Outpaid

Financial Risk Specialists salary

The BLS estimates 63,850 Financial Risk Specialists jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $117,330 (May 2025, SOC 13-2054). Across 47 metros with published figures, medians range from $60,360 in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR to $167,440 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.

FINANCIAL RISK SPECIALISTS · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$64,820P25$83,980MEDIAN$117,330P75$158,250P90$196,110
30 SECONDS · NO SIGNUP · ON-DEVICE

Were you outpaid?

Your salary is ranked in your browser and never uploaded.

Compare my Financial Risk Specialists pay →

HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$167,440 · 1,380 jobs
  2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$166,240 · 480 jobs
  3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$139,670 · 12,770 jobs
  4. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$134,330 · 550 jobs
  5. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$133,530 · 1,880 jobs
  6. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$132,580 · 1,120 jobs
  7. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$132,480 · 220 jobs
  8. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$130,880 · 2,340 jobs
  9. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$126,510 · 1,400 jobs
  10. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$122,530 · 290 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$139,670 · 12,770 jobs
  2. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$105,370 · 2,360 jobs
  3. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$130,880 · 2,340 jobs
  4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$103,760 · 2,320 jobs
  5. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$133,530 · 1,880 jobs
  6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$113,230 · 1,540 jobs
  7. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$104,850 · 1,400 jobs
  8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$126,510 · 1,400 jobs
  9. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$167,440 · 1,380 jobs
  10. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$101,990 · 1,310 jobs

EMPLOYERS WITH THE MOST VISA-SPONSORED FILINGS FOR THIS JOB

ALL METROS (A–Z)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Questions

What is the median Financial Risk Specialists salary in the U.S.?

$117,330 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $83,980–$158,250.

Where do Financial Risk Specialists earn the most?

Highest metro medians: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($167,440), San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($166,240), New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ($139,670). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.