Sources: Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Personnel Management, Wisconsin Alphabetical Listing of Classifications and 2025-2027 Compensation Plan Pay Schedules; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.
Wisconsin state pay plan Sourced
Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective June 28, 2026. These are the ranges Wisconsin sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.
| Class and grade | Published rate |
|---|---|
| Financial Examiner Class 02100 Grade 07-04 | $21.70 – $49.82 a hour $45,136 – $103,626 a year |
| Financial Examiner-Journey Class 02103 Grade 07-03 | $28.24 – $64.93 a hour $58,739 – $135,054 a year |
| Financial Examiner-Senior Class 02104 Grade 07-03 | $28.24 – $64.93 a hour $58,739 – $135,054 a year |
| Financial Examiner-Adv Class 02105 Grade 07-02 | $33.04 – $75.91 a hour $68,723 – $157,893 a year |
Schedule: Pay Schedule 07: Fiscal & Staff Services. 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: Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Personnel Management, Wisconsin Alphabetical Listing of Classifications and 2025-2027 Compensation Plan Pay Schedules. Data captured September 30, 2026.
Pay in Wisconsin, all employers Sourced
Financial Examiners (SOC 13-2061) in Wisconsin, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.
| Measure | WI |
|---|---|
| Workers | 580 |
| 10th percentile | $64,490 |
| Median | $86,320 |
| 90th percentile | $149,120 |
| 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.
More about this job
Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Bank / Financial Examiner page.