Risk Manager salary
10 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 22, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for risk manager roles at mid level across the United States: 78 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $120,328 and $165,000, with a median of $149,000.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $149,000 and senior $165,000. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 11% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 7 of the 10 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Risk Manager pay by specialization
Risk & Financial Compliance 104Audit & Controls 4Accounting 1Treasury 1
Live risk manager roles by finance function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.
Every measured range
10 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $120,328 – $165,000 | $149,000 | 78 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$116,850 – CA$139,200 | CA$122,800 | 9hint |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Mid | £72,608 – £88,125 | £78,750 | 8hint |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $146,300 – $181,100 | $165,000 | 21 |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Senior | £69,797 – £108,000 | £102,750 | 6hint |
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $161,250 – $173,750 | $161,250 | 5hint |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $130,000 – $144,300 | $132,800 | 5hint |
| Chicago | Mid | $127,003 – $176,250 | $160,256 | 6hint |
| New York | Mid | $155,000 – $184,375 | $164,300 | 18 |
| Toronto | Mid | CA$118,338 – CA$126,325 | CA$122,800 | 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
4 pagesOpen risk manager roles · 110 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $97,200–$200,300scale $50,000–$290,000
60 of 110 open roles. All risk manager jobs