Financial Risk Specialists Salary in the US
A financial risk specialists earns a national median of $117,330 a year (mean $124,420) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #83 of 825.
How much does a financial risk specialists earn in the US?
A financial risk specialists in the United States earns a median of $117,330 a year (mean $124,420), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 130% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 63,850 people work in this occupation (SOC 13-2054), ranked #83 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$117,330
per year
Mean
$124,420
per year
Employment
63,850
US workers
National rank
#83
of 825 by median
What a financial risk specialists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a financial risk specialists (SOC 13-2054) earns a median annual wage of $117,330 and a mean (average) of $124,420. The median is the midpoint — half of financial risk specialists earn more and half earn less — and is 130% 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 risk specialists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for financial risk specialists is $117,330, and the mean (average) is $124,420. The median is the midpoint — half of financial risk specialists earn more and half earn less.
- How does financial risk specialists pay compare to the US average?
- At $117,330, a financial risk specialists earns 130% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many financial risk specialists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 63,850 financial risk specialists employed nationally (SOC 13-2054), across all industries.
- Where does this financial risk specialists 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 13-2054. 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 13-2054 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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