SOC 13-2054 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Financial Risk Specialists

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

U.S. median annual wage$117,330

U.S. median hourly wage$56.41

U.S. employment63,850

Nationally, financial risk specialists earned a median of $117,330 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 63,850 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 Risk Specialists: pay and employment by state
State
New Hampshire	$158,320	$76.12	300	0.4
Maine	$141,020	$67.80	Not published	Not published
Delaware	$139,440	$67.04	1,160	2.4
New York	$136,830	$65.78	12,060	1.2
North Carolina	$132,040	$63.48	3,200	0.6
Massachusetts	$130,400	$62.69	1,440	0.4
New Jersey	$129,220	$62.12	2,760	0.6
California	$129,110	$62.07	5,740	0.3
Virginia	$126,510	$60.82	1,770	0.4
Washington	$123,150	$59.21	900	0.3
Colorado	$120,300	$57.84	1,050	0.4
Wyoming	$119,550	$57.48	170	0.6
Maryland	$117,130	$56.31	890	0.3
Connecticut	$113,990	$54.80	660	0.4
Oregon	$109,580	$52.69	430	0.2
Iowa	$105,680	$50.81	530	0.3
Minnesota	$105,420	$50.68	1,190	0.4
Rhode Island	$104,470	$50.23	450	0.9
Illinois	$104,300	$50.14	2,920	0.5
Michigan	$103,940	$49.97	1,150	0.3
Texas	$103,760	$49.88	4,780	0.3
Pennsylvania	$103,040	$49.54	2,370	0.4
Arizona	$102,800	$49.42	1,700	0.5
Montana	$100,920	$48.52	50	0.1
Missouri	$100,620	$48.38	1,070	0.4
Georgia	$100,570	$48.35	2,180	0.4
Nevada	$100,010	$48.08	570	0.4
Florida	$99,900	$48.03	3,770	0.4
South Carolina	$99,520	$47.85	560	0.2
Indiana	$99,250	$47.72	380	0.1
District of Columbia	$99,230	$47.71	210	0.3
Ohio	$98,650	$47.43	2,110	0.4
Wisconsin	$97,820	$47.03	610	0.2
Mississippi	$96,100	$46.20	230	0.2
West Virginia	$94,350	$45.36	50	0.1
Nebraska	$94,280	$45.33	250	0.2
Tennessee	$90,950	$43.73	540	0.2
Hawaii	$89,860	$43.20	90	0.1
New Mexico	$87,260	$41.95	180	0.2
Alaska	$85,370	$41.04	50	0.1
Oklahoma	$85,140	$40.94	330	0.2
Kansas	$84,790	$40.77	150	0.1
Alabama	$81,750	$39.31	180	0.1
South Dakota	$78,960	$37.96	130	0.3
Utah	$77,770	$37.39	630	0.4
Idaho	$76,870	$36.96	270	0.3
Kentucky	$74,640	$35.89	500	0.2
North Dakota	$74,630	$35.88	90	0.2
Arkansas	$66,110	$31.79	150	0.1
Puerto Rico	$60,360	$29.02	290	0.3
Louisiana	$58,440	$28.10	520	0.3

