How much does a Fraud Examiner I make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Fraud Examiner I in the United States is $67,720 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.
However, a Fraud Examiner I's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $92,995
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,720 to $80,950
Key Factors That Influence Fraud Examiner I Salaries
A Fraud Examiner I'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
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Fraud Examiner Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Fraud Examiner I'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:
Fraud Examiner I (0-2 years): $67,711
Fraud Investigative Analyst II (2-4 years): $84,705
How Do Fraud Examiner I 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 Fraud Examiner Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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: $85,410
San Francisco: $84,470
Oakland: $82,690
San Jose, CA$85,410
San Francisco, CA$84,470
Oakland, CA$82,690
New York, NY$77,970
Paramus, NJ$77,020
Queens Village, NY$77,020
Passaic, NJ$76,950
Bergenfield, NJ$76,950
Stamford, CT$76,800
Huntington, NY$76,770
Newark, NJ$76,270
Bridgeport, CT$76,130
Vallejo, CA$75,990
New Brunswick, NJ$75,960
Petaluma, CA$75,920
Middlesex, NJ$75,790
Somerset, NJ$75,750
Santa Cruz, CA$75,660
Boston, MA$75,250
Monterey, CA$75,010
Seattle, WA$74,850
Santa Rosa, CA$74,840
Los Angeles, CA$74,820
Juneau, AK$74,640
Washington, DC$74,570
Orange, CA$74,330
Santa Ana, CA$74,150
Long Beach, CA$74,080
Anaheim, CA$74,070
Anchorage, AK$74,030
Santa Maria, CA$73,830
Everett, WA$73,820
Danbury, CT$73,580
Bremerton, WA$73,480
Tacoma, WA$73,240
New Suffolk, NY$73,240
Sacramento, CA$73,220
Santa Barbara, CA$73,150
Trenton, NJ$73,070
San Diego, CA$73,070
Brockton, MA$73,000
Fairbanks, AK$72,830
Lompoc, CA$72,660
Lowell, MA$72,600
Ventura, CA$72,590
Nashua, NH$72,580
Stockton, CA$72,570
Modesto, CA$72,080
Poughkeepsie, NY$71,930
Olympia, WA$71,800
Kennewick, WA$71,800
New Haven, CT$71,770
Lawrence, MA$71,530
Hartford, CT$71,460
Riverside, CA$71,450
New Bedford, MA$71,380
Richland, WA$71,380
Bakersfield, CA$71,280
San Bernardino, CA$71,260
New Britain, CT$71,250
Atlantic City, NJ$71,250
New London, CT$71,220
Norwich, CT$71,200
Portsmouth, NH$71,190
Boulder, CO$71,050
Portland, OR$70,950
Worcester, MA$70,950
Minneapolis, MN$70,740
Philadelphia, PA$70,640
Honolulu, HI$70,420
Saint Paul, MN$70,390
Vineland, NJ$70,370
Providence, RI$70,170
Chicago, IL$69,980
Bellingham, WA$69,900
Springfield, MA$69,840
Baltimore, MD$69,820
Chico, CA$69,650
Pittsfield, MA$69,470
Manchester, NH$69,340
Spokane, WA$69,040
Denver, CO$69,040
Albany, NY$68,720
Troy, NY$68,690
Nassau, NY$68,620
Schenectady, NY$68,550
Wilmington, DE$68,490
Burlington, VT$68,400
Salem, OR$68,370
Portland, ME$68,160
Yakima, WA$68,100
Rochester, MN$67,890
Reno, NV$67,850
Fresno, CA$67,850
Milwaukee, WI$67,790
Detroit, MI$67,720
Ann Arbor, MI$67,710
Allentown, PA$67,700
Colorado Springs, CO$67,590
Syracuse, NY$67,550
Carson City, NV$67,550
Houston, TX$67,460
Eugene, OR$67,420
