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Finance Planner salary

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Average finance planner salary

$71,607

$34.43 hourly rate

Entry-level finance planner salary
$42,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a finance planner make?

The average finance planner salary in the United States is $71,607. Finance planner salaries typically range between $42,000 and $120,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for finance planners is $34.43 per hour.

Finance planner salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Finance planners earn the highest average salary in Massachusetts.

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Where can a Finance Planner earn more?

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Ashburn, VA$116,267
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Northern Trust$107,966
HH Holdings Inc$71,927

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Average finance planner salary by state

The average finance planner salary in Massachusetts, New York, and Virginia are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average finance planner salary states are Alaska, Mississippi, and Montana.

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Highest paying states for finance planners

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1New York$108,684$52.25
2Massachusetts$115,122$55.35
3Virginia$88,163$42.39
4North Dakota$82,227$39.53
5Connecticut$84,170$40.47
6North Carolina$80,188$38.55
7Delaware$79,336$38.14
8New Jersey$81,604$39.23
9Maine$87,468$42.05
10District of Columbia$85,285$41.00
11Washington$76,770$36.91
12Illinois$74,399$35.77
13Minnesota$74,214$35.68
14Michigan$74,404$35.77
15Rhode Island$76,342$36.70
16West Virginia$82,230$39.53
17California$73,204$35.19
18Pennsylvania$70,258$33.78
19Oregon$74,234$35.69
20Georgia$70,442$33.87
21New Hampshire$71,880$34.56
22Ohio$69,679$33.50
23Kansas$63,292$30.43
24Florida$66,214$31.83
25Louisiana$68,653$33.01
26Idaho$68,469$32.92
27Alabama$65,002$31.25
28Vermont$69,121$33.23
29Wisconsin$61,616$29.62
30Missouri$65,443$31.46
31Maryland$63,920$30.73
32Texas$62,772$30.18
33Tennessee$62,641$30.12
34Arkansas$51,690$24.85
35Kentucky$64,413$30.97
36New Mexico$65,839$31.65
37Oklahoma$51,882$24.94
38Arizona$61,882$29.75
39South Carolina$64,306$30.92
40Colorado$60,099$28.89
41Indiana$62,969$30.27
42Montana$48,395$23.27
43Wyoming$49,513$23.80
44Nebraska$58,922$28.33
45Utah$42,309$20.34
46Hawaii$40,891$19.66
47Iowa$57,852$27.81
48South Dakota$51,178$24.60
49Alaska$49,238$23.67
50Nevada$45,342$21.80
51Mississippi$48,400$23.27

Highest paying cities for finance planners

The highest-paying cities for finance planners are Springfield, MA, New York, NY, and Durham, NC.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Springfield, MA$116,267$55.90
2New York, NY$109,248$52.52
3Durham, NC$81,512$39.19
4Seattle, WA$77,339$37.18
5San Francisco, CA$76,656$36.85
6Providence, RI$76,250$36.66
7Minneapolis, MN$74,139$35.64
8Merrimack, NH$72,199$34.71
9Miami, FL$68,748$33.05
10Springfield, OH$68,610$32.99
11Covington, KY$66,553$32.00
12Houston, TX$64,837$31.17
13Richmond, IN$64,011$30.77
14Rockville, MD$63,748$30.65
15Milwaukee, WI$61,963$29.79
16Phoenix, AZ$61,814$29.72
17Fort Collins, CO$60,591$29.13
18Las Vegas, NV$45,046$21.66
19American Fork, UT$42,025$20.20

Finance Planners are the most in-demand in these five cities:

  1. Springfield, MA
  2. New York, NY
  3. Durham, NC
  4. Seattle, WA
  5. San Francisco, CA

Finance Planner salary details

A finance planner's salary ranges from $42,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $120,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Finance Planner Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a finance planner's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$120,000$10,000$58
75th Percentile$94,000$7,833$45
Average$71,607$5,967$34
25th Percentile$54,000$4,500$26
10th Percentile$42,000$3,500$20

Highest paying finance planner jobs

The highest paying types of finance planners are investment associate, investment consultant, and investment advisor.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Investment Advisor$105,377$8,781$50.6663,438
Investment Consultant$109,300$9,108$52.5548,111
Treasury Analyst$72,667$6,056$34.9450,817
Budget Analyst$56,598$4,716$27.2150,081
Fund Accountant$60,203$5,017$28.9435,702
Client Advisor$71,135$5,928$34.2086,363

How would you rate the starting salaries for Finance Planners, as well as the prospects for salary advancement?

Price Fishback Ph.D.

APS Professor of Economics at the University of Arizona, The University of Arizona

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that economics majors are among the highest-paid undergraduate majors immediately after graduation and later in life. Prospects are good.

Which companies pay finance planners the most?

Finance planner salaries at Northern Trust and Goldman Sachs are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average finance planner salary at companies like Sentinel Benefits and Mfa Financial are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Northern Trust$107,966$51.91
2Goldman Sachs$107,184$51.53
3Sentinel Benefits$100,284$48.21
4Mfa Financial$99,681$47.92
5Baird$93,283$44.85
6nFocus Solutions$91,890$44.18
7Carlson Capital$90,592$43.55
8Pacific Architects and Engineers$89,863$43.20
9Citi$87,372$42.01
10Elements Financial$86,482$41.58
11Allied Consultants$82,096$39.47
12GPAC$81,849$39.35
13Tompkins Insurance$77,653$37.33
14The Culinary Institute of America$76,867$36.96
15Wealth Enhancement Group$75,323$36.21
16HighTower Advisors$73,040$35.12
17New York Life Insurance$72,921$35.06
18Captrust Corp$71,927$34.58
19SEI LLC$71,927$34.58
20HH Holdings Inc$71,927$34.58

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Finance Planner salary trends

The average finance planner salary has risen by $18,236 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average finance planner earned $53,371 annually, but today, they earn $71,607 a year. That works out to a -1% change in pay for finance planners over the last decade.

Compare finance planner salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average finance planner salary over time

Compare finance planner salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

    Finance Planner salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$71,600$34.43+1.7%
    2024$70,400$33.86-1.2%
    2023$71,300$34.26-2.0%
    2022$72,700$34.93+0.1%
    2021$72,600$34.89+1.5%

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