
$20,000–$40,000 98 US occupations 12%
$40,000–$60,000 298 US occupations 36%
$60,000–$80,000 209 US occupations 25%
$80,000–$100,000 82 US occupations 10%
$100,000–$120,000 58 US occupations 7%
$120,000–$140,000 32 US occupations 4%
$140,000–$160,000 14 US occupations 2%
$160,000–$180,000 (this entry) 9 US occupations 1%
$180,000 and above 25 US occupations 3%

$166,570 · 96th percentile of 825 US occupations

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025

Does this job pay well and grow?

Each dot is a 11-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Financial Managers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).

Among 24 11-series occupations with growth data, Financial Managers sits on the faster-growing side at +14.8% growth and $166,570 median pay. Scatter plot of 24 data points. $50000$100000$150000$200000$250000 -10%0%10%20%30% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage General and Operatio… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.4% · Median annual wage: $105770Financial Managers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 14.8% · Median annual wage: $166570Computer and Informa… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 15.2% · Median annual wage: $175140Sales Managers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.7% · Median annual wage: $148270Managers, All Other - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.5% · Median annual wage: $141900Medical and Health S… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 23.2% · Median annual wage: $123860Marketing Managers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.6% · Median annual wage: $166790Construction Managers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 8.7% · Median annual wage: $114990Education Administra… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -1.5% · Median annual wage: $105870Property, Real Estat… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.6% · Median annual wage: $69990Administrative Servi… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.6% · Median annual wage: $114130Industrial Productio… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.9% · Median annual wage: $126060Food Service Managers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.4% · Median annual wage: $69390Transportation, Stor… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.1% · Median annual wage: $107230Human Resources Mana… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5% · Median annual wage: $149280Architectural and En… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.8% · Median annual wage: $171270Social and Community… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.4% · Median annual wage: $80390Chief Executives - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.3% · Median annual wage: $213990Education Administra… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.7% · Median annual wage: $104590Facilities Managers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.8% · Median annual wage: $106660Natural Sciences Man… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.7% · Median annual wage: $167220Purchasing Managers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.1% · Median annual wage: $148080Public Relations Man… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5% · Median annual wage: $146910Education and Childc… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -2.5% · Median annual wage: $59300
Among 24 11-series occupations with growth data, Financial Managers sits on the faster-growing side at +14.8% growth and $166,570 median pay.
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  • General and Operatio…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.4%, Median annual wage $105770
  • Financial Managers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 14.8%, Median annual wage $166570
  • Computer and Informa…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 15.2%, Median annual wage $175140
  • Sales Managers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.7%, Median annual wage $148270
  • Managers, All Other: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.5%, Median annual wage $141900
  • Medical and Health S…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 23.2%, Median annual wage $123860
  • Marketing Managers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.6%, Median annual wage $166790
  • Construction Managers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.7%, Median annual wage $114990
  • Education Administra…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.5%, Median annual wage $105870
  • Property, Real Estat…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.6%, Median annual wage $69990
  • Administrative Servi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.6%, Median annual wage $114130
  • Industrial Productio…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.9%, Median annual wage $126060
  • Food Service Managers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.4%, Median annual wage $69390
  • Transportation, Stor…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.1%, Median annual wage $107230
  • Human Resources Mana…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5%, Median annual wage $149280
  • Architectural and En…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.8%, Median annual wage $171270
  • Social and Community…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.4%, Median annual wage $80390
  • Chief Executives: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.3%, Median annual wage $213990
  • Education Administra…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.7%, Median annual wage $104590
  • Facilities Managers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.8%, Median annual wage $106660
  • Natural Sciences Man…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.7%, Median annual wage $167220
  • Purchasing Managers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $148080
  • Public Relations Man…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5%, Median annual wage $146910
  • Education and Childc…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2.5%, Median annual wage $59300

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

+14.8%

Much faster than average

Annual Openings

74,600

per year (projected)

Employment Change

+128,800

868,600 (2024) → 997,400 (2034)

Typical Education

Bachelor's degree

Work Experience

5 years or more

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034

Workplace Safety

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Group

Management Occupations context

Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade

Fatality Rate

2.8/100K

Injury Rate

0.8/100

Danger Index

4.6/100

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 Managers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.

