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Salary guide, May 2025

CFO (Manufacturing) pay by metro, ranked

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Of 393 metros, BLS published an exact annual median for 390. The highest is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $225,280 and the lowest is Arecibo, PR at $75,140. 0 more are published but not rankable and 3 are not published by bls.

Broader occupation · SOC 11-3031 Financial Managers

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

  1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$225,280
  2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$221,010
  3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$216,150
  4. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$211,000
  5. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$209,780
  6. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$193,400
  7. Boulder, CO$192,970
  8. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$185,550
  9. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$185,270
  10. Trenton-Princeton, NJ$184,800
  11. Springfield, MA$175,950
  12. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$175,890
  13. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$175,310
  14. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$174,210
  15. Richmond, VA$173,140
  16. Midland, MI$173,080
  17. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$172,760
  18. Colorado Springs, CO$172,680
  19. Greeley, CO$172,530
  20. Midland, TX$172,520
  21. Lawrence, KS$171,290
  22. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$171,240
  23. Worcester, MA$170,940
  24. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$170,310
  25. Charlottesville, VA$170,250

Bars show the top 25 of 390 ranked. The table below lists all 390. Literal BLS medians, May 2025.

CFO (Manufacturing) by metro, ranked by exact annual median (May 2025)
RankMetroBLS occupation25thMedian75thEmploymentLQ
1San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$176,900$225,280$327,8407,9701.3
2New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJFinancial Managers (11-3031)$170,860$221,010$327,97089,9601.75
3San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$166,790$216,150$314,94017,0401.33
4Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTFinancial Managers (11-3031)$139,620$211,000$307,9907,2103.29
5Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHFinancial Managers (11-3031)$164,560$209,780$292,03021,6501.48
6Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COFinancial Managers (11-3031)$157,370$193,400$249,3607,4900.86
7Boulder, COFinancial Managers (11-3031)$142,610$192,970$270,5607000.67
8Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$149,530$185,550$228,3608,5000.75
9Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVFinancial Managers (11-3031)$156,730$185,270$227,22026,4301.56
10Trenton-Princeton, NJFinancial Managers (11-3031)$147,120$184,800$264,6202,4601.89
11Springfield, MAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$132,140$175,950$231,9109200.85
12Fort Collins-Loveland, COFinancial Managers (11-3031)$143,970$175,890$220,5404500.49
13Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$136,100$175,310$251,43034,4801.02
14San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$133,960$174,210$235,4007,3500.88
15Richmond, VAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$136,020$173,140$218,6503,4800.97
16Midland, MIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$135,610$173,080$221,9403101.52
17Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCFinancial Managers (11-3031)$137,700$172,760$233,2109,2901.26
18Colorado Springs, COFinancial Managers (11-3031)$135,930$172,680$218,7107100.42
19Greeley, COFinancial Managers (11-3031)$133,180$172,530$219,9102700.42
20Midland, TXFinancial Managers (11-3031)$137,550$172,520$235,1808001.2
21Lawrence, KSFinancial Managers (11-3031)$130,070$171,290$199,5901700.6
22Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$132,730$171,240$220,22015,6601
23Worcester, MAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$127,950$170,940$221,3201,5600.82
24Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTFinancial Managers (11-3031)$135,770$170,310$217,2007,5402.32
25Charlottesville, VAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$133,360$170,250$211,9104500.73
26Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$129,810$169,900$225,4401,3300.76
27Syracuse, NYFinancial Managers (11-3031)$129,120$169,270$226,1101,2200.75
28Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXFinancial Managers (11-3031)$132,320$169,200$218,17026,6001.21
29Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INFinancial Managers (11-3031)$131,120$168,810$220,15041,5901.7
30Kennewick-Richland, WAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$131,500$168,000$210,9003100.44
31Rochester, NYFinancial Managers (11-3031)$129,560$167,800$221,6902,1900.82
32Providence-Warwick, RI-MAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$129,230$167,570$219,9203,2800.85
33Waterbury-Shelton, CTFinancial Managers (11-3031)$126,250$167,320$215,2501,0901.25
34Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXFinancial Managers (11-3031)$130,410$167,180$218,4207,2101.03
35New Haven, CTFinancial Managers (11-3031)$117,050$166,990$216,5802,0301.33
36Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDFinancial Managers (11-3031)$130,490$166,920$217,48018,5201.18
37Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXFinancial Managers (11-3031)$130,430$166,910$217,13018,5701.04
38Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$130,860$165,800$216,6104000.75
39Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$131,250$165,620$215,00012,4601.18
40Durham-Chapel Hill, NCFinancial Managers (11-3031)$130,700$165,470$219,0501,7100.92
41Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$130,110$164,680$209,6205,5500.85
42Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$111,580$164,270$212,5407600.7
43Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYFinancial Managers (11-3031)$128,000$164,230$211,9302,6800.93
44Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLFinancial Managers (11-3031)$120,570$164,230$221,59014,5400.95
45Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$127,100$164,140$216,0208000.72
46Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCFinancial Managers (11-3031)$127,590$163,940$204,3802,2900.55
47Sioux Falls, SD-MNFinancial Managers (11-3031)$140,460$163,580$200,4905000.51
48Raleigh-Cary, NCFinancial Managers (11-3031)$131,060$163,130$216,2003,6900.92
49Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$126,590$163,090$212,6104,8400.83
50Kansas City, MO-KSFinancial Managers (11-3031)$126,480$162,490$205,3204,9700.84
51Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$129,680$162,080$206,5001500.52
52Pittsfield, MAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$118,080$161,980$208,6502700.87
53Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$130,090$161,800$207,4902000.39
54Pueblo, COFinancial Managers (11-3031)$128,760$161,570$200,780800.23
55Vineland, NJFinancial Managers (11-3031)$124,640$161,410$196,2101400.41
56Glens Falls, NYFinancial Managers (11-3031)$111,690$161,300$215,5101800.67
57Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FLFinancial Managers (11-3031)$106,360$160,910$208,0809500.71
58Binghamton, NYFinancial Managers (11-3031)$118,900$160,780$209,6603000.56
59Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$129,270$160,690$203,0101300.47
60Rapid City, SDFinancial Managers (11-3031)$135,550$160,280$198,9101200.29
61Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$117,480$160,240$206,78011,6701.13
62Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$120,130$160,230$208,8804,1200.44
63Modesto, CAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$109,800$160,180$207,4006000.56
64Greensboro-High Point, NCFinancial Managers (11-3031)$123,340$159,740$213,8001,3400.68
65Dover, DEFinancial Managers (11-3031)$127,580$159,540$218,3201700.46
66Spokane-Spokane Valley, WAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$125,700$159,530$206,3807300.53
67Bellingham, WAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$132,300$158,960$208,4302500.5
68Longview-Kelso, WAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$128,670$158,880$193,8701100.47
69St. Louis, MO-ILFinancial Managers (11-3031)$120,080$158,780$207,7907,1900.99
70Salt Lake City-Murray, UTFinancial Managers (11-3031)$125,500$158,720$207,5205,4501.22
71Fond du Lac, WIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$113,370$158,620$181,9501800.74
72Huntsville, ALFinancial Managers (11-3031)$128,440$158,620$202,8208900.61
73Rochester, MNFinancial Managers (11-3031)$115,870$158,570$203,2603900.59
74Roanoke, VAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$119,090$158,030$221,0304900.59
75Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDFinancial Managers (11-3031)$112,990$157,990$212,1609,9901.36
76Cleveland, OHFinancial Managers (11-3031)$110,500$157,900$209,9006,3001.13
77Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJFinancial Managers (11-3031)$119,630$157,800$204,3205100.55
