Business and Finance

Financial Managers Salary and Cost of Living Guide

Financial managers direct investment activities, financial reporting, and long-term financial goals. This guide links each state page to the salary needed for basic costs, a 20% comfort target, and related cost-of-living pages.

SOC code

11-3031

State pages

51

Wage source

BLS OEWS

Salary needed by state

Sorted by highest comfort salary target.

StateBasic costs20% comfort targetPage
Hawaii$72,342$86,810View page
District of Columbia$70,853$85,024View page
Massachusetts$64,576$77,491View page
New Jersey$59,331$71,197View page
Vermont$58,550$70,260View page
California$58,396$70,075View page
Connecticut$56,751$68,101View page
Alaska$56,721$68,065View page
Maryland$55,685$66,822View page
Rhode Island$54,254$65,105View page
Delaware$53,932$64,718View page
Oregon$52,446$62,935View page
Montana$51,262$61,514View page
Utah$50,951$61,141View page
New York$50,878$61,054View page
Colorado$50,571$60,685View page
Arizona$50,343$60,412View page
Nevada$50,183$60,220View page
Maine$49,745$59,694View page
Florida$49,359$59,231View page
Virginia$48,616$58,339View page
New Hampshire$48,593$58,312View page
Wyoming$48,524$58,229View page
West Virginia$47,113$56,536View page
North Carolina$46,829$56,195View page
Washington$46,773$56,128View page
Idaho$46,711$56,053View page
Illinois$46,460$55,752View page
New Mexico$46,328$55,594View page
Mississippi$46,279$55,535View page
North Dakota$45,536$54,643View page
Nebraska$45,478$54,574View page
Georgia$45,425$54,510View page
Wisconsin$45,266$54,319View page
Oklahoma$44,870$53,844View page
South Carolina$44,771$53,725View page
Minnesota$44,541$53,449View page
Kansas$44,525$53,430View page
Louisiana$44,055$52,866View page
Michigan$44,032$52,838View page
South Dakota$43,997$52,796View page
Texas$43,937$52,724View page
Pennsylvania$43,843$52,612View page
Missouri$43,629$52,355View page
Iowa$43,186$51,823View page
Tennessee$43,152$51,782View page
Alabama$42,820$51,384View page
Kentucky$42,589$51,107View page
Arkansas$42,496$50,995View page
Indiana$42,456$50,947View page
Ohio$42,165$50,598View page

Sources

Occupation definitions and wage fields follow Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025, last modified 2026-05-15). Cost targets use WatchPennies cost of living estimates.