Top Skills

Reading Comprehension 4.0
Active Listening 4.0
Speaking 4.0
Critical Thinking 4.0
Writing 3.8
Monitoring 3.8
Social Perceptiveness 3.6
Coordination 3.6
Service Orientation 3.6
Complex Problem Solving 3.6

Knowledge Areas

Customer and Personal Service 4.7
Administration and Management 4.3
Economics and Accounting 4.1
Mathematics 3.7
Administrative 3.7
Law and Government 3.6
Personnel and Human Resources 3.5
Sales and Marketing 3.4
English Language 3.3
Education and Training 3.3

Key Tasks

  • Establish procedures for custody or control of assets, records, loan collateral, or securities to ensure safekeeping.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with individual or business customers or provide assistance with problems these customers may encounter.
  • Communicate with stockholders or other investors to provide information or to raise capital.
  • Oversee the flow of cash or financial instruments.
  • Develop or analyze information to assess the current or future financial status of firms.
  • Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of workers in branches, offices, or departments of establishments, such as branch banks, brokerage firms, risk and insurance departments, or credit departments.
  • Approve, reject, or coordinate the approval or rejection of lines of credit or commercial, real estate, or personal loans.
  • Prepare financial or regulatory reports required by laws, regulations, or boards of directors.
  • Examine, evaluate, or process loan applications.
  • Evaluate financial reporting systems, accounting or collection procedures, or investment activities and make recommendations for changes to procedures, operating systems, budgets, or other financial control functions.

Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$94,310
25th$125,490
Median$166,570
75th$219,980
90th$323,270

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th$45.34
25th$60.33
Median$80.08
75th$105.76
90th$155.42

Financial Managers pay history, 2015–2025

Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.

$100,000$120,000$140,000$160,000$180,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 National median - 2015: $117,990National median - 2016: $121,750National median - 2017: $125,080National median - 2018: $127,990National median - 2019: $129,890National median - 2020: $134,180National median - 2021: $131,710National median - 2022: $139,790National median - 2023: $156,100National median - 2024: $161,700National median - 2025: $166,570$166,570
National median annual wage for Financial Managers, May 2015 to May 2025 OEWS releases
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Period National median
2015 $117,990
2016 $121,750
2017 $125,080
2018 $127,990
2019 $129,890
2020 $134,180
2021 $131,710
2022 $139,790
2023 $156,100
2024 $161,700
2025 $166,570

2015 median

$117,990

2025 median

$166,570

2019–2025 change (same SOC)

+$36,680 (+28.2%)

Avg/year (same SOC)

+4.2%

Published national median annual wage and estimated employment for Financial Managers by OEWS release year
Release Median Change Estimated jobs
May 2015 $117,990 First banked release 531,120
May 2016 $121,750 +3.2% 543,300
May 2017 $125,080 +2.7% 569,380
May 2018 $127,990 +2.3% 608,120
May 2019 $129,890 Classification break 654,790
May 2020 $134,180 +3.3% 653,080
May 2021 $131,710 -1.8% 681,070
May 2022 $139,790 +6.1% 740,780
May 2023 $156,100 +11.7% 787,340
May 2024 $161,700 +3.6% 818,620
May 2025 $166,570 +3.0% 841,710

Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $117,990 in May 2015 to $166,570 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +4.2% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 654,790 in May 2019 to 841,710 in May 2025.

Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 New York $219,880 +32% above national
2 Massachusetts $206,760 +24% above national
3 New Jersey $199,110 +20% above national
4 District of Columbia $188,880 +13% above national
5 Virginia $185,220 +11% above national
6 Colorado $182,690 +10% above national
7 Delaware $181,580 +9% above national
8 California $180,770 +9% above national
9 Washington $174,840 +5% above national
10 Connecticut $174,830 +5% above national
11 Rhode Island $166,940 same as national
12 Georgia $166,790 same as national
13 North Carolina $166,780 same as national
14 Illinois $165,880 same as national
15 Texas $164,860 1% below national
16 Minnesota $163,410 2% below national
17 South Dakota $159,700 4% below national
18 Kansas $159,380 4% below national
19 Maryland $158,750 5% below national
20 Oregon $156,460 6% below national
21 Florida $153,280 8% below national
22 Utah $150,450 10% below national
23 Pennsylvania $145,610 13% below national
24 New Hampshire $144,730 13% below national
25 Missouri $143,460 14% below national
26 Tennessee $141,010 15% below national
27 Ohio $140,870 15% below national
28 Alabama $140,500 16% below national
29 Nebraska $140,360 16% below national
30 Arizona $139,830 16% below national
31 Wisconsin $139,720 16% below national
32 Michigan $139,370 16% below national
33 South Carolina $136,160 18% below national
34 North Dakota $135,890 18% below national
35 Indiana $135,840 18% below national
36 Hawaii $134,210 19% below national
37 New Mexico $133,700 20% below national
38 Maine $133,610 20% below national
39 Iowa $133,320 20% below national
40 Nevada $132,490 20% below national
41 Oklahoma $132,460 20% below national
42 Montana $131,060 21% below national
43 Kentucky $130,650 22% below national
44 Vermont $128,690 23% below national
45 Idaho $127,210 24% below national
46 Alaska $127,030 24% below national
47 Louisiana $126,800 24% below national
48 Wyoming $124,910 25% below national
49 Arkansas $116,570 30% below national
50 West Virginia $113,140 32% below national
51 Mississippi $111,390 33% below national
52 Virgin Islands $94,990 43% below national
53 Puerto Rico $90,660 46% below national
54 Guam $80,390 52% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $225,280 +35% above national
2 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $221,010 +33% above national
3 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $216,150 +30% above national
4 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $211,000 +27% above national
5 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $209,780 +26% above national
6 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $193,400 +16% above national
7 Boulder, CO $192,970 +16% above national
8 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $185,550 +11% above national
9 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $185,270 +11% above national
10 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $184,800 +11% above national
11 Springfield, MA $175,950 +6% above national
12 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $175,890 +6% above national
13 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $175,310 +5% above national
14 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $174,210 +5% above national
15 Richmond, VA $173,140 +4% above national
16 Midland, MI $173,080 +4% above national
17 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $172,760 +4% above national
18 Colorado Springs, CO $172,680 +4% above national
19 Greeley, CO $172,530 +4% above national
20 Midland, TX $172,520 +4% above national
21 Lawrence, KS $171,290 +3% above national
22 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $171,240 +3% above national
23 Worcester, MA $170,940 +3% above national
24 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $170,310 +2% above national
25 Charlottesville, VA $170,250 +2% above national
26 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $169,900 +2% above national
27 Syracuse, NY $169,270 +2% above national
28 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $169,200 +2% above national
29 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $168,810 +1% above national
30 Kennewick-Richland, WA $168,000 +1% above national
31 Rochester, NY $167,800 +1% above national
32 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $167,570 +1% above national
33 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $167,320 same as national
34 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $167,180 same as national
35 New Haven, CT $166,990 same as national
36 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $166,920 same as national
37 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $166,910 same as national
38 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $165,800 same as national
39 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $165,620 1% below national
40 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $165,470 1% below national
41 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $164,680 1% below national
42 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $164,270 1% below national
43 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $164,230 1% below national
44 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $164,230 1% below national
45 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $164,140 1% below national
46 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $163,940 2% below national
47 Sioux Falls, SD-MN $163,580 2% below national
48 Raleigh-Cary, NC $163,130 2% below national
49 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $163,090 2% below national
50 Kansas City, MO-KS $162,490 2% below national
51 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $162,080 3% below national
52 Pittsfield, MA $161,980 3% below national
53 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $161,800 3% below national
54 Pueblo, CO $161,570 3% below national
55 Vineland, NJ $161,410 3% below national
56 Glens Falls, NY $161,300 3% below national
57 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $160,910 3% below national
58 Binghamton, NY $160,780 3% below national
