The median annual wage of financial managers was $103,910 in 2010. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $56,120, and the top 10 percent earned more than $166,400.
Financial managers work in many places, including banks and insurance companies. Most financial managers work full time, and many work long hours.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2012-13 Edition