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: a Finance Senior Manager (5+ years)earns $170,628, a Finance Director (5+ years)earns $206,690, a VP of Finance (5+ years)earns $254,117, an SVP of Finance (5+ years)earns $301,505, a CFO assistant (5+ years)earns $444,680,

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 $505,498, California $503,580, Massachusetts $496,869. 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: $437,800; CFO - Physician Practice: $364,400; Hospital CFO: $159,969; Interim Cfo: $148,482; Deputy Cfo: $123,584.

How do different companies affect a CFO assistant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for CFO assistant roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

CFO assistant Salary in the United States

How much does a CFO assistant make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a CFO assistant in the United States is $456,555 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $219.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $565,456
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $409,831 to $513,558
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $367,291

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CFO assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$513,558	$42,797	$9,876	$247
Average	$456,555	$38,046	$8,780	$219
25th Percentile	$409,831	$34,153	$7,881	$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): $170,628
Early Career (1-2 years): $206,690
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $254,117
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $301,505
Expert (over 8 years): $444,680

Levels	Salary
Finance S... Level CFO assistant	$170,628
Finance D... Level CFO assistant	$206,690
VP of Fin... Level CFO assistant	$254,117
SVP of Fi... Level CFO assistant	$301,505
CFO assis... Level CFO assistant	$444,680

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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: $505,498.
California: $503,580.
Massachusetts: $496,869.

District of Columbia $505,498 California $503,580 Massachusetts $496,869 Washington $495,043 New Jersey $494,860 Alaska $494,221 Connecticut $487,920 New York $485,364

Hawaii $477,191 Rhode Island $473,356 Maryland $470,754 Minnesota $467,193 Colorado $465,823 Illinois $465,367 Oregon $463,632 Delaware $462,353

New Hampshire $461,550 Virginia $459,751 Pennsylvania $454,501 Nevada $451,852 North Dakota $450,985 Michigan $449,615 Wisconsin $449,113 Vermont $448,109

Texas $445,324 Maine $445,141 Arizona $444,867 Ohio $444,548 Georgia $440,347 Indiana $438,247 Wyoming $437,836 Utah $437,197

Iowa $436,923 Kansas $434,732 Louisiana $434,092 North Carolina $433,864 Missouri $433,773 Florida $431,992 Montana $431,034 Nebraska $430,120

Kentucky $429,618 South Carolina $427,792 Tennessee $426,651 Idaho $426,194 New Mexico $422,861 Oklahoma $422,131 Alabama $419,437 South Dakota $414,917

Arkansas $412,452 West Virginia $411,128 Mississippi $407,156

Top Paying Cities for CFO assistants

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: $575,853
San Francisco: $570,192
Oakland: $557,545