59 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA $160,690 4% below national
60 Rapid City, SD $160,280 4% below national
61 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $160,240 4% below national
62 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $160,230 4% below national
63 Modesto, CA $160,180 4% below national
64 Greensboro-High Point, NC $159,740 4% below national
65 Dover, DE $159,540 4% below national
66 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $159,530 4% below national
67 Bellingham, WA $158,960 5% below national
68 Longview-Kelso, WA $158,880 5% below national
69 St. Louis, MO-IL $158,780 5% below national
70 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $158,720 5% below national
71 Fond du Lac, WI $158,620 5% below national
72 Huntsville, AL $158,620 5% below national
73 Rochester, MN $158,570 5% below national
74 Roanoke, VA $158,030 5% below national
75 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $157,990 5% below national
76 Cleveland, OH $157,900 5% below national
77 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $157,800 5% below national
78 Yakima, WA $157,550 5% below national
79 Vallejo, CA $157,530 5% below national
80 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $157,480 5% below national
81 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $156,860 6% below national
82 Bloomington, IL $156,240 6% below national
83 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $156,100 6% below national
84 Barnstable Town, MA $156,010 6% below national
85 Peoria, IL $155,840 6% below national
86 Lynchburg, VA $155,370 7% below national
87 Wichita, KS $155,060 7% below national
88 Winston-Salem, NC $155,030 7% below national
89 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $154,990 7% below national
90 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $154,190 7% below national
91 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $154,140 7% below national
92 Birmingham, AL $153,930 8% below national
93 Naples-Marco Island, FL $153,520 8% below national
94 Salinas, CA $153,370 8% below national
95 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $153,030 8% below national
96 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $152,700 8% below national
97 Ithaca, NY $152,410 9% below national
98 Asheville, NC $152,270 9% below national
99 Odessa, TX $152,200 9% below national
100 Wilmington, NC $152,150 9% below national
101 Stockton-Lodi, CA $152,090 9% below national
102 Winchester, VA-WV $151,990 9% below national
103 Chattanooga, TN-GA $151,530 9% below national
104 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $151,440 9% below national
105 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $150,590 10% below national
106 Elmira, NY $150,120 10% below national
107 Jackson, MI $149,930 10% below national
108 Wildwood-The Villages, FL $149,880 10% below national
109 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $149,360 10% below national
110 Bend, OR $149,030 11% below national
111 Madison, WI $148,970 11% below national
112 Grand Junction, CO $148,770 11% below national
113 Yuba City, CA $148,640 11% below national
114 Harrisonburg, VA $148,200 11% below national
115 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $147,410 12% below national
116 Albany, OR $147,210 12% below national
117 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $147,170 12% below national
118 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $146,910 12% below national
119 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC $146,830 12% below national
120 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $146,620 12% below national
121 Kingston, NY $146,070 12% below national
122 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $146,030 12% below national
123 Elkhart-Goshen, IN $145,980 12% below national
124 Topeka, KS $145,950 12% below national
125 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $145,940 12% below national
126 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $145,810 12% below national
127 Columbus, OH $145,630 13% below national
128 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $145,610 13% below national
129 Eugene-Springfield, OR $145,600 13% below national
130 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $145,450 13% below national
131 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL $145,000 13% below national
132 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA $144,950 13% below national
133 Gainesville, GA $144,850 13% below national
134 Utica-Rome, NY $144,760 13% below national
135 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $144,710 13% below national
136 Walla Walla, WA $144,410 13% below national
137 Savannah, GA $144,120 13% below national
138 Eau Claire, WI $143,970 14% below national
139 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $143,880 14% below national
140 Sheboygan, WI $143,880 14% below national
141 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $143,830 14% below national
142 Columbus, IN $143,590 14% below national
143 Amarillo, TX $143,350 14% below national
144 Decatur, AL $142,940 14% below national
145 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $142,500 14% below national
146 Greenville, NC $142,420 14% below national
147 Kenosha, WI $142,000 15% below national
148 Tulsa, OK $141,980 15% below national
149 Columbus, GA-AL $141,460 15% below national
150 Salem, OR $141,400 15% below national
151 Green Bay, WI $141,000 15% below national
152 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $140,850 15% below national
153 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $140,670 16% below national
154 Omaha, NE-IA $140,390 16% below national
155 Killeen-Temple, TX $140,310 16% below national
156 Albuquerque, NM $140,110 16% below national
157 Monroe, MI $140,110 16% below national
158 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA $139,800 16% below national
159 Rome, GA $139,740 16% below national
160 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $139,690 16% below national
161 Ann Arbor, MI $139,500 16% below national
162 Grants Pass, OR $139,230 16% below national
