High paying business and finance jobs in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA run 15.6% above the national average (2024), so a San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA salary is worth about 0.86× 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, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · Employed

1Financial Risk Specialists$167,440
Bachelor's degree
$92,710 – $214,9301,380
2Personal Financial Advisors$160,610
Bachelor's degree
$76,900 – $450,1207,130
3Project Management Specialists$135,040
Bachelor's degree
$79,990 – $206,24020,770
4Financial Examiners$131,820
Bachelor's degree
$81,190 – $277,930750
5Financial and Investment Analysts$130,520
Bachelor's degree
$82,570 – $217,1609,910
6Management Analysts$126,730
Bachelor's degree
$64,080 – $211,79023,560
7Labor Relations Specialists$124,400
Bachelor's degree
$58,000 – $198,7202,000
8Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$123,250
Bachelor's degree
$60,680 – $211,14024,120
9Credit Analysts$122,590
Bachelor's degree
$63,330 – $217,340850
10Compliance Officers$118,890
Bachelor's degree
$64,850 – $179,1507,500
11Budget Analysts$117,360
Bachelor's degree
$78,800 – $169,380760
12Accountants and Auditors$110,730
Bachelor's degree
$73,420 – $180,06025,170
13Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$105,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$70,930 – $136,6403,390
14Business Operations Specialists, All Other$104,500
Bachelor's degree
$51,650 – $209,43023,400
15Human Resources Specialists$103,140
Bachelor's degree
$61,500 – $171,42016,420
16Loan Officers$103,000
Bachelor's degree
$44,440 – $201,0803,330
17Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$102,780
Bachelor's degree
$74,570 – $165,6002,440
18Cost Estimators$101,630
Bachelor's degree
$58,910 – $167,7803,300
19Logisticians$101,040
Bachelor's degree
$64,970 – $169,9504,570
20Training and Development Specialists$95,050
Bachelor's degree
$50,320 – $162,2206,310
21Buyers and Purchasing Agents$93,600
Bachelor's degree
$59,320 – $151,4406,300
22Insurance Underwriters$84,520
Bachelor's degree
$77,370 – $164,5001,350
23Tax Preparers$84,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,420 – $105,2301,410
24Fundraisers$82,930
Bachelor's degree
$50,340 – $137,0103,020
25Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$82,120
Bachelor's degree
$53,840 – $140,2303,490
26Financial Specialists, All Other$78,410
Bachelor's degree
$59,160 – $170,8302,880

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

#	Occupation	MedianSan Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$167,440	$92,710 – $214,930	1,380
2	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$160,610	$76,900 – $450,120	7,130
3	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$135,040	$79,990 – $206,240	20,770
4	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$131,820	$81,190 – $277,930	750
5	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$130,520	$82,570 – $217,160	9,910
6	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$126,730	$64,080 – $211,790	23,560
7	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$124,400	$58,000 – $198,720	2,000
8	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$123,250	$60,680 – $211,140	24,120
9	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$122,590	$63,330 – $217,340	850
10	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$118,890	$64,850 – $179,150	7,500
11	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$117,360	$78,800 – $169,380	760
12	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$110,730	$73,420 – $180,060	25,170
13	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$105,340	$70,930 – $136,640	3,390
14	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$104,500	$51,650 – $209,430	23,400
15	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$103,140	$61,500 – $171,420	16,420
16	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$103,000	$44,440 – $201,080	3,330
17	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$102,780	$74,570 – $165,600	2,440
18	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$101,630	$58,910 – $167,780	3,300
19	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$101,040	$64,970 – $169,950	4,570
20	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$95,050	$50,320 – $162,220	6,310
21	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$93,600	$59,320 – $151,440	6,300
22	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$84,520	$77,370 – $164,500	1,350
23	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,240	$47,420 – $105,230	1,410
24	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$82,930	$50,340 – $137,010	3,020
25	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$82,120	$53,840 – $140,230	3,490
26	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$78,410	$59,160 – $170,830	2,880

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. 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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