Compared with the local labor market
Financial Institution Examining pay vs. the United States
Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Financial Examiners — about 67,830 people — is $94,160. Federal Reserve System pays a median base salary of $161,776 for this role, 72% above that figure — about the 86th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Federal Reserve System sits in the local pay range
$56,230
$70,660
$94,160
$129,600
$174,200
Federal Reserve System median · $161,776
The bar is the range of annual wages for Financial Examiners across every employer in the United States, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Federal Reserve System’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
Median total compensation for this role at Federal Reserve System is $161,944, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
This role across U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)
Financial Institution Examining is held in 5 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Federal Reserve System, the median of $161,944 ranks #2 of 5.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Financial Institution Examining role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.