What are the main factors that influence a CFO assistant's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A CFO assistant's salary?

A CFO assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $170,677 for beginners, reaching about $254,287 at mid-level, and approach $445,481 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a CFO assistant?

CFO assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for CFO assistant roles are District of Columbia $506,414, California $504,493, Massachusetts $497,770. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of CFO assistant roles make?

Salaries for CFO assistant level roles vary by specialization: CFO: $438,600; CFO - Physician Practice: $364,900; Hospital CFO: $160,048; Interim Cfo: $148,556; Deputy Cfo: $123,602.

CFO assistant Salary in the United States

How much does a CFO assistant make in the United States? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a CFO assistant in the United States is $457,383 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $220.

However, a CFO assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $566,519
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $410,700 to $514,509
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $368,198

10% $368,198

50% (Median) $457,383

90% $566,519

CFO assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$514,509	$42,876	$9,894	$247
Average	$457,383	$38,115	$8,796	$220
25th Percentile	$410,700	$34,225	$7,898	$197

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Key Factors That Influence CFO assistant Salaries

A CFO assistant's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects CFO assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a CFO assistant's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $170,677
Early Career (1-2 years): $206,827
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $254,287
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $301,779
Expert (over 8 years): $445,481

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Finance Senior Manager	less than 1 year	$170,677
Finance Director	1-2 years	$206,827
VP of Finance	2-4 years	$254,287
SVP of Finance	5-8 years	$301,779
CFO assistant	over 8 years	$445,481

How Do CFO assistant Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract CFO assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $506,414.
California: $504,493.
Massachusetts: $497,770.

District of Columbia $506,414 California $504,493 Massachusetts $497,770 Washington $495,940 New Jersey $495,757 Alaska $495,117 Connecticut $488,805 New York $486,244

Hawaii $478,057 Rhode Island $474,215 Maryland $471,608 Minnesota $468,040 Colorado $466,668 Illinois $466,210 Oregon $464,472 Delaware $463,192

New Hampshire $462,387 Virginia $460,585 Pennsylvania $455,325 Nevada $452,672 North Dakota $451,803 Michigan $450,431 Wisconsin $449,928 Vermont $448,921

Texas $446,131 Maine $445,948 Arizona $445,674 Ohio $445,354 Georgia $441,146 Indiana $439,042 Wyoming $438,630 Utah $437,990

Iowa $437,716 Kansas $435,520 Louisiana $434,880 North Carolina $434,651 Missouri $434,560 Florida $432,776 Montana $431,815 Nebraska $430,901

Kentucky $430,397 South Carolina $428,568 Tennessee $427,424 Idaho $426,967 New Mexico $423,628 Oklahoma $422,896 Alabama $420,198 South Dakota $415,670

Arkansas $413,200 West Virginia $411,873 Mississippi $407,894

Top Paying Cities for CFO assistant

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $576,897
San Francisco: $570,581
Oakland: $558,556