78Yakima, WAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$128,810$157,550$197,3201800.35
79Vallejo, CAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$117,490$157,530$202,4904600.59
80Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLFinancial Managers (11-3031)$111,910$157,480$204,4508,5001.08
81Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNFinancial Managers (11-3031)$123,420$156,860$211,3107,4001.24
82Bloomington, ILFinancial Managers (11-3031)$130,000$156,240$200,3901,4002.93
83Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$113,910$156,100$200,8305,1601.16
84Barnstable Town, MAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$105,130$156,010$198,8203200.63
85Peoria, ILFinancial Managers (11-3031)$112,180$155,840$208,1501,1701.3
86Lynchburg, VAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$117,120$155,370$202,8002200.41
87Wichita, KSFinancial Managers (11-3031)$112,160$155,060$204,9401,0600.63
88Winston-Salem, NCFinancial Managers (11-3031)$117,660$155,030$205,6909800.66
89Provo-Orem-Lehi, UTFinancial Managers (11-3031)$117,680$154,990$190,3901,3000.79
90Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CTFinancial Managers (11-3031)$119,510$154,190$206,8606800.99
91Des Moines-West Des Moines, IAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$114,990$154,140$204,8303,8001.74
92Birmingham, ALFinancial Managers (11-3031)$120,620$153,930$211,5402,7000.96
93Naples-Marco Island, FLFinancial Managers (11-3031)$101,160$153,520$211,4606700.71
94Salinas, CAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$119,990$153,370$191,5004500.44
95Bakersfield-Delano, CAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$114,760$153,030$196,2109000.49
96Cincinnati, OH-KY-INFinancial Managers (11-3031)$112,710$152,700$208,1406,3401.06
97Ithaca, NYFinancial Managers (11-3031)$117,010$152,410$200,4002100.82
98Asheville, NCFinancial Managers (11-3031)$115,340$152,270$205,0704500.46
99Odessa, TXFinancial Managers (11-3031)$116,160$152,200$198,4402800.63
100Wilmington, NCFinancial Managers (11-3031)$111,280$152,150$222,2305100.49
101Stockton-Lodi, CAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$109,550$152,090$201,7907900.5
102Winchester, VA-WVFinancial Managers (11-3031)$118,100$151,990$185,2202700.74
103Chattanooga, TN-GAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$109,550$151,530$187,7101,2800.88
104Lakeland-Winter Haven, FLFinancial Managers (11-3031)$102,840$151,440$203,9301,2000.84
105Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYFinancial Managers (11-3031)$114,430$150,590$196,9302,6801.1
106Elmira, NYFinancial Managers (11-3031)$107,630$150,120$208,1401100.58
107Jackson, MIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$106,660$149,930$193,7603101.02
108Wildwood-The Villages, FLFinancial Managers (11-3031)$98,020$149,880$170,8301400.61
109Beaumont-Port Arthur, TXFinancial Managers (11-3031)$104,670$149,360$194,1405200.59
110Bend, ORFinancial Managers (11-3031)$121,250$149,030$187,2502900.5
111Madison, WIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$110,010$148,970$197,6202,3201.05
112Grand Junction, COFinancial Managers (11-3031)$119,750$148,770$197,4401400.39
113Yuba City, CAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$109,920$148,640$189,6001400.52
114Harrisonburg, VAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$110,120$148,200$200,5401400.41
115Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARFinancial Managers (11-3031)$101,070$147,410$213,4201,8801.26
116Albany, ORFinancial Managers (11-3031)$113,020$147,210$186,3601000.37
117Charleston-North Charleston, SCFinancial Managers (11-3031)$110,410$147,170$206,7201,4200.67
118Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYFinancial Managers (11-3031)$111,480$146,910$207,1408600.59
119Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NCFinancial Managers (11-3031)$109,650$146,830$196,9301100.48
120Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INFinancial Managers (11-3031)$114,990$146,620$195,2105,2300.87
121Kingston, NYFinancial Managers (11-3031)$105,470$146,070$209,3302100.66
122Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJFinancial Managers (11-3031)$113,690$146,030$197,0101,3900.68
123Elkhart-Goshen, INFinancial Managers (11-3031)$104,460$145,980$198,4304300.62
124Topeka, KSFinancial Managers (11-3031)$110,660$145,950$200,7703700.59
125Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZFinancial Managers (11-3031)$109,930$145,940$193,02012,0300.94
126Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FLFinancial Managers (11-3031)$102,860$145,810$195,0204900.73
127Columbus, OHFinancial Managers (11-3031)$112,880$145,630$186,6105,7500.96
128Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SCFinancial Managers (11-3031)$105,350$145,610$205,6801,8800.8
129Eugene-Springfield, ORFinancial Managers (11-3031)$112,550$145,600$210,7505900.69
130North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FLFinancial Managers (11-3031)$101,670$145,450$192,4301,0900.59
131Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FLFinancial Managers (11-3031)$96,240$145,000$225,7101800.57
132Amherst Town-Northampton, MAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$104,280$144,950$197,4202700.75
133Gainesville, GAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$105,360$144,850$199,5702900.52
134Utica-Rome, NYFinancial Managers (11-3031)$100,190$144,760$212,5304600.72
135San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXFinancial Managers (11-3031)$114,970$144,710$195,1304,9100.8
136Walla Walla, WAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$114,990$144,410$177,750600.41
137Savannah, GAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$104,160$144,120$199,8104800.45
138Eau Claire, WIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$103,600$143,970$165,4804300.92
139Memphis, TN-MS-ARFinancial Managers (11-3031)$109,380$143,880$201,8902,7500.83
140Sheboygan, WIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$109,100$143,880$192,3303000.92
141Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FLFinancial Managers (11-3031)$102,150$143,830$196,9709900.6
142Columbus, INFinancial Managers (11-3031)$101,100$143,590$197,0701800.66
143Amarillo, TXFinancial Managers (11-3031)$111,190$143,350$195,6305500.82
144Decatur, ALFinancial Managers (11-3031)$109,110$142,940$188,7601500.45
145Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$120,210$142,500$178,5006700.95
146Greenville, NCFinancial Managers (11-3031)$109,040$142,420$195,9802400.54
147Kenosha, WIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$102,530$142,000$186,7102600.64
148Tulsa, OKFinancial Managers (11-3031)$111,060$141,980$199,0401,9500.79
149Columbus, GA-ALFinancial Managers (11-3031)$103,260$141,460$192,8103400.55
150Salem, ORFinancial Managers (11-3031)$124,190$141,400$177,1106200.61
151Green Bay, WIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$106,510$141,000$175,8709601.02
152Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLFinancial Managers (11-3031)$102,700$140,850$202,2806,1900.81
153San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$108,520$140,670$187,3504200.64
154Omaha, NE-IAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$109,610$140,390$179,6003,1201.16
155Killeen-Temple, TXFinancial Managers (11-3031)$106,840$140,310$187,2204600.57
156Albuquerque, NMFinancial Managers (11-3031)$113,330$140,110$193,4401,4300.65
157Monroe, MIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$104,520$140,110$175,8801500.67
158Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$110,820$139,800$182,4102100.53
159Rome, GAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$91,170$139,740$196,6201300.51
160Cape Girardeau, MO-ILFinancial Managers (11-3031)$103,180$139,690$172,0601200.5
161Ann Arbor, MIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$113,060$139,500$181,7108200.69
162Grants Pass, ORFinancial Managers (11-3031)$117,650$139,230$183,270700.42
163Manchester-Nashua, NHFinancial Managers (11-3031)$120,060$139,230$177,2001,5301.41
164Spartanburg, SCFinancial Managers (11-3031)$104,820$139,230$186,4305000.56
165Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-ILFinancial Managers (11-3031)$104,010$139,150$177,4301,0701.1
166Lexington Park, MDFinancial Managers (11-3031)$104,640$139,100$175,7202900.75
167Jacksonville, FLFinancial Managers (11-3031)$103,070$138,780$186,7004,5701.1
168Visalia, CAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$105,990$138,630$184,2603700.4
169Portland-South Portland, MEFinancial Managers (11-3031)$110,260$138,590$184,0401,5500.99
170Janesville-Beloit, WIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$102,230$138,360$188,9202600.7
171Redding, CAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$103,320$138,350$178,5002300.59
172Macon-Bibb County, GAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$100,880$138,160$176,3203100.6
173Corpus Christi, TXFinancial Managers (11-3031)$100,340$138,150$190,2305600.53
174Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NCFinancial Managers (11-3031)$107,940$138,150$189,6603100.37
175Fayetteville, NCFinancial Managers (11-3031)$109,280$138,040$174,3302500.35
176Fresno, CAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$110,840$137,650$187,4601,3700.53
177Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SCFinancial Managers (11-3031)$99,110$137,450$198,1804000.51
178Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$103,950$137,420$193,9001200.45
179Billings, MTFinancial Managers (11-3031)$103,290$137,240$171,7102100.42
180distribution management software, KSFinancial Managers (11-3031)$98,410$137,240$181,3801800.61
181Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OHFinancial Managers (11-3031)$104,350$137,140$177,9501,2900.64
182Athens-Clarke County, GAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$105,520$137,130$186,6102100.4
183Oshkosh-Neenah, WIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$102,600$137,120$172,6905801.14
184Grand Island, NEFinancial Managers (11-3031)$103,130$137,100$169,9701500.72
185Bozeman, MTFinancial Managers (11-3031)$107,200$136,990$177,9702100.53
186Fargo, ND-MNFinancial Managers (11-3031)$108,620$136,970$177,7308101.01
187Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-INFinancial Managers (11-3031)$104,450$136,970$177,2002,6700.72
188Tyler, TXFinancial Managers (11-3031)$102,350$136,520$180,9803400.54
189Pittsburgh, PAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$104,630$136,330$185,0606,4601.07
190San Angelo, TXFinancial Managers (11-3031)$106,290$136,030$173,6601600.6
191Goldsboro, NCFinancial Managers (11-3031)$102,730$135,920$167,440800.37
192Akron, OHFinancial Managers (11-3031)$101,870$135,850$184,7401,4600.85
193Mobile, ALFinancial Managers (11-3031)$107,840$135,780$178,5505300.57
194Lexington-Fayette, KYFinancial Managers (11-3031)$107,120$135,760$172,6309400.6
195St. Cloud, MNFinancial Managers (11-3031)$105,520$135,760$170,4604900.87
196Port St. Lucie, FLFinancial Managers (11-3031)$97,940$135,730$192,6704300.47
197Victoria, TXFinancial Managers (11-3031)$95,610$135,710$203,4901000.51
198Rockford, ILFinancial Managers (11-3031)$108,200$135,650$189,6505900.79
199Medford, ORFinancial Managers (11-3031)$107,390$135,630$182,1402400.49
200Ogden, UTFinancial Managers (11-3031)$104,990$135,300$165,8101,0600.72
201Lubbock, TXFinancial Managers (11-3031)$102,730$135,090$175,5205400.6
202Appleton, WIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$104,000$134,990$169,9305800.86
203Abilene, TXFinancial Managers (11-3031)$103,600$134,920$187,1603100.77
204Longview, TXFinancial Managers (11-3031)$100,630$134,800$180,9803700.59
205Burlington, NCFinancial Managers (11-3031)$102,820$134,760$202,1801900.53
206Mankato, MNFinancial Managers (11-3031)$104,340$134,710$170,1002100.7
207Burlington-South Burlington, VTFinancial Managers (11-3031)$105,260$134,650$183,4606901.06
208Florence, SCFinancial Managers (11-3031)$99,830$134,650$196,3903000.61
209Bloomington, INFinancial Managers (11-3031)$95,320$134,540$179,7202700.67
210Sioux City, IA-NE-SDFinancial Managers (11-3031)$97,600$134,510$174,6102300.56
211Urban Honolulu, HIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$103,150$134,330$169,9403,0001.24
212Lancaster, PAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$105,860$134,280$172,9009500.69
213Racine-Mount Pleasant, WIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$101,000$134,250$169,1903200.77
214Brunswick-St. Simons, GAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$105,660$134,230$171,5401100.42
215Merced, CAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$104,360$134,170$190,2802100.5
216New Orleans-Metairie, LAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$103,990$134,110$173,0401,9700.82
217Cedar Rapids, IAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$100,600$134,020$168,3107801.04
218Waco, TXFinancial Managers (11-3031)$101,560$134,010$182,3404900.7
219Reading, PAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$102,630$133,900$181,2607600.8
220Clarksville, TN-KYFinancial Managers (11-3031)$103,390$133,620$176,0102700.49
221Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WVFinancial Managers (11-3031)$95,740$133,590$170,1503800.65
222Knoxville, TNFinancial Managers (11-3031)$99,830$133,570$175,8702,0900.91
223Springfield, ILFinancial Managers (11-3031)$103,310$133,530$177,5906701.22
224Rocky Mount, NCFinancial Managers (11-3031)$103,800$133,480$185,8901400.48
225Reno, NVFinancial Managers (11-3031)$99,990$133,470$173,1201,7401.16
226Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FLFinancial Managers (11-3031)$94,240$133,440$179,6906000.51
227Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, ALFinancial Managers (11-3031)$100,160$133,390$162,3201700.36
228Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$102,020$133,380$170,5102,8200.87
229Bismarck, NDFinancial Managers (11-3031)$104,290$133,370$174,7104201.08
230Helena, MTFinancial Managers (11-3031)$103,490$133,360$156,0201500.64
231La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MNFinancial Managers (11-3031)$101,780$133,280$173,4603700.81
232Johnson City, TNFinancial Managers (11-3031)$103,120$133,170$194,3503000.68
233Harrisburg-Carlisle, PAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$105,060$133,080$177,0501,6600.92
234York-Hanover, PAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$101,900$133,030$175,3806400.64
235Dalton, GAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$100,140$133,000$170,7802000.56
236Corvallis, ORFinancial Managers (11-3031)$104,100$132,900$177,7801500.71
237Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NVFinancial Managers (11-3031)$94,330$132,650$177,4205,5600.9
238Lansing-East Lansing, MIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$106,250$132,590$166,0201,1901.01
239Chambersburg, PAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$101,460$132,580$166,9701900.58
240College Station-Bryan, TXFinancial Managers (11-3031)$104,540$132,280$174,9904100.56
241Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$100,900$132,280$176,9105000.77
242Iowa City, IAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$103,920$132,220$172,8103900.76
243Cleveland, TNFinancial Managers (11-3031)$99,090$131,860$170,2301300.56
244El Paso, TXFinancial Managers (11-3031)$102,730$131,580$171,5109200.5
245Montgomery, ALFinancial Managers (11-3031)$103,710$131,570$163,4906500.72
246Oklahoma City, OKFinancial Managers (11-3031)$92,500$131,540$175,1703,0500.83
247Great Falls, MTFinancial Managers (11-3031)$102,570$131,420$181,260900.48
248Hanford-Corcoran, CAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$100,610$131,320$172,1801000.38
249Wausau, WIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$97,770$131,320$167,2103000.8
250Decatur, ILFinancial Managers (11-3031)$101,400$131,250$169,3602200.88
251Lewiston-Auburn, MEFinancial Managers (11-3031)$99,740$131,190$168,3802400.92
252Lincoln, NEFinancial Managers (11-3031)$102,490$131,150$172,1601,0101.02
253Boise City, IDFinancial Managers (11-3031)$98,170$131,130$170,4401,5700.74
254Jackson, TNFinancial Managers (11-3031)$101,840$131,090$168,4702500.55
255Fort Wayne, INFinancial Managers (11-3031)$97,910$130,900$172,3109200.75
256Minot, NDFinancial Managers (11-3031)$103,340$130,770$176,6701300.73
257Kalamazoo-Portage, MIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$104,500$130,760$172,6705600.84
258Chico, CAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$102,750$130,600$174,8502600.61
259Springfield, MOFinancial Managers (11-3031)$101,440$130,290$169,9907800.65
260Grand Forks, ND-MNFinancial Managers (11-3031)$108,660$130,130$169,4302200.79
261Bangor, MEFinancial Managers (11-3031)$97,460$130,010$166,3803000.77
262Tuscaloosa, ALFinancial Managers (11-3031)$102,510$130,000$160,2002400.41
263Brownsville-Harlingen, TXFinancial Managers (11-3031)$97,400$129,820$163,6703200.38
264Parkersburg-Vienna, WVFinancial Managers (11-3031)$94,150$129,780$160,1601600.81
265Morgantown, WVFinancial Managers (11-3031)$97,910$129,760$172,0202500.69
266Auburn-Opelika, ALFinancial Managers (11-3031)$103,460$129,580$163,9601800.45
267El Centro, CAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$96,820$129,480$172,9301300.36
268Casper, WYFinancial Managers (11-3031)$81,020$129,430$171,660800.36
269Ocala, FLFinancial Managers (11-3031)$98,330$129,360$179,9903400.52
270Baton Rouge, LAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$103,040$129,310$168,5601,7700.8
271McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TXFinancial Managers (11-3031)$96,540$129,290$162,4606200.39
272Anchorage, AKFinancial Managers (11-3031)$103,290$129,220$168,4001,2001.26
273Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SCFinancial Managers (11-3031)$100,410$129,180$172,3806000.48
274Saginaw, MIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$102,590$129,020$167,0704100.94
275Kahului-Wailuku, HIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$94,930$128,990$172,8503000.76
276St. George, UTFinancial Managers (11-3031)$102,330$128,990$172,5302500.5
277Flint, MIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$98,560$128,950$172,2105000.68
278Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SCFinancial Managers (11-3031)$101,820$128,900$176,0502800.63
279Michigan City-La Porte, INFinancial Managers (11-3031)$96,590$128,900$166,3001100.48
280Florence-Muscle Shoals, ALFinancial Managers (11-3031)$110,010$128,830$168,8001500.48
281Missoula, MTFinancial Managers (11-3031)$94,410$128,740$164,8801800.51
