Highest-paying Cities for Financial Managers

The top 100 highest paying cities for financial managers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of financial managers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $212,290, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is the highest paying city for financial managers. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $193,670). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of financial managers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Financial Managers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$212,290	$124,380	68,500
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$193,670	$104,300	20,290
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$191,050	$104,160	8,700
4	Greeley, Colorado	$178,140	$106,550	270
5	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$177,030	$97,240	32,390
6	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$175,220	$96,730	8,710
7	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$170,690	$116,270	8,220
8	Boulder, Colorado	$170,440	$113,210	720
9	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$168,500	$98,250	7,070
10	Midland, Texas	$168,160	$93,220	500
11	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$167,220	$110,320	2,040
12	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$165,730	$105,880	8,110
13	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$165,670	$105,650	22,290
14	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$165,040	$99,990	8,350
15	Dover, Delaware	$162,640	$102,450	150
16	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$161,400	$93,540	380
17	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$161,400	$82,720	27,430
18	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$161,150	$90,680	36,380
19	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$159,470	$96,240	6,620
20	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$159,170	$97,970	1,750
21	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$158,140	$99,570	650
22	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$157,760	$91,230	950
23	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$157,370	$95,090	110
24	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$157,250	$78,920	14,420
25	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$157,170	$83,750	8,040
26	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$156,890	$88,790	14,550
27	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$156,020	$83,520	3,660
28	Rochester, New York	$154,080	$85,160	1,630
29	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$153,840	$102,910	340
30	Charlottesville, Virginia	$152,770	$95,640	410
31	Napa, California	$151,850	$92,620	340
32	Wilmington, New Jersey	$151,470	$98,720	1,680
33	Richmond, Virginia	$151,410	$92,940	3,050
34	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$151,020	$96,810	2,360
35	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$150,680	$81,370	1,900
36	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$150,020	$80,500	370
37	Rapid City, South Dakota	$149,720	$101,400	90
38	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$149,180	$81,370	6,020
39	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$148,780	$86,930	3,750
40	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$148,480	$78,730	20,930
41	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$148,180	$92,990	7,120
42	Midland, Michigan	$147,760	$90,440	310
43	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$147,600	$100,010	16,290
44	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$147,320	$83,920	380
45	Camden, New Jersey	$144,870	$91,280	1,970
46	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$144,600	$81,830	1,460
47	Binghamton, New York	$143,980	$79,150	190
48	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$142,400	$82,550	650
49	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$142,220	$76,910	19,260
50	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$142,140	$73,410	5,330
51	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$141,120	$86,000	1,260
52	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$140,070	$82,960	860
53	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$140,060	$84,640	100
54	Pueblo, Colorado	$139,960	$90,020	100
55	Ocean City, New Jersey	$139,860	$97,830	70
56	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$139,830	$75,310	8,310
57	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$139,250	$95,960	370
58	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$138,930	$68,850	3,830
59	Syracuse, New York	$138,830	$78,520	840
60	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$138,440	$84,100	4,990
61	Elmira, New York	$137,590	$77,120	80
62	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$137,500	$86,540	11,600
63	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$137,410	$79,960	10,700
64	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$137,270	$82,220	140
65	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$136,890	$83,250	7,700
66	Longview, Washington	$136,790	$91,870	90
67	Ithaca, New York	$136,700	$77,770	130
68	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$136,640	$82,880	470
69	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$136,340	$98,370	260
70	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$136,250	$80,630	35,030
71	Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia	$135,500	$75,260	120
72	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$135,310	$84,380	970
73	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$135,280	$80,920	5,160
74	Danbury, Connecticut	$135,230	$80,520	620
75	Glens Falls, New York	$135,050	$58,390	140
76	Burlington, North Carolina	$134,990	$72,420	160
77	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$134,920	$78,450	3,250
78	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$134,520	$65,890	670
79	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$134,500	$77,970	2,890
80	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$134,330	$78,260	190
81	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$134,260	$82,900	2,140
82	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$134,240	$75,320	490
83	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$134,100	$76,640	5,840
84	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$134,050	$102,070	170
85	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$133,930	$80,180	8,150
86	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$133,790	$73,500	9,820
87	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$133,760	$77,110	28,470
88	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$133,710	$103,450	13,580
89	Utica-Rome, New York	$133,710	$77,490	300
90	Salinas, California	$133,660	$80,910	510
91	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$133,580	$81,060	4,200
92	Huntsville, Alabama	$133,530	$79,830	640
93	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$133,520	$80,460	8,940
94	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$133,240	$86,470	290
95	Jacksonville, Florida	$133,230	$74,050	3,240
96	Bellingham, Washington	$133,190	$88,790	210
97	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$133,180	$77,680	4,740
98	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$133,160	$83,580	2,090
99	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$133,110	$79,000	5,090
100	Manchester, New Hampshire	$133,110	$79,300	760

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for financial managers.