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Finance salaries in the United States
Median $148k a year across 1,007 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $116k to $192k. 88% of the 1,149 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: $116k to $192k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
- Internship$63k
- Entry level$95k
- Mid level$125k
- Senior$129k
- Staff$100k
- Manager$163k
- Director$238k
- Executive$228k
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
Ossium Healthmedian of 2 published bands$283k
Insitromedian of 3 published bands$281k
Anthropicmedian of 29 published bands$265k
Norm Aimedian of 2 published bands$260k
Periodic Labsmedian of 2 published bands$250k
Fireworks AImedian of 11 published bands$245k
Abnormal Securitymedian of 2 published bands$238k
OpenAImedian of 10 published bands$238k
Hiring the most right now
By job title
| Title | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Controller | $203k | 25 |
| Senior Accountant | $124k | 20 |
| Manager, Tax | $163k | 13 |
| Accounting Manager | $138k | 11 |
| Senior Manager, Tax | $163k | 11 |
| Strategic Finance Lead | $170k | 9 |
| Staff Accountant | $90k | 8 |
| Strategic Finance | $208k | 8 |
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Head of Payroll & EquityAnthropic · San Francisco, CA $570k to $610k
- Head of Accounting PolicyAnthropic · San Francisco, CA$385k to $570k
- Partner, TaxCurrent · Arlington, VA, United States$240k to $500k
- Corporate Development, Deal LeadOpenAI · Remote$333k to $370k
- ControllerParallel Web Systems · Bay Area, California, United States$300k to $400k
- Chief Financial OfficerOssium Health · San Francisco, California, United States$302k to $394k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for finance roles in the United States?
$148k a year in base pay, across 1,007 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from $116k to $192k.
What do the best-paid finance roles in the United States offer?
One in ten published bands has a midpoint above $240k, and one in ten sits below $85k.
How many finance job posts publish a salary?
88% of the 1,149 live postings in this segment state a pay range. The figures here are drawn only from those.
Do remote finance roles in the United States pay less?
Remote postings publish a median of $154k against $148k for on-site and hybrid ones, from 235 and 772 postings respectively.
Which companies pay the most for finance roles in the United States?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at Ossium Health ($283k), Insitro ($281k), Anthropic ($265k).
Where does this data come from?
Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Updated daily.
Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Read off the live postings on Refolk's job board, where an employer is only counted while the posting is open. Updated daily.