Bank examiner vs examining officer

The differences between bank examiners and examining officers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a bank examiner has an average salary of $76,205, which is higher than the $57,172 average annual salary of an examining officer.

The top three skills for a bank examiner include securities, OCC and consumer compliance. The most important skills for an examining officer are audit process, , and .

Bank examiner vs examining officer overview

	Bank Examiner	Examining Officer
Yearly salary	$76,205	$57,172
Hourly rate	$36.64	$27.49
Growth rate	21%	21%
Number of jobs	5,079	55,872
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 83%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

Bank examiner vs examining officer salary

Bank examiners and examining officers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bank Examiner	Examining Officer
Average salary	$76,205	$57,172
Salary range	Between $54,000 And $107,000	Between $26,000 And $122,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	-
Highest paying state	New York	-
Best paying company	Federal Reserve	-
Best paying industry	Insurance	-

Differences between bank examiner and examining officer education

There are a few differences between a bank examiner and an examining officer in terms of educational background:

	Bank Examiner	Examining Officer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 83%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Finance	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Pennsylvania

Bank examiner vs examining officer demographics

Here are the differences between bank examiners' and examining officers' demographics:

	Bank Examiner	Examining Officer
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 61.8% Female, 38.2%	Male, 59.2% Female, 40.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 9.4% White, 65.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 11.3% Asian, 11.4% White, 62.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	19%	19%

Differences between bank examiner and examining officer duties and responsibilities

Bank examiner example responsibilities.

Manage daily claims operations for Medicaid and Medicare plan.
Assist in evaluating the treasury, trading, and audit functions of financial institutions.
Develop an enhance examination program to include all aspects of BSA and AML laws.
Analyze and review accounting methods for credit unions and ensure following of GAAP and other federally mandate financial regulations.
Assist credit union management in resolving any compliance or operational issues find during an NCUA examination or certify CPA audit.
Perform analysis of capital, securities and liquidity risk of community banking organizations.

Examining officer example responsibilities.

Manage large ATF cases in coordination with other supervisors and field members.
Provide comprehensive written and verbal reports of regulatory concerns note during the examinations to member firm executives and FINRA's management.
Prepare findings and recommendations and monitor compliance base on ASR result.
Monitor drug court veterans using computer databases and making contact with multiple government agencies.

Bank examiner vs examining officer skills

Common bank examiner skills

Securities, 11%
OCC, 10%
Consumer Compliance, 9%
Bank Management, 8%
Corrective Action, 5%
Secrecy, 3%

Common examining officer skills

Audit Process, 100%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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