Finance Leadership salary
15 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 22, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for finance leadership roles at lead level across the United States: 257 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $160,000 and $242,500, with a median of $200,000.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $140,000, senior $160,250 and lead $200,000. Moving from mid-level to lead is worth roughly 43% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 8 of the 15 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Every measured range
15 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $94,936 – $211,125 | $140,000 | 20 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $129,360 – $171,325 | $160,250 | 10 |
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $160,000 – $242,500 | $200,000 | 257 |
| Canada · country-wide | Lead | CA$146,250 – CA$175,625 | CA$166,250 | 16 |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Lead | £78,442 – £100,000 | £92,500 | 5hint |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $144,500 – $225,000 | $206,500 | 5hint |
| Remote · United States | Lead | $162,500 – $229,133 | $186,500 | 21 |
| Boston | Lead | $175,000 – $252,059 | $202,500 | 7hint |
| Chicago | Lead | $170,000 – $222,500 | $214,100 | 5hint |
| Dallas | Lead | $170,000 – $201,500 | $200,000 | 5hint |
| Minneapolis | Lead | $176,500 – $256,000 | $177,500 | 5hint |
| New York | Lead | $157,500 – $267,500 | $205,000 | 19 |
| San Francisco | Lead | $247,039 – $300,000 | $255,000 | 14 |
| Toronto | Lead | CA$152,500 – CA$170,000 | CA$165,000 | 9hint |
| Washington | Lead | $128,750 – $171,875 | $155,000 | 6hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Pay by market
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Open finance leadership roles · 264 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $120,000–$274,196scale $70,000–$390,000
Director, Finance – Mid-Atlantic Region NBCUniversal · Washington New $120,000–$130,000 today Director, Finance (Hybrid) Transamerica · Cedar Rapids New $159,000–$211,000 today Senior Director, Finance Global Digital Network Coca-Cola Company · Atlanta New $180,000–$203,000 1d ago 
Market Chief Financial Officer – Desert Care Network Eodr · Palm Springs New $230,000–$330,000 1d ago Executive Assistant to CFO PCI Pharma Services · Rockford New $90,000–$100,000 1d ago Head of Finance WeRoad · Milano New €75,000–€85,000 1d ago 
Director, Finance - Plan & Forecast Portfolio Cargill · Wayzata New $150,000–$200,000 2d ago Director, Finance - Reporting & Performance Cargill · Wayzata New $150,000–$200,000 2d ago 
Senior Director of Finance Hczw · Wilmington New $229,640–$250,089 2d ago Director, Finance NBCUniversal · New York New $130,000–$165,000 2d ago 
Director of Finance Pyramid Global Hospitality · Chatham Bars Inn New $195,000–$200,000 2d ago 
Chief Financial Officer - COO Organization (Technology) Statestreet · Boston New $225,000–$337,500 2d ago Director, CFO Advisory Stout · Chicago New $145,000–$300,000 2d ago Assistant Chief Financial Officer (ACFO) ibnjjb.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com · Kennewick New $124,882–$168,591 2d ago Senior Director, Finance, Above Commercialization & Central Medical Bristolmyerssquibb · Princeton New $222,620–$269,757 3d ago 
0942 Manager VII – Managing Director, Finance - SFO (Eligible list ID 167697) City and County of San Francisco · San Francisco New $214,890–$274,196 3d ago Associate Director of Finance Heihotels · Marriott Baltimore Inner Harbor - Baltimore, MD New $75,000–$80,000 3d ago 
Director-Finance Rehlko · Milwaukee New $158,650–$206,750 3d ago CFO Advisory, Manager - GPS (State & Local Gov't) cbh (Cherrybekaert) · Chicago New $106,000–$171,000 3d ago Chief Financial Officer Nc · Wake County $170,000–$190,000 6d ago 
