How much do Financial Examiners make in Cleveland, OH?

Percentile spread

For Financial Examiners, the published 10th percentile is $41,450 and the 90th percentile is $103,660. The difference is $62,210, which is 132.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $46,960 to the 75th at $78,680, covers $31,720.

The mean annual wage is $66,990, which sits above the median of $46,960. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cleveland, OH median is 50.1% lower than the national median of $94,160 for Financial Examiners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,998, which is 46.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 32% lower than the Ohio median of $69,040.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cleveland, OH is 93.923, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,960 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Financial Examiners at $49,998 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Financial Examiners. Cleveland, OH ranks 9th of 9 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Akron, OH is 36 miles away, with a median of $80,120 and employment of 70. That median is 70.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,809, against $49,998 here.
• Erie, PA is 75 miles away, with a median of $73,960 and employment of 30. That median is 57.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,319, against $49,998 here.
• Pittsburgh, PA is 116 miles away, with a median of $97,910 and employment of 710. That median is 108.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,421, against $49,998 here.

Employment share

Financial Examiners accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Cleveland, OH (1,320 of 1,031,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (67,830 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.93 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.