Financial and Investment Analysts
Median $102,740
Occupation · SOC 13-2054
Financial Risk Specialists: pay and where the jobs are
What financial risk specialists earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$117,330 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $124,420
- Median hourly wage
- $56.41
- Mean hourly wage
- $59.82
- Employment
- 63,850
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 13-2054.
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How much do financial risk specialists make?
The median annual wage for financial risk specialists was $117,330 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $64,820 and the highest-paid 10% more than $196,110. As an hourly rate, the median is $56.41. About 63,850 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in New Hampshire ($158,320), Maine ($141,020) and Delaware ($139,440). New Hampshire also comes out on top after taxes and local prices.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for financial risk specialists looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $64,820 | $31.17 | $5,402 | $4,522 |
| 25th percentile | $83,980 | $40.37 | $6,998 | $5,659 |
| Median | $117,330 | $56.41 | $9,778 | $7,614 |
| 75th percentile | $158,250 | $76.08 | $13,188 | $9,952 |
| 90th percentile | $196,110 | $94.29 | $16,343 | $12,109 |
Financial Risk Specialists: pay by state
51 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$114,700 take-home in national prices
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$102,576 take-home in national prices
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$101,294 take-home in national prices
Where a median financial risk specialist paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 300 | $158,320 | $82,480 | $160,060 | $119,478 | $114,700 |
| Maine | Not published | $141,020 | $64,410 | $149,990 | $98,306 | $101,294 |
| Delaware | 1,160 | $139,440 | $80,810 | $178,570 | $98,153 | $98,342 |
| New York | 12,060 | $136,830 | $84,550 | $220,260 | $97,313 | $90,171 |
| North Carolina | 3,200 | $132,040 | $70,440 | $207,820 | $96,756 | $102,576 |
| Massachusetts | 1,440 | $130,400 | $71,390 | $209,200 | $93,495 | $88,405 |
| New Jersey | 2,760 | $129,220 | $81,230 | $199,030 | $92,813 | $85,302 |
| California | 5,740 | $129,110 | $76,610 | $208,360 | $90,072 | $81,351 |
| Virginia | 1,770 | $126,510 | $77,080 | $191,720 | $91,275 | $90,279 |
| Washington | 900 | $123,150 | $64,120 | $184,630 | $93,731 | $87,588 |
| Colorado | 1,050 | $120,300 | $75,460 | $174,770 | $88,347 | $85,730 |
| Wyoming | 170 | $119,550 | $101,370 | $119,550 | $92,933 | $100,262 |
| Maryland | 890 | $117,130 | $73,330 | $172,410 | $85,927 | $81,867 |
| Connecticut | 660 | $113,990 | $75,080 | $208,790 | $82,863 | $79,975 |
| Oregon | 430 | $109,580 | $64,720 | $158,250 | $77,013 | $74,509 |
| Iowa | 530 | $105,680 | $71,230 | $167,770 | $79,812 | $90,941 |
| Minnesota | 1,190 | $105,420 | $72,930 | $161,880 | $76,884 | $77,959 |
| Rhode Island | 450 | $104,470 | $59,290 | $186,580 | $77,864 | $76,128 |
| Illinois | 2,920 | $104,300 | $65,260 | $202,260 | $77,187 | $77,219 |
| Michigan | 1,150 | $103,940 | $60,400 | $165,410 | $77,785 | $80,843 |
| Texas | 4,780 | $103,760 | $64,250 | $159,220 | $81,825 | $84,306 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,370 | $103,040 | $64,700 | $172,820 | $78,083 | $80,026 |
| Arizona | 1,700 | $102,800 | $57,400 | $165,880 | $78,974 | $78,442 |
| Montana | 50 | $100,920 | $82,000 | $133,500 | $75,486 | $79,757 |
| Missouri | 1,070 | $100,620 | $60,850 | $162,140 | $75,824 | $83,491 |
| Georgia | 2,180 | $100,570 | $38,550 | $167,790 | $75,311 | $78,210 |
| Nevada | 570 | $100,010 | $65,000 | $169,040 | $79,187 | $79,204 |
| Florida | 3,770 | $99,900 | $58,080 | $172,550 | $79,110 | $76,498 |
| South Carolina | 560 | $99,520 | $59,580 | $167,820 | $74,623 | $79,599 |
| Indiana | 380 | $99,250 | $52,780 | $159,050 | $75,754 | $81,169 |
| District of Columbia | 210 | $99,230 | $82,960 | $204,930 | $73,172 | $66,580 |
| Ohio | 2,110 | $98,650 | $62,710 | $163,210 | $75,954 | $81,870 |
| Wisconsin | 610 | $97,820 | $64,630 | $141,030 | $73,348 | $77,951 |
| Mississippi | 230 | $96,100 | $51,780 | $198,880 | $73,324 | $84,326 |
| West Virginia | 50 | $94,350 | $56,050 | $137,660 | $71,773 | $80,196 |
| Nebraska | 250 | $94,280 | $58,190 | $124,750 | $71,746 | $79,626 |
| Tennessee | 540 | $90,950 | $57,270 | $154,490 | $72,813 | $79,257 |
| Hawaii | 90 | $89,860 | $61,740 | $134,990 | $66,631 | $60,601 |
| New Mexico | 180 | $87,260 | $59,170 | $132,870 | $67,273 | $72,954 |
| Alaska | 50 | $85,370 | $55,860 | $131,730 | $68,617 | $67,035 |
| Oklahoma | 330 | $85,140 | $50,630 | $139,930 | $65,440 | $74,497 |
| Kansas | 150 | $84,790 | $47,430 | $208,040 | $64,548 | $71,666 |
| Alabama | 180 | $81,750 | $39,640 | $141,000 | $62,951 | $70,873 |
| South Dakota | 130 | $78,960 | $70,310 | $148,750 | $64,378 | $72,673 |
| Utah | 630 | $77,770 | $57,250 | $135,360 | $60,272 | $60,965 |
| Idaho | 270 | $76,870 | $51,310 | $135,780 | $59,942 | $62,771 |
| Kentucky | 500 | $74,640 | $48,310 | $107,800 | $58,844 | $65,267 |
| North Dakota | 90 | $74,630 | $50,320 | $149,820 | $61,136 | $68,724 |
| Arkansas | 150 | $66,110 | $47,860 | $140,050 | $53,341 | $61,356 |
| Puerto Rico | 290 | $60,360 | $37,320 | $77,310 | — | — |
| Louisiana | 520 | $58,440 | $48,660 | $82,760 | $47,770 | $54,156 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 13-2054. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.