Pay by metro area

All 123 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Financial Risk Specialists: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$167,440	$80.50	1,380	0.6
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$166,240	$79.93	480	0.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$139,670	$67.15	12,770	1.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$134,330	$64.58	550	0.3
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$133,530	$64.20	1,880	1.4
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$132,580	$63.74	1,120	0.4
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$132,480	$63.69	220	0.6
Winston-Salem, NC	$131,630	$63.29	180	0.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$130,880	$62.93	2,340	0.8
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$126,510	$60.82	1,400	0.4
Colorado Springs, CO	$126,500	$60.82	100	0.3
Portland-South Portland, ME	$126,430	$60.78	Not published	Not published
Ann Arbor, MI	$125,020	$60.11	60	0.3
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$124,340	$59.78	140	0.6
Dover, DE	$122,930	$59.10	40	0.6
Syracuse, NY	$122,740	$59.01	100	0.3
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$122,530	$58.91	290	0.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$121,010	$58.18	380	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$120,570	$57.97	200	0.4
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$119,720	$57.56	390	0.3
Peoria, IL	$119,580	$57.49	60	0.4
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$119,470	$57.44	30	0.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$118,620	$57.03	740	0.5
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$115,050	$55.31	40	0.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$113,230	$54.44	1,540	0.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$109,770	$52.78	60	0.2
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$108,540	$52.18	70	0.3
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$108,410	$52.12	430	0.3
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$108,110	$51.98	350	0.9
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$107,260	$51.57	50	0.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$106,400	$51.15	40	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$105,500	$50.72	350	0.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$105,420	$50.68	940	0.5
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$105,370	$50.66	2,360	0.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$105,110	$50.54	690	0.4
Richmond, VA	$105,060	$50.51	380	0.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$104,850	$50.41	1,400	0.5
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$104,700	$50.34	90	0.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$104,500	$50.24	990	0.4
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$104,190	$50.09	40	0.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$103,990	$49.99	470	0.4
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$103,760	$49.88	2,320	0.6
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$103,470	$49.75	490	0.7
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$102,640	$49.35	110	0.4
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$102,600	$49.33	60	0.2
Lancaster, PA	$102,510	$49.28	50	0.2
Boulder, CO	$102,380	$49.22	50	0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$101,990	$49.03	1,310	0.6
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$101,910	$48.99	220	0.2
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$101,900	$48.99	160	0.4
Columbia, MO	$101,570	$48.83	140	1.3
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$101,280	$48.69	40	0.4
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$101,200	$48.66	590	0.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$101,090	$48.60	110	0.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$100,950	$48.53	300	0.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$100,870	$48.49	200	0.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	$100,620	$48.38	230	0.2
Green Bay, WI	$100,420	$48.28	30	0.2
Columbus, OH	$100,350	$48.24	630	0.6
Madison, WI	$100,350	$48.25	100	0.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$100,260	$48.20	420	0.3
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$100,260	$48.20	310	0.4
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$99,730	$47.95	40	0.4
Pittsburgh, PA	$99,680	$47.93	530	0.5
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$98,820	$47.51	810	0.6
Springfield, MO	$98,450	$47.33	40	0.2
St. Louis, MO-IL	$97,920	$47.08	480	0.4
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$97,490	$46.87	80	0.2
Akron, OH	$97,180	$46.72	80	0.3
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$96,980	$46.62	470	0.9
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$96,980	$46.63	50	0.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$96,550	$46.42	110	0.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$96,310	$46.30	160	0.1
Tulsa, OK	$96,300	$46.30	110	0.2
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$96,050	$46.18	50	0.1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$95,250	$45.79	210	0.2
Columbia, SC	$94,620	$45.49	100	0.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$94,220	$45.30	120	0.2
Cleveland, OH	$93,730	$45.06	430	0.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$93,470	$44.94	430	0.4
Jackson, MS	$93,400	$44.90	90	0.4
Fresno, CA	$93,310	$44.86	40	0.1
Omaha, NE-IA	$93,180	$44.80	150	0.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$92,810	$44.62	Not published	Not published
Worcester, MA	$92,670	$44.55	50	0.1
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$91,880	$44.17	30	0.2
Cedar Rapids, IA	$91,480	$43.98	40	0.3
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$90,300	$43.41	Not published	Not published
Urban Honolulu, HI	$89,860	$43.20	90	0.2
El Paso, TX	$89,850	$43.20	30	0.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$88,910	$42.74	100	0.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$85,900	$41.30	30	0.2
Jacksonville, FL	$85,700	$41.20	490	0.6
Rochester, NY	$85,540	$41.13	210	0.4
Knoxville, TN	$83,240	$40.02	90	0.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$83,230	$40.02	80	0.2
Albuquerque, NM	$83,190	$40.00	100	0.2
Toledo, OH	$82,930	$39.87	40	0.1
Fort Wayne, IN	$82,390	$39.61	30	0.1
Birmingham, AL	$81,750	$39.31	110	0.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$81,240	$39.06	520	0.6
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$80,360	$38.64	80	0.5
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$79,710	$38.32	60	0.2
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$79,170	$38.06	Not published	Not published
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$78,820	$37.90	50	0.2
Oklahoma City, OK	$78,120	$37.56	160	0.2
Fargo, ND-MN	$76,940	$36.99	60	0.4
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$74,540	$35.84	50	0.2
Springfield, IL	$74,360	$35.75	30	0.3
Tallahassee, FL	$72,360	$34.79	80	0.4
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$70,900	$34.09	30	0.1
Tucson, AZ	$70,480	$33.88	50	0.1
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$64,290	$30.91	110	0.2
Boise City, ID	$64,150	$30.84	130	0.3
Lubbock, TX	$63,140	$30.36	30	0.2
Monroe, LA	$62,850	$30.22	40	0.4
Ogden, UT	$62,850	$30.22	40	0.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$60,820	$29.24	150	0.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$60,360	$29.02	280	0.4
Baton Rouge, LA	$58,440	$28.10	120	0.3
Lafayette, LA	$56,960	$27.39	50	0.3
Canton-Massillon, OH	Not published	Not published	40	0.2
Reno, NV	Not published	Not published	50	0.2

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.