San Jose, CA $575,853

San Francisco, CA $570,192

Oakland, CA $557,545

New York, NY $529,102

Queens Village, NY $525,677

Paramus, NJ $522,025

Passaic, NJ $521,568

Bergenfield, NJ $521,112

Stamford, CT $520,427

Huntington, NY $519,970

Newark, NJ $517,003

Bridgeport, CT $516,090

New Brunswick, NJ $514,583

Vallejo, CA $513,624

Middlesex, NJ $513,350

Somerset, NJ $512,940

Petaluma, CA $511,889

Santa Cruz, CA $510,109

Boston, MA $509,196

Monterey, CA $506,913

Fairbanks, AK $506,593

Los Angeles, CA $505,726

Washington, DC $505,498

Seattle, WA $504,676

Santa Rosa, CA $504,585

Juneau, AK $503,261

Orange, CA $501,754

Anchorage, AK $500,932

Anaheim, CA $500,613

Santa Ana, CA $499,928

Nassau, NY $499,654

Long Beach, CA $499,471

Danbury, CT $499,334

Santa Maria, CA $497,782

Everett, WA $497,691

Bremerton, WA $495,453

Trenton, NJ $494,586

Sacramento, CA $494,403

San Diego, CA $494,175

Brockton, MA $493,993

Tacoma, WA $493,810

Santa Barbara, CA $493,171

Lowell, MA $491,344

New Suffolk, NY $491,162

Nashua, NH $490,614

Lompoc, CA $489,884

Ventura, CA $489,427

Stockton, CA $489,290

New Haven, CT $488,377

Atlantic City, NJ $487,190

Hartford, CT $486,185

Modesto, CA $485,957

Poughkeepsie, NY $484,953

New Britain, CT $484,724

Olympia, WA $484,085

Kennewick, WA $484,085

New London, CT $483,994

Norwich, CT $483,857

Lawrence, MA $483,629

Bakersfield, CA $482,350

Riverside, CA $481,711

New Bedford, MA $481,711

Richland, WA $481,255

Portsmouth, NH $480,889

Vineland, NJ $480,798

San Bernardino, CA $480,433

Boulder, CO $479,154

Worcester, MA $478,789

Portland, OR $478,378

Saint Paul, MN $477,830

Minneapolis, MN $477,830

Philadelphia, PA $477,191

Honolulu, HI $474,772

Springfield, MA $473,174

Providence, RI $473,128

Chicago, IL $471,804

Bellingham, WA $471,256

Baltimore, MD $470,754

Chico, CA $469,612

Wilmington, DE $468,836

Pittsfield, MA $468,380

Manchester, NH $467,512

Spokane, WA $465,503

Denver, CO $465,458

Albany, NY $463,312

Troy, NY $463,129

Schenectady, NY $462,171

Burlington, VT $461,166

Portland, ME $459,568

Salem, OR $459,203

Yakima, WA $459,112

Ann Arbor, MI $458,975

Rochester, MN $457,696

Fresno, CA $457,468

Reno, NV $457,468

Milwaukee, WI $457,057

Detroit, MI $456,601

Allentown, PA $456,464

Carson City, NV $456,418

Houston, TX $455,733

Colorado Springs, CO $455,688

Syracuse, NY $455,459

Eugene, OR $454,592

Bismarck, ND $454,044

Gary, IN $454,044

Galveston, TX $454,044

Springfield, OR $453,679

Medford, OR $452,583

Fort Collins, CO $452,400

Austin, TX $452,035

Mesa, AZ $451,076

Phoenix, AZ $450,985

Dallas, TX $450,848

Reading, PA $450,574

Saint Cloud, MN $450,392

Concord, NH $449,981

Madison, WI $449,798

Utica, NY $448,565

Raleigh, NC $448,200

Las Vegas, NV $448,154

Rochester, NY $447,835

Des Moines, IA $447,789

Atlanta, GA $447,059

Battle Creek, MI $446,922

Salt Lake City, UT $446,785

Lancaster, PA $446,100

Champaign, IL $446,009

Harrisburg, PA $445,461

Durham, NC $445,050

Kansas City, MO $445,004

Kansas City, KS $444,913

Fort Worth, TX $444,867

Boca Raton, FL $444,685

Cleveland, OH $444,639

Columbus, OH $444,548

Pittsburgh, PA $444,502

Richmond, VA $444,319

Indianapolis, IN $444,228

Cincinnati, OH $443,634

Petersburg, VA $442,950

Billings, MT $441,945

Lansing, MI $441,945

Huntsville, AL $441,945

Lebanon, PA $441,900

Dayton, OH $441,854

Pueblo, CO $441,854

Appleton, WI $441,717

Buffalo, NY $441,534

Racine, WI $441,306

Charlotte, NC $441,260

Saint Louis, MO $441,123

Springfield, IL $440,941

Elkhart, IN $440,850

York, PA $440,850

Gastonia, NC $440,804

Benton Harbor, MI $440,804

Beaumont, TX $440,530

Lorain, OH $440,439

Toledo, OH $440,256

Binghamton, NY $440,028

Rock Hill, SC $439,982

Rockford, IL $439,754

Fargo, ND $439,525

Elyria, OH $439,525

Flagstaff, AZ $439,206

Fort Lauderdale, FL $438,932

Miami, FL $438,658

Duluth, MN $437,928

Bangor, ME $437,334

Cedar Rapids, IA $436,832

Louisville, KY $436,604

Grand Rapids, MI $436,512

Hialeah, FL $436,467

Casper, WY $435,827

Scranton, PA $435,280

New Orleans, LA $435,143

Virginia Beach, VA $435,097

Akron, OH $434,869

Peoria, IL $434,275

Sarasota, FL $434,184

Green Bay, WI $433,864

Baton Rouge, LA $433,636

Charleston, SC $433,545

Nashville, TN $433,408

Jamestown, NY $433,316

Davenport, IA $433,316

Tucson, AZ $433,088

Cheyenne, WY $432,951

Saint Petersburg, FL $432,814

Tampa, FL $432,723

Omaha, NE $432,632

Port Arthur, TX $432,449

Evansville, IN $432,449

Bradenton, FL $432,266

Santa Fe, NM $431,444

Orlando, FL $430,988

Clearwater, FL $430,486

Canton, OH $429,527

La Crosse, WI $429,527

Grand Forks, ND $429,390

Albuquerque, NM $429,253

Tulsa, OK $429,253

Newport News, VA $429,207

High Point, NC $429,070

Ogden, UT $428,888

Corpus Christi, TX $428,523

Laramie, WY $428,249

Norfolk, VA $428,249

Rock Island, IL $427,975

Saginaw, MI $427,883

Jacksonville, FL $427,838

