SOC 13-2061 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Financial Examiners

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$94,160

U.S. median hourly wage$45.27

U.S. employment67,830

Nationally, financial examiners earned a median of $94,160 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 67,830 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Financial Examiners: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia	$198,720	$95.54	470	0.7
New York	$128,920	$61.98	13,480	1.4
Connecticut	$120,530	$57.95	Not published	Not published
Washington	$113,700	$54.66	420	0.1
Massachusetts	$111,110	$53.42	950	0.3
New Jersey	$106,410	$51.16	2,190	0.5
California	$106,000	$50.96	4,200	0.2
Minnesota	$104,260	$50.12	1,280	0.4
Virginia	$104,060	$50.03	1,280	0.3
Maryland	$102,980	$49.51	350	0.1
North Carolina	$100,730	$48.43	2,610	0.5
Colorado	$99,610	$47.89	1,910	0.7
Oregon	$94,630	$45.50	820	0.4
Rhode Island	$94,130	$45.26	320	0.6
Illinois	$93,150	$44.78	4,050	0.7
Delaware	$92,390	$44.42	430	0.9
Utah	$92,000	$44.23	960	0.6
Alaska	$90,530	$43.52	50	0.1
South Dakota	$88,690	$42.64	150	0.3
Tennessee	$87,110	$41.88	500	0.2
South Carolina	$86,440	$41.56	480	0.2
Wisconsin	$86,320	$41.50	580	0.2
Mississippi	$85,430	$41.07	420	0.4
Idaho	$85,260	$40.99	210	0.2
Nevada	$84,650	$40.70	180	0.1
Louisiana	$84,310	$40.54	240	0.1
North Dakota	$82,640	$39.73	220	0.5
Indiana	$81,300	$39.09	420	0.1
Montana	$80,970	$38.93	140	0.3
Maine	$80,840	$38.87	230	0.4
New Hampshire	$80,810	$38.85	130	0.2
Oklahoma	$80,760	$38.83	400	0.2
Kansas	$80,420	$38.66	470	0.3
Iowa	$80,370	$38.64	1,020	0.7
Arizona	$80,260	$38.59	1,910	0.6
Missouri	$79,990	$38.46	2,290	0.8
Pennsylvania	$78,500	$37.74	2,590	0.4
Texas	$78,140	$37.57	5,230	0.4
Georgia	$77,710	$37.36	1,450	0.3
Kentucky	$76,260	$36.66	640	0.3
Florida	$76,230	$36.65	4,190	0.4
Vermont	$74,680	$35.90	170	0.6
Nebraska	$74,460	$35.80	840	0.8
Michigan	$71,050	$34.16	710	0.2
Ohio	$69,040	$33.19	3,680	0.7
New Mexico	$67,950	$32.67	220	0.3
Hawaii	$62,720	$30.16	270	0.4
West Virginia	$60,590	$29.13	240	0.3
Arkansas	$57,590	$27.69	540	0.4
Puerto Rico	$37,470	$18.01	1,270	1.4

