Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
13-2061 Financial Examiners
Enforce or ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing financial and securities institutions and financial and real estate transactions. May examine, verify, or authenticate records.
National estimates for Financial Examiners
Industry profile for Financial Examiners
Geographic profile for Financial Examiners
National estimates for Financial Examiners:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Financial Examiners:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 63,440 |
1.3 % |
$ 47.18 |
$ 98,140 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Financial Examiners:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 23.90 |
$ 30.49 |
$ 40.53 |
$ 58.31 |
$ 79.65 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 49,710 |
$ 63,430 |
$ 84,300 |
$ 121,280 |
$ 165,670 |
Industry profile for Financial Examiners:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Financial Examiners are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Financial Examiners, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Financial Examiners:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) |
24,460 |
1.20 |
$ 39.88 |
$ 82,940 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
9,390 |
0.88 |
$ 56.02 |
$ 116,520 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
6,380 |
0.23 |
$ 47.17 |
$ 98,110 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) |
6,230 |
0.29 |
$ 69.83 |
$ 145,240 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
5,030 |
0.24 |
$ 39.81 |
$ 82,790 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Financial Examiners:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Monetary Authorities-Central Bank |
2,250 |
10.38 |
$ 60.66 |
$ 126,160 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) |
24,460 |
1.20 |
$ 39.88 |
$ 82,940 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
9,390 |
0.88 |
$ 56.02 |
$ 116,520 |
| Nondepository Credit Intermediation |
2,600 |
0.47 |
$ 47.70 |
$ 99,220 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) |
6,230 |
0.29 |
$ 69.83 |
$ 145,240 |
Top paying industries for Financial Examiners:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) |
6,230 |
0.29 |
$ 69.83 |
$ 145,240 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
50 |
0.01 |
$ 69.26 |
$ 144,060 |
| Monetary Authorities-Central Bank |
2,250 |
10.38 |
$ 60.66 |
$ 126,160 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
370 |
0.09 |
$ 59.41 |
$ 123,570 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
9,390 |
0.88 |
$ 56.02 |
$ 116,520 |
Geographic profile for Financial Examiners:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Financial Examiners are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Financial Examiners, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Financial Examiners:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
10,900 |
1.16 |
2.78 |
$ 61.67 |
$ 128,270 |
| Florida |
4,690 |
0.49 |
1.17 |
$ 35.69 |
$ 74,240 |
| Texas |
4,330 |
0.32 |
0.76 |
$ 40.19 |
$ 83,590 |
| Ohio |
3,990 |
0.73 |
1.75 |
$ 37.27 |
$ 77,530 |
| Illinois |
3,600 |
0.60 |
1.44 |
$ 47.97 |
$ 99,780 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Financial Examiners:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Delaware |
640 |
1.37 |
3.27 |
$ 41.84 |
$ 87,020 |
| New York |
10,900 |
1.16 |
2.78 |
$ 61.67 |
$ 128,270 |
| Iowa |
1,360 |
0.88 |
2.11 |
$ 41.99 |
$ 87,330 |
| Rhode Island |
410 |
0.84 |
2.00 |
$ 49.24 |
$ 102,430 |
| New Jersey |
3,440 |
0.82 |
1.96 |
$ 54.46 |
$ 113,280 |
Top paying states for Financial Examiners:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
460 |
0.65 |
1.56 |
$ 81.99 |
$ 170,530 |
| New York |
10,900 |
1.16 |
2.78 |
$ 61.67 |
$ 128,270 |
| Connecticut |
220 |
0.13 |
0.31 |
$ 59.28 |
$ 123,290 |
| New Jersey |
3,440 |
0.82 |
1.96 |
$ 54.46 |
$ 113,280 |
| California |
3,230 |
0.18 |
0.43 |
$ 52.72 |
$ 109,660 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Financial Examiners:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
11,860 |
1.25 |
2.99 |
$ 64.00 |
$ 133,130 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,870 |
0.64 |
1.53 |
$ 49.29 |
$ 102,530 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,170 |
0.55 |
1.31 |
$ 41.20 |
$ 85,690 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
1,740 |
1.33 |
3.18 |
$ 50.66 |
$ 105,360 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,660 |
0.87 |
2.08 |
$ 48.53 |
$ 100,950 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
1,410 |
1.41 |
3.39 |
$ 33.34 |
$ 69,340 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,320 |
0.47 |
1.12 |
$ 44.09 |
$ 91,700 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,260 |
0.20 |
0.49 |
$ 48.43 |
$ 100,730 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,230 |
0.44 |
1.04 |
$ 47.44 |
$ 98,680 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,200 |
0.39 |
0.93 |
$ 66.49 |
$ 138,300 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Financial Examiners:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL |
440 |
2.40 |
5.75 |
$ 26.65 |
$ 55,430 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA |
780 |
2.04 |
4.89 |
$ 44.58 |
$ 92,720 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY |
890 |
1.68 |
4.03 |
$ 37.28 |
$ 77,550 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
1,410 |
1.41 |
3.39 |
$ 33.34 |
$ 69,340 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
1,740 |
1.33 |
3.18 |
$ 50.66 |
$ 105,360 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
11,860 |
1.25 |
2.99 |
$ 64.00 |
$ 133,130 |
| Trenton, NJ |
280 |
1.17 |
2.80 |
$ 44.86 |
$ 93,300 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL |
590 |
1.16 |
2.79 |
$ 38.36 |
$ 79,780 |
| Dubuque, IA |
70 |
1.13 |
2.71 |
$ 37.55 |
$ 78,110 |
| Utica-Rome, NY |
130 |
1.12 |
2.68 |
$ 27.90 |
$ 58,040 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Financial Examiners:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
70 |
0.17 |
0.41 |
$ 68.58 |
$ 142,650 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
800 |
0.33 |
0.79 |
$ 68.44 |
$ 142,360 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,200 |
0.39 |
0.93 |
$ 66.49 |
$ 138,300 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
11,860 |
1.25 |
2.99 |
$ 64.00 |
$ 133,130 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
200 |
0.10 |
0.23 |
$ 55.62 |
$ 115,680 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
70 |
0.06 |
0.15 |
$ 54.12 |
$ 112,570 |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
40 |
0.12 |
0.28 |
$ 53.98 |
$ 112,280 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT |
120 |
0.21 |
0.50 |
$ 53.58 |
$ 111,440 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
1,190 |
0.75 |
1.79 |
$ 52.96 |
$ 110,160 |
| Grand Island, NE |
30 |
0.73 |
1.75 |
$ 52.64 |
$ 109,490 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Financial Examiners:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Financial Examiners:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Financial Examiners:
About May 2023 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