Gary, IN$67,340
Springfield, OR$67,290
Bismarck, ND$67,280
Galveston, TX$67,230
Medford, OR$67,130
Fort Collins, CO$67,100
Concord, NH$67,070
Austin, TX$67,050
Mesa, AZ$66,900
Reading, PA$66,900
Phoenix, AZ$66,890
Dallas, TX$66,870
Saint Cloud, MN$66,800
Madison, WI$66,710
Utica, NY$66,530
Rochester, NY$66,420
Des Moines, IA$66,420
Raleigh, NC$66,410
Atlanta, GA$66,310
Battle Creek, MI$66,290
Salt Lake City, UT$66,270
Lancaster, PA$66,170
Harrisburg, PA$66,070
Kansas City, MO$66,000
Kansas City, KS$65,990
Champaign, IL$65,990
Fort Worth, TX$65,980
Columbus, OH$65,970
Boca Raton, FL$65,960
Pittsburgh, PA$65,930
Richmond, VA$65,900
Indianapolis, IN$65,890
Cleveland, OH$65,880
Cincinnati, OH$65,800
Las Vegas, NV$65,800
Petersburg, VA$65,700
Huntsville, AL$65,600
Lansing, MI$65,550
Lebanon, PA$65,540
Pueblo, CO$65,540
Appleton, WI$65,520
Buffalo, NY$65,490
Dayton, OH$65,470
Charlotte, NC$65,450
Racine, WI$65,450
Saint Louis, MO$65,430
York, PA$65,390
Elkhart, IN$65,390
Gastonia, NC$65,370
Billings, MT$65,360
Beaumont, TX$65,340
Lorain, OH$65,330
Benton Harbor, MI$65,310
Toledo, OH$65,300
Rock Hill, SC$65,260
Binghamton, NY$65,260
Rockford, IL$65,220
Springfield, IL$65,200
Elyria, OH$65,190
Fargo, ND$65,190
Flagstaff, AZ$65,140
Fort Lauderdale, FL$65,100
Duluth, MN$65,060
Miami, FL$65,060
Cheyenne, WY$65,010
Grand Forks, ND$65,010
Bangor, ME$64,870
Cedar Rapids, IA$64,790
Durham, NC$64,760
Louisville, KY$64,760
Grand Rapids, MI$64,740
Hialeah, FL$64,740
Casper, WY$64,640
Scranton, PA$64,560
New Orleans, LA$64,540
Virginia Beach, VA$64,530
Akron, OH$64,500
Peoria, IL$64,410
Sarasota, FL$64,400
Nashville, TN$64,350
Omaha, NE$64,350
Green Bay, WI$64,350
Baton Rouge, LA$64,320
Charleston, SC$64,300
Jamestown, NY$64,270
Davenport, IA$64,270
Tucson, AZ$64,240
Saint Petersburg, FL$64,200
Tampa, FL$64,180
Evansville, IN$64,140
Port Arthur, TX$64,140
Bradenton, FL$64,110
Santa Fe, NM$63,990
Orlando, FL$63,870
Clearwater, FL$63,850
La Crosse, WI$63,710
Canton, OH$63,710
Albuquerque, NM$63,670
Newport News, VA$63,660
High Point, NC$63,640
Ogden, UT$63,610
Corpus Christi, TX$63,560
Norfolk, VA$63,520
Laramie, WY$63,520
Rock Island, IL$63,480
Saginaw, MI$63,460
Jacksonville, FL$63,460
Salisbury, NC$63,440
Boise, ID$63,430
Moline, IL$63,400
Fort Myers, FL$63,380
Memphis, TN$63,360
Tulsa, OK$63,330
Waterloo, IA$63,290
Spartanburg, SC$63,220
Lincoln, NE$63,190
Fort Wayne, IN$63,170
Provo, UT$63,170
Cedar Falls, IA$63,080
San Antonio, TX$63,060
Greensboro, NC$63,030
South Bend, IN$63,020
Savannah, GA$62,950
Birmingham, AL$62,920
Muskegon, MI$62,920
Winston Salem, NC$62,880
Lake Charles, LA$62,720
Anderson, IN$62,710
Lexington, KY$62,690
Augusta, GA$62,660
Greenville, SC$62,660
Lima, OH$62,610
Wichita, KS$62,600
Tuscaloosa, AL$62,600
Columbia, SC$62,540
Springfield, OH$62,530
Asheville, NC$62,420
Bloomington, IN$62,370
Knoxville, TN$62,130
Shreveport, LA$62,120
Wilmington, NC$62,040
Roanoke, VA$62,040
Frankfort, KY$61,910
Topeka, KS$61,910
Oklahoma City, OK$61,860
Chillicothe, OH$61,830
Longview, TX$61,830
Melbourne, FL$61,820
Sioux Falls, SD$61,710
Mobile, AL$61,700
Terre Haute, IN$61,680
