# Financial Managers

SOC 11-3031. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/financial-managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate accounting, investing, banking, insurance, securities, and other financial activities of a branch, office, or department of an establishment.

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $166,570 (middle half $125,490–$219,980; BLS May 2025)
- Ages 25-34: median $75,128; 64% hold a bachelor's or higher (Census ACS 2020-2024)
- Jobs 2025-35: 9.7%; ~65.6k openings a year; typical entry: Bachelor's degree

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)
- Finance: 16% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/finance, https://educationguide.com/degrees/insurance)
- Accounting: 14% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/accounting)
- Business Management And Administration: 11% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business-administration)
- General Business: 7% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business)
- Economics: 6% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/economics)
- Marketing And Marketing Research: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/marketing, https://educationguide.com/degrees/specialized-sales-merchandising-and-marketing-operations)
- Psychology: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/psychology)
- Communications: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/communications, https://educationguide.com/degrees/communication-journalism-and-related-programs-other)
- Political Science And Government: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/political-science)
- Biology: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/biology)

## Median wage by state
- AK: $127,030
- AL: $140,500
- AR: $116,570
- AZ: $139,830
- CA: $180,770
- CO: $182,690
- CT: $174,830
- DC: $188,880
- DE: $181,580
- FL: $153,280
- GA: $166,790
- GU: $80,390
- HI: $134,210
- IA: $133,320
- ID: $127,210
- IL: $165,880
- IN: $135,840
- KS: $159,380
- KY: $130,650
- LA: $126,800
- MA: $206,760
- MD: $158,750
- ME: $133,610
- MI: $139,370
- MN: $163,410
- MO: $143,460
- MS: $111,390
- MT: $131,060
- NC: $166,780
- ND: $135,890
- NE: $140,360
- NH: $144,730
- NJ: $199,110
- NM: $133,700
- NV: $132,490
- NY: $219,880
- OH: $140,870
- OK: $132,460
- OR: $156,460
- PA: $145,610
- PR: $90,660
- RI: $166,940
- SC: $136,160
- SD: $159,700
- TN: $141,010
- TX: $164,860
- UT: $150,450
- VA: $185,220
- VI: $94,990
- VT: $128,690
- WA: $174,840
- WI: $139,720
- WV: $113,140
- WY: $124,910

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers

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