Director, Finance Abbott · Santa Clara $172,000–$344,000 7d ago 
Finance Director, CVRM Brands AstraZeneca · Wilmington $185,000–$220,000 7d ago Director, Finance - Labor Planning Walmart · (USA) Change Building AR Bentonville Home Office $110,000–$220,000 7d ago Director of Finance ccar · Hartford $88,000–$103,000 7d ago Director, Finance - Leveraged Services Abbott · Maple Grove $149,300–$298,700 8d ago Compliance and Operational Risk Specialist - CFO Bank of America · Charlotte $70,800–$130,500 8d ago Director, Finance (Land & Development) Brookfield Properties · Centennial $175,000–$185,000 8d ago Finance Director Chaffin Luhana · Pittsburgh $135,000–$175,000 8d ago Finance Director Chaffin Luhana · Stamford $135,000–$175,000 8d ago Finance Director Chaffin Luhana · New York $135,000–$175,000 8d ago 
Director, Segment CFO Kinder's · Walnut Creek $215,000–$240,000 8d ago 
Director, Finance – Molecular Biology - $45B Industry Leader! Thermofisher · Carlsbad $164,500–$219,300 8d ago (USA) Director, Finance Walmart · (USA) Sam's Home Office AR Bentonville Home Office $110,000–$220,000 8d ago Chief Financial Officer (CFO) iChoosr · Amsterdam €130,000–€150,000 8d ago Project Consultant-Finance Solutions/CFO-Enterprise Cost Management (ECoM) Bank of America · Charlotte $90,000–$134,700 9d ago Executive Analyst, Office of the CEO & CFO Clear Investment Group · Chicago $80,000–$100,000 9d ago Director Finance Eexs · Des Moines $113,000–$141,000 9d ago 
Head of Finance Business Partnering Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment · Wellington NZ$164,957–NZ$247,435 9d ago Assistant Director, Finance & Business Support (January 2027 start) AccorHotel · Sonoma $85,320–$113,700 10d ago Director of Finance - Limelight Aspen & Snowmass Aspen Skiing Company · Aspen and Snowmass $150,000–$165,000 10d ago VP, Finance Branch Financial, LLC · Remote · US $165,900–$237,000 10d ago Chief Financial Officer, Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center Careers at Atlantic Health System · Summit $343,687–$475,000 10d ago 
VP, Finance Engine · Remote · US $300,000–$375,000 10d ago Director, Finance Fidelity · Boston $110,000–$222,000 10d ago 
Chief Financial Officer LLNL · Livermore $409,980–$526,512 10d ago 
Director, Finance Stryker · Arroyo $135,600–$225,900 10d ago 
Senior Director, Finance Transformation Asmglobal · Norwalk $200,000–$215,000 13d ago 
Director Of Finance Caesars Sportsbook · Black Hawk $120,000 13d ago 
Management & Finance Director Fa Exkk Saasfaprod1 · Arlington $214,073–$331,822 13d ago Taskforce Director of Finance Heihotels · Remote · US $125,000–$135,000 13d ago Senior Finance Director, DS Trauma, Orthopedics Johnson & Johnson · West Chester $178,000–$307,050 13d ago (USA) Director, Finance Walmart · (USA) Purpose Building AR Bentonville Home Office $110,000–$220,000 13d ago Director of Finance, Platform Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa $220,000–$292,000 2w ago 
Finance Director – Workday ERP Transformation Guidehouse · US - VA, McLean $149,000–$248,000 2w ago Senior CFO Act Compliance Consultant Guidehouse · US - DC, Washington $132,600–$198,800 2w ago 
Americas Supply Chain Finance Director, Flavors McCormick · Hunt Valley $140,610–$253,080 2w ago Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Business, Finance, and Operations Path · United States, Seattle Headquarters Office $240,000–$300,000 2w ago 
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Saabusa · East Syracuse $300,000–$600,000 2w ago Sr. Director Finance Solstice Advanced Materials · Morris Plains $237,512–$297,478 2w ago 
Director of Finance pontosense · Toronto CA$160,000–CA$190,000 2w ago 60 of 265 open roles. All finance leadership jobs