What is the average salary that a finance major can expect? At first glance, it doesn’t appear that a degree in finance is the ticket to a career with stellar pay. The average recipient of a bachelor’s degree in finance takes in $63,844 a year, according to the website Payscale. When you consider all bachelor degree recipients, the median (half earn less, half earn more) is just slightly lower: $61,900.
Dig a little deeper, however, and it becomes apparent just how many finance-related careers pay well above average. Here’s a look at how you can expect to fare in some of the field’s more common occupations.