San Jose, CA $576,897

San Francisco, CA $570,581

Oakland, CA $558,556

New York, NY $526,626

Paramus, NJ $520,223

Queens Village, NY $520,200

Passaic, NJ $519,765

Bergenfield, NJ $519,724

Stamford, CT $518,718

Huntington, NY $518,531

Newark, NJ $515,150

Bridgeport, CT $514,185

Vallejo, CA $513,275

New Brunswick, NJ $513,092

Petaluma, CA $512,818

Middlesex, NJ $511,949

Somerset, NJ $511,629

Santa Cruz, CA $511,034

Boston, MA $508,244

Monterey, CA $506,639

Seattle, WA $505,591

Santa Rosa, CA $505,500

Los Angeles, CA $505,362

Juneau, AK $504,173

Washington, DC $503,670

Orange, CA $502,042

Santa Ana, CA $500,834

Long Beach, CA $500,377

Anaheim, CA $500,286

Anchorage, AK $500,057

Santa Maria, CA $498,685

Everett, WA $498,593

Danbury, CT $496,983

Bremerton, WA $496,352

Tacoma, WA $494,705

New Suffolk, NY $494,696

Sacramento, CA $494,568

Santa Barbara, CA $494,065

San Diego, CA $493,562

Trenton, NJ $493,562

Brockton, MA $493,059

Fairbanks, AK $491,938

Lompoc, CA $490,772

Lowell, MA $490,401

Ventura, CA $490,315

Nashua, NH $490,223

Stockton, CA $490,177

Modesto, CA $486,838

Poughkeepsie, NY $485,832

Olympia, WA $484,963

Kennewick, WA $484,963

New Haven, CT $484,780

Lawrence, MA $483,134

Hartford, CT $482,676

Riverside, CA $482,585

New Bedford, MA $482,127

Richland, WA $482,127

Bakersfield, CA $481,487

San Bernardino, CA $481,304

New Britain, CT $481,258

Atlantic City, NJ $481,258

New London, CT $481,075

Norwich, CT $480,938

Portsmouth, NH $480,847

Boulder, CO $479,877

Portland, OR $479,246

Worcester, MA $479,200

Minneapolis, MN $477,782

Philadelphia, PA $477,142

Honolulu, HI $475,633

Saint Paul, MN $475,413

Vineland, NJ $475,312

Providence, RI $473,986

Chicago, IL $472,660

Bellingham, WA $472,111

Springfield, MA $471,745

Baltimore, MD $471,608

Chico, CA $470,464

Pittsfield, MA $469,229

Manchester, NH $468,360

Spokane, WA $466,348

Denver, CO $466,302

Albany, NY $464,152

Troy, NY $463,969

Nassau, NY $463,480

Schenectady, NY $463,009

Wilmington, DE $462,643

Burlington, VT $462,003

Salem, OR $461,820

Portland, ME $460,402

Yakima, WA $459,944

Rochester, MN $458,526

Reno, NV $458,298

Fresno, CA $458,298

Milwaukee, WI $457,886

Detroit, MI $457,429

Ann Arbor, MI $457,351

Allentown, PA $457,292

Colorado Springs, CO $456,514

Syracuse, NY $456,285

Carson City, NV $456,285

Houston, TX $455,645

Eugene, OR $455,416

Gary, IN $454,867

Springfield, OR $454,501

Bismarck, ND $454,410

Galveston, TX $454,090

Medford, OR $453,404

Fort Collins, CO $453,221

Concord, NH $452,992

Austin, TX $452,855

Mesa, AZ $451,894

Reading, PA $451,849

Phoenix, AZ $451,803

Dallas, TX $451,666

Saint Cloud, MN $451,227

Madison, WI $450,614

Utica, NY $449,379

Rochester, NY $448,647

Des Moines, IA $448,601

Raleigh, NC $448,556

Atlanta, GA $447,869

Battle Creek, MI $447,732

Salt Lake City, UT $447,595

Lancaster, PA $446,909

Harrisburg, PA $446,269

Kansas City, MO $445,811

Kansas City, KS $445,720

Champaign, IL $445,720

Fort Worth, TX $445,674

Columbus, OH $445,596

Boca Raton, FL $445,491

Pittsburgh, PA $445,308

Richmond, VA $445,125

Indianapolis, IN $445,034

Cleveland, OH $444,988

Las Vegas, NV $444,439

Cincinnati, OH $444,439

Petersburg, VA $443,753

Huntsville, AL $443,067

Lansing, MI $442,760

Lebanon, PA $442,701

Pueblo, CO $442,655

Appleton, WI $442,518

Buffalo, NY $442,335

Dayton, OH $442,198

Racine, WI $442,106

Charlotte, NC $442,061

Saint Louis, MO $441,923

York, PA $441,649

Elkhart, IN $441,649

Gastonia, NC $441,562

Billings, MT $441,452

Beaumont, TX $441,329

Lorain, OH $441,237

Benton Harbor, MI $441,146

Toledo, OH $441,054

Binghamton, NY $440,826

Rock Hill, SC $440,780

Rockford, IL $440,551

Springfield, IL $440,368

Elyria, OH $440,323

