Financial Managers Salary in the US
A financial managers earns a national median of $166,570 a year (mean $186,910) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #32 of 825.
How much does a financial managers earn in the US?
A financial managers in the United States earns a median of $166,570 a year (mean $186,910), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 227% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 841,710 people work in this occupation (SOC 11-3031), ranked #32 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$166,570
per year
Mean
$186,910
per year
Employment
841,710
US workers
National rank
#32
of 825 by median
What a financial managers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a financial managers (SOC 11-3031) earns a median annual wage of $166,570 and a mean (average) of $186,910. The median is the midpoint — half of financial managers earn more and half earn less — and is 227% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a financial managers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for financial managers is $166,570, and the mean (average) is $186,910. The median is the midpoint — half of financial managers earn more and half earn less.
- How does financial managers pay compare to the US average?
- At $166,570, a financial managers earns 227% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many financial managers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 841,710 financial managers employed nationally (SOC 11-3031), across all industries.
- Where does this financial managers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 11-3031. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 11-3031 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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