282Canton-Massillon, OHFinancial Managers (11-3031)$96,420$128,650$170,0105900.67
283Evansville, INFinancial Managers (11-3031)$100,340$128,650$172,9605200.71
284Homosassa Springs, FLFinancial Managers (11-3031)$87,360$128,540$205,970700.34
285Idaho Falls, IDFinancial Managers (11-3031)$94,570$128,500$160,5402700.61
286Sumter, SCFinancial Managers (11-3031)$96,050$128,400$185,540900.49
287South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$94,740$128,370$176,0105800.81
288Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$100,810$128,310$175,7403800.72
289Salisbury, MDFinancial Managers (11-3031)$91,860$127,860$182,3603101.06
290Champaign-Urbana, ILFinancial Managers (11-3031)$101,260$127,680$164,0906601.16
291Niles, MIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$97,440$127,650$169,3002600.79
292Joplin, MO-KSFinancial Managers (11-3031)$96,430$127,550$161,1602300.49
293Wichita Falls, TXFinancial Managers (11-3031)$94,800$127,490$173,7501500.51
294Kankakee, ILFinancial Managers (11-3031)$95,740$127,470$161,2601700.75
295Battle Creek, MIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$89,760$127,370$164,0001800.6
296Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FLFinancial Managers (11-3031)$86,990$127,340$163,4909600.93
297Punta Gorda, FLFinancial Managers (11-3031)$97,820$127,280$170,4501700.53
298Sandusky, OHFinancial Managers (11-3031)$90,050$127,100$159,2201500.56
299Dubuque, IAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$99,130$126,980$169,4603901.24
300Anniston-Oxford, ALFinancial Managers (11-3031)$101,280$126,920$161,320700.31
301Duluth, MN-WIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$98,730$126,800$157,3904200.62
302Carson City, NVFinancial Managers (11-3031)$99,430$126,730$164,6002101.19
303Albany, GAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$100,470$126,720$169,0101600.5
304Valdosta, GAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$99,310$126,590$171,5401400.48
305Santa Fe, NMFinancial Managers (11-3031)$104,540$126,380$174,6303000.88
306Warner Robins, GAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$95,560$126,190$177,6901400.33
307Tucson, AZFinancial Managers (11-3031)$95,550$126,170$164,8301,3600.64
308Farmington, NMFinancial Managers (11-3031)$103,750$125,990$155,260900.36
309Sherman-Denison, TXFinancial Managers (11-3031)$94,980$125,850$172,4901200.42
310Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$100,440$125,690$172,8903700.81
311Logan, UT-IDFinancial Managers (11-3031)$97,260$125,680$159,3002200.62
312State College, PAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$98,460$125,550$163,6402600.69
313Lima, OHFinancial Managers (11-3031)$85,660$125,380$164,1601500.57
314Elizabethtown, KYFinancial Managers (11-3031)$103,330$125,340$157,5401600.57
315Toledo, OHFinancial Managers (11-3031)$88,420$125,330$165,9401,0600.67
316Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$94,500$124,920$164,9509200.67
317Dothan, ALFinancial Managers (11-3031)$95,450$124,810$163,0801400.42
318Hammond, LAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$89,370$124,800$157,0301100.41
319Columbia, SCFinancial Managers (11-3031)$97,450$124,790$172,4901,8000.85
320Springfield, OHFinancial Managers (11-3031)$89,520$124,240$165,7901500.62
321Bay City, MIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$85,770$124,130$167,1001200.66
322Columbia, MOFinancial Managers (11-3031)$102,340$124,120$160,8106601.13
323Ames, IAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$98,800$124,010$167,7602200.73
324Watertown-Fort Drum, NYFinancial Managers (11-3031)$85,020$123,800$165,480900.42
325Coeur d'Alene, IDFinancial Managers (11-3031)$95,560$123,450$168,3502700.68
326Lake Charles, LAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$97,830$123,450$180,0202400.44
327St. Joseph, MO-KSFinancial Managers (11-3031)$88,620$123,420$166,9001500.52
328Lewiston, ID-WAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$98,650$123,400$169,290800.52
329Panama City-Panama City Beach, FLFinancial Managers (11-3031)$87,980$123,350$164,2302500.52
330Jefferson City, MOFinancial Managers (11-3031)$93,490$123,340$162,6403200.73
331Williamsport, PAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$93,490$122,870$156,6901600.59
332Morristown, TNFinancial Managers (11-3031)$95,220$122,850$166,0601300.52
333Yuma, AZFinancial Managers (11-3031)$77,180$122,730$163,9301800.47
334Gadsden, ALFinancial Managers (11-3031)$95,420$122,470$153,700700.41
335Fairbanks-College, AKFinancial Managers (11-3031)$98,440$122,260$160,3401900.98
336Terre Haute, INFinancial Managers (11-3031)$82,870$122,100$166,9002100.59
337Texarkana, TX-ARFinancial Managers (11-3031)$84,160$121,770$164,9601700.54
338Erie, PAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$88,940$121,550$156,6804300.66
339Jacksonville, NCFinancial Managers (11-3031)$93,890$121,420$161,1201000.36
340Laredo, TXFinancial Managers (11-3031)$88,170$121,140$163,5301900.32
341Lafayette-West Lafayette, INFinancial Managers (11-3031)$91,070$121,020$166,2403100.57
342Lebanon, PAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$86,800$121,020$149,3501200.4
343Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$95,330$121,000$165,1402700.59
344Lafayette, LAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$96,400$120,450$157,4305700.58
345Muskegon-Norton Shores, MIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$85,770$120,070$150,5201800.54
346Traverse City, MIFinancial Managers (11-3031)$91,830$119,810$169,5803100.85
347Jackson, MSFinancial Managers (11-3031)$83,670$119,580$165,1508400.57
348Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, ARFinancial Managers (11-3031)$85,490$119,360$164,9902,3201.19
349Youngstown-Warren, OHFinancial Managers (11-3031)$90,390$119,240$158,4605000.57
350Bowling Green, KYFinancial Managers (11-3031)$99,050$119,110$165,7502700.61
351Monroe, LAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$89,370$118,420$149,9902500.53
352Mansfield, OHFinancial Managers (11-3031)$85,440$118,040$157,4401300.51
353Gettysburg, PAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$81,750$117,740$166,9701100.66
354Las Cruces, NMFinancial Managers (11-3031)$105,450$117,540$141,9801600.36
355Cheyenne, WYFinancial Managers (11-3031)$93,220$116,770$150,6601800.68
356Twin Falls, IDFinancial Managers (11-3031)$93,600$116,620$145,8701200.46
357Lawton, OKFinancial Managers (11-3031)$74,830$116,340$158,0301000.42
358Charleston, WVFinancial Managers (11-3031)$85,800$116,300$152,3804500.8
359Gulfport-Biloxi, MSFinancial Managers (11-3031)$83,890$115,320$151,0504900.57
360Kokomo, INFinancial Managers (11-3031)$83,320$115,140$160,4501000.53
361Beckley, WVFinancial Managers (11-3031)$80,650$115,130$153,5701500.65
362Shreveport-Bossier City, LAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$90,320$115,080$156,3405000.56
363Hinesville, GAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$86,350$114,460$161,890300.29
364Paducah, KY-ILFinancial Managers (11-3031)$93,060$114,460$150,7301300.47
365Altoona, PAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$81,440$113,980$153,8502300.72
366Wheeling, WV-OHFinancial Managers (11-3031)$85,490$110,000$157,1102000.65
367Pocatello, IDFinancial Managers (11-3031)$94,800$109,850$159,4201100.52
368Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OHFinancial Managers (11-3031)$85,770$109,340$152,5401000.51
369Gainesville, FLFinancial Managers (11-3031)$82,920$108,850$163,590Not published by BLSNot published by BLS
370Enid, OKFinancial Managers (11-3031)$81,400$107,880$149,690600.5
371Owensboro, KYFinancial Managers (11-3031)$79,500$107,190$146,0601800.69
372Alexandria, LAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$88,210$107,030$136,5601700.54
373Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OHFinancial Managers (11-3031)$79,730$106,010$145,0704000.53
374Sebring, FLFinancial Managers (11-3031)$78,540$105,770$145,080800.55
375Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZFinancial Managers (11-3031)$71,140$105,290$151,0401700.55
376Fort Smith, AR-OKFinancial Managers (11-3031)$81,140$104,990$145,0204600.88
377Flagstaff, AZFinancial Managers (11-3031)$90,530$104,580$165,2901600.44
378Hattiesburg, MSFinancial Managers (11-3031)$77,330$104,540$135,5402200.64
379Jonesboro, ARFinancial Managers (11-3031)$85,380$103,230$147,2502500.76
380Muncie, INFinancial Managers (11-3031)$82,110$102,430$145,0102300.95
381Johnstown, PAFinancial Managers (11-3031)$84,730$102,420$140,1502000.79
382Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZFinancial Managers (11-3031)$73,930$102,010$160,7201100.62
383Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZFinancial Managers (11-3031)$76,380$99,740$143,8802300.58
384Tallahassee, FLFinancial Managers (11-3031)$78,290$98,510$139,1601,3701.36
385Hot Springs, ARFinancial Managers (11-3031)$62,210$95,010$129,4801200.57
386San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PRFinancial Managers (11-3031)$72,910$94,600$129,8203,2000.86
387Ponce, PRFinancial Managers (11-3031)$62,060$77,470$114,7301500.42
388Aguadilla, PRFinancial Managers (11-3031)$60,530$77,020$118,3101200.47
389Mayaguez, PRFinancial Managers (11-3031)$59,890$75,380$108,9701200.41
390Arecibo, PRFinancial Managers (11-3031)$55,750$75,140$103,2101000.52

