Occupation salary profile

Financial Risk Specialists

SOC 13-2054 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

Analyze and measure exposure to credit and market risk threatening the assets, earning capacity, or economic state of an organization. May make recommendations to limit risk. Excludes “Credit Analysts” (13-2041).

National median · BLS
$117,330
▲ +10.69% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$137,696
▲ +5.92% YoY · 1,331 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$124,420
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
63,850
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Pay range for Financial Risk Specialists

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 1,331 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$64,820$83,000
25th$83,980$101,444
Median (50th)$117,330$137,696
75th$158,250$165,200
90th — top pay$196,110$200,000
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $137,696 for Financial Risk Specialists — 17.4% above the BLS national median of $117,330.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Financial Risk Specialists

BLS projects employment of financial risk specialists to grow 7.4% from 2025 to 2035, faster than the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 4,800 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
66,000 → 70,800
+4,900 jobs
Projected change
+7.4%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
4,800
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
No related experience required
Self-employed
0.5% 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 $137,696
Change vs prior year +5.92%
After inflation (CPI-U) +2.71%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 201 15.1% $72,000 $84,240 $100,000
Level II 443 33.3% $100,000 $127,000 $145,000
Level III 295 22.2% $134,000 $158,000 $170,830
Level IV 286 21.5% $149,850 $188,178 $214,806
H-1B job titles

Salaries by job title in Financial Risk Specialists

The 14 most-filed job titles inside SOC 13-2054, from 1,331 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
Financial Risk Specialist 263 19.76% $122,800 $150,000 $173,275 +7.14%
Associate generic 63 4.73% $99,500 $121,000 $135,000 -4.72%
Financial Analysis 50 3.76% $129,500 $149,729 $163,500 +10.09%
Risk Manager 41 3.08% $99,830 $123,100 $160,597 +21.24%
Vice President generic 40 3.01% $136,000 $173,500 $194,250 +7.76%
Risk Analyst 35 2.63% $81,800 $90,000 $104,500 -14.29%
Manager generic 27 2.03% $150,000 $165,000 $180,500 +1.23%
Analyst generic 24 1.8% $72,750 $82,946 $96,500 -2.13%
Assistant Vice President 20 1.5% $104,615 $112,500 $140,250 -12.86%
Risk Specialist 15 1.13% $81,926 $84,240 $84,240 +7.07%
Analyst, Credit Risk 14 1.05% $68,950 $70,000 $71,400 -4.11%
Analyst, Operational Risk 13 0.98% $71,400 $80,000 $83,000 —
Manager, Risk Management 11 0.83% $123,118 $148,000 $153,000 +12.87%
Data Analyst 10 0.75% $136,225 $150,000 $152,942 +8.2%

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 Risk Specialists

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.

Software and technology used
Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft Power BIMicrosoft PowerPointPythonRStructured query language SQLTableauAmazon Web Services AWS softwareApache HiveAtlassian JIRAC++Google DocsIBM SPSS StatisticsIntuit QuickBooksLinuxMarketo Marketing AutomationMicrosoft Access

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 risk specialists do

  • Analyze areas of potential risk to the assets, earning capacity, or success of organizations.
  • Analyze new legislation to determine impact on risk exposure.
  • Conduct statistical analyses to quantify risk, using statistical analysis software or econometric models.
  • Confer with traders to identify and communicate risks associated with specific trading strategies or positions.
  • Consult financial literature to ensure use of the latest models or statistical techniques.
  • Contribute to development of risk management systems.
  • Determine potential environmental impacts of new products or processes on long-term growth and profitability.
  • Develop contingency plans to deal with emergencies.
Also called
AnalystRisk AnalystRisk SpecialistSecurities AnalystEquity Research AnalystRisk Manager
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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.