How much do Financial services jobs pay?

$100,000 to $186,000 for the middle half, median $145,000, from 5,819 paid postings from 834 employers that state pay. That is above the $140,000 median for all professional postings. It is advertised pay, not what people are paid.

Is Financial services pay higher or lower once the job mix is matched?

With function, level and industry matched, advertised pay is about the same as other industries.

How does Financial services pay change with level?

Entry level: $75,000; Early career: $92,500; Mid-level: $142,500; Senior individual contributor: $165,000; Manager: $152,500; Director: $194,500; VP and above: $172,000.

Financial services salaries: what financial services jobs advertise

Name: Advertised pay in Financial services (industry) on U.S. professional job postings
Creator: NextChapter

Financial services postings that state pay run $100,000 to $186,000 for the middle half, median $145,000, from 5,819 paid postings from 834 employers. With function, level and industry matched, pay is about the same as other industries.

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By Justin KullaLast updated November 3, 2026

Financial services pay range

From 5,819 paid postings from 834 employers. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter: $100,000
Median: $145,000
Upper quarter: $186,000

The median for all professional postings is $140,000, so Financial services is above it. With function, level and industry matched, Financial services pay is about the same as other industries.

Financial services pay by level

Levels with at least 30 paid postings from 8 employers.

Financial services advertised pay by level
Group	Median	Middle half	Gap	Postings	Employers
Entry level	$75,000	$60,500 to $97,500	n/a	432	212
Early career	$92,500	$77,500 to $127,500	n/a	1,127	366
Mid-level	$142,500	$109,000 to $185,000	n/a	1,074	301
Senior individual contributor	$165,000	$132,500 to $200,000	n/a	1,456	342
Manager	$152,500	$122,500 to $190,500	n/a	918	258
Director	$194,500	$155,000 to $240,500	n/a	592	229
VP and above	$172,000	$138,500 to $215,000	n/a	220	118

Compare with other industries

The groups ranked just above and below by median.

All 17 industries · 5,819 postings in this one

Questions about this data

How much do Financial services jobs pay?: $100,000 to $186,000 for the middle half, median $145,000, from 5,819 paid postings from 834 employers that state pay. That is above the $140,000 median for all professional postings. It is advertised pay, not what people are paid.
Is Financial services pay higher or lower once the job mix is matched?: With function, level and industry matched, advertised pay is about the same as other industries.
How does Financial services pay change with level?: Entry level: $75,000; Early career: $92,500; Mid-level: $142,500; Senior individual contributor: $165,000; Manager: $152,500; Director: $194,500; VP and above: $172,000.

Method, download and how to cite

Data as of November 3, 2026. Rebuilt daily.

Pay is the midpoint of the range an employer posted (or stated in the posting text), converted to a year, on live U.S. professional jobs. It is advertised pay, not what anyone is paid.

A “gap, job mix matched” compares postings inside cells of the same function, level and industry, so a group is not credited for simply holding more senior or better-paid roles. It needs 150 or more postings across at least 5 cells with 15 postings on each side, and is shown as n/a otherwise. A gap is a difference in advertised pay between postings. It does not show that a skill, an industry or an employer size causes higher pay.

Download the CSV (aggregates only; no posting, employer or person is in it). Cite as: NextChapter, “Advertised pay in Financial services (industry) on U.S. professional job postings”, data as of November 3, 2026, https://launchyournextchapter.com/resources/pay-data/industry/financial-services

See also the AI skills salary premium, which uses the same method for AI skills only, and the salary by job title pages.

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