What should you know about not published by BLS?

Eagle Pass, TX, Guayama, PR, Napa, CA.

What should you know about role pay against all occupations, by metro?

Ratio = this role's published median divided by the all-occupations median in the same metro, same units, both exact. A ratio above 1.00 means the role's median is higher than the metro's all-occupations median. It makes no cost-of-living claim. Location quotient (LQ) is employment concentration, not a wage index.

  1. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC3.62
  2. Lawrence, KS3.61
  3. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX3.61
  4. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ3.60
  5. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX3.56
  6. Midland, MI3.51
  7. Rapid City, SD3.46
  8. Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL3.46
  9. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC3.46
  10. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT3.43
  11. Greensboro-High Point, NC3.43
  12. Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC3.42
  13. Dover, DE3.42
  14. Sioux Falls, SD-MN3.41
  15. Springfield, MA3.39
  16. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX3.38
  17. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL3.38
  18. Richmond, VA3.36
  19. Lynchburg, VA3.36
  20. Roanoke, VA3.35
  21. Goldsboro, NC3.35
  22. Vineland, NJ3.35
  23. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA3.35
  24. Winston-Salem, NC3.34
  25. Gadsden, AL3.34

Bars show the highest 25 of 390. The table lists all.

CFO (Manufacturing) median over all-occupations median (May 2025)
MetroRole medianAll-occupations medianRatioLQ
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$137,450$37,9303.620.51
Lawrence, KS$171,290$47,3903.610.6
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$129,290$35,8303.610.39
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$221,010$61,4303.601.75
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$129,820$36,4903.560.38
Midland, MI$173,080$49,3403.511.52
Rapid City, SD$160,280$46,2703.460.29
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$133,390$38,5203.460.36
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$172,760$49,9903.461.26
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$211,000$61,4703.433.29
Greensboro-High Point, NC$159,740$46,5703.430.68
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$146,830$42,9203.420.48
Dover, DE$159,540$46,6903.420.46
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$163,580$47,9703.410.51
Springfield, MA$175,950$51,9303.390.85
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$166,910$49,4103.381.04
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$164,230$48,6403.380.95
Richmond, VA$173,140$51,4603.360.97
Lynchburg, VA$155,370$46,1903.360.41
Roanoke, VA$158,030$47,1403.350.59
Goldsboro, NC$135,920$40,5703.350.37
Vineland, NJ$161,410$48,1903.350.41
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$171,240$51,1703.351
Winston-Salem, NC$155,030$46,3803.340.66
Gadsden, AL$122,470$36,6603.340.41
El Paso, TX$131,580$39,5103.330.5
Athens-Clarke County, GA$137,130$41,2203.330.4
Wilmington, NC$152,150$45,8003.320.49
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$157,800$47,5203.320.55
Auburn-Opelika, AL$129,580$39,0703.320.45
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$163,940$49,4303.320.55
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$160,230$48,4003.310.44
Pueblo, CO$161,570$48,9403.300.23
Yakima, WA$157,550$47,8103.300.35
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$169,200$51,4403.291.21
Glens Falls, NY$161,300$49,0903.290.67
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$151,440$46,1403.280.84
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$160,910$49,0303.280.71
Cleveland, TN$131,860$40,2303.280.56
Rochester, NY$167,800$51,2103.280.82
Colorado Springs, CO$172,680$52,7103.280.42
Rome, GA$139,740$42,6703.270.51
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$149,880$45,8303.270.61
Dothan, AL$124,810$38,1703.270.42
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$160,690$49,2903.260.47
Wichita, KS$155,060$47,6303.260.63
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$167,320$51,4403.251.25
Laredo, TX$121,140$37,2503.250.32
Binghamton, NY$160,780$49,4603.250.56
Columbus, GA-AL$141,460$43,5403.250.55
Asheville, NC$152,270$46,8703.250.46
Chattanooga, TN-GA$151,530$46,7003.240.88
Hammond, LA$124,800$38,4803.240.41
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$128,830$39,7403.240.48
Salinas, CA$153,370$47,3803.240.44
Valdosta, GA$126,590$39,1103.240.48
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$169,900$52,5103.240.76
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$164,230$50,7903.230.93
Winchester, VA-WV$151,990$47,0703.230.74
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$154,990$48,0103.230.79
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$153,030$47,4703.220.49
Birmingham, AL$153,930$47,7703.220.96
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$157,480$48,9403.221.08
Amarillo, TX$143,350$44,5803.220.82
Harrisonburg, VA$148,200$46,1103.210.41
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$94,600$29,4403.210.86
Naples-Marco Island, FL$153,520$47,8003.210.71
Lubbock, TX$135,090$42,1303.210.6
Tyler, TX$136,520$42,6503.200.54
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$134,230$41,9403.200.42
Kansas City, MO-KS$162,490$50,8203.200.84
Syracuse, NY$169,270$52,9903.190.75
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$145,000$45,4803.190.57
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$175,890$55,3103.180.49
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$164,270$51,6903.180.7
St. Louis, MO-IL$158,780$49,9903.180.99
Midland, TX$172,520$54,4803.171.2
Modesto, CA$160,180$50,6103.160.56
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$147,410$46,6103.161.26
Gainesville, GA$144,850$45,9003.160.52
Victoria, TX$135,710$43,0503.150.51
Fond du Lac, WI$158,620$50,3403.150.74
Dalton, GA$133,000$42,2103.150.56
Cleveland, OH$157,900$50,1403.151.13
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$209,780$66,6203.151.48
Peoria, IL$155,840$49,5903.141.3
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$139,690$44,4703.140.5
Jackson, MI$149,930$47,7603.141.02
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$175,310$55,8503.141.02
Raleigh-Cary, NC$163,130$51,9903.140.92
Elmira, NY$150,120$47,8503.140.58
Greeley, CO$172,530$55,0703.130.42
Odessa, TX$152,200$48,5903.130.63
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$145,610$46,5803.130.8
San Angelo, TX$136,030$43,5303.120.6
Pittsfield, MA$161,980$51,8603.120.87
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$167,570$53,6803.120.85
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$156,860$50,3903.111.24
Homosassa Springs, FL$128,540$41,3603.110.34
Stockton-Lodi, CA$152,090$48,9903.100.5
Monroe, LA$118,420$38,1503.100.53
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$193,400$62,3203.100.86
Florence, SC$134,650$43,5203.090.61
