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Financial Examiners

H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis

Note: No data found for the last 5 years. Automatically expanded to show all available years (20 years total, starting from 2008).

224

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$111,362

Median Salary

National Average

+312.5%

Growth

Growth 2008-2019 (Filing Volume)

15

Top Employers

Hiring This Role
Salary Distribution (All Employers + Top Employer Overlays)
10th Percentile

$69,159

25th Percentile

$86,466

Median (50th)

$109,256

75th Percentile

$137,966

90th Percentile

$155,000

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Top Employers Hiring Financial Examiners
Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
HSBC Bank USA, N.A 9 $129,436 $79,789 - $205,000 100.0%
KPMG LLP 8 $116,555 $79,400 - $160,800 87.5%
ERNST & YOUNG LLP 8 $131,304 $104,270 - $155,155 100.0%
AXIOM SOFTWARE LABORATORIES 8 $110,250 $75,000 - $115,500 100.0%
DEUTSCHE BANK 6 $123,333 $95,000 - $145,000 83.3%
Standard Chartered Bank 6 $98,772 $75,296 - $137,966 100.0%
PricewatehouseCoopers Advisory Services LLC 5 $137,355 $114,462 - $150,155 100.0%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. 5 $115,769 $64,532 - $150,000 100.0%
AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES 4 $93,702 $67,621 - $131,114 100.0%
JP MORGAN CHASE & CO 4 $125,023 $87,027 - $170,000 100.0%
INSTITUTIONAL SHAREHOLDER SERVICES, INC. 4 $52,300 $45,000 - $60,000 100.0%
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS 4 $112,887 $86,549 - $156,000 100.0%
DB USA CORE CORPORATION 4 $142,400 $120,000 - $165,000 100.0%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INC. 3 $148,231 $129,771 - $175,000 100.0%
BMO HARRIS BANK NA 3 $140,993 $100,980 - $202,000 100.0%
Geographic Distribution
Based on 224 filings in selected period (charts use selected years, not all-time total)
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Median Salary by State
Based on selected period (same 224 filings as above)
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
NEW YORK NY 76 $115,920
CHICAGO IL 13 $119,047
New York NY 12 $127,094
JERSEY CITY NJ 11 $121,817
BUFFALO NY 8 $135,642
SECAUCUS NJ 8 $131,304
STAMFORD CT 6 $95,547
DALLAS TX 5 $129,906
Tampa FL 5 $137,355
ROCKVILLE MD 4 $52,300
Filing Volume Trend
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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
FY 2008 8 $69,179 75.0%
FY 2010 12 $81,379 91.7%
FY 2011 29 $105,369 100.0%
FY 2012 11 $113,801 100.0%
FY 2013 8 $102,099 100.0%
FY 2014 11 $90,413 90.9%
FY 2015 20 $106,959 95.0%
FY 2016 27 $113,391 100.0%
FY 2017 25 $115,326 100.0%
FY 2018 40 $126,914 92.5%
FY 2019 33 $125,326 100.0%
Company Comparison - Financial Examiners

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
HSBC Bank USA, N.A 9 $129,436 100.0%
KPMG LLP 8 $116,555 87.5%
ERNST & YOUNG LLP 8 $131,304 100.0%
AXIOM SOFTWARE LABORATORIES 8 $110,250 100.0%
DEUTSCHE BANK 6 $123,333 83.3%
Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: February 19, 2026

Note on Salary Data: For data quality, we exclude salaries below $30,000 (likely data entry errors) and above $1,000,000 (lacking automated validation for ultra-high compensation packages). This may affect statistics for some executive and specialized positions.