SOC 11-3031 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Financial Managers make in Modesto, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Financial Managers in Modesto, CA is $160,180. The 10th percentile is $86,950 and the 90th percentile is $274,890. Employment is 600.

Median annual wage

$160,180

10th percentile
$86,950
25th percentile
$109,800
Median
$160,180
75th percentile
$207,400
90th percentile
$274,890
Mean
$167,030

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Financial Managers, the published 10th percentile is $86,950 and the 90th percentile is $274,890. The difference is $187,940, which is 117.3% 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 $109,800 to the 75th at $207,400, covers $97,600.

The mean annual wage is $167,030, which sits above the median of $160,180. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Modesto, CA median is 3.8% lower than the national median of $166,570 for Financial Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $153,859, which is 7.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.4% lower than the California median of $180,770.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Modesto, CA is 104.108, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $160,180 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Financial Managers at $153,859 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Financial Managers. Modesto, CA ranks 6th of 18 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).).

  • Stockton-Lodi, CA is 30 miles away, with a median of $152,090 and employment of 790. That median is 5.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $144,725, against $153,859 here.
  • Merced, CA is 30 miles away, with a median of $134,170 and employment of 210. That median is 16.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $136,525, against $153,859 here.
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 50 miles away, with a median of $225,280 and employment of 7,970. That median is 40.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $204,015, against $153,859 here.

Employment share

Financial Managers accounts for 0.31% of wage-and-salary employment in Modesto, CA (600 of 195,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.54% of employment (841,710 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.57 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Modesto, CA · Financial Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Financial Managers make in Modesto, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Financial Managers in Modesto, CA is $160,180. The 10th percentile is $86,950 and the 90th percentile is $274,890. Employment is 600.

How does that compare with the national median for Financial Managers?

The local median is 3.8% lower than the national median of $166,570.

What is Financial Managers pay in Modesto, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Modesto, CA is 104.108, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $160,180 is $153,859. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Modesto, CA compare with nearby metros for Financial Managers?

Stockton-Lodi, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $152,090. Modesto, CA ranks 6th of 18 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.