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Financial Examiners Salary by State and Metro Area (2026)

Financial Examinerss in the United States earn a median salary of $90,400/year ($43.46/hr). Salaries range from $53,420 to $171,540 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$53K
10th percentile
$67K
25th percentile
$90K
Median
$127K
75th percentile
$172K
90th percentile

Financial Examiners salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
District of Columbia$178K$85.36/hr590
Connecticut$132K$63.62/hr390
New York$127K$61.15/hr10,580
Washington$110K$53.05/hr410
New Hampshire$109K$52.41/hr90
California$106K$50.86/hr3,690
New Jersey$103K$49.66/hr2,810
Illinois$100K$47.93/hr2,970
Minnesota$96K$46.02/hr1,100
Delaware$95K$45.84/hr520

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$195K180
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$140K1,130
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$132K900
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$132K11,310
Baton Rouge, LA$117K40
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$112K210
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$109K170
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$108K140
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$103K1,650
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$103K140
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