Finance Salary Statistics 2026
Business and Financial Operations Occupations employ 10,537,240 people in the United States, with a median wage of $82,660 and a mean of $95,230 (BLS, OEWS May 2025, via PayCrunch).
Wage estimates: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Rankings, ratios and shares on this page are PayCrunch calculations from that national file. Figures are annual and not adjusted for cost of living.
Pay for Business and Financial Operations Occupations, SOC major group 13-0000, in the BLS OEWS May 2025 national file.
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Business and Financial Operations Occupations employ 10,537,240 people in the United States, with a median wage of $82,660 and a mean of $95,230 (BLS, OEWS May 2025, via PayCrunch).
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- Business and Financial Operations Occupations employ 10,537,240 people, with a median wage of $82,660 and a mean of $95,230.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025.
- The group is 6.8% of US employment of 155,495,730.Source: PayCrunch calculation from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025.
- Financial Risk Specialists have the highest median in the group, at $117,330, with a mean of $124,420 and employment of 63,850.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025.
- Personal Financial Advisors are second, at a median of $105,070.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025.
- Financial and Investment Analysts are third, at a median of $102,740.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025.
- Credit Counselors have the lowest median in the group, at $52,230, with employment of 27,770.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025.
- Accountants and Auditors is the largest occupation in the group, with 1,449,500 jobs and a median of $83,680.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025.
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other are next, with 1,087,090 jobs and a median of $83,050.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025.
- Project Management Specialists follow, with 1,066,670 jobs and a median of $102,320.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025.
- 5 detailed occupations in the group have a median of $100,000 or more and employ 2,657,580 people, 25.2% of the group's employment.Source: PayCrunch calculation from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025.
- The national file lists 32 detailed occupations in this group.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025.
All 32 occupations in the group by median wage
Every detailed occupation in SOC major group 13-0000 with a published annual median, sorted by that median. Employment and the mean are the figures BLS publishes for the same occupation.
| Occupation▲ | SOC▲ | Employment▲ | Median▲ | Mean▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Risk Specialists | 13-2054 | 63,850 | $117,330 | $124,420 |
| Personal Financial Advisors | 13-2052 | 266,800 | $105,070 | $156,670 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | 13-2051 | 361,980 | $102,740 | $116,800 |
| Project Management Specialists | 13-1082 | 1,066,670 | $102,320 | $110,740 |
| Management Analysts | 13-1111 | 898,280 | $101,860 | $113,790 |
| Labor Relations Specialists | 13-1075 | 64,810 | $95,420 | $98,720 |
| Financial Examiners | 13-2061 | 67,830 | $94,160 | $106,240 |
| Budget Analysts | 13-2031 | 47,160 | $91,640 | $96,370 |
| Accountants and Auditors | 13-2011 | 1,449,500 | $83,680 | $94,750 |
| Credit Analysts | 13-2041 | 64,390 | $83,510 | $100,850 |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | 13-1199 | 1,087,090 | $83,050 | $93,970 |
| Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes | 13-1011 | 12,620 | $82,890 | $141,580 |
| Logisticians | 13-1081 | 251,040 | $82,320 | $89,730 |
| Insurance Underwriters | 13-2053 | 105,420 | $81,370 | $93,700 |
| Financial Specialists, All Other | 13-2099 | 132,130 | $81,100 | $93,810 |
| Compliance Officers | 13-1041 | 417,070 | $80,730 | $88,400 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 13-1161 | 899,580 | $78,760 | $89,490 |
| Cost Estimators | 13-1051 | 224,220 | $78,740 | $85,390 |
| Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage | 13-1032 | 11,560 | $78,240 | $78,900 |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 13-1141 | 112,380 | $78,210 | $84,330 |
| Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | 13-1031 | 324,230 | $78,000 | $80,470 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents | 13-1020 | 491,430 | $77,710 | $83,770 |
| Loan Officers | 13-2072 | 274,330 | $76,690 | $87,790 |
| Human Resources Specialists | 13-1071 | 912,430 | $75,940 | $81,990 |
| Fundraisers | 13-1131 | 111,040 | $72,550 | $77,200 |
| Training and Development Specialists | 13-1151 | 458,300 | $69,280 | $75,550 |
| Property Appraisers and Assessors | 13-2020 | 57,070 | $67,960 | $75,770 |
| Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents | 13-2081 | 56,610 | $62,370 | $70,520 |
| Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | 13-1121 | 142,860 | $61,160 | $66,520 |
| Farm Labor Contractors | 13-1074 | 310 | $58,460 | $58,470 |
| Tax Preparers | 13-2082 | 76,480 | $54,920 | $60,930 |
| Credit Counselors | 13-2071 | 27,770 | $52,230 | $57,210 |
National figures, BLS OEWS May 2025. Click a column to sort.
The 15 largest occupations in the group
The same occupations, ranked by national employment.
| Occupation▲ | SOC▲ | Employment▲ | Median▲ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accountants and Auditors | 13-2011 | 1,449,500 | $83,680 |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | 13-1199 | 1,087,090 | $83,050 |
| Project Management Specialists | 13-1082 | 1,066,670 | $102,320 |
| Human Resources Specialists | 13-1071 | 912,430 | $75,940 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 13-1161 | 899,580 | $78,760 |
| Management Analysts | 13-1111 | 898,280 | $101,860 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents | 13-1020 | 491,430 | $77,710 |
| Training and Development Specialists | 13-1151 | 458,300 | $69,280 |
| Compliance Officers | 13-1041 | 417,070 | $80,730 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | 13-2051 | 361,980 | $102,740 |
| Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | 13-1031 | 324,230 | $78,000 |
| Loan Officers | 13-2072 | 274,330 | $76,690 |
| Personal Financial Advisors | 13-2052 | 266,800 | $105,070 |
| Logisticians | 13-1081 | 251,040 | $82,320 |
| Cost Estimators | 13-1051 | 224,220 | $78,740 |
National figures, BLS OEWS May 2025. Click a column to sort.
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Business and Financial Operations Occupations employ 10,537,240 people in the United States, with a median wage of $82,660 and a mean of $95,230 (BLS, OEWS May 2025, via PayCrunch).
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What is counted
Finance here is SOC major group 13-0000, Business and Financial Operations Occupations. Employment, median and mean for the group are the published major-group row. The occupation tables are the detailed occupations whose SOC code starts with 13- (32 occupations). A detailed occupation is counted in the six-figure set when its published annual median is at least $100,000. The employment share of that set uses the major-group employment as the denominator. Rankings that need a median or an employment figure leave out an occupation that does not publish that figure.
Rows left out
An occupation with no published annual median or percentile is left out of any ranking that needs that figure. In this release that is a handful of occupations for which BLS publishes an hourly wage only. The all-occupations median, and the all-occupations 10th and 90th percentiles, are the single total row in the file. That row describes workers. It is not the median of the occupation-level medians, which is a different statistic and is published on the average salary statistics page.
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Limitations
- OEWS is a survey. Every figure carries sampling error, and the error is largest where the occupation is smallest.
- Wage and salary employment only. OEWS excludes the self-employed, so occupations with many independent workers are under-covered.
- The 90th percentile is not a maximum. It is a point on a wage distribution. Pay above it exists.
- No cost-of-living adjustment. All figures are nominal annual wages.
- SOC titles are classification labels, not job titles as employers use them, and one SOC code can cover several distinct jobs.
- One release only. These are May 2025 figures; OEWS releases are not straightforwardly comparable across years.
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