163 Manchester-Nashua, NH $139,230 16% below national
164 Spartanburg, SC $139,230 16% below national
165 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $139,150 16% below national
166 Lexington Park, MD $139,100 16% below national
167 Jacksonville, FL $138,780 17% below national
168 Visalia, CA $138,630 17% below national
169 Portland-South Portland, ME $138,590 17% below national
170 Janesville-Beloit, WI $138,360 17% below national
171 Redding, CA $138,350 17% below national
172 Macon-Bibb County, GA $138,160 17% below national
173 Corpus Christi, TX $138,150 17% below national
174 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $138,150 17% below national
175 Fayetteville, NC $138,040 17% below national
176 Fresno, CA $137,650 17% below national
177 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $137,450 17% below national
178 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA $137,420 18% below national
179 Billings, MT $137,240 18% below national
180 Manhattan, KS $137,240 18% below national
181 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $137,140 18% below national
182 Athens-Clarke County, GA $137,130 18% below national
183 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $137,120 18% below national
184 Grand Island, NE $137,100 18% below national
185 Bozeman, MT $136,990 18% below national
186 Fargo, ND-MN $136,970 18% below national
187 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $136,970 18% below national
188 Tyler, TX $136,520 18% below national
189 Pittsburgh, PA $136,330 18% below national
190 San Angelo, TX $136,030 18% below national
191 Goldsboro, NC $135,920 18% below national
192 Akron, OH $135,850 18% below national
193 Mobile, AL $135,780 18% below national
194 Lexington-Fayette, KY $135,760 18% below national
195 St. Cloud, MN $135,760 18% below national
196 Port St. Lucie, FL $135,730 19% below national
197 Victoria, TX $135,710 19% below national
198 Rockford, IL $135,650 19% below national
199 Medford, OR $135,630 19% below national
200 Ogden, UT $135,300 19% below national
201 Lubbock, TX $135,090 19% below national
202 Appleton, WI $134,990 19% below national
203 Abilene, TX $134,920 19% below national
204 Longview, TX $134,800 19% below national
205 Burlington, NC $134,760 19% below national
206 Mankato, MN $134,710 19% below national
207 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $134,650 19% below national
208 Florence, SC $134,650 19% below national
209 Bloomington, IN $134,540 19% below national
210 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $134,510 19% below national
211 Urban Honolulu, HI $134,330 19% below national
212 Lancaster, PA $134,280 19% below national
213 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI $134,250 19% below national
214 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA $134,230 19% below national
215 Merced, CA $134,170 19% below national
216 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $134,110 19% below national
217 Cedar Rapids, IA $134,020 20% below national
218 Waco, TX $134,010 20% below national
219 Reading, PA $133,900 20% below national
220 Clarksville, TN-KY $133,620 20% below national
221 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $133,590 20% below national
222 Knoxville, TN $133,570 20% below national
223 Springfield, IL $133,530 20% below national
224 Rocky Mount, NC $133,480 20% below national
225 Reno, NV $133,470 20% below national
226 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $133,440 20% below national
227 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $133,390 20% below national
228 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $133,380 20% below national
229 Bismarck, ND $133,370 20% below national
230 Helena, MT $133,360 20% below national
231 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $133,280 20% below national
232 Johnson City, TN $133,170 20% below national
233 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $133,080 20% below national
234 York-Hanover, PA $133,030 20% below national
235 Dalton, GA $133,000 20% below national
236 Corvallis, OR $132,900 20% below national
237 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $132,650 20% below national
238 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $132,590 20% below national
239 Chambersburg, PA $132,580 20% below national
240 College Station-Bryan, TX $132,280 21% below national
241 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $132,280 21% below national
242 Iowa City, IA $132,220 21% below national
243 Cleveland, TN $131,860 21% below national
244 El Paso, TX $131,580 21% below national
245 Montgomery, AL $131,570 21% below national
246 Oklahoma City, OK $131,540 21% below national
247 Great Falls, MT $131,420 21% below national
248 Hanford-Corcoran, CA $131,320 21% below national
249 Wausau, WI $131,320 21% below national
250 Decatur, IL $131,250 21% below national
251 Lewiston-Auburn, ME $131,190 21% below national
252 Lincoln, NE $131,150 21% below national
253 Boise City, ID $131,130 21% below national
254 Jackson, TN $131,090 21% below national
255 Fort Wayne, IN $130,900 21% below national
256 Minot, ND $130,770 21% below national
257 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $130,760 21% below national
258 Chico, CA $130,600 22% below national
259 Springfield, MO $130,290 22% below national
260 Grand Forks, ND-MN $130,130 22% below national
261 Bangor, ME $130,010 22% below national
262 Tuscaloosa, AL $130,000 22% below national
263 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $129,820 22% below national
264 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $129,780 22% below national
265 Morgantown, WV $129,760 22% below national
266 Auburn-Opelika, AL $129,580 22% below national
267 El Centro, CA $129,480 22% below national
268 Casper, WY $129,430 22% below national
269 Ocala, FL $129,360 22% below national
270 Baton Rouge, LA $129,310 22% below national
271 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $129,290 22% below national
272 Anchorage, AK $129,220 22% below national
273 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $129,180 22% below national
274 Saginaw, MI $129,020 23% below national
