Finance · 70 Cities Ranked

Highest Paying Cities for Financial Manager (2025)

The median Financial Manager salary is $225,280 in San Jose, CA, the highest-paying city for this role. After adjusting for cost of living, Wichita, KS offers the best purchasing power at $184,595 adjusted.

The 70 cities below are ranked by median wage for Financial Manager, drawn from BLS OEWS. Top-of-list cities typically combine high local labor demand with above-baseline cost-of-living, so the gross-wage ranking partly reflects COL adjustment. Reading the ranking carefully: gross median wage is the headline number, but the cost-adjusted figure (which divides by the city's cost-of-living index) tells a different story for high-COL cities. The ranking sorts on gross wage; the per-city pages surface the adjusted figure.

For workers evaluating Financial Manager relocation, the top of the ranking is the obvious starting point — but the bottom of the list (low gross wage, low COL) is often where cost-adjusted real income is highest. The role-specific pages link to per-city detail.

$158,935

National Median

$225,280

Highest City

$119,360

Lowest City

Cities Ranked

Ranked by Median Salary

Rank	City	Median	Range (10th-90th)	COL Index	COL-Adjusted	Jobs
1	San Jose, CA	$225,280	$134,010, $447,580	195.8	$115,056	7,970
2	New York, NY	$221,010	$133,940, $371,170	187.2	$118,061	89,960
3	San Francisco, CA	$216,150	$123,280, $356,070	179.6	$120,351	17,040
4	Bridgeport, CT	$211,000	$93,650, $360,160	137.5	$153,455	7,210
5	Boston, MA	$209,780	$126,450, $335,150	152.1	$137,922	21,650
6	Denver, CO	$193,400	$127,190, $344,300	112.8	$171,454	7,490
7	Seattle, WA	$185,550	$124,820, $324,570	149.4	$124,197	8,500
8	Washington, DC	$185,270	$122,670, $327,470	152.8	$121,250	26,430
9	Los Angeles, CA	$175,310	$102,360, $337,680	166	$105,608	34,480
10	San Diego, CA	$174,210	$100,950, $326,930	160.2	$108,745	7,350
11	Richmond, VA	$173,140	$108,940, $302,060	102.1	$169,579	3,480
12	Charlotte, NC	$172,760	$111,000, $329,110	96.7	$178,656	9,290
13	Colorado Springs, CO	$172,680	$117,930, $291,350	104.5	$165,244	710
14	Atlanta, GA	$171,240	$100,740, $324,540	99.2	$172,621	15,660
15	Hartford, CT	$170,310	$111,290, $303,560	112.6	$151,252	7,540
16	Dallas, TX	$169,200	$103,440, $313,130	104.1	$162,536	26,600
17	Chicago, IL	$168,810	$103,490, $321,200	107.3	$157,325	41,590
18	Rochester, NY	$167,800	$99,990, $295,890	92.9	$180,624	2,190
19	Providence, RI	$167,570	$97,560, $300,520	119.4	$140,343	3,280
20	Austin, TX	$167,180	$100,630, $318,720	103	$162,311	7,210
21	Philadelphia, PA	$166,920	$101,930, $309,900	118.4	$140,980	18,520
22	Houston, TX	$166,910	$102,400, $310,750	96.5	$172,964	18,570
23	Minneapolis, MN	$165,620	$102,710, $293,100	106.2	$155,951	12,460
24	Portland, OR	$164,680	$103,590, $292,310	130.1	$126,580	5,550
25	Miami, FL	$164,230	$85,610, $326,280	123.1	$133,412	14,540
26	Buffalo, NY	$164,230	$98,440, $296,180	92.5	$177,546	2,680
27	Raleigh, NC	$163,130	$100,920, $309,290	99.8	$163,457	3,690