Altoona, PA$61,640
Amarillo, TX$61,590
Killeen, TX$61,570
Fayetteville, AR$61,510
Chattanooga, TN$61,490
Sioux City, IA$61,430
Idaho Falls, ID$61,420
Lynchburg, VA$61,360
Gainesville, FL$61,280
Portsmouth, OH$61,240
Little Rock, AR$61,230
Youngstown, OH$61,200
Lafayette, LA$61,200
Daytona Beach, FL$61,160
Clarksville, TN$61,150
Pensacola, FL$61,150
Temple, TX$61,140
Hopkinsville, KY$60,940
Erie, PA$60,930
Florence, SC$60,900
Charleston, WV$60,800
Great Falls, MT$60,760
Macon, GA$60,670
Tallahassee, FL$60,660
Fayetteville, NC$60,650
Waco, TX$60,630
Helena, MT$60,590
Pine Bluff, AR$60,560
Vincennes, IN$60,480
Lubbock, TX$60,450
Alamogordo, NM$60,410
Twin Falls, ID$60,350
Rapid City, SD$60,330
Jackson, MS$60,210
Huntington, WV$60,200
Greenville, MS$60,200
Parkersburg, WV$60,130
Montgomery, AL$60,120
Wichita Falls, TX$60,050
Springfield, MO$60,050
Biloxi, MS$60,020
Monroe, LA$59,950
Johnstown, PA$59,900
Sumter, SC$59,880
Columbus, GA$59,870
Pascagoula, MS$59,740
Abilene, TX$59,740
Kingsport, TN$59,560
Albany, GA$59,560
Gulfport, MS$59,540
Alexandria, LA$59,320
Fort Smith, AR$59,150
El Paso, TX$58,970
Las Cruces, NM$58,660
Harlingen, TX$58,490
Pocatello, ID$58,480
Florence, AL$58,390
Brownsville, TX$58,380
Mcallen, TX$58,240
Dothan, AL$58,140
Columbus, MS$57,740
Altus, OK$57,420
Lawton, OK$57,300
Pierre, SD$57,050
Fraud Examiner I Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Fraud Examiner I salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $75,680.
While startup companies pay approximate $64,017.
Fraud Examiner I Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$64,017
Growth Stage
51~500
$67,705
Established
501~5000
$73,079
Enterprise
5000+
$75,680
Fraud Examiner I Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Fraud Examiner I roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Hospitality & Leisure and Chemicals
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average.
In contrast, Fraud Examiner positions in Transportation or Healthcare typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Fraud Examiner I as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Fraud Examiner I
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Hospitality & Leisure
$88,036
$42.0
30%
Chemicals
$81,264
$39.0
20%
Aerospace & Defense
$77,878
$37.0
15%
Biotechnology
$74,492
$36.0
10%
Media
$74,492
$36.0
10%
Fraud Examiner I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Fraud Examiner I'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.
For a Fraud Examiner I, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Fraud Investigative Analyst II role.
This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to
$84,800 - a projected growth of
25%
over your current level.
Here are companies hiring for Fraud Examiner I and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Fraud Examiner I
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Fraud Examiner I?
The Hospitality & Leisure industry offers the highest average compensation for Fraud Examiner I roles,
with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.
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