Fargo, ND $440,323

Flagstaff, AZ $440,002

Fort Lauderdale, FL $439,728

Duluth, MN $439,454

Miami, FL $439,454

Grand Forks, ND $439,133

Cheyenne, WY $439,133

Bangor, ME $438,127

Cedar Rapids, IA $437,624

Durham, NC $437,432

Louisville, KY $437,395

Grand Rapids, MI $437,304

Hialeah, FL $437,258

Casper, WY $436,618

Scranton, PA $436,069

New Orleans, LA $435,932

Virginia Beach, VA $435,886

Akron, OH $435,657

Peoria, IL $435,063

Sarasota, FL $434,971

Nashville, TN $434,651

Omaha, NE $434,651

Green Bay, WI $434,651

Baton Rouge, LA $434,422

Charleston, SC $434,331

Davenport, IA $434,102

Jamestown, NY $434,102

Tucson, AZ $433,874

Saint Petersburg, FL $433,599

Tampa, FL $433,508

Evansville, IN $433,233

Port Arthur, TX $433,233

Bradenton, FL $433,050

Santa Fe, NM $432,227

Orlando, FL $431,404

Clearwater, FL $431,266

La Crosse, WI $430,306

Canton, OH $430,306

Albuquerque, NM $430,031

Newport News, VA $429,986

High Point, NC $429,849

Ogden, UT $429,666

Corpus Christi, TX $429,300

Norfolk, VA $429,025

Laramie, WY $429,025

Rock Island, IL $428,751

Saginaw, MI $428,659

Jacksonville, FL $428,614

Salisbury, NC $428,522

Boise, ID $428,431

Moline, IL $428,202

Fort Myers, FL $428,065

Memphis, TN $427,973

Tulsa, OK $427,745

Waterloo, IA $427,470

Spartanburg, SC $427,013

Lincoln, NE $426,784

Fort Wayne, IN $426,693

Provo, UT $426,647

Cedar Falls, IA $426,098

San Antonio, TX $425,915

Greensboro, NC $425,732

South Bend, IN $425,686

Savannah, GA $425,183

Muskegon, MI $425,000

Birmingham, AL $424,955

Winston Salem, NC $424,730

Lake Charles, LA $423,628

Anderson, IN $423,537

Lexington, KY $423,399

Augusta, GA $423,262

Greenville, SC $423,262

Lima, OH $422,896

Wichita, KS $422,851

Tuscaloosa, AL $422,851

Columbia, SC $422,439

Springfield, OH $422,347

Asheville, NC $421,616

Bloomington, IN $421,295

Knoxville, TN $419,649

Shreveport, LA $419,603

Wilmington, NC $419,009

Roanoke, VA $419,009

Topeka, KS $418,185

Frankfort, KY $418,135

Oklahoma City, OK $417,819

Chillicothe, OH $417,636

Longview, TX $417,591

Melbourne, FL $417,545

Sioux Falls, SD $416,813

Mobile, AL $416,767

Terre Haute, IN $416,584

Altoona, PA $416,310

Amarillo, TX $415,990

Killeen, TX $415,853

Fayetteville, AR $415,487

Chattanooga, TN $415,350

Sioux City, IA $414,938

Idaho Falls, ID $414,846

Lynchburg, VA $414,480

Gainesville, FL $413,886

Portsmouth, OH $413,657

Little Rock, AR $413,566

Lafayette, LA $413,383

Youngstown, OH $413,383

Daytona Beach, FL $413,108

Clarksville, TN $413,063

Pensacola, FL $413,017

Temple, TX $412,985

Hopkinsville, KY $411,645

Erie, PA $411,553

Florence, SC $411,370

Charleston, WV $410,638

Great Falls, MT $410,410

Macon, GA $409,769

Tallahassee, FL $409,724

Fayetteville, NC $409,632

Waco, TX $409,541

Helena, MT $409,221

Pine Bluff, AR $409,047

Vincennes, IN $408,489

Lubbock, TX $408,306

Alamogordo, NM $408,031

Twin Falls, ID $407,620

Rapid City, SD $407,483

Jackson, MS $406,659

Huntington, WV $406,627

Greenville, MS $406,613

Parkersburg, WV $406,147

Montgomery, AL $406,065

Wichita Falls, TX $405,607

Springfield, MO $405,607

Biloxi, MS $405,379

Monroe, LA $404,921

Johnstown, PA $404,601

Sumter, SC $404,418

Columbus, GA $404,372

Pascagoula, MS $403,503

Abilene, TX $403,503

Kingsport, TN $402,314

Albany, GA $402,314

Gulfport, MS $402,177

Alexandria, LA $400,668

Fort Smith, AR $399,524

El Paso, TX $398,289

Las Cruces, NM $396,231

Harlingen, TX $395,069

Pocatello, ID $394,996

Florence, AL $394,401

Brownsville, TX $394,310

Mcallen, TX $393,349

Dothan, AL $392,709

Columbus, MS $389,992

Altus, OK $387,861

Lawton, OK $386,992

Pierre, SD $385,345