28	Sacramento, CA	$163,090	$96,990, $304,580	124.7	$130,786	4,840
29	Kansas City, MO	$162,490	$101,060, $296,870	95.4	$170,325	4,970
30	Detroit, MI	$160,240	$91,520, $285,500	95.1	$168,496	11,670
31	Riverside-San Bernardino, CA	$160,230	$89,080, $283,940	122.4	$130,907	4,120
32	Greensboro, NC	$159,740	$98,600, $310,320	91.3	$174,962	1,340
33	Spokane, WA	$159,530	$102,580, $294,350	97.4	$163,789	730
34	St. Louis, MO	$158,780	$92,720, $304,260	90	$176,422	7,190
35	Salt Lake City, UT	$158,720	$93,930, $314,210	101.4	$156,529	5,450
36	Baltimore, MD	$157,990	$86,240, $293,390	114.2	$138,345	9,990
37	Tampa, FL	$157,480	$83,070, $294,510	99.6	$158,112	8,500
38	Nashville, TN	$156,860	$97,860, $330,000	100.3	$156,391	7,400
39	Milwaukee, WI	$156,100	$92,060, $269,270	97.4	$160,267	5,160
40	Wichita, KS	$155,060	$81,590, $250,650	84	$184,595	1,060
41	Des Moines, IA	$154,140	$94,230, $263,790	93.3	$165,209	3,800
42	Birmingham, AL	$153,930	$99,530, $292,490	90.4	$170,277	2,700
43	Bakersfield, CA	$153,030	$90,070, $276,790	100.6	$152,117	900
44	Cincinnati, OH	$152,700	$93,210, $293,320	91.2	$167,434	6,340
45	Albany, NY	$150,590	$89,630, $278,480	100.7	$149,543	2,680
46	Madison, WI	$148,970	$83,830, $253,800	103.8	$143,516	2,320
47	Indianapolis, IN	$146,620	$88,490, $243,410	90.1	$162,730	5,230
48	Phoenix, AZ	$145,940	$84,060, $269,990	100.7	$144,926	12,030
49	Columbus, OH	$145,630	$91,210, $267,050	93.1	$156,423	5,750
50	Greenville, SC	$145,610	$80,870, $296,790	90.1	$161,609	1,880
51	San Antonio, TX	$144,710	$96,010, $283,980	91.5	$158,153	4,910
52	Memphis, TN	$143,880	$80,110, $273,740	84	$171,286	2,750
53	Tulsa, OK	$141,980	$82,850, $284,590	86.8	$163,571	1,950
54	Orlando, FL	$140,850	$80,140, $270,210	103.1	$136,615	6,190
55	Omaha, NE	$140,390	$97,080, $235,850	91.8	$152,930	3,120
56	Albuquerque, NM	$140,110	$96,780, $221,470	94	$149,053	1,430
57	Jacksonville, FL	$138,780	$76,640, $275,680	95.1	$145,931	4,570
58	Fresno, CA	$137,650	$85,970, $256,400	105.5	$130,474	1,370
59	Louisville, KY	$136,970	$88,620, $230,840	90.2	$151,851	2,670
60	Pittsburgh, PA	$136,330	$80,390, $264,440	92.3	$147,703	6,460
61	Lexington, KY	$135,760	$89,400, $231,260	91.3	$148,697	940
62	New Orleans, LA	$134,110	$84,250, $229,630	95.9	$139,844	1,970
63	Knoxville, TN	$133,570	$63,900, $262,970	90.3	$147,918	2,090
64	Reno, NV	$133,470	$78,000, $273,400	106.5	$125,324	1,740
65	Las Vegas, NV	$132,650	$74,740, $287,680	109	$121,697	5,560
66	Oklahoma City, OK	$131,540	$70,860, $243,190	86.5	$152,069	3,050
67	Boise, ID	$131,130	$78,820, $222,250	102.1	$128,433	1,570
68	Anchorage, AK	$129,220	$85,780, $209,590	127	$101,748	1,200
69	Tucson, AZ	$126,170	$77,680, $227,390	95.4	$132,254	1,360
70	Little Rock, AR	$119,360	$64,300, $224,620	88.2	$135,329	2,320

Ranked by Purchasing Power (COL-Adjusted)

Cost-of-living adjusted salaries show where your Financial Manager paycheck goes furthest. A lower COL index means your dollars stretch further.

