Financial Risk Specialists salary
The median pay for financial risk specialists in the United States is $117,330 a year. About 63,850 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $64,820
- 25th percentile
- $83,980
- Median percentile
- $117,330
- 75th percentile
- $158,250
- 90th percentile
- $196,110
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
- New Hampshire $158,320
- Delaware $139,440
- New York $136,830
- North Carolina $132,040
- Massachusetts $130,400
- New Jersey $129,220
- California $129,110
- Virginia $126,510
- Washington $123,150
- Colorado $120,300
- Wyoming $119,550
- Maryland $117,130
- Connecticut $113,990
- Oregon $109,580
- Iowa $105,680
- Minnesota $105,420
- Rhode Island $104,470
- Illinois $104,300
- Michigan $103,940
- Texas $103,760
- Pennsylvania $103,040
- Arizona $102,800
- Montana $100,920
- Missouri $100,620
- Georgia $100,570
- Nevada $100,010
- Florida $99,900
- South Carolina $99,520
- Indiana $99,250
- District of Columbia $99,230
- Ohio $98,650
- Wisconsin $97,820
- Mississippi $96,100
- West Virginia $94,350
- Nebraska $94,280
- Tennessee $90,950
- Hawaii $89,860
- New Mexico $87,260
- Alaska $85,370
- Oklahoma $85,140
- Kansas $84,790
- Alabama $81,750
- South Dakota $78,960
- Utah $77,770
- Idaho $76,870
- Kentucky $74,640
- North Dakota $74,630
- Arkansas $66,110
- Louisiana $58,440
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $167,440
- San Jose, CA $166,240
- New York, NY $139,670
- Seattle, WA $134,330
- Charlotte, NC $133,530
- Boston, MA $132,580
- Bridgeport, CT $132,480
- Winston, NC $131,630
- Philadelphia, PA $130,880
- Washington, DC $126,510
- Colorado Springs, CO $126,500
- Ann Arbor, MI $125,020
- Trenton, NJ $124,340
- Dover, DE $122,930
- Syracuse, NY $122,740
- Sacramento, CA $122,530
- San Diego, CA $121,010
- Albany, NY $120,570
- Baltimore, MD $119,720
- Peoria, IL $119,580
- Fort Collins, CO $119,470
- Denver, CO $118,620
- North Port, FL $115,050
- Los Angeles, CA $113,230
- Durham, NC $109,770
- Spokane, WA $108,540
- Austin, TX $108,410
- Des Moines, IA $108,110
- Manchester, NH $107,260
- Kiryas Joel, NY $106,400
- Portland, OR $105,500
- Minneapolis, MN $105,420
- Chicago, IL $105,370
- Detroit, MI $105,110
- Richmond, VA $105,060
- Atlanta, GA $104,850
- Pensacola, FL $104,700
- Miami, FL $104,500
- Dayton, OH $104,190
- San Antonio, TX $103,990
- Dallas, TX $103,760
- Providence, RI $103,470
- Oxnard, CA $102,640
- Allentown, PA $102,600
- Lancaster, PA $102,510
- Boulder, CO $102,380
- Phoenix, AZ $101,990
- Indianapolis, IN $101,910
- Greenville, SC $101,900
- Columbia, MO $101,570
- Santa Cruz, CA $101,280
- Houston, TX $101,200
- Grand Rapids, MI $101,090
- Hartford, CT $100,950
- Milwaukee, WI $100,870
- Kansas City, MO $100,620
- Green Bay, WI $100,420
- Columbus, OH $100,350
- Madison, WI $100,350
- Orlando, FL $100,260
- Raleigh, NC $100,260
- Oshkosh, WI $99,730
- Pittsburgh, PA $99,680
- Tampa, FL $98,820
- Springfield, MO $98,450
- St. Louis, MO $97,920
- Harrisburg, PA $97,490
- Akron, OH $97,180
- Buffalo, NY $96,980
- Lansing, MI $96,980
- Greensboro, NC $96,550
- Riverside, CA $96,310
- Tulsa, OK $96,300
- Charleston, SC $96,050
- Nashville, TN $95,250
- Columbia, SC $94,620
- Virginia Beach, VA $94,220
- Cleveland, OH $93,730
- Cincinnati, OH $93,470
- Jackson, MS $93,400
- Fresno, CA $93,310
- Omaha, NE $93,180
- Worcester, MA $92,670
- Davenport, IA $91,880
- Cedar Rapids, IA $91,480
- Urban Honolulu, HI $89,860
- El Paso, TX $89,850
- Memphis, TN $88,910
- Eugene, OR $85,900
- Jacksonville, FL $85,700
- Rochester, NY $85,540
- Knoxville, TN $83,240
- Little Rock, AR $83,230
- Albuquerque, NM $83,190
- Toledo, OH $82,930
- Fort Wayne, IN $82,390
- Birmingham, AL $81,750
- Salt Lake City, UT $81,240
- Sioux Falls, SD $80,360
- Lakeland, FL $79,710
- Lexington, KY $78,820
- Oklahoma City, OK $78,120
- Fargo, ND $76,940
- Provo, UT $74,540
- Springfield, IL $74,360
- Tallahassee, FL $72,360
- Fayetteville, AR $70,900
- Tucson, AZ $70,480
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $64,290
- Boise City, ID $64,150
- Lubbock, TX $63,140
- Monroe, LA $62,850
- Ogden, UT $62,850
- New Orleans, LA $60,820
- Baton Rouge, LA $58,440
- Lafayette, LA $56,960