Pay by metro area

All 136 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Financial Examiners: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$158,960	$76.43	80	0.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$157,560	$75.75	890	0.3
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$133,380	$64.13	13,400	1.4
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$131,820	$63.37	750	0.3
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$128,960	$62.00	Not published	Not published
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$123,750	$59.50	190	0.2
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$122,230	$58.76	210	0.1
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$118,190	$56.82	50	0.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$114,860	$55.22	210	0.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$106,090	$51.00	220	0.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$106,000	$50.96	1,630	0.3
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$105,600	$50.77	140	1.1
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$105,240	$50.60	1,670	1.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$105,230	$50.59	820	0.3
Montgomery, AL	$105,180	$50.57	70	0.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$104,260	$50.13	940	0.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$103,460	$49.74	260	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$102,630	$49.34	410	0.4
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$102,420	$49.24	90	0.2
Ogden, UT	$101,870	$48.98	90	0.3
Anchorage, AK	$101,740	$48.91	30	0.2
Grand Island, NE	$101,690	$48.89	30	0.8
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$101,200	$48.65	70	0.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$101,070	$48.59	1,550	1.0
Richmond, VA	$100,540	$48.34	510	0.8
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$99,940	$48.05	40	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$99,820	$47.99	560	0.5
Portland-South Portland, ME	$98,980	$47.59	80	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$98,470	$47.34	3,160	0.7
Pittsburgh, PA	$97,910	$47.07	710	0.6
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$97,720	$46.98	310	0.4
Billings, MT	$97,430	$46.84	50	0.5
Roanoke, VA	$97,030	$46.65	40	0.2
Colorado Springs, CO	$96,670	$46.48	130	0.4
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$96,520	$46.41	210	0.9
New Haven, CT	$95,690	$46.01	Not published	Not published
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$95,640	$45.98	780	0.9
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$95,100	$45.72	100	0.6
Salem, OR	$93,560	$44.98	90	0.5
Winston-Salem, NC	$92,490	$44.46	70	0.3
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$92,440	$44.44	40	0.5
Fargo, ND-MN	$91,080	$43.79	120	0.8
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$90,770	$43.64	230	0.3
Columbia, SC	$90,260	$43.40	80	0.2
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$89,730	$43.14	120	0.4
Kansas City, MO-KS	$89,300	$42.93	870	0.8
Madison, WI	$88,920	$42.75	140	0.3
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$87,390	$42.02	170	0.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$87,040	$41.85	60	0.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$85,450	$41.08	460	1.1
Jackson, MS	$85,430	$41.07	250	0.9
Syracuse, NY	$85,030	$40.88	130	0.4
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$84,650	$40.70	140	0.1
Boise City, ID	$84,640	$40.69	130	0.3
Knoxville, TN	$84,510	$40.63	100	0.2
Oklahoma City, OK	$84,510	$40.63	190	0.3
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$84,390	$40.57	Not published	Not published
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$84,150	$40.46	220	0.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$84,040	$40.41	50	0.2
Bismarck, ND	$83,940	$40.36	40	0.6
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$83,570	$40.18	210	0.2
Rochester, NY	$83,400	$40.10	110	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$82,990	$39.90	650	0.2
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$82,740	$39.78	40	0.4
Cedar Rapids, IA	$82,620	$39.72	90	0.6
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$82,350	$39.59	1,070	0.4
Lancaster, PA	$82,300	$39.57	40	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$82,220	$39.53	140	0.4
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$81,970	$39.41	50	0.2
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$81,830	$39.34	380	0.3
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$81,680	$39.27	90	0.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$81,230	$39.05	60	0.4
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$81,100	$38.99	340	0.5
Columbus, OH	$81,000	$38.94	930	0.8
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$80,640	$38.77	320	0.7
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$80,490	$38.70	1,770	0.7
Wichita, KS	$80,450	$38.68	110	0.3
St. Louis, MO-IL	$80,430	$38.67	850	0.6
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$80,350	$38.63	1,380	0.5
Helena, MT	$80,170	$38.55	40	0.8
Akron, OH	$80,120	$38.52	70	0.2
Omaha, NE-IA	$80,000	$38.46	440	0.9
Peoria, IL	$80,000	$38.46	90	0.5
Tucson, AZ	$80,000	$38.46	30	0.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$79,980	$38.45	2,240	0.6
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$79,870	$38.40	50	0.3
Fresno, CA	$79,280	$38.11	30	0.1
Jacksonville, FL	$79,000	$37.98	790	1.0
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$78,310	$37.65	630	0.6
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$78,290	$37.64	120	0.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$78,250	$37.62	90	0.1
Baton Rouge, LA	$77,800	$37.41	80	0.2
Lubbock, TX	$77,670	$37.34	80	0.5
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$77,650	$37.33	1,110	0.4
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$77,610	$37.31	30	0.1
Columbia, MO	$77,420	$37.22	80	0.7
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$77,340	$37.18	60	0.5
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$77,330	$37.18	270	0.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$77,100	$37.07	640	1.2
Springfield, IL	$76,790	$36.92	180	1.7
Bloomington, IL	$76,430	$36.74	80	1.0
Springfield, MO	$76,210	$36.64	170	0.8
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$75,930	$36.51	340	0.2
Tulsa, OK	$75,670	$36.38	120	0.3
Topeka, KS	$75,230	$36.17	60	0.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$74,560	$35.85	40	0.2
Erie, PA	$73,960	$35.56	30	0.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$73,600	$35.39	50	0.2
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$73,080	$35.14	760	0.7
Longview, TX	$72,810	$35.00	40	0.3
Reading, PA	$72,480	$34.85	30	0.2
Lincoln, NE	$72,110	$34.67	140	0.8
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$71,920	$34.58	70	0.1
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$71,270	$34.26	60	0.1
Dubuque, IA	$70,350	$33.82	30	0.6
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$69,360	$33.35	30	0.4
Albuquerque, NM	$68,440	$32.90	120	0.3
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$66,170	$31.81	70	0.4
Iowa City, IA	$65,240	$31.37	40	0.4
Charleston, WV	$65,060	$31.28	60	0.6
Jefferson City, MO	$64,850	$31.18	80	1.0
Urban Honolulu, HI	$62,720	$30.16	260	0.6
Waco, TX	$61,070	$29.36	40	0.3
El Paso, TX	$61,060	$29.36	40	0.1
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$60,980	$29.32	110	0.6
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$60,750	$29.21	40	0.2
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$60,360	$29.02	80	0.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$59,470	$28.59	940	0.6
Tallahassee, FL	$57,680	$27.73	170	0.9
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$57,590	$27.69	330	0.9
Mayaguez, PR	$50,660	$24.36	30	0.6
Utica-Rome, NY	$49,230	$23.67	Not published	Not published
Cleveland, OH	$46,960	$22.58	1,320	1.3
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$41,530	$19.97	80	0.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$37,470	$18.01	1,180	1.7
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	Not published	Not published	40	0.1

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.