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Financial Examiners salary
in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Median base pay · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
$80,350
≈ $38.63/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 1,380 jobs
Middle 50%
$75,080–$112,830
vs U.S. median
-15%
Metro rank
#35 of 49

Financial Examiners in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro earn a median of $80,350 a year, based on BLS estimates for 1,380 jobs (May 2025). That is 15% below the U.S. median of $94,160 and 2% above the PA statewide median of $78,500. It ranks #35 of 49 metros with published figures for this job.

FINANCIAL EXAMINERS · PHILADELPHIA-CAMDEN-WILMINGTON, PA-NJ-DE-MD · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · PHILADELPHIA-CAMDEN-WILMINGTON, PA-NJ-DE-MD · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$58,140P25$75,080MEDIAN$80,350P75$112,830P90$166,300
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$56,230P25$70,660MEDIAN$94,160P75$129,600P90$174,200
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Questions

What is the average Financial Examiners salary in Philadelphia?

The BLS median is $80,350 a year (May 2025). Half of the 1,380 jobs pay between $75,080 and $112,830. The 10th percentile is $58,140 and the 90th is $166,300.

Is Philadelphia a high-paying metro for Financial Examiners?

That is 15% below the U.S. median of $94,160 and 2% above the PA statewide median of $78,500. It ranks #35 of 49 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

How much do Financial Examiners make an hour in Philadelphia?

About $38.63 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $80,350 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $36.10–$54.25 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

Does this include experience levels?

BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.