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Bank / Financial Examiner in Ohio

Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Classification & Compensation lists 6 job classes for this work in the Ohio state pay plan: Financial Institution Examiner Trainee, Financial Institution Examiner 1–5.

$51,750 – $127,899
state pay plan range, a year
6
classes in the state plan
$69,040
median pay in OH, all employers
3,680
workers in OH (SOC 13-2061)

Sources: Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Classification & Compensation, Ohio State Classification Plan — Pay Range Booklet and Pay Range Schedules (rates effective July 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Ohio state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2026. These are the ranges Ohio sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Financial Institution Examiner Trainee
Class 66140
Grade 29
$24.88 – $31.47 a hour
$51,750 – $65,458 a year
7 steps
  • Step 1: $24.88 a hour
  • Step 2: $25.61 a hour
  • Step 3: $26.54 a hour
  • Step 4: $27.56 a hour
  • Step 5: $28.76 a hour
  • Step 6: $30.10 a hour
  • Step 7: $31.47 a hour
Financial Institution Examiner 1
Class 66141
Grade 30
$26.54 – $34.53 a hour
$55,203 – $71,822 a year
7 steps
  • Step 1: $26.54 a hour
  • Step 2: $27.56 a hour
  • Step 3: $28.76 a hour
  • Step 4: $30.10 a hour
  • Step 5: $31.47 a hour
  • Step 6: $32.84 a hour
  • Step 7: $34.53 a hour
Financial Institution Examiner 2
Class 66142
Grade 31
$28.76 – $38.01 a hour
$59,821 – $79,061 a year
7 steps
  • Step 1: $28.76 a hour
  • Step 2: $30.10 a hour
  • Step 3: $31.47 a hour
  • Step 4: $32.84 a hour
  • Step 5: $34.53 a hour
  • Step 6: $36.20 a hour
  • Step 7: $38.01 a hour
Financial Institution Examiner 3
Class 66143
Grade 33
$34.53 – $50.66 a hour
$71,822 – $105,373 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $34.53 a hour
  • Step 2: $36.20 a hour
  • Step 3: $38.01 a hour
  • Step 4: $39.86 a hour
  • Step 5: $41.81 a hour
  • Step 6: $43.90 a hour
  • Step 7: $46.00 a hour
  • Step 8: $48.28 a hour
  • Step 9: $50.66 a hour
Financial Institution Examiner 4
Class 66144
Grade 34
$38.01 – $55.80 a hour
$79,061 – $116,064 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $38.01 a hour
  • Step 2: $39.86 a hour
  • Step 3: $41.81 a hour
  • Step 4: $43.90 a hour
  • Step 5: $46.00 a hour
  • Step 6: $48.28 a hour
  • Step 7: $50.66 a hour
  • Step 8: $53.13 a hour
  • Step 9: $55.80 a hour
Financial Institution Examiner 5
Class 66145
Grade 35
$41.81 – $61.49 a hour
$86,965 – $127,899 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $41.81 a hour
  • Step 2: $43.90 a hour
  • Step 3: $46.00 a hour
  • Step 4: $48.28 a hour
  • Step 5: $50.66 a hour
  • Step 6: $53.13 a hour
  • Step 7: $55.72 a hour
  • Step 8: $58.55 a hour
  • Step 9: $61.49 a hour

Schedule: OCSEA Pay Range Schedule (Rates Effective July 2026). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions (hourly × 2,080). Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Classification & Compensation, Ohio State Classification Plan — Pay Range Booklet and Pay Range Schedules (rates effective July 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Ohio, all employers Sourced

Financial Examiners (SOC 13-2061) in Ohio, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureOH
Workers3,680
10th percentile$46,960
Median$69,040
90th percentile$127,710
National median, government employers$106,440

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

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Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Bank / Financial Examiner page.

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