Rank	City	COL-Adjusted	Raw Median	COL Index
1	Wichita, KS	$184,595	$155,060	84
2	Rochester, NY	$180,624	$167,800	92.9
3	Charlotte, NC	$178,656	$172,760	96.7
4	Buffalo, NY	$177,546	$164,230	92.5
5	St. Louis, MO	$176,422	$158,780	90
6	Greensboro, NC	$174,962	$159,740	91.3
7	Houston, TX	$172,964	$166,910	96.5
8	Atlanta, GA	$172,621	$171,240	99.2
9	Denver, CO	$171,454	$193,400	112.8
10	Memphis, TN	$171,286	$143,880	84
11	Kansas City, MO	$170,325	$162,490	95.4
12	Birmingham, AL	$170,277	$153,930	90.4
13	Richmond, VA	$169,579	$173,140	102.1
14	Detroit, MI	$168,496	$160,240	95.1
15	Cincinnati, OH	$167,434	$152,700	91.2
16	Colorado Springs, CO	$165,244	$172,680	104.5
17	Des Moines, IA	$165,209	$154,140	93.3
18	Spokane, WA	$163,789	$159,530	97.4
19	Tulsa, OK	$163,571	$141,980	86.8
20	Raleigh, NC	$163,457	$163,130	99.8
21	Indianapolis, IN	$162,730	$146,620	90.1
22	Dallas, TX	$162,536	$169,200	104.1
23	Austin, TX	$162,311	$167,180	103
24	Greenville, SC	$161,609	$145,610	90.1
25	Milwaukee, WI	$160,267	$156,100	97.4
26	San Antonio, TX	$158,153	$144,710	91.5
27	Tampa, FL	$158,112	$157,480	99.6
28	Chicago, IL	$157,325	$168,810	107.3
29	Salt Lake City, UT	$156,529	$158,720	101.4
30	Columbus, OH	$156,423	$145,630	93.1
31	Nashville, TN	$156,391	$156,860	100.3
32	Minneapolis, MN	$155,951	$165,620	106.2
33	Bridgeport, CT	$153,455	$211,000	137.5
34	Omaha, NE	$152,930	$140,390	91.8
35	Bakersfield, CA	$152,117	$153,030	100.6
36	Oklahoma City, OK	$152,069	$131,540	86.5
37	Louisville, KY	$151,851	$136,970	90.2
38	Hartford, CT	$151,252	$170,310	112.6
39	Albany, NY	$149,543	$150,590	100.7
40	Albuquerque, NM	$149,053	$140,110	94
41	Lexington, KY	$148,697	$135,760	91.3
42	Knoxville, TN	$147,918	$133,570	90.3
43	Pittsburgh, PA	$147,703	$136,330	92.3
44	Jacksonville, FL	$145,931	$138,780	95.1
45	Phoenix, AZ	$144,926	$145,940	100.7
46	Madison, WI	$143,516	$148,970	103.8
47	Philadelphia, PA	$140,980	$166,920	118.4
48	Providence, RI	$140,343	$167,570	119.4
49	New Orleans, LA	$139,844	$134,110	95.9
50	Baltimore, MD	$138,345	$157,990	114.2
51	Boston, MA	$137,922	$209,780	152.1
52	Orlando, FL	$136,615	$140,850	103.1
53	Little Rock, AR	$135,329	$119,360	88.2
54	Miami, FL	$133,412	$164,230	123.1
55	Tucson, AZ	$132,254	$126,170	95.4
56	Riverside-San Bernardino, CA	$130,907	$160,230	122.4
57	Sacramento, CA	$130,786	$163,090	124.7
58	Fresno, CA	$130,474	$137,650	105.5
59	Boise, ID	$128,433	$131,130	102.1
60	Portland, OR	$126,580	$164,680	130.1
61	Reno, NV	$125,324	$133,470	106.5
62	Seattle, WA	$124,197	$185,550	149.4
63	Las Vegas, NV	$121,697	$132,650	109
64	Washington, DC	$121,250	$185,270	152.8
65	San Francisco, CA	$120,351	$216,150	179.6
66	New York, NY	$118,061	$221,010	187.2
67	San Jose, CA	$115,056	$225,280	195.8
68	San Diego, CA	$108,745	$174,210	160.2
69	Los Angeles, CA	$105,608	$175,310	166
70	Anchorage, AK	$101,748	$129,220	127

Frequently Asked Questions

San Jose, CA pays the highest median Financial Manager salary at $225,280. However, after cost-of-living adjustment, Wichita, KS offers the most purchasing power at $184,595 adjusted.

The national median Financial Manager salary is $158,935 based on BLS data. Salaries range from $119,360 to $225,280 depending on city.

Not necessarily. A city with higher nominal pay may have a higher cost of living that offsets the salary difference. Compare the "COL-Adjusted" column in both tables above, cities with lower costs of living often offer better real purchasing power.