Occupation salary profile

Financial Managers

SOC 11-3031 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

Plan, direct, or coordinate accounting, investing, banking, insurance, securities, and other financial activities of a branch, office, or department of an establishment. Excludes “Financial Risk Specialists” (13-2054).

National median · BLS
$166,570
▲ +3.01% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$193,076
▲ +1.62% YoY · 1,764 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$186,910
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
841,710
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Pay range for Financial Managers

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 1,764 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.

Percentile All U.S. workers (BLS) H-1B sponsored
10th — entry pay$94,310$123,094
25th$125,490$150,000
Median (50th)$166,570$193,076
75th$219,980$250,000
90th — top pay$323,270$300,000
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $193,076 for Financial Managers — 15.9% above the BLS national median of $166,570.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Financial Managers

BLS projects employment of financial managers to grow 9.7% from 2025 to 2035, faster than the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 65,600 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
879,700 → 964,600
+84,900 jobs
Projected change
+9.7%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
65,600
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
Plus 5 years or more experience
Self-employed
1.4% of workers (2025)
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 4)
Considerable Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Fastest-growing jobs → Best-paying jobs that need a bachelor's degree →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035 · BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook →

H-1B sponsored pay

Pay by H-1B wage level

Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.

H-1B median $193,076
Change vs prior year +1.62%
After inflation (CPI-U) -1.46%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 306 17.3% $106,127 $130,000 $150,000
Level II 515 29.2% $150,000 $178,683 $203,970
Level III 314 17.8% $184,000 $225,000 $250,600
Level IV 390 22.1% $245,300 $298,854 $330,000
H-1B job titles

Salaries by job title in Financial Managers

The 20 most-filed job titles inside SOC 11-3031, from 1,764 H-1B filings. Seniority words and level numbers are grouped (“Senior Data Engineer II” counts as Data Engineer). Tap a title for its full range, wage levels and the exact titles employers used.

Job title LCAs Share P25 Median P75 YoY
Finance Manager 64 3.63% $108,728 $134,642 $166,250 -3.77%
Chief Financial Officer 60 3.4% $148,718 $200,000 $276,993 -4.56%
Vice President generic 56 3.17% $174,500 $247,500 $250,000 -1%
Financial Manager 56 3.17% $105,539 $149,925 $190,757 +30.37%
Executive Director 47 2.66% $225,800 $272,334 $300,000 +4.74%
Director of Finance 47 2.66% $146,918 $174,574 $210,000 -6.39%
Manager, Finance 45 2.55% $150,010 $157,000 $175,885 +6.78%
Controller 42 2.38% $120,900 $154,803 $188,427 +10.57%
Managing Director generic 37 2.1% $270,000 $325,000 $400,000 +0%
Director generic 28 1.59% $208,625 $265,500 $304,000 -3.45%
Vice President of Finance 28 1.59% $187,694 $221,563 $274,643 +6.78%
Principal generic 22 1.25% $186,250 $205,000 $223,750 -10.87%
Financial Controller 16 0.91% $103,165 $120,000 $174,058 -14.29%
Portfolio Manager 16 0.91% $157,565 $200,000 $300,000 +0%
Audit & Assurance Manager 14 0.79% $139,403 $156,598 $164,000 —
Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis 13 0.74% $128,175 $165,000 $174,585 -2.87%
Assistant Controller 12 0.68% $100,000 $127,500 $146,700 -15%
Manager generic 12 0.68% $180,951 $205,400 $228,000 -2%
Tax Manager 10 0.57% $147,702 $181,153 $193,482 +6.49%
Accounting Manager 10 0.57% $109,278 $122,888 $138,128 -25.02%

Titles are cleaned from the employer's own LCA text (codes and typos removed, nothing invented). Rows need 10+ filings in this SOC.

Skills & tools

Skills needed for Financial Managers

How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.

Top skills
  • Active Listening4.0
  • Critical Thinking4.0
  • Reading Comprehension4.0
  • Speaking4.0
  • Monitoring3.8
  • Writing3.8
  • Complex Problem Solving3.6
  • Coordination3.6
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.6
  • Management of Personnel Resources3.6
Top knowledge areas
  • Customer and Personal Service4.7
  • Administration and Management4.3
  • Economics and Accounting4.1
  • Mathematics3.7
  • Administrative3.7
  • Law and Government3.6
  • Personnel and Human Resources3.5
  • Sales and Marketing3.4
Software and technology used
Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointSAP softwareAdobe AcrobatAlteryx softwareIBM SPSS StatisticsIntuit QuickBooksMarketo Marketing AutomationMicrosoft AccessMicrosoft ProjectMicrosoft SharePointMicrosoft SQL ServerMicrosoft VisioMicrosoft Visual BasicMicrosoft Visual Basic for Applications VBAMicrosoft Windows

Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

About the job

What financial managers do

  • Establish and maintain relationships with individual or business customers or provide assistance with problems these customers may encounter.
  • Oversee the flow of cash or financial instruments.
  • Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of workers in branches, offices, or departments of establishments, such as branch banks, brokerage firms, risk and insurance departments, or credit departments.
  • Recruit staff members.
  • Evaluate data pertaining to costs to plan budgets.
  • Oversee training programs.
  • Establish procedures for custody or control of assets, records, loan collateral, or securities to ensure safekeeping.
  • Communicate with stockholders or other investors to provide information or to raise capital.
Also called
Banking Center Manager (BCM)Branch ManagerCredit Administration ManagerFinancial Center ManagerAccounting SupervisorBusiness Banking ManagerCredit ManagerFinancial Planning ManagerFinancial Reporting ManagerFinancial Systems Manager
Specialties within this occupation
  • Treasurers and Controllers
  • Investment Fund Managers
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Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.