Pay by state · 51 states
Financial Risk Specialist Salary by State (2026)
Financial Risk Specialists earn the most in New Hampshire at $158,320 a year and the least in Louisiana at $58,440 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $117,330. All 51 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $158,320New Hampshire
- National median
- $117,330BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $58,440Louisiana
- States reporting
- 51of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Financial Risk Specialist salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of financial risk specialists OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NHNew Hampshire | $158,320 | $111,310 | $158,320 | 300 | $151,990 |
| 2 | MEMaine | $141,020 | $94,020 | $141,020 | N/A | $145,307 |
| 3 | DEDelaware | $139,440 | $110,110 | $168,720 | 1,160 | $139,708 |
| 4 | NYNew York | $136,830 | $105,140 | $179,630 | 12,060 | $126,787 |
| 5 | NCNorth Carolina | $132,040 | $99,010 | $167,830 | 3,200 | $139,983 |
| 6 | MAMassachusetts | $130,400 | $90,070 | $169,610 | 1,440 | $123,302 |
| 7 | NJNew Jersey | $129,220 | $101,390 | $165,760 | 2,760 | $118,763 |
| 8 | CACalifornia | $129,110 | $100,160 | $168,980 | 5,740 | $116,609 |
| 9 | VAVirginia | $126,510 | $98,430 | $162,270 | 1,770 | $125,129 |
| 10 | WAWashington | $123,150 | $95,000 | $165,520 | 900 | $115,079 |
| 11 | COColorado | $120,300 | $90,520 | $157,420 | 1,050 | $116,737 |
| 12 | WYWyoming | $119,550 | $106,100 | $119,550 | 170 | $128,977 |
| 13 | MDMaryland | $117,130 | $84,160 | $143,870 | 890 | $111,596 |
| 14 | CTConnecticut | $113,990 | $83,430 | $157,400 | 660 | $110,018 |
| 15 | OROregon | $109,580 | $79,890 | $129,560 | 430 | $106,017 |
| 16 | IAIowa | $105,680 | $90,800 | $132,880 | 530 | $120,417 |
| 17 | MNMinnesota | $105,420 | $86,310 | $131,410 | 1,190 | $106,894 |
| 18 | RIRhode Island | $104,470 | $82,010 | $144,420 | 450 | $102,141 |
| 19 | ILIllinois | $104,300 | $79,070 | $156,080 | 2,920 | $104,344 |
| 20 | MIMichigan | $103,940 | $79,720 | $132,260 | 1,150 | $108,027 |
| 21 | TXTexas | $103,760 | $80,660 | $132,580 | 4,780 | $106,906 |
| 22 | PAPennsylvania | $103,040 | $80,700 | $132,950 | 2,370 | $105,604 |
| 23 | AZArizona | $102,800 | $77,890 | $133,810 | 1,700 | $102,109 |
| 24 | MTMontana | $100,920 | $82,970 | $114,290 | 50 | $106,630 |
| 25 | MOMissouri | $100,620 | $79,490 | $128,410 | 1,070 | $110,794 |
| 26 | GAGeorgia | $100,570 | $67,010 | $134,190 | 2,180 | $104,442 |
| 27 | NVNevada | $100,010 | $74,200 | $141,080 | 570 | $100,031 |
| 28 | FLFlorida | $99,900 | $77,380 | $134,680 | 3,770 | $96,602 |
| 29 | SCSouth Carolina | $99,520 | $70,490 | $134,580 | 560 | $106,156 |
| 30 | INIndiana | $99,250 | $61,760 | $119,100 | 380 | $106,344 |
| 31 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $99,230 | $98,530 | $145,110 | 210 | $90,290 |
| 32 | OHOhio | $98,650 | $77,240 | $130,870 | 2,110 | $106,334 |
| 33 | WIWisconsin | $97,820 | $77,440 | $117,840 | 610 | $103,959 |
| 34 | MSMississippi | $96,100 | $64,990 | $154,990 | 230 | $110,519 |
| 35 | WVWest Virginia | $94,350 | $80,490 | $126,640 | 50 | $105,423 |
| 36 | NENebraska | $94,280 | $72,840 | $105,600 | 250 | $104,636 |
| 37 | TNTennessee | $90,950 | $73,480 | $118,410 | 540 | $98,999 |
| 38 | HIHawaii | $89,860 | $78,330 | $123,360 | 90 | $81,727 |
| 39 | NMNew Mexico | $87,260 | $62,010 | $107,760 | 180 | $94,630 |
| 40 | AKAlaska | $85,370 | $56,530 | $130,110 | 50 | $83,403 |
| 41 | OKOklahoma | $85,140 | $60,000 | $106,510 | 330 | $96,923 |
| 42 | KSKansas | $84,790 | $63,690 | $121,370 | 150 | $94,140 |
| 43 | ALAlabama | $81,750 | $55,710 | $110,950 | 180 | $92,037 |
| 44 | SDSouth Dakota | $78,960 | $73,570 | $125,550 | 130 | $89,134 |
| 45 | UTUtah | $77,770 | $63,420 | $101,980 | 630 | $78,664 |
| 46 | IDIdaho | $76,870 | $55,390 | $100,460 | 270 | $80,497 |
| 47 | KYKentucky | $74,640 | $56,750 | $96,480 | 500 | $82,787 |
| 48 | NDNorth Dakota | $74,630 | $61,510 | $99,770 | 90 | $83,893 |
| 49 | ARArkansas | $66,110 | $50,340 | $107,580 | 150 | $76,044 |
| 50 | PRPuerto Rico | $60,360 | $44,740 | $63,890 | 290 | N/A |
| 51 | LALouisiana | $58,440 | $51,200 | $67,860 | 520 | $66,253 |
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 Risk Specialists, that changes the ranking: New Hampshire leads on raw pay at $158,320, while New Hampshire leads once prices are taken into account at $151,990.
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 Risk Specialist pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Financial Risk Specialists the most?
New Hampshire reports the highest median wage for Financial Risk Specialists at $158,320 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Maine ($141,020) and Delaware ($139,440).
Which state pays Financial Risk Specialists the least?
Louisiana reports the lowest median for Financial Risk Specialists at $58,440 a year, $99,880 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Financial Risk Specialists earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts New Hampshire first at $151,990 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $158,320. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.