275 Kahului-Wailuku, HI $128,990 23% below national
276 St. George, UT $128,990 23% below national
277 Flint, MI $128,950 23% below national
278 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC $128,900 23% below national
279 Michigan City-La Porte, IN $128,900 23% below national
280 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $128,830 23% below national
281 Missoula, MT $128,740 23% below national
282 Canton-Massillon, OH $128,650 23% below national
283 Evansville, IN $128,650 23% below national
284 Homosassa Springs, FL $128,540 23% below national
285 Idaho Falls, ID $128,500 23% below national
286 Sumter, SC $128,400 23% below national
287 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $128,370 23% below national
288 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $128,310 23% below national
289 Salisbury, MD $127,860 23% below national
290 Champaign-Urbana, IL $127,680 23% below national
291 Niles, MI $127,650 23% below national
292 Joplin, MO-KS $127,550 23% below national
293 Wichita Falls, TX $127,490 23% below national
294 Kankakee, IL $127,470 23% below national
295 Battle Creek, MI $127,370 24% below national
296 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $127,340 24% below national
297 Punta Gorda, FL $127,280 24% below national
298 Sandusky, OH $127,100 24% below national
299 Dubuque, IA $126,980 24% below national
300 Anniston-Oxford, AL $126,920 24% below national
301 Duluth, MN-WI $126,800 24% below national
302 Carson City, NV $126,730 24% below national
303 Albany, GA $126,720 24% below national
304 Valdosta, GA $126,590 24% below national
305 Santa Fe, NM $126,380 24% below national
306 Warner Robins, GA $126,190 24% below national
307 Tucson, AZ $126,170 24% below national
308 Farmington, NM $125,990 24% below national
309 Sherman-Denison, TX $125,850 24% below national
310 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $125,690 25% below national
311 Logan, UT-ID $125,680 25% below national
312 State College, PA $125,550 25% below national
313 Lima, OH $125,380 25% below national
314 Elizabethtown, KY $125,340 25% below national
315 Toledo, OH $125,330 25% below national
316 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $124,920 25% below national
317 Dothan, AL $124,810 25% below national
318 Hammond, LA $124,800 25% below national
319 Columbia, SC $124,790 25% below national
320 Springfield, OH $124,240 25% below national
321 Bay City, MI $124,130 25% below national
322 Columbia, MO $124,120 25% below national
323 Ames, IA $124,010 26% below national
324 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $123,800 26% below national
325 Coeur d'Alene, ID $123,450 26% below national
326 Lake Charles, LA $123,450 26% below national
327 St. Joseph, MO-KS $123,420 26% below national
328 Lewiston, ID-WA $123,400 26% below national
329 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL $123,350 26% below national
330 Jefferson City, MO $123,340 26% below national
331 Williamsport, PA $122,870 26% below national
332 Morristown, TN $122,850 26% below national
333 Yuma, AZ $122,730 26% below national
334 Gadsden, AL $122,470 26% below national
335 Fairbanks-College, AK $122,260 27% below national
336 Terre Haute, IN $122,100 27% below national
337 Texarkana, TX-AR $121,770 27% below national
338 Erie, PA $121,550 27% below national
339 Jacksonville, NC $121,420 27% below national
340 Laredo, TX $121,140 27% below national
341 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $121,020 27% below national
342 Lebanon, PA $121,020 27% below national
343 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA $121,000 27% below national
344 Lafayette, LA $120,450 28% below national
345 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI $120,070 28% below national
346 Traverse City, MI $119,810 28% below national
347 Jackson, MS $119,580 28% below national
348 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $119,360 28% below national
349 Youngstown-Warren, OH $119,240 28% below national
350 Bowling Green, KY $119,110 28% below national
351 Monroe, LA $118,420 29% below national
352 Mansfield, OH $118,040 29% below national
353 Gettysburg, PA $117,740 29% below national
354 Las Cruces, NM $117,540 29% below national
355 Cheyenne, WY $116,770 30% below national
356 Twin Falls, ID $116,620 30% below national
357 Lawton, OK $116,340 30% below national
358 Charleston, WV $116,300 30% below national
359 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $115,320 31% below national
360 Kokomo, IN $115,140 31% below national
361 Beckley, WV $115,130 31% below national
362 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $115,080 31% below national
363 Hinesville, GA $114,460 31% below national
364 Paducah, KY-IL $114,460 31% below national
365 Altoona, PA $113,980 32% below national
366 Wheeling, WV-OH $110,000 34% below national
367 Pocatello, ID $109,850 34% below national
368 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $109,340 34% below national
369 Gainesville, FL $108,850 35% below national
370 Enid, OK $107,880 35% below national
371 Owensboro, KY $107,190 36% below national
372 Alexandria, LA $107,030 36% below national
373 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $106,010 36% below national
374 Sebring, FL $105,770 37% below national
375 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $105,290 37% below national
376 Fort Smith, AR-OK $104,990 37% below national
377 Flagstaff, AZ $104,580 37% below national
378 Hattiesburg, MS $104,540 37% below national
379 Jonesboro, AR $103,230 38% below national
380 Muncie, IN $102,430 39% below national
381 Johnstown, PA $102,420 39% below national
382 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $102,010 39% below national
383 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ $99,740 40% below national
384 Tallahassee, FL $98,510 41% below national
385 Hot Springs, AR $95,010 43% below national
386 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $94,600 43% below national
387 Ponce, PR $77,470 53% below national
388 Aguadilla, PR $77,020 54% below national
389 Mayaguez, PR $75,380 55% below national
390 Arecibo, PR $75,140 55% below national

