High paying business and finance jobs in America

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in America. 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.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025

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OccupationMedian, America · Employed

1Financial Risk Specialists$117,330
Bachelor's degree
$64,820 – $196,11063,850
2Personal Financial Advisors$105,070
Bachelor's degree
$50,190 – $357,020266,800
3Financial and Investment Analysts$102,740
Bachelor's degree
$63,720 – $180,860361,980
4Project Management Specialists$102,320
Bachelor's degree
$61,580 – $167,9701.1M
5Management Analysts$101,860
Bachelor's degree
$60,640 – $171,640898,280
6Labor Relations Specialists$95,420
Bachelor's degree
$50,490 – $156,18064,810
7Financial Examiners$94,160
Bachelor's degree
$56,230 – $174,20067,830
8Accountants and Auditors$83,680
Bachelor's degree
$56,020 – $144,0901.4M
9Credit Analysts$83,510
Bachelor's degree
$56,250 – $169,23064,390
10Business Operations Specialists, All Other$83,050
Bachelor's degree
$47,880 – $150,0101.1M
11Logisticians$82,320
Bachelor's degree
$50,890 – $133,160251,040
12Insurance Underwriters$81,370
Bachelor's degree
$55,530 – $145,160105,420
13Financial Specialists, All Other$81,100
Bachelor's degree
$48,460 – $151,490132,130
14Compliance Officers$80,730
Bachelor's degree
$48,220 – $133,720417,070
15Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$78,760
Bachelor's degree
$43,390 – $155,480899,580
16Cost Estimators$78,740
Bachelor's degree
$48,530 – $130,820224,220
17Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$78,210
Bachelor's degree
$49,480 – $128,920112,380
18Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$78,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,850 – $117,040324,230
19Buyers and Purchasing Agents$77,710
Bachelor's degree
$48,380 – $128,870491,430
20Loan Officers$76,690
Bachelor's degree
$39,430 – $153,180274,330
21Human Resources Specialists$75,940
Bachelor's degree
$47,180 – $128,720912,430
22Fundraisers$72,550
Bachelor's degree
$46,630 – $115,820111,040
23Training and Development Specialists$69,280
Bachelor's degree
$38,760 – $123,250458,300
24Property Appraisers and Assessors$67,960
Bachelor's degree
$40,030 – $122,66057,070
25Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$62,370
Bachelor's degree
$42,000 – $114,55056,610
26Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$61,160
Bachelor's degree
$36,830 – $101,700142,860
27Tax Preparers$54,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,760 – $99,27076,480

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

#	Occupation	MedianAmerica	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$117,330	$64,820 – $196,110	63,850
2	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$105,070	$50,190 – $357,020	266,800
3	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$102,740	$63,720 – $180,860	361,980
4	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$102,320	$61,580 – $167,970	1.1M
5	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$101,860	$60,640 – $171,640	898,280
6	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$95,420	$50,490 – $156,180	64,810
7	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$94,160	$56,230 – $174,200	67,830
8	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$83,680	$56,020 – $144,090	1.4M
9	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$83,510	$56,250 – $169,230	64,390
10	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$83,050	$47,880 – $150,010	1.1M
11	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$82,320	$50,890 – $133,160	251,040
12	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$81,370	$55,530 – $145,160	105,420
13	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$81,100	$48,460 – $151,490	132,130
14	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$80,730	$48,220 – $133,720	417,070
15	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$78,760	$43,390 – $155,480	899,580
16	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$78,740	$48,530 – $130,820	224,220
17	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$78,210	$49,480 – $128,920	112,380
18	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,000	$48,850 – $117,040	324,230
19	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$77,710	$48,380 – $128,870	491,430
20	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$76,690	$39,430 – $153,180	274,330
21	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$75,940	$47,180 – $128,720	912,430
22	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$72,550	$46,630 – $115,820	111,040
23	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$69,280	$38,760 – $123,250	458,300
24	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$67,960	$40,030 – $122,660	57,070
25	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$62,370	$42,000 – $114,550	56,610
26	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$61,160	$36,830 – $101,700	142,860
27	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,920	$33,760 – $99,270	76,480

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in America. 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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