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$129,780$42,0003.090.81
Decatur, AL$142,940$46,2803.090.45
Charlottesville, VA$170,250$55,1803.090.73
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$168,810$54,7203.081.7
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$144,710$47,0103.080.8
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$160,240$52,0803.081.13
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$143,830$46,7803.070.6
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$166,920$54,3103.071.18
Visalia, CA$138,630$45,1303.070.4
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$149,360$48,6303.070.59
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$145,810$47,5103.070.73
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$143,880$46,8903.070.83
Grand Junction, CO$148,770$48,5103.070.39
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$145,450$47,4403.070.59
Huntsville, AL$158,620$51,7403.070.61
Johnson City, TN$133,170$43,4803.060.68
Burlington, NC$134,760$44,0103.060.53
Macon-Bibb County, GA$138,160$45,1603.060.6
Greenville, NC$142,420$46,5603.060.54
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$138,150$45,2203.060.37
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$156,100$51,1603.051.16
Savannah, GA$144,120$47,2403.050.45
Corpus Christi, TX$138,150$45,3503.050.53
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$152,700$50,1703.041.06
Abilene, TX$134,920$44,3403.040.77
Tulsa, OK$141,980$46,6703.040.79
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$145,980$48,0703.040.62
Rocky Mount, NC$133,480$43,9603.040.48
Monroe, MI$140,110$46,2403.030.67
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$165,800$54,7303.030.75
Fayetteville, NC$138,040$45,6203.030.35
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$140,850$46,6303.020.81
Jacksonville, NC$121,420$40,2303.020.36
Killeen-Temple, TX$140,310$46,6603.010.57
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$147,170$49,1502.990.67
Sumter, SC$128,400$42,8902.990.49
Eau Claire, WI$143,970$48,1002.990.92
distribution management software, KS$137,240$45,9002.990.61
Longview, TX$134,800$45,1502.990.59
Mayaguez, PR$75,380$25,2702.980.41
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$146,030$48,9902.980.68
Clarksville, TN-KY$133,620$44,8602.980.49
College Station-Bryan, TX$132,280$44,4702.970.56
Yuba City, CA$148,640$49,9702.970.52
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$154,140$51,8202.971.74
Anniston-Oxford, AL$126,920$42,6802.970.31
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$146,620$49,3402.970.87
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$133,440$44,9402.970.51
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$174,210$58,6902.970.88
Columbus, IN$143,590$48,4702.960.66
Albany, OR$147,210$49,7002.960.37
Utica-Rome, NY$144,760$48,9702.960.72
Worcester, MA$170,940$57,8302.960.82
Wichita Falls, TX$127,490$43,2102.950.51
Topeka, KS$145,950$49,5402.950.59
Ocala, FL$129,360$43,9902.940.52
Bloomington, IL$156,240$53,1402.942.93
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$128,900$43,8502.940.63
Kenosha, WI$142,000$48,3102.940.64
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$167,180$56,9502.941.03
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$128,310$43,7102.940.72
Fresno, CA$137,650$46,9102.930.53
Kennewick-Richland, WA$168,000$57,2902.930.44
Eugene-Springfield, OR$145,600$49,6802.930.69
Montgomery, AL$131,570$44,9502.930.72
Jackson, TN$131,090$44,7902.930.55
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$132,280$45,2402.920.77
Spartanburg, SC$139,230$47,6502.920.56
Kingston, NY$146,070$50,0202.920.66
Port St. Lucie, FL$135,730$46,4902.920.47
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$159,530$54,6602.920.53
Albuquerque, NM$140,110$48,0602.920.65
Waco, TX$134,010$46,0202.910.7
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$216,150$74,2602.911.33
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$184,800$63,4902.911.89
Aguadilla, PR$77,020$26,4802.910.47
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$139,800$48,1202.910.53
Albany, GA$126,720$43,6202.910.5
Mobile, AL$135,780$47,0002.890.57
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$164,140$56,8502.890.72
Lafayette, LA$120,450$41,7802.880.58
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$146,910$50,9902.880.59
Rockford, IL$135,650$47,1202.880.79
Arecibo, PR$75,140$26,1202.880.52
Ponce, PR$77,470$26,9402.880.42
Tuscaloosa, AL$130,000$45,2202.870.41
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$158,720$55,2402.871.22
El Centro, CA$129,480$45,1402.870.36
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$139,150$48,5502.871.1
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$137,420$48,0402.860.45
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$134,510$47,0302.860.56
Janesville-Beloit, WI$138,360$48,3902.860.7
St. George, UT$128,990$45,1402.860.5
Springfield, MO$130,290$45,7802.850.65
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$132,650$46,6702.840.9
Jacksonville, FL$138,780$48,8302.841.1
Merced, CA$134,170$47,2202.840.5
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$170,310$59,9402.842.32
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$145,940$51,3802.840.94
Knoxville, TN$133,570$47,0802.840.91
Columbus, OH$145,630$51,3402.840.96
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$134,110$47,2902.840.82
Joplin, MO-KS$127,550$44,9802.840.49
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$136,970$48,3702.830.72
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$128,900$45,5402.830.48
Redding, CA$138,350$48,9202.830.59
Omaha, NE-IA$140,390$49,6602.831.16
Sandusky, OH$127,100$44,9702.830.56
Great Falls, MT$131,420$46,5102.830.48
Green Bay, WI$141,000$49,9402.821.02
Bloomington, IN$134,540$47,6602.820.67
Sherman-Denison, TX$125,850$44,6102.820.42
Texarkana, TX-AR$121,770$43,2002.820.54
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$133,590$47,4402.820.65
Flint, MI$128,950$45,8802.810.68
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$129,180$45,9902.810.48
Canton-Massillon, OH$128,650$45,8102.810.67
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$133,380$47,5702.800.87
Billings, MT$137,240$49,0602.800.42
Punta Gorda, FL$127,280$45,5002.800.53
Las Cruces, NM$117,540$42,0702.790.36
Saginaw, MI$129,020$46,2002.790.94
Lexington-Fayette, KY$135,760$48,6202.790.6
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$165,620$59,3202.791.18
Jackson, MS$119,580$42,8502.790.57
Chambersburg, PA$132,580$47,5402.790.58
Lancaster, PA$134,280$48,2102.790.69
Oklahoma City, OK$131,540$47,2302.790.83
Akron, OH$135,850$48,8402.780.85
Kankakee, IL$127,470$45,8302.780.75
New Haven, CT$166,990$60,0602.781.33
Yuma, AZ$122,730$44,1702.780.47
Niles, MI$127,650$45,9802.780.79
Grand Island, NE$137,100$49,4102.770.72
Morristown, TN$122,850$44,2802.770.52
Boulder, CO$192,970$69,5802.770.67
Sheboygan, WI$143,880$51,8902.770.92
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$140,670$50,7702.770.64
Hattiesburg, MS$104,540$37,7502.770.64
Barnstable Town, MA$156,010$56,3602.770.63
