The highest-paying states for financial examiners (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 examiners in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $154,810, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for financial examiners. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $106,750). 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 examiners in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $154,810 |
$56,870 | 550 |
| 2 | New York | $106,750 |
$61,740 | 11,580 |
| 3 | Nevada | $104,670 |
$48,400 | 100 |
| 4 | New Jersey | $103,760 |
$66,110 | 2,420 |
| 5 | Louisiana | $99,620 |
$60,490 | 150 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $98,430 |
$54,690 | 240 |
| 7 | California | $95,720 |
$49,770 | 4,280 |
| 8 | Washington | $95,470 |
$60,670 | 370 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | $93,560 |
$56,890 | 130 |
| 10 | Colorado | $89,740 |
$59,820 | 1,430 |
| 11 | Vermont | $88,960 |
$45,670 | 160 |
| 12 | South Dakota | $87,130 |
$50,920 | 120 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | $86,860 |
$47,260 | 1,280 |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $86,380 |
$58,230 | 530 |
| 15 | Minnesota | $85,790 |
$55,140 | 2,120 |
| 16 | North Carolina | $83,610 |
$48,080 | 2,000 |
| 17 | Montana | $81,070 |
$58,050 | 120 |
| 18 | Georgia | $80,760 |
$50,600 | 1,590 |
| 19 | Tennessee | $80,730 |
$49,660 | 630 |
| 20 | Missouri | $80,380 |
$61,840 | 1,710 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $78,920 |
$37,740 | 1,690 |
| 22 | Michigan | $77,980 |
$50,530 | 490 |
| 23 | Oregon | $77,950 |
$55,450 | 700 |
| 24 | Iowa | $77,920 |
$44,040 | 1,260 |
| 25 | Maryland | $77,820 |
$56,320 | 730 |
| 26 | Arkansas | $77,810 |
$45,950 | 430 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | $77,730 |
$59,470 | 860 |
| 28 | Illinois | $77,170 |
$61,060 | 4,020 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | $74,820 |
$44,040 | 320 |
| 30 | Kansas | $73,630 |
$42,630 | 500 |
| 31 | Utah | $73,550 |
$41,910 | 480 |
| 32 | South Carolina | $73,440 |
$44,790 | 260 |
| 33 | Maine | $73,050 |
$45,960 | 250 |
| 34 | Delaware | $72,750 |
$59,540 | 730 |
| 35 | Mississippi | $72,470 |
$32,720 | 240 |
| 36 | Texas | $72,330 |
$47,460 | 4,510 |
| 37 | North Dakota | $70,950 |
$54,660 | 170 |
| 38 | Florida | $68,120 |
$44,670 | 3,510 |
| 39 | Idaho | $66,660 |
$53,540 | 80 |
| 40 | Arizona | $66,280 |
$51,860 | 1,460 |
| 41 | Virginia | $64,830 |
$40,030 | 2,120 |
| 42 | Indiana | $63,890 |
$39,240 | 350 |
| 43 | Ohio | $63,790 |
$46,170 | 4,240 |
| 44 | New Mexico | $63,510 |
$49,380 | 90 |
| 45 | Nebraska | $63,120 |
$52,140 | 690 |
| 46 | Hawaii | $62,920 |
$47,860 | 220 |
| 47 | Kentucky | $60,580 |
$39,110 | 560 |
| 48 | Wyoming | $60,030 |
$40,990 | 30 |
| 49 | Alaska | $59,180 |
$39,670 | 180 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $56,040 |
$35,160 | 120 |
| 51 | Alabama | $51,050 |
$34,050 | 1,400 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $36,980 |
$28,630 | 860 |