Pay by state · 50 states
Financial Examiner Salary by State (2026)
Financial Examiners earn the most in District of Columbia at $198,720 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $37,470 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $94,160. All 50 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $198,720District of Columbia
- National median
- $94,160BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $37,470Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 50of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Financial Examiner salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of financial examiners OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $198,720 | $134,470 | $239,240 | 470 | $180,817 |
| 2 | NYNew York | $128,920 | $91,940 | $174,130 | 13,480 | $119,458 |
| 3 | CTConnecticut | $120,530 | $90,130 | $139,920 | N/A | $116,330 |
| 4 | WAWashington | $113,700 | $91,040 | $136,250 | 420 | $106,249 |
| 5 | MAMassachusetts | $111,110 | $83,660 | $142,880 | 950 | $105,062 |
| 6 | NJNew Jersey | $106,410 | $93,510 | $147,280 | 2,190 | $97,799 |
| 7 | CACalifornia | $106,000 | $80,120 | $135,110 | 4,200 | $95,737 |
| 8 | MNMinnesota | $104,260 | $79,350 | $117,390 | 1,280 | $105,718 |
| 9 | VAVirginia | $104,060 | $79,310 | $135,820 | 1,280 | $102,924 |
| 10 | MDMaryland | $102,980 | $73,540 | $158,060 | 350 | $98,115 |
| 11 | NCNorth Carolina | $100,730 | $76,910 | $126,430 | 2,610 | $106,789 |
| 12 | COColorado | $99,610 | $77,060 | $128,010 | 1,910 | $96,660 |
| 13 | OROregon | $94,630 | $76,140 | $105,050 | 820 | $91,553 |
| 14 | RIRhode Island | $94,130 | $65,080 | $124,370 | 320 | $92,032 |
| 15 | ILIllinois | $93,150 | $77,930 | $127,090 | 4,050 | $93,189 |
| 16 | DEDelaware | $92,390 | $58,140 | $120,030 | 430 | $92,568 |
| 17 | UTUtah | $92,000 | $68,830 | $145,110 | 960 | $93,057 |
| 18 | AKAlaska | $90,530 | $71,510 | $107,930 | 50 | $88,444 |
| 19 | SDSouth Dakota | $88,690 | $62,030 | $112,550 | 150 | $100,117 |
| 20 | TNTennessee | $87,110 | $64,500 | $121,700 | 500 | $94,819 |
| 21 | SCSouth Carolina | $86,440 | $65,540 | $137,700 | 480 | $92,204 |
| 22 | WIWisconsin | $86,320 | $75,730 | $106,330 | 580 | $91,737 |
| 23 | MSMississippi | $85,430 | $53,580 | $110,480 | 420 | $98,248 |
| 24 | IDIdaho | $85,260 | $71,800 | $110,390 | 210 | $89,283 |
| 25 | NVNevada | $84,650 | $63,790 | $106,850 | 180 | $84,668 |
| 26 | LALouisiana | $84,310 | $61,100 | $119,030 | 240 | $95,582 |
| 27 | NDNorth Dakota | $82,640 | $62,530 | $100,910 | 220 | $92,897 |
| 28 | INIndiana | $81,300 | $62,320 | $123,800 | 420 | $87,111 |
| 29 | MTMontana | $80,970 | $70,600 | $106,480 | 140 | $85,551 |
| 30 | MEMaine | $80,840 | $62,860 | $101,730 | 230 | $83,297 |
| 31 | NHNew Hampshire | $80,810 | $65,170 | $121,220 | 130 | $77,579 |
| 32 | OKOklahoma | $80,760 | $61,580 | $110,570 | 400 | $91,937 |
| 33 | KSKansas | $80,420 | $64,480 | $126,620 | 470 | $89,288 |
| 34 | IAIowa | $80,370 | $62,820 | $104,580 | 1,020 | $91,577 |
| 35 | AZArizona | $80,260 | $71,460 | $98,110 | 1,910 | $79,720 |
| 36 | MOMissouri | $79,990 | $62,860 | $103,570 | 2,290 | $88,078 |
| 37 | PAPennsylvania | $78,500 | $68,570 | $101,880 | 2,590 | $80,453 |
| 38 | TXTexas | $78,140 | $61,370 | $102,670 | 5,230 | $80,509 |
| 39 | GAGeorgia | $77,710 | $60,960 | $107,540 | 1,450 | $80,702 |
| 40 | KYKentucky | $76,260 | $63,260 | $105,510 | 640 | $84,584 |
| 41 | FLFlorida | $76,230 | $59,700 | $99,620 | 4,190 | $73,713 |
| 42 | VTVermont | $74,680 | $72,490 | $90,600 | 170 | $76,237 |
| 43 | NENebraska | $74,460 | $61,440 | $98,330 | 840 | $82,639 |
| 44 | MIMichigan | $71,050 | $59,030 | $96,010 | 710 | $73,843 |
| 45 | OHOhio | $69,040 | $51,030 | $98,620 | 3,680 | $74,417 |
| 46 | NMNew Mexico | $67,950 | $55,700 | $80,360 | 220 | $73,689 |
| 47 | HIHawaii | $62,720 | $51,700 | $80,170 | 270 | $57,044 |
| 48 | WVWest Virginia | $60,590 | $46,950 | $73,330 | 240 | $67,701 |
| 49 | ARArkansas | $57,590 | $56,890 | $92,720 | 540 | $66,243 |
| 50 | PRPuerto Rico | $37,470 | $37,110 | $49,640 | 1,270 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Financial Examiners, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $198,720, while District of Columbia leads once prices are taken into account at $180,817.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Financial Examiner pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Financial Examiners the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Financial Examiners at $198,720 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New York ($128,920) and Connecticut ($120,530).
Which state pays Financial Examiners the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Financial Examiners at $37,470 a year, $161,250 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Financial Examiners earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts District of Columbia first at $180,817 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $198,720. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.