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Financial Examiner Workplace Records
Financial examination can involve gathering information, evaluating conditions and recommending action through several review levels. An employment concern should distinguish your assigned examination work from an institution’s response or the final agency decision. Identify your actual employer rather than inferring public employment from the occupational title.
Call now(800) 800-5555Free initial case evaluation. Representation depends on work state and case eligibility. This guide explains record preparation; it does not determine whether a legal claim exists.
A record map for your role
What to organize first
Review sequence
List drafting, revision and approval roles for the report connected to your concern.
Assignment change
Record added examination duties or deadlines and when you sought clarification.
Confidential boundary
Describe relevant report types without exporting institution or customer financial data.
Start with the work you actually do
Enforce or ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing financial and securities institutions and financial and real estate transactions. May examine, verify, or authenticate records.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Financial Examiners (13-2061.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Direct and participate in formal and informal meetings with bank directors, trustees, senior management, counsels, outside accountants, and consultants to gather information and discuss findings.Source task 7324 · updated 08/2020
- Recommend actions to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, or to protect solvency of institutions.Source task 7317 · updated 08/2020
- Prepare reports, exhibits, and other supporting schedules that detail an institution's safety and soundness, compliance with laws and regulations, and recommended solutions to questionable financial conditions.Source task 7319 · updated 08/2020
- Resolve problems concerning the overall financial integrity of banking institutions including loan investment portfolios, capital, earnings, and specific or large troubled accounts.Source task 7327 · updated 08/2020
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Financial Examiners (SOC 13-2061). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | $34.38 | $43.52 | $51.89 | $90,530 |
| Arizona | $34.35 | $38.59 | $47.17 | $80,260 |
| Arkansas | $27.35 | $27.69 | $44.58 | $57,590 |
| Connecticut | $43.33 | $57.95 | $67.27 | $120,530 |
| Delaware | $27.95 | $44.42 | $57.71 | $92,390 |
| Florida | $28.70 | $36.65 | $47.90 | $76,230 |
| Georgia | $29.31 | $37.36 | $51.70 | $77,710 |
| Hawaii | $24.86 | $30.16 | $38.54 | $62,720 |
| Idaho | $34.52 | $40.99 | $53.07 | $85,260 |
| Indiana | $29.96 | $39.09 | $59.52 | $81,300 |
| Iowa | $30.20 | $38.64 | $50.28 | $80,370 |
| Kansas | $31.00 | $38.66 | $60.87 | $80,420 |
| Kentucky | $30.41 | $36.66 | $50.73 | $76,260 |
| Louisiana | $29.37 | $40.54 | $57.23 | $84,310 |
| Maine | $30.22 | $38.87 | $48.91 | $80,840 |
| Michigan | $28.38 | $34.16 | $46.16 | $71,050 |
| Minnesota | $38.15 | $50.12 | $56.44 | $104,260 |
| Mississippi | $25.76 | $41.07 | $53.12 | $85,430 |
| Missouri | $30.22 | $38.46 | $49.79 | $79,990 |
| Montana | $33.94 | $38.93 | $51.19 | $80,970 |
| Nebraska | $29.54 | $35.80 | $47.27 | $74,460 |
| New Hampshire | $31.33 | $38.85 | $58.28 | $80,810 |
| New Mexico | $26.78 | $32.67 | $38.64 | $67,950 |
| New York | $44.20 | $61.98 | $83.71 | $128,920 |
| North Carolina | $36.98 | $48.43 | $60.79 | $100,730 |
| North Dakota | $30.06 | $39.73 | $48.51 | $82,640 |
| Ohio | $24.54 | $33.19 | $47.42 | $69,040 |
| Oklahoma | $29.61 | $38.83 | $53.16 | $80,760 |
| Pennsylvania | $32.96 | $37.74 | $48.98 | $78,500 |
| Rhode Island | $31.29 | $45.26 | $59.79 | $94,130 |
| South Dakota | $29.82 | $42.64 | $54.11 | $88,690 |
| Tennessee | $31.01 | $41.88 | $58.51 | $87,110 |
| Texas | $29.51 | $37.57 | $49.36 | $78,140 |
| Utah | $33.09 | $44.23 | $69.76 | $92,000 |
| Vermont | $34.85 | $35.90 | $43.56 | $74,680 |
| Virginia | $38.13 | $50.03 | $65.30 | $104,060 |
| West Virginia | $22.57 | $29.13 | $35.25 | $60,590 |
| Wisconsin | $36.41 | $41.50 | $51.12 | $86,320 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Separate findings from final decisions
Record the examination stage, your responsibility and the role reviewing the report. Note requests to revise a finding and your response. Distinguish a recommendation you made from an action authorized later; unexplained financial conditions should not become new allegations in a personal employment summary.
Describe workload and review timing
List assigned meetings, analysis and report preparation relevant to your own schedule or evaluation. Note delayed information or added review requirements you reported. Keep your own permitted assignment messages and time record rather than copying institution-level records to prove workload.
Protect examination confidentiality
Do not retain bank portfolios, customer accounts, confidential examination reports or restricted supervisory communications. Identify relevant record types and versions for controlled review. Keep your own employment notice and explanation separate from institutional findings and avoid accessing records outside an authorized examination purpose.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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