Financial Examiners salary
The median pay for financial examiners in the United States is $94,160 a year. About 67,830 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $56,230
- 25th percentile
- $70,660
- Median percentile
- $94,160
- 75th percentile
- $129,600
- 90th percentile
- $174,200
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $198,720
- New York $128,920
- Washington $113,700
- Massachusetts $111,110
- New Jersey $106,410
- California $106,000
- Minnesota $104,260
- Virginia $104,060
- Maryland $102,980
- North Carolina $100,730
- Colorado $99,610
- Oregon $94,630
- Rhode Island $94,130
- Illinois $93,150
- Delaware $92,390
- Utah $92,000
- Alaska $90,530
- South Dakota $88,690
- Tennessee $87,110
- South Carolina $86,440
- Wisconsin $86,320
- Mississippi $85,430
- Idaho $85,260
- Nevada $84,650
- Louisiana $84,310
- North Dakota $82,640
- Indiana $81,300
- Montana $80,970
- Maine $80,840
- New Hampshire $80,810
- Oklahoma $80,760
- Kansas $80,420
- Iowa $80,370
- Arizona $80,260
- Missouri $79,990
- Pennsylvania $78,500
- Texas $78,140
- Georgia $77,710
- Kentucky $76,260
- Florida $76,230
- Vermont $74,680
- Nebraska $74,460
- Michigan $71,050
- Ohio $69,040
- New Mexico $67,950
- Hawaii $62,720
- West Virginia $60,590
- Arkansas $57,590
By metro area
- Charleston, SC $158,960
- Washington, DC $157,560
- New York, NY $133,380
- San Francisco, CA $131,820
- San Jose, CA $123,750
- Seattle, WA $122,230
- Manchester, NH $118,190
- Hartford, CT $114,860
- San Diego, CA $106,090
- Los Angeles, CA $106,000
- Olympia, WA $105,600
- Charlotte, NC $105,240
- Boston, MA $105,230
- Montgomery, AL $105,180
- Minneapolis, MN $104,260
- Baltimore, MD $103,460
- Sacramento, CA $102,630
- Memphis, TN $102,420
- Ogden, UT $101,870
- Anchorage, AK $101,740
- Grand Island, NE $101,690
- New Orleans, LA $101,200
- Denver, CO $101,070
- Richmond, VA $100,540
- Fort Collins, CO $99,940
- Portland, OR $99,820
- Portland, ME $98,980
- Chicago, IL $98,470
- Pittsburgh, PA $97,910
- Providence, RI $97,720
- Billings, MT $97,430
- Roanoke, VA $97,030
- Colorado Springs, CO $96,670
- Trenton, NJ $96,520
- Salt Lake City, UT $95,640
- Sioux Falls, SD $95,100
- Salem, OR $93,560
- Winston, NC $92,490
- Sioux City, IA $92,440
- Fargo, ND $91,080
- Milwaukee, WI $90,770
- Columbia, SC $90,260
- Lexington, KY $89,730
- Kansas City, MO $89,300
- Madison, WI $88,920
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $87,390
- Greensboro, NC $87,040
- Des Moines, IA $85,450
- Jackson, MS $85,430
- Syracuse, NY $85,030
- Las Vegas, NV $84,650
- Boise City, ID $84,640
- Knoxville, TN $84,510
- Oklahoma City, OK $84,510
- Nashville, TN $84,150
- Oxnard, CA $84,040
- Bismarck, ND $83,940
- Indianapolis, IN $83,570
- Rochester, NY $83,400
- Houston, TX $82,990
- Burlington, VT $82,740
- Cedar Rapids, IA $82,620
- Miami, FL $82,350
- Lancaster, PA $82,300
- Harrisburg, PA $82,220
- Lansing, MI $81,970
- Austin, TX $81,830
- Dayton, OH $81,680
- Eugene, OR $81,230
- Raleigh, NC $81,100
- Columbus, OH $81,000
- Albany, NY $80,640
- Phoenix, AZ $80,490
- Wichita, KS $80,450
- St. Louis, MO $80,430
- Philadelphia, PA $80,350
- Helena, MT $80,170
- Akron, OH $80,120
- Omaha, NE $80,000
- Peoria, IL $80,000
- Tucson, AZ $80,000
- Dallas, TX $79,980
- Huntington, WV $79,870
- Fresno, CA $79,280
- Jacksonville, FL $79,000
- Cincinnati, OH $78,310
- Greenville, SC $78,290
- Riverside, CA $78,250
- Baton Rouge, LA $77,800
- Lubbock, TX $77,670
- Atlanta, GA $77,650
- Bakersfield, CA $77,610
- Columbia, MO $77,420
- Champaign, IL $77,340
- Orlando, FL $77,330
- Buffalo, NY $77,100
- Springfield, IL $76,790
- Bloomington, IL $76,430
- Springfield, MO $76,210
- Detroit, MI $75,930
- Tulsa, OK $75,670
- Topeka, KS $75,230
- Scranton, PA $74,560
- Erie, PA $73,960
- Kiryas Joel, NY $73,600
- San Antonio, TX $73,080
- Longview, TX $72,810
- Reading, PA $72,480
- Lincoln, NE $72,110
- Grand Rapids, MI $71,920
- Virginia Beach, VA $71,270
- Dubuque, IA $70,350
- Waterloo, IA $69,360
- Albuquerque, NM $68,440
- Davenport, IA $66,170
- Iowa City, IA $65,240
- Charleston, WV $65,060
- Jefferson City, MO $64,850
- Urban Honolulu, HI $62,720
- Waco, TX $61,070