May 2025 OEWS estimate
Financial Manager Salary in the United States
The national median annual salary is $166,570. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.
Wage overview
Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.
Median annual salary
$166,570
Mean annual salary
$186,910
Employment estimate
841,710
Annual salary percentiles
BLS wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. Values are annual, the scale starts at $0, and P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $94,310 |
| P25 — lower quartile | $125,490 |
| P50 — median | $166,570 |
| P75 — upper quartile | $219,980 |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $323,270 |
Median hourly wage
$80.08/hr
Mean hourly wage
$89.86/hr
Employment estimate
841,710
Hourly wage percentiles
BLS hourly wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The scale starts at $0; P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Hourly wage |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $45.34/hr |
| P25 — lower quartile | $60.33/hr |
| P50 — median | $80.08/hr |
| P75 — upper quartile | $105.76/hr |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $155.42/hr |
Median salary distribution across covered metros
These values summarize the 44 metros published on this site, not every U.S. metro.
- Lowest covered median
- $129,310
- Middle covered median
- $161,365
- Highest covered median
- $225,280
Highest-paying metros in this dataset
Ranked by annual median salary on a zero-based scale. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.
| Rank | Metro or occupation | Annual median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | San Jose, CA | $225,280 |
| #2 | New York, NY | $221,010 |
| #3 | San Francisco, CA | $216,150 |
| #4 | Boston, MA | $209,780 |
| #5 | Denver, CO | $193,400 |
| #6 | Seattle, WA | $185,550 |
| #7 | Washington, DC | $185,270 |
| #8 | Los Angeles, CA | $175,310 |
| #9 | Charlotte, NC | $172,760 |
| #10 | Atlanta, GA | $171,240 |
Largest employment markets
BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.
| Rank | Employment market | Estimated employment |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York, NY | 89,960 |
| #2 | Chicago, IL | 41,590 |
| #3 | Los Angeles, CA | 34,480 |
| #4 | Dallas, TX | 26,600 |
| #5 | Washington, DC | 26,430 |
| #6 | Boston, MA | 21,650 |
| #7 | Houston, TX | 18,570 |
| #8 | Philadelphia, PA | 18,520 |
| #9 | San Francisco, CA | 17,040 |
| #10 | Atlanta, GA | 15,660 |