Average Finance Major Salary
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Updated September 14, 2023
$67,829
What is the average finance major salary in the US?
Best Paying Cities
$82,311
$80,426
$77,446
Average Finance Salary By Company
Average Finance Major Salary By City
Average Salary By Location
Rank | City | Average Finance Salary | Salary Range |
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1 | New York, NY | $82,311 | $42k $116k |
2 | San Francisco, CA | $80,426 | $42k $116k |
3 | Hartford, CT | $77,446 | $42k $116k |
4 | Washington, DC | $77,314 | $42k $116k |
5 | Boston, MA | $74,978 | $42k $116k |
6 | Seattle, WA | $73,099 | $42k $116k |
7 | Arlington, VA | $71,105 | $42k $116k |
8 | Baltimore, MD | $70,281 | $42k $116k |
9 | Philadelphia, PA | $69,635 | $42k $116k |
10 | Albany, OR | $66,558 | $42k $116k |
11 | Washington, MI | $65,985 | $42k $116k |
12 | Chicago, IL | $65,397 | $42k $116k |
13 | Raleigh, NC | $64,801 | $42k $116k |
14 | San Antonio, TX | $63,835 | $42k $116k |
15 | Cleveland, OH | $63,808 | $42k $116k |
16 | Las Vegas, NV | $63,807 | $42k $116k |
17 | Saint Paul, MN | $63,658 | $42k $116k |
18 | Portland, ME | $63,531 | $42k $116k |
19 | Milwaukee, WI | $62,193 | $42k $116k |
20 | Phoenix, AZ | $61,646 | $42k $116k |
Average Finance Major Salary By State
The darker areas on the map show where Finance Majors earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.
Average Salary
Finance Major Average Salary By State
State | Average Finance Major Salary | Average Hourly Rate |
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New York | $81,999 | $39.42 |
New Jersey | $78,820 | $37.89 |
Connecticut | $77,757 | $37.38 |
California | $75,922 | $36.50 |
Massachusetts | $75,237 | $36.17 |
Washington | $72,672 | $34.94 |
Rhode Island | $71,797 | $34.52 |
Delaware | $71,404 | $34.33 |
Maryland | $70,109 | $33.71 |
Virginia | $69,957 | $33.63 |
Pennsylvania | $69,259 | $33.30 |
New Hampshire | $67,532 | $32.47 |
Oregon | $66,256 | $31.85 |
Michigan | $65,583 | $31.53 |
Illinois | $65,176 | $31.33 |
Nevada | $64,217 | $30.87 |
North Carolina | $63,963 | $30.75 |
Minnesota | $63,481 | $30.52 |
Maine | $63,069 | $30.32 |
Texas | $63,045 | $30.31 |
Vermont | $62,627 | $30.11 |
Ohio | $62,386 | $29.99 |
Wisconsin | $61,938 | $29.78 |
Alaska | $61,611 | $29.62 |
Arizona | $61,574 | $29.60 |
Colorado | $61,174 | $29.41 |
Georgia | $59,704 | $28.70 |
West Virginia | $59,577 | $28.64 |
Indiana | $58,637 | $28.19 |
Hawaii | $58,417 | $28.09 |
North Dakota | $58,240 | $28.00 |
New Mexico | $57,814 | $27.80 |
South Carolina | $57,280 | $27.54 |
South Dakota | $57,267 | $27.53 |
Missouri | $57,014 | $27.41 |
Louisiana | $56,853 | $27.33 |
Tennessee | $56,662 | $27.24 |
Florida | $56,510 | $27.17 |
Alabama | $56,471 | $27.15 |
Kentucky | $56,282 | $27.06 |
Iowa | $56,188 | $27.01 |
Wyoming | $56,050 | $26.95 |
Idaho | $55,802 | $26.83 |
Kansas | $55,675 | $26.77 |
Montana | $55,471 | $26.67 |
Utah | $55,390 | $26.63 |
Nebraska | $55,351 | $26.61 |
Oklahoma | $52,943 | $25.45 |
Arkansas | $52,719 | $25.35 |
Mississippi | $52,034 | $25.02 |
Highest Paying Jobs For Finance Majors
Average Finance Major Salary By Industry
Average Salary By Industry
Rank | Industry | Average Finance Major Salary | Range |
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1 | Finance | $62,308 | $27k $94k |
2 | Manufacturing | $45,991 | $27k $94k |
3 | Technology | $43,576 | $27k $94k |
4 | Hospitality | $42,533 | $27k $94k |
5 | Health Care | $41,986 | $27k $94k |
6 | Professional | $40,241 | $27k $94k |
7 | Government | $40,220 | $27k $94k |
8 | Retail | $35,050 | $27k $94k |
9 | Insurance | $34,065 | $27k $94k |
10 | Telecommunication | $33,788 | $27k $94k |
Salary History For Finance Major Graduates
This data shows the national average salary between 2011-2020 among Finance major graduates.
Finance Major Salary By Experience Level
Salaries For Related Majors
Rank | Major | Average Salary | Range |
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1 | Project Management | $92,381 | $30k $114k |
2 | General Sales | $84,359 | $30k $114k |
3 | Management Information Systems | $81,267 | $30k $114k |
4 | Construction Management | $78,318 | $30k $114k |
5 | Operations Management | $76,805 | $30k $114k |
6 | Business Economics | $72,447 | $30k $114k |
7 | Small Business Management | $70,935 | $30k $114k |
8 | Management Science | $68,844 | $30k $114k |
9 | Supply Chain Management | $61,407 | $30k $114k |
10 | International Business | $58,124 | $30k $114k |
11 | Human Resources Management | $57,738 | $30k $114k |
12 | Real Estate | $56,531 | $30k $114k |
13 | Management | $56,332 | $30k $114k |
14 | Marketing | $56,295 | $30k $114k |
15 | Accounting | $54,425 | $30k $114k |
16 | Business | $50,670 | $30k $114k |
17 | Specialized Sales And Merchandising | $48,480 | $30k $114k |
18 | Business Communications | $44,181 | $30k $114k |
19 | Hospitality Management | $43,446 | $30k $114k |
20 | Secretarial And Administrative Science | $36,615 | $30k $114k |
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- Project Management
- General Sales
- Management Information Systems
- Construction Management
- Operations Management
- Business Economics
- Small Business Management
- Management Science
- Supply Chain Management
- International Business
- Human Resources Management
- Real Estate
- Management
- Marketing
- Accounting
- Business
- Specialized Sales And Merchandising
- Business Communications
- Hospitality Management
- Secretarial And Administrative Science
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Updated September 14, 2023