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Financial Managers make?
The median annual salary for Financial Managers is $166,570 ($80.08/hour). The salary range spans from $94,310 at the 10th percentile to $323,270 at the 90th percentile.
Where does Financial Managers pay rank nationally?
At a published national median of $166,570, Financial Managers pay is higher than 96% of the 825 detailed occupations with a published BLS annual median in the May 2025 OEWS release. This compares occupation-level medians, not individual workers, job offers, or this occupation's own worker pay-percentile range.
What state pays Financial Managers the most?
New York pays the highest median salary for Financial Managers at $219,880/year, which is +32% above the national median.
What education do Financial Managers need?
BLS assigns Financial Managers to Bachelor's degree for typical education needed for entry. Its typical related-work-experience assignment is 5 years or more.
Does BLS publish a safety rate for Financial Managers?
BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for Financial Managers in this release. WageDex shows the Management Occupations SOC-group rate only as broad context and does not rank it as this occupation's measured rate.
Is Financial Managers a good career?
Employment for Financial Managers is projected to grow 14.8% from 2024 to 2034, which is much faster than average. About 74,600 openings are projected each year.
How does Financial Managers pay vary by state?
Financial Managers salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is New York at $219,880/year, while Guam pays the least at $80,390/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Financial Managers?
The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $225,280/year. BLS reports a median for 390 metropolitan areas for this occupation. The ranking does not establish why values differ.

What to do with this data

How to use Financial Managers pay figures in a real decision

  • The 75th-percentile wage is about $219,980/year. Treat it as the upper-quartile market boundary, not an automatic target for experience alone; role scope, location, industry, credentials, performance, and employer context still need separate evidence. Salary calculator
  • Location moves pay significantly: New York leads at $219,880/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
  • Compare this occupation against similar roles before you decide, so you are reading the pay band in context rather than in isolation. Compare jobs

These are BLS survey estimates for the occupation, not a salary offer or a prediction for any individual. Your pay depends on experience, employer, exact role, and location.

Data as of May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 annual release. Employment projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–2034. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.

These are survey estimates for the occupation, not a salary offer or a prediction for any individual. See how to use them.

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