Longview-Kelso, WA$158,880$57,4202.770.47
Ogden, UT$135,300$48,9002.770.72
Evansville, IN$128,650$46,5402.760.71
Lawton, OK$116,340$42,0902.760.42
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$133,280$48,2602.760.81
York-Hanover, PA$133,030$48,1702.760.64
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$128,370$46,5402.760.81
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$127,340$46,2402.750.93
Beckley, WV$115,130$41,8502.750.65
Farmington, NM$125,990$45,8202.750.36
Bellingham, WA$158,960$57,8202.750.5
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$134,250$48,8702.750.77
Pittsburgh, PA$136,330$49,6502.751.07
Idaho Falls, ID$128,500$46,8002.750.61
Grants Pass, OR$139,230$50,7302.740.42
Fort Wayne, IN$130,900$47,7002.740.75
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$137,140$49,9802.740.64
Morgantown, WV$129,760$47,3502.740.69
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$123,350$45,0302.740.52
Erie, PA$121,550$44,4602.730.66
Springfield, OH$124,240$45,4702.730.62
Bend, OR$149,030$54,5702.730.5
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$163,090$59,7502.730.83
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$165,470$60,7202.730.92
Youngstown-Warren, OH$119,240$43,8002.720.57
Terre Haute, IN$122,100$44,8702.720.59
Bay City, MI$124,130$45,6202.720.66
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$162,080$59,5902.720.52
Mankato, MN$134,710$49,5302.720.7
Walla Walla, WA$144,410$53,1002.720.41
Medford, OR$135,630$49,9002.720.49
Chico, CA$130,600$48,0502.720.61
Cedar Rapids, IA$134,020$49,3602.721.04
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$164,680$60,6902.710.85
Logan, UT-ID$125,680$46,3602.710.62
Bangor, ME$130,010$47,9602.710.77
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$131,320$48,4702.710.38
Reading, PA$133,900$49,4402.710.8
Appleton, WI$134,990$49,9102.700.86
Lake Charles, LA$123,450$45,7002.700.44
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$124,920$46,3302.700.67
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$130,760$48,5102.700.84
Missoula, MT$128,740$47,8302.690.51
Wausau, WI$131,320$48,7902.690.8
Columbia, SC$124,790$46,4302.690.85
Reno, NV$133,470$49,6602.691.16
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$154,190$57,3702.690.99
Vallejo, CA$157,530$58,6202.690.59
Fargo, ND-MN$136,970$51,0502.681.01
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$133,080$49,6102.680.92
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$225,280$84,0502.681.3
Elizabethtown, KY$125,340$46,8102.680.57
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$157,990$59,0702.671.36
Minot, ND$130,770$48,9402.670.73
Boise City, ID$131,130$49,1002.670.74
St. Cloud, MN$135,760$50,8402.670.87
Williamsport, PA$122,870$46,0502.670.59
Enid, OK$107,880$40,5002.660.5
Lima, OH$125,380$47,1702.660.57
Baton Rouge, LA$129,310$48,7102.650.8
Fort Smith, AR-OK$104,990$39,5602.650.88
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$121,000$45,6102.650.59
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$115,320$43,4702.650.57
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$125,690$47,4302.650.81
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$131,190$49,5402.650.92
Casper, WY$129,430$48,8802.650.36
Bowling Green, KY$119,110$45,0402.640.61
Tucson, AZ$126,170$47,7602.640.64
Iowa City, IA$132,220$50,0602.640.76
Mansfield, OH$118,040$44,7002.640.51
Alexandria, LA$107,030$40,6002.640.54
Lincoln, NE$131,150$49,8002.631.02
Columbia, MO$124,120$47,2602.631.13
Salisbury, MD$127,860$48,7102.621.06
Ithaca, NY$152,410$58,1302.620.82
Sebring, FL$105,770$40,4002.620.55
Battle Creek, MI$127,370$48,6902.620.6
Rochester, MN$158,570$60,6202.620.59
Grand Forks, ND-MN$130,130$49,7602.620.79
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$185,270$71,0602.611.56
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$120,070$46,0602.610.54
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$119,360$45,7902.611.19
St. Joseph, MO-KS$123,420$47,3502.610.52
Dubuque, IA$126,980$48,7502.601.24
Lebanon, PA$121,020$46,5002.600.4
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$123,800$47,6002.600.42
Hot Springs, AR$95,010$36,5402.600.57
Toledo, OH$125,330$48,2202.600.67
Warner Robins, GA$126,190$48,6002.600.33
Santa Fe, NM$126,380$48,7102.590.88
Coeur d'Alene, ID$123,450$47,7502.590.68
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$150,590$58,4602.581.1
Altoona, PA$113,980$44,2702.570.72
Twin Falls, ID$116,620$45,4002.570.46
Jefferson City, MO$123,340$48,0302.570.73
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$115,080$44,8202.570.56
Madison, WI$148,970$58,0802.561.05
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$161,800$63,2002.560.39
Decatur, IL$131,250$51,2902.560.88
Salem, OR$141,400$55,3102.560.61
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$185,550$72,6102.560.75
Lewiston, ID-WA$123,400$48,3002.550.52
State College, PA$125,550$49,2202.550.69
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$144,950$57,0302.540.75
Charleston, WV$116,300$45,8302.540.8
Bismarck, ND$133,370$52,5602.541.08
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$137,120$54,0602.541.14
Duluth, MN-WI$126,800$50,0002.540.62
Springfield, IL$133,530$52,6702.541.22
Gettysburg, PA$117,740$46,6102.530.66
Traverse City, MI$119,810$47,4702.520.85
Ann Arbor, MI$139,500$55,3802.520.69
Champaign-Urbana, IL$127,680$50,7002.521.16
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$132,590$52,8002.511.01
Bozeman, MT$136,990$54,8302.500.53
Paducah, KY-IL$114,460$45,8602.500.47
Wheeling, WV-OH$110,000$44,2502.490.65
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$121,020$48,7802.480.57
Ames, IA$124,010$50,2202.470.73
Manchester-Nashua, NH$139,230$56,5302.461.41
Hinesville, GA$114,460$46,6702.450.29
Jonesboro, AR$103,230$42,2402.440.76
Portland-South Portland, ME$138,590$56,9602.430.99
Pocatello, ID$109,850$45,1602.430.52
Helena, MT$133,360$55,0402.420.64
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$109,340$45,8402.390.51
Owensboro, KY$107,190$44,9602.380.69
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$105,290$44,2302.380.55
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$106,010$44,6002.380.53
Kokomo, IN$115,140$48,9802.350.53
Urban Honolulu, HI$134,330$57,2202.351.24
Muncie, IN$102,430$44,1102.320.95
Johnstown, PA$102,420$44,1102.320.79
Gainesville, FL$108,850$47,0202.31Not published by BLS
Corvallis, OR$132,900$57,6802.300.71
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$142,500$61,9602.300.95
Cheyenne, WY$116,770$51,5402.270.68
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$134,650$60,0202.241.06
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$128,990$57,6402.240.76
Carson City, NV$126,730$56,6802.241.19
Flagstaff, AZ$104,580$47,5002.200.44
Lexington Park, MD$139,100$63,9902.170.75
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$102,010$47,0502.170.62
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$99,740$46,3302.150.58
Anchorage, AK$129,220$60,2002.151.26
Tallahassee, FL$98,510$46,5202.121.36
Fairbanks-College, AK$122,260$61,8101.980.98

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-3031 Financial Managers, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

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CFO (Manufacturing) metro ranking: CFO (Manufacturing), mapped to Financial Managers (11-3031), in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a published annual median of $225,280 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount.

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For the same CFO (Manufacturing) metro ranking: CFO (Manufacturing), mapped to Financial Managers (11-3031), in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA row, the published lower quartile is $176,900 and the upper quartile is $327,840. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.

The CFO (Manufacturing) metro ranking: CFO (Manufacturing), mapped to Financial Managers (11-3031), in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA employment estimate is 7,970. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this CFO (Manufacturing) metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

CFO (Manufacturing) metro ranking: CFO (Manufacturing), mapped to Financial Managers (11-3031), in Port St. Lucie, FL has a published annual median of $135,730 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount. A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.

For the same CFO (Manufacturing) metro ranking: CFO (Manufacturing), mapped to Financial Managers (11-3031), in Port St. Lucie, FL row, the published lower quartile is $97,940 and the upper quartile is $192,670. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.

The CFO (Manufacturing) metro ranking: CFO (Manufacturing), mapped to Financial Managers (11-3031), in Port St. Lucie, FL employment estimate is 430. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this CFO (Manufacturing) metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

CFO (Manufacturing) metro ranking: CFO (Manufacturing), mapped to Financial Managers (11-3031), in Arecibo, PR has a published annual median of $75,140 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount. A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.

For the same CFO (Manufacturing) metro ranking: CFO (Manufacturing), mapped to Financial Managers (11-3031), in Arecibo, PR row, the published lower quartile is $55,750 and the upper quartile is $103,210. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.

The CFO (Manufacturing) metro ranking: CFO (Manufacturing), mapped to Financial Managers (11-3031), in Arecibo, PR employment estimate is 100. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this CFO (Manufacturing) metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

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CFO (Manufacturing) metro ranking: CFO (Manufacturing), mapped to Financial Managers (11-3031), in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a published annual median of $225,280 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening.

Does CFO (Manufacturing) metro ranking give an exact offer for my plant?

CFO (Manufacturing) metro ranking: CFO (Manufacturing), mapped to Financial Managers (11-3031), in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a published annual median of $225,280 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount. A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.

What does the wage band in CFO (Manufacturing) metro ranking describe?

For the same CFO (Manufacturing) metro ranking: CFO (Manufacturing), mapped to Financial Managers (11-3031), in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA row, the published lower quartile is $176,900 and the upper quartile is $327,840. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.

Does the employment figure in CFO (Manufacturing) metro ranking measure available candidates?

The CFO (Manufacturing) metro ranking: CFO (Manufacturing), mapped to Financial Managers (11-3031), in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA employment estimate is 7,970. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this CFO (Manufacturing) metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

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What does this ranking mean for your opening?

A manufacturing CFO must master the operational nuances of standard costing, inventory valuation and debt covenants that are often hidden from pure finance managers. Managers should note that regional wage data for general financial managers does not reflect the specific expertise needed to manage multi-plant complexity or sponsor-backed reporting requirements.

Recruiter's read. Qualitative interpretation, not another BLS estimate.

A manufacturing CFO must master the operational nuances of standard costing, inventory valuation and debt covenants that are often hidden from pure finance managers. Managers should note that regional wage data for general financial managers does not reflect the specific expertise needed to manage multi-plant complexity or sponsor-backed reporting requirements. The ideal hire serves as an operating partner who walks the floor, understands labor variances, and supports strategic make-versus-buy decisions rather than just providing historical reporting.

When evaluating candidates, scrutinize their experience with ERP implementations and data integrity. A CFO who cannot explain why the numbers on the floor differ from the standard cost will fail to gain the trust of plant leadership. Look for evidence of managing complex inventory counts and reserves for slow-moving stock. The ability to translate these operational outcomes into clean board-ready materials for banks or private equity sponsors is a core requirement for this level of leadership.

The search should target individuals with hands-on experience in manufacturing finance who understand that inventory is often the most significant asset on the balance sheet. Do not equate a candidate's previous title with their ability to own the financial truth across multiple sites. A strong CFO prospect can assess the tension between corporate reporting demands and the practical constraints faced by plant managers. Focus on whether they have successfully owned a monthly close or integration after a conversion.

Consider the balance between large-corporate control rigour and the agility needed in a smaller, private manufacturing environment. The best candidates have likely worked through refinancing or acquisition events, as these scenarios require a deeper understanding of plant-level impacts than standard year-over-year reporting. Ensure that the candidate understands their role in driving profitability and not just recording it, as this is the mindset required for long-term manufacturing growth.

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