The highest-paying states for other financial specialists (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 other financial specialists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $110,660, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for other financial specialists. It is followed by Connecticut (average annual salary $94,490). 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 other financial specialists 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 | $110,660 |
$65,920 | 2,860 |
| 2 | Connecticut | $94,490 |
$60,900 | 470 |
| 3 | Maryland | $93,800 |
$59,260 | 4,700 |
| 4 | New York | $90,570 |
$50,890 | 4,290 |
| 5 | Virginia | $84,890 |
$47,450 | 4,600 |
| 6 | Ohio | $84,640 |
$46,180 | 3,950 |
| 7 | New Jersey | $83,350 |
$54,660 | 5,690 |
| 8 | Oregon | $81,980 |
$58,020 | 750 |
| 9 | Illinois | $81,920 |
$39,800 | 5,150 |
| 10 | Colorado | $81,330 |
$51,150 | 3,240 |
| 11 | Alabama | $80,140 |
$49,930 | 430 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | $79,730 |
$54,620 | 2,330 |
| 13 | New Hampshire | $79,530 |
$48,310 | 270 |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $79,310 |
$58,140 | 540 |
| 15 | Indiana | $79,090 |
$49,650 | 2,080 |
| 16 | Idaho | $78,010 |
$50,760 | 490 |
| 17 | Washington | $77,960 |
$49,800 | 2,920 |
| 18 | California | $76,130 |
$45,640 | 17,050 |
| 19 | Alaska | $75,750 |
$51,120 | 110 |
| 20 | Minnesota | $75,730 |
$49,920 | 1,460 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | $75,030 |
$36,140 | 470 |
| 22 | Michigan | $74,950 |
$46,910 | 2,680 |
| 23 | Nevada | $74,110 |
$47,770 | 560 |
| 24 | Delaware | $73,810 |
$54,500 | 1,600 |
| 25 | Hawaii | $73,720 |
$48,360 | 650 |
| 26 | South Carolina | $72,970 |
$41,980 | 820 |
| 27 | South Dakota | $72,820 |
$44,720 | 90 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | $71,660 |
$45,470 | 4,200 |
| 29 | Guam | $71,410 |
$52,270 | 40 |
| 30 | Iowa | $71,280 |
$48,870 | 1,570 |
| 31 | Arizona | $71,140 |
$45,870 | 1,370 |
| 32 | North Carolina | $70,620 |
$44,050 | 2,850 |
| 33 | Maine | $70,490 |
$48,690 | 580 |
| 34 | North Dakota | $70,490 |
$47,010 | 200 |
| 35 | West Virginia | $69,310 |
$37,250 | 960 |
| 36 | Vermont | $69,240 |
$50,640 | 130 |
| 37 | Nebraska | $67,150 |
$42,530 | 670 |
| 38 | Utah | $66,210 |
$30,480 | 1,190 |
| 39 | Georgia | $65,440 |
$32,460 | 5,350 |
| 40 | New Mexico | $65,180 |
$36,790 | 800 |
| 41 | Missouri | $64,730 |
$40,160 | 2,660 |
| 42 | Montana | $63,280 |
$39,870 | 190 |
| 43 | Tennessee | $63,250 |
$37,420 | 2,950 |
| 44 | Mississippi | $60,200 |
$35,830 | 370 |
| 45 | Kentucky | $58,460 |
$36,850 | 760 |
| 46 | Wyoming | $57,800 |
$43,430 | 60 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $56,530 |
$33,900 | 2,560 |
| 48 | Texas | $53,100 |
$30,070 | 14,480 |
| 49 | Florida | $52,930 |
$36,370 | 8,380 |
| 50 | Wisconsin | $49,880 |
$36,090 | 1,580 |
| 51 | Kansas | $49,050 |
$31,450 | 820 |
| 52 | Arkansas | $44,720 |
$30,350 | 250 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $40,010 |
$21,840 | 500 |