Finance Leadership salary
16 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for finance leadership roles at lead level across the United States: 260 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $160,000 and $240,523, 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. 9 of the 16 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Every measured range
16 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 – $240,523 | $200,000 | 260 |
| 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 | $158,750 – $266,250 | $202,500 | 20 |
| San Francisco | Lead | $247,039 – $300,000 | $255,000 | 14 |
| Seattle | Lead | $254,525 – $255,000 | $254,525 | 5hint |
| 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.
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