Salisbury, NC $427,746

Memphis, TN $427,655

Moline, IL $427,427

Fort Myers, FL $427,290

Waterloo, IA $426,696

Spartanburg, SC $426,240

Lincoln, NE $426,011

Fort Wayne, IN $425,920

Birmingham, AL $425,418

Cedar Falls, IA $425,327

Provo, UT $425,281

Springfield, OH $425,235

San Antonio, TX $425,144

Greensboro, NC $424,961

South Bend, IN $424,916

Winston Salem, NC $424,870

Boise, ID $424,733

Savannah, GA $424,414

Muskegon, MI $423,592

Lima, OH $423,044

Lake Charles, LA $422,861

Anderson, IN $422,770

Lexington, KY $422,633

Augusta, GA $422,496

Greenville, SC $422,496

Wichita, KS $422,085

Tuscaloosa, AL $422,085

Columbia, SC $421,674

Bloomington, IN $420,533

Roanoke, VA $420,259

Asheville, NC $419,665

Knoxville, TN $418,889

Shreveport, LA $418,844

Wilmington, NC $418,250

Frankfort, KY $417,383

Oklahoma City, OK $417,063

Chillicothe, OH $416,880

Longview, TX $416,835

Topeka, KS $416,698

Mobile, AL $416,013

Terre Haute, IN $415,830

Erie, PA $415,785

Altoona, PA $415,556

Melbourne, FL $415,419

Amarillo, TX $415,237

Killeen, TX $415,100

Fayetteville, AR $414,735

Sioux Falls, SD $414,415

Chattanooga, TN $414,141

Idaho Falls, ID $414,095

Gainesville, FL $413,137

Portsmouth, OH $412,908

Little Rock, AR $412,817

Lynchburg, VA $412,817

Lafayette, LA $412,634

Youngstown, OH $412,634

Temple, TX $412,452

Daytona Beach, FL $412,360

Clarksville, TN $412,315

Pensacola, FL $412,269

Hopkinsville, KY $410,900

Charleston, WV $410,854

Florence, SC $410,626

Sioux City, IA $410,352

Macon, GA $409,028

Tallahassee, FL $408,982

Fayetteville, NC $408,891

Waco, TX $408,799

Wichita Falls, TX $408,799

Pine Bluff, AR $408,617

Vincennes, IN $407,749

Lubbock, TX $407,567

Great Falls, MT $407,293

Alamogordo, NM $407,247

Abilene, TX $406,882

Rapid City, SD $406,288

Monroe, LA $406,288

Albany, GA $406,014

Huntington, WV $405,969

Jackson, MS $405,923

Greenville, MS $405,877

Parkersburg, WV $405,421

Montgomery, AL $405,330

Johnstown, PA $405,238

Springfield, MO $404,873

Biloxi, MS $404,645

Sumter, SC $403,686

Columbus, GA $403,640

Twin Falls, ID $403,366

Pascagoula, MS $402,773

Kingsport, TN $401,586

Gulfport, MS $401,449

Alexandria, LA $399,942

Fort Smith, AR $398,801

El Paso, TX $397,568

Helena, MT $396,975

Las Cruces, NM $395,514

Harlingen, TX $394,235

Pocatello, ID $393,824

Florence, AL $393,687

Brownsville, TX $393,596

Dothan, AL $392,866

Mcallen, TX $392,637

Columbus, MS $389,259

Altus, OK $387,159

Lawton, OK $386,291

Pierre, SD $384,648

What Skills Can Increase a CFO assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 5.52% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
General Ledger (Mentioned in 2.51% Job Postings): Creating and keeping track of business transactions and activities to monitor financial operations.
Accounting Software (Mentioned in 1.27% Job Postings): Accounting software makes it easier for business owners to manage financial procedures, performing financial tasks correctly and quickly.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	5.52%
General Ledger	2.51%
Accounting Software	1.27%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a CFO assistant's salary.

Analytical Skills: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.
Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Integrity: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analytical Skills	$529,604	16%
Insight	$520,473	14%
Integrity	$515,907	13%
Communication Skills	$511,342	12%
Treasury	$511,342	12%
Coordination	$511,342	12%

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How Education impacts a CFO assistant's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many CFO assistants enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree 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 Degree is between $401,696 and $465,027).

CFO assistant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for CFO assistant

No Diploma 0.3%

High School 1.7%

Associates 1.6%

Bachelors 44.5%

Masters 50.0%

Doctorate 1.9%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.3%
High School	1.7%
Associates	1.6%
Bachelors	44.5%
Masters	50.0%
Doctorate	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.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$409,831

Average $456,555/year

$513,558

$34,153

Average $38,046/month

$42,797

$7,881

Average $8,780/week

$9,876

$197

Average $219/hour

$247

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$513,558	$42,797	$9,876	$247
Average	$456,555	$38,046	$8,780	$219
25th Percentile	$409,831	$34,153	$7,881	$197

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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, .

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2023

$279,811

2024

$277,702

2025

$272,979

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2024	$277,702
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