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Finance & Accounting Salaries (2025)
✓ Sourced directly from ONS ASHE & BLS OES · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · First published: 2026-08-25 · Last updated: 2026-10-25
✓ ONS & BLS Verified Rates — Updated July 2026
ONS ASHE 2025 (provisional) · BLS OES May 2025
34 job titles, sorted by UK median salary.
Finance & Accounting pay at a glance
In the UK, the 15 finance & accounting occupations with ONS data have median pay ranging from £25,936 (Financial Administrative Occupations N.E.C.) to £65,336 (Financial Managers and Directors); the average of those medians is about £44,356.
In the US, the 31 occupations with BLS data range from $43,030 (Bank and Post Office Clerks) to $166,570 (Financial Accounts Managers), averaging about $89,322.
These are unweighted averages of the occupation medians listed below, not official category-wide figures, and UK and US figures are never converted or combined.
| Job title | UK median | US median |
|---|
| Financial Risk Specialists (US) |
— |
$117,330 |
| Personal Financial Advisors (US) |
— |
$105,070 |
| Project Management Specialists (US) |
— |
$102,320 |
| Labor Relations Specialists (US) |
— |
$95,420 |
| Financial Examiners (US) |
— |
$94,160 |
| Budget Analysts (US) |
— |
$91,640 |
| Credit Analysts (US) |
— |
$83,510 |
| Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes (US) |
— |
$82,890 |
| Logisticians (US) |
— |
$82,320 |
| Financial Specialists, All Other (US) |
— |
$81,100 |
| Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage (US) |
— |
$78,240 |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists (US) |
— |
$78,210 |
| Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators (US) |
— |
$78,000 |
| Loan Officers (US) |
— |
$76,690 |
| Fundraisers (US) |
— |
$72,550 |
| Financial Managers and Directors |
£65,336 |
$166,570 |
| Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents (US) |
— |
$62,370 |
| Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners (US) |
— |
$61,160 |
| Farm Labor Contractors (US) |
— |
$58,460 |
| Business and Financial Project Management Professionals |
£57,874 |
— |
| Sales Accounts and Business Development Managers |
£56,021 |
$148,270 |
| Financial and Accounting Technicians |
£53,265 |
$50,670 |
| Credit Counselors (US) |
— |
$52,230 |
| Actuaries, Economists and Statisticians |
£51,520 |
$130,000 |
| Finance and Investment Analysts and Advisers |
£47,776 |
$102,740 |
| Advertising Accounts Managers and Creative Directors |
£46,356 |
$133,660 |
| Taxation Experts |
£46,280 |
$54,920 |
| Chartered and Certified Accountants |
£45,538 |
$83,680 |
| Financial Accounts Managers |
£45,162 |
$166,570 |
| Insurance Underwriters |
£38,666 |
$81,370 |
| Pensions and Insurance Clerks and Assistants |
£29,329 |
— |
| Finance Officers |
£28,610 |
— |
| Bank and Post Office Clerks |
£27,671 |
$43,030 |
| Financial Administrative Occupations N.E.C. |
£25,936 |
$53,830 |
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Figures are gross annual pay before tax, for reference only. Sources: ONS ASHE 2025 (provisional), BLS OES May 2025.
Data: ONS ASHE Table 14/15, 2025 provisional · BLS OES, May 2025 · Page built 2026-10-25