CFO assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For CFO assistant roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, CFO assistant positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view CFO assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a CFO assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$640,336	$308.0	40%
Financial Services	$594,598	$286.0	30%
Internet	$571,729	$275.0	25%
Biotechnology	$548,860	$264.0	20%

How Education impacts a CFO assistant's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many CFO assistant professionals enter the field with a Bachelor's degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a CFO assistant with a Bachelor's is between $401,696 and $465,027.

CFO assistant Salaries by Degree Level

$484,600
$472,800
$460,900
$449,100
$437,300
$425,400
$413,600
$401,700

Typical Education for CFO assistant
Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Degree	0.3%
High School	1.7%
Associate's Degree	1.6%
Bachelor's Degree	44.5%
Master's Degree or MBA	50%
JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent	1.9%

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CFO assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a CFO assistant's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$410,700

Average $457,383/year

$514,509

$34,225

Average $38,115/month

$42,876

$7,898

Average $8,796/week

$9,894

$197

Average $220/hour

$247

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$514,509	$42,876	$9,894	$247
Average	$457,383	$38,115	$8,796	$220
25th Percentile	$410,700	$34,225	$7,898	$197

Salary Trends for CFO assistant

Salaries for a CFO assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $279,811 in 2023 to around $272,979 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of CFO assistant salary trends, click here.

Average Annual Salary of CFO assistant Over Time

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2023	$279,811
2024	$277,702
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Common company salaries for CFO assistant

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C $128,509/per year

C R Bard Inc Biotechnology United States

H $124,697/per year

Henry Schein Canada Biotechnology United States

N $123,899/per year

Nordex Inc Biotechnology United States

N $120,416/per year

Nipro Corp Biotechnology United States

E $115,870/per year

Enovis Biotechnology United States

A $114,553/per year

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy Biotechnology United States

M $112,110/per year

MiniMed Inc Biotechnology United States

L $111,500/per year

Labcorp Drug Development Biotechnology United States

L $110,229/per year

Life Technologies Corp Biotechnology United States

Z $106,224/per year

Zimmer Biomet Biotechnology United States

P $103,077/per year

Promontory Therapeutics Biotechnology United States

S $102,181/per year

Steris PLC Biotechnology United States

G $97,274/per year

Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd Biotechnology United States

E $94,764/per year

Endeavor BioMedicines Biotechnology United States

R $94,402/per year

Replay Holdings LLC Biotechnology United States

P $94,235/per year

Pleno Inc Biotechnology United States

S $93,666/per year

Simulaids Inc Biotechnology United States

N $88,880/per year

NOIRLab/CAS Biotechnology United States

O $86,468/per year

Onward Technology Biotechnology United States

L $84,895/per year

LED Medical Diagnostics Inc Biotechnology United States

E $84,682/per year

Eyeco Ltd Biotechnology United States

P $84,523/per year

Paerosol Biotechnology United States

I $83,525/per year

IONIQ Sciences Inc Biotechnology United States

S $82,815/per year

Stateside PPE Biotechnology United States

D $82,041/per year

Digi Bio Biotechnology United States

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