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Financial Specialists in California

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11.0% Jobs Projection
$72,620 Median Salary
1,520 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Financial Specialists in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Financial Specialists in California is growing faster than average.

  • Financial Specialists in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Financial Specialists Work in California?

In California, there were 19,100 people working as Financial Specialists in the year 2018.

There were 17,210 Financial Specialists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,890 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,410 Financial Specialists working in it, which means California has more Financial Specialists than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Financial Specialists in this state are growing at a rate of 11.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.6%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 1,520 annual Financial Specialists job openings in California, and 17,200 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 13,100 annual jobs and 149,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Financial Specialists Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Financial Specialists ranged from $41,200 to $128,600 with $72,620 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $19.81 to $61.83. The median hourly rate was $34.91.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $34.73 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.18.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Financial Specialists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Financial Specialists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 7,310 $67,750
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 4,030 $83,270
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 1,800 $73,860
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,350 $81,960
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 980 $52,070
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 960 $71,410
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 610 $75,320
Bakersfield, CA 340 $83,500
Fresno, CA 310 $66,030
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 150 $87,620
Santa Rosa, CA 140 $69,190
Stockton-Lodi, CA 110 $59,620
Salinas, CA 110 $75,340
Merced, CA 70 $60,980
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 60 $54,450
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 60 $48,200
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 50 $58,150
Modesto, CA 50 $56,530
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 50 $49,300
Napa, CA 40 $59,230
Visalia-Porterville, CA 30 $56,830
El Centro, CA 30 $32,990

Top States for Financial Specialists Employment

The table below shows the states where most Financial Specialists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 19,100 $72,620
Texas 10,780 $62,900
Florida 6,410 $62,400
New Jersey 5,360 $77,080
Ohio 5,300 $75,670
Maryland 5,260 $71,230
Georgia 4,740 $73,370
Virginia 4,500 $82,900
Illinois 4,500 $82,100
New York 4,450 $81,800
Michigan 4,050 $59,420
Colorado 3,650 $74,680
North Carolina 3,430 $67,040
Pennsylvania 3,370 $71,240
Minnesota 3,320 $65,470
District of Columbia 3,070 $103,300
Arizona 2,980 $71,620
Washington 2,920 $65,840
Massachusetts 2,890 $81,120
Tennessee 2,770 $57,100

Below are the states where Financial Specialists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $103,300
Virginia $82,900
Illinois $82,100
New York $81,800
Massachusetts $81,120
New Hampshire $77,300
New Jersey $77,080
Ohio $75,670
Colorado $74,680
Connecticut $73,560

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