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SOC 11-3031 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Financial Managers — Flint

Flint, MI · 10 metro areas compared

$128,950 /year
$62.00per hour
500jobs in area
−22.6%vs US median

In Flint, MI the median wage is $128,950.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $166,57010TH$76,69025TH$98,560MEDIAN$128,95075TH$172,21090TH$232,700

How pay has moved

$136,530$91,0502019202020212022202320242025$128,950
$98,630 in 2019 to $128,950 in 2025, +30.7% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow much faster than average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+14.8%
Openings per year
74,600
Typical entry-level education
Bachelor's degree
Related work experience
5 years or more

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Flint, MI.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

In Flint, MI the median wage is $128,950. That is 22.6% lower than the national median of $166,570. The middle half of workers in this occupation earn between $98,560 and $172,210. The lowest tenth earn under $76,690, while the highest tenth earn more than $232,700.

Employment stands at 500, or 3.7 jobs per thousand held locally. Midland leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $173,080. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 12th of 329 by median pay.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Flint, MI · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$76,690−54.0%
25th$98,560−40.8%
Median (50th)$128,950−22.6%
75th$172,210+3.4%
90th$232,700+39.7%
Mean$148,020−11.1%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in Michigan

Median annual wage for Financial Managers, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Midland$173,080310
2Detroit$160,24011,670
3Jackson$149,930310
4Monroe$140,110150
5Ann Arbor$139,500820
6Grand Rapids$133,3802,820
7Lansing$132,5901,190
8Kalamazoo$130,760560
9Saginaw$129,020410
10Niles$127,650260

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Flint run 7.0% below the national average, so the median of $128,950 goes as far as $138,656 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 16.8% below the national median in real terms.

Published median

$128,950as reported by BLS

Local price level

93.0US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$138,656US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $128,950 a year, 22.6% below the national median.
  • Published pay spans $76,690 to $232,700 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 500 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Midland, at $173,080.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Financial Managers in Flint, MI?

The median annual wage is $128,950, or $62.00 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $166,570, so pay in Flint, MI is 22.6% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Flint, MI earns more than $232,700 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $76,690 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Midland, at $173,080 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 500 jobs in this occupation in Flint, MI. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.