Financial Manager salary in Washington, DC

Based on 50 certified H-1B filings in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mclean, Arlington, Bethesda, Gaithersburg, Reston.

Also listed as: Finance Manager

Median salary$194,050
Middle 50%$157k–$228.2k
vs. national median+2%comparison median $190,757
Filings50FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $114,151 and $418,650.
PercentileSalary
10th$133,696
25th$157,000
50th (median)$194,050
75th$228,188
90th$292,620

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $170k $220k FY2020: median $141,440 (31 filings) FY2021: median $152,700 (19 filings) FY2022: median $158,280 (33 filings) FY2023: median $150,072 (27 filings) FY2024: median $208,000 (28 filings) FY2025: median $191,347 (32 filings) FY2026: median $195,428 (18 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 31 filings FY20 FY2021: 19 filings FY21 FY2022: 33 filings FY22 FY2023: 27 filings FY23 FY2024: 28 filings FY24 FY2025: 32 filings FY25 FY2026: 18 filings FY26 33
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$141,440$123,569$163,26931
FY2021$152,700$140,625$196,50019
FY2022$158,280$131,400$208,00033
FY2023$150,072$143,374$172,17127
FY2024$208,000$152,750$250,00028
FY2025$191,347$153,215$228,03032
FY2026$195,428$185,000$227,67818

Cost of living

Washington's median Financial Manager salary of $194,050 is worth about $178,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Washington = 108.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Financial Managers in the Washington, DC area earned a median of $185,270 in May 2025 (26,430 employed). The H-1B median here is $194,050, 5% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Adelante US Operationstoo few3
Amazontoo few2
EYtoo few2
Kpmgtoo few2
Nigerian Centertoo few2
Pentagon Federal Credit Uniontoo few2
The PNC Financial Services Grouptoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $180,433 14
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV $262,575 14

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$156,686$180,43314
Expert · Level IV$224,702$262,57514

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.