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Highest Paying Business and Finance Jobs
The highest paying business and finance job is financial risk specialist, with a median salary of $117,330 a year, followed by financial advisor ($105,070) and financial and investment analyst ($102,740). All 27 business and finance jobs below are ranked by median pay from the latest BLS wage survey (May 2025).
Highest Paying Business and Finance Jobs, ranked
of 27 jobs match.
| # | Job | Median | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financial risk specialist Business and Financial | $117,330 | $56.41 | $196,110 | Bachelor's degree | 63,850 |
| 2 | Financial advisor Business and Financial | $105,070 | $50.51 | $357,020 | Bachelor's degree | 266,800 |
| 3 | Financial and investment analyst Business and Financial | $102,740 | $49.40 | $180,860 | Bachelor's degree | 361,980 |
| 4 | Project management specialist Business and Financial | $102,320 | $49.19 | $167,970 | Bachelor's degree | 1,066,670 |
| 5 | Management analyst Business and Financial | $101,860 | $48.97 | $171,640 | Bachelor's degree | 898,280 |
| 6 | Labor relations specialist Business and Financial | $95,420 | $45.87 | $156,180 | Bachelor's degree | 64,810 |
| 7 | Financial examiner Business and Financial | $94,160 | $45.27 | $174,200 | Bachelor's degree | 67,830 |
| 8 | Budget analyst Business and Financial | $91,640 | $44.06 | $136,660 | Bachelor's degree | 47,160 |
| 9 | Accountant Business and Financial | $83,680 | $40.23 | $144,090 | Bachelor's degree | 1,449,500 |
| 10 | Credit analyst Business and Financial | $83,510 | $40.15 | $169,230 | Bachelor's degree | 64,390 |
| 11 | Logistician Business and Financial | $82,320 | $39.58 | $133,160 | Bachelor's degree | 251,040 |
| 12 | Insurance underwriter Business and Financial | $81,370 | $39.12 | $145,160 | Bachelor's degree | 105,420 |
| 13 | Compliance officer Business and Financial | $80,730 | $38.81 | $133,720 | Bachelor's degree | 417,070 |
| 14 | Market research analyst and marketing specialist Business and Financial | $78,760 | $37.87 | $155,480 | Bachelor's degree | 899,580 |
| 15 | Cost estimator Business and Financial | $78,740 | $37.86 | $130,820 | Bachelor's degree | 224,220 |
| 16 | Compensation, benefit, and job analysis specialist Business and Financial | $78,210 | $37.60 | $128,920 | Bachelor's degree | 112,380 |
| 17 | Claims adjuster, examiner, and investigator Business and Financial | $78,000 | $37.50 | $117,040 | High school diploma | 324,230 |
| 18 | Buyer and purchasing agent Business and Financial | $77,710 | $37.36 | $128,870 | Bachelor's degree | 491,430 |
| 19 | Loan officer Business and Financial | $76,690 | $36.87 | $153,180 | Bachelor's degree | 274,330 |
| 20 | Human resources specialist Business and Financial | $75,940 | $36.51 | $128,720 | Bachelor's degree | 912,430 |
| 21 | Fundraiser Business and Financial | $72,550 | $34.88 | $115,820 | Bachelor's degree | 111,040 |
| 22 | Training and development specialist Business and Financial | $69,280 | $33.31 | $123,250 | Bachelor's degree | 458,300 |
| 23 | Property appraiser and assessor Business and Financial | $67,960 | $32.67 | $122,660 | Bachelor's degree | 57,070 |
| 24 | Tax examiner and collector, and revenue agent Business and Financial | $62,370 | $29.98 | $114,550 | Bachelor's degree | 56,610 |
| 25 | Meeting, convention, and event planner Business and Financial | $61,160 | $29.41 | $101,700 | Bachelor's degree | 142,860 |
| 26 | Tax preparer Business and Financial | $54,920 | $26.40 | $99,270 | High school diploma | 76,480 |
| 27 | Credit counselor Business and Financial | $52,230 | $25.11 | $80,440 | Bachelor's degree | 27,770 |
No job matches those filters.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (published 2026), and Employment Projections education and training assignments (2025). Salaries are yearly medians before tax for wage and salary workers, not the self-employed. The median for all US jobs is $50,980. Jobs with fewer than 20,000 workers nationally are not listed.
About the Highest Paying Jobs
Highest Paying Jobs ranks 515 US jobs by what they actually pay, using the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey (May 2025, published 2026). Filter the list by field, by the education a job needs to start, or by a minimum salary, and sort it by median pay, average pay, what the top 10% earn, hourly wage or the number of people in the job. Ready-made rankings answer the common questions: the highest paying jobs without a degree, with only a high school diploma, with an associate, bachelor’s or master’s degree, entry-level and trade jobs, the best-paid jobs in healthcare, tech, engineering and ten other fields, and the highest paying jobs in each of the 50 states and Washington DC. Every job links to its own salary page with hourly pay, the full pay range and pay by state.
How to use it
- 1 Start with the full ranking, or pick a ready-made list such as jobs without a degree, a field or your state.
- 2 Narrow it down with the field, education and minimum pay filters, or search for a job.
- 3 Sort by median salary, top 10% pay, hourly wage or most workers.
- 4 Open any job to see its pay range, hourly and monthly pay and salary in every state.
Frequently asked questions
What is the highest paying business and finance job?
Financial risk specialist pays the most, with a median salary of $117,330 a year. The top three are financial risk specialist ($117,330), financial advisor ($105,070), financial and investment analyst ($102,740).
How many business and finance jobs pay over $100,000?
5 of the 27 business and finance jobs have a median salary of $100,000 or more a year.
Which well-paid business and finance job has the most openings?
Accountant employs the most people among the best-paid business and finance jobs, with about 1,449,500 workers and a median salary of $83,680. More people in a job usually means more openings each year.
Which business and finance job pays the most per hour?
Financial risk specialist has the highest median hourly wage, $56.41 an hour. Some jobs, such as teachers, are paid by the year only and have no hourly figure.
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