High paying business and finance jobs in Rochester, NY

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Rochester, NY. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Rochester, NY run 3.0% below the national average (2024), so a Rochester, NY salary is worth about 1.03× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Rochester, NY · Employed

1Project Management Specialists$103,520
Bachelor's degree
$66,240 – $159,2103,350
2Personal Financial Advisors$101,150
Bachelor's degree
$61,190 – $286,310820
3Management Analysts$97,070
Bachelor's degree
$61,740 – $162,0301,810
4Credit Analysts$96,390
Bachelor's degree
$58,930 – $137,140160
5Financial and Investment Analysts$94,940
Bachelor's degree
$62,150 – $153,1801,160
6Insurance Underwriters$94,310
Bachelor's degree
$65,330 – $159,450260
7Labor Relations Specialists$88,740
Bachelor's degree
$37,190 – $157,620260
8Financial Risk Specialists$85,540
Bachelor's degree
$59,010 – $151,090210
9Loan Officers$82,280
Bachelor's degree
$52,180 – $215,160470
10Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$82,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,850 – $128,040470
11Logisticians$80,910
Bachelor's degree
$53,520 – $121,400400
12Accountants and Auditors$80,890
Bachelor's degree
$58,030 – $130,6904,370
13Compliance Officers$80,320
Bachelor's degree
$53,250 – $124,7601,140
14Cost Estimators$78,890
Bachelor's degree
$50,750 – $126,240770
15Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$77,170
Bachelor's degree
$46,030 – $127,6202,550
16Human Resources Specialists$76,590
Bachelor's degree
$51,760 – $122,7602,460
17Buyers and Purchasing Agents$75,550
Bachelor's degree
$50,120 – $113,0801,740
18Fundraisers$75,000
Bachelor's degree
$48,640 – $111,200540
19Business Operations Specialists, All Other$74,610
Bachelor's degree
$42,390 – $125,1801,110
20Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$73,610
Bachelor's degree
$51,460 – $107,890580
21Training and Development Specialists$69,990
Bachelor's degree
$39,040 – $102,8601,810
22Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$62,580
Bachelor's degree
$40,860 – $97,200370
23Tax Preparers$60,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,610 – $104,300290

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianRochester, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$103,520	$66,240 – $159,210	3,350
2	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$101,150	$61,190 – $286,310	820
3	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$97,070	$61,740 – $162,030	1,810
4	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$96,390	$58,930 – $137,140	160
5	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$94,940	$62,150 – $153,180	1,160
6	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$94,310	$65,330 – $159,450	260
7	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$88,740	$37,190 – $157,620	260
8	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$85,540	$59,010 – $151,090	210
9	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$82,280	$52,180 – $215,160	470
10	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,080	$54,850 – $128,040	470
11	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$80,910	$53,520 – $121,400	400
12	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$80,890	$58,030 – $130,690	4,370
13	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$80,320	$53,250 – $124,760	1,140
14	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$78,890	$50,750 – $126,240	770
15	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,170	$46,030 – $127,620	2,550
16	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$76,590	$51,760 – $122,760	2,460
17	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$75,550	$50,120 – $113,080	1,740
18	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$75,000	$48,640 – $111,200	540
19	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$74,610	$42,390 – $125,180	1,110
20	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$73,610	$51,460 – $107,890	580
21	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$69,990	$39,040 – $102,860	1,810
22	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$62,580	$40,860 – $97,200	370
23	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,180	$35,610 – $104,300	290

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Rochester, NY. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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