Ranking Highest Paying Finance Careers by Salary (Tier List)

Here is a tier list of the highest paying finance careers in 2024 based on salary!

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[burgiryt]

This channel deserves more visibility. Keep up the great content

[roses.]

I am in wealth management and I absolutely love my role. I've been in the role for 5 years now, and I am earning a nice 120k per year, I work Mon-Fri 9-5, the phone goes on DND at 5pm. The role is very mentally stimulating and I love building plans for clients. I have an affinity to my book and I believe the feeling is mutual for my clients. Overall satisfaction is very high for me. I am in line to adopt a senior planners book in the next 5-10 years, and will be generating around 300k a year from purchasing that book, it will take me into retirement. It's worth the wait.

Side note: I really like my compliance people. I appreciate them a lot, and I am grateful for their guidance when the lines can get blurry.

[johnkredit]

Corporate finance is such a huge bucket. But you're right, the money doesn't really start flowing until you're managing a team at least, and really director level and above. But there's no sales involved, and lots of Excel, so it's perfect for my preferences.

[MinecraftPigSniper]

I work at a pension fund managing pe investment and yea private equity comp is insane, but good luck getting a role and good luck working the role for long enough to get that. Every pe firm is “entrepreneurial” meaning you can essentially be on call 24/7 to deal with random bs regarding an investment, and if one of your investments go bad you’re prob getting canned or a serious pay cut due to carry structure (if you even are eligible).

[gcart]

I'm in Sales in a town of about 75, 000 people and I know several people over 500, 000 in income. Income can be very very high.

[Sean-qrhv]

I highly disagree with HF. Sure comp isn’t comparable to what it was years ago, but if you’re at the right firm you can definitely still earn a behemoth of comp.

[Kingdia]

I don’t know if this would come under finance, but banks pay really well for financial crime prevention/anti money laundering roles. I know someone who makes 140k doing this.

[dapingzheng]

Sales is a wild card that based by personal ability and emotional connections to convert it. I knew people makes millions in life insurance and many people can’t really make more than 60k per year and end it up quitting.

[Yasharghami]

Hi AJ, I joined about 2 years ago and learned a lot. Asked many questions about the exams, and now I am a level 2 candidate, and thinking more seriously about my career. Since wealth management is one of my options, I wanted to know you opinion about the most important characteristics one should have to be successful in this field. Thanks again for all the content!

[jiaxuan]

Rip, I’m bout to start a fixed income role in an asset management firm. They require lots of programmation skills so you might be right about AI replacing us.

[yvkn]

Do you think trading jobs will be replaced by AI/computer in the near future? Specifically at an institutional level and/or for an actively managed investment management firm? Or any of the types of finance jobs you discussed for that matter. BTW, your videos are very insightful. Keep it up!

[dapingzheng]

So Warren Buffett is in B tire list, come on man, we all knew he is a legend!

[Ralph_]

Hey AJ, I’m based in NYC, graduated in December, and I just passed my SIE. I really want a job in Wealth Management. I’ve applied to fidelity, MS, JP Morgan, Merrill, etc. Pretty much any place that offers a development program in client advising roles. I haