Vermont / Transportation Agency / Financial Manager III

Job-title file

Financial Manager III

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

12 employees hold this title in Transportation Agency. Median total compensation for the role is $88,629, above the department median of $70,928.

Employees: 12
Total payroll: $1M
Role median: $88,629
Agency median: $70,928
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$72,717$106,928+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 12 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Financial Manager III pay vs. Vermont

Across all employers in Vermont, the median wage for Financial Managers — about 1,790 people — is $128,690. Transportation Agency pays a median base salary of $84,614 for this role, 34% below that figure — about the 13th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Transportation Agency sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$81,230

$100,480

$128,690

$172,530

$220,750

Transportation Agency median · $84,614

The bar is the range of annual wages for Financial Managers across every employer in Vermont, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Transportation Agency’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Financial Managers — about 841,710 people — is $166,570. Transportation Agency’s median base salary is 49% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$94,310

$125,490

$166,570

$219,980

$323,270

Transportation Agency median · $84,614

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 Vermont range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Transportation Agency is $84,614, 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 Vermont

Financial Manager III is held in 13 Vermont departments. In Transportation Agency, the median of $88,629 ranks #12 of 13.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Mental Health

$112,715 · 1

Digital Services Agency

$110,822 · 1

Natural Resources Agency

$101,774 · 1

Disabilities Aging Ind. Living

$100,360 · 2

Corrections

$100,235 · 3

State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

$98,946 · 1

Children and Families

$97,542 · 4

Administration Agency

$93,122 · 1

Vermont Health Access

$90,126 · 1

Human Services Agency

$90,126 · 4

Public Safety

$90,126 · 1

Environmental Conservation

$80,392 · 4

Median total compensation for the Financial Manager III role in other Vermontdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Financial Manager beyond Vermont

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In Vermont, the median of $84,614 ranks #4 of 6. See Financial Manager across all of Vermont →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Los Angeles

$206,921 · 8

District of Columbia

$162,565 · 26

Utah

$90,288 · 228

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

$77,287 · 12

Florida

$65,258 · 105

Median total compensation for comparable Financial Managerroles 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.

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