Georgia / Community Affairs, Department Of / Financial Examiner 3
Job-title file
Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.
2 employees hold this title in Community Affairs, Department Of. Median total compensation for the role is $86,408, above the department median of $59,280.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Financial Examiners — about 1,450 people — is $77,710. Community Affairs, Department Of pays a median base salary of $78,268 for this role, in line with that figure — about the 50th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Financial Examiners across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Community Affairs, Department Of’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Financial Examiners — about 67,830 people — is $94,160. Community Affairs, Department Of’s median base salary is 17% below that national figure, about the 33rd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Georgia range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Community Affairs, Department Of is $78,268, 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
Financial Examiner 3 is held in 10 Georgia departments. In Community Affairs, Department Of, the median of $86,408 ranks #1 of 10.
Median total compensation for the Financial Examiner 3 role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $52,688 ranks #4 of 4. See Financial Examiner across all of Georgia →
Median total compensation for comparable Financial Examinerroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Financial Examiner 3/Community Affairs, Department Of
Source-specific fields
Mingnyon Melson works as a Financial Examiner 3 for Community Affairs, Department Of. Mingnyon earned $87,000 in 2025.
Financial Examiner 3/Community Affairs, Department Of
At Community Affairs, Department Of, Leonard Newsome serves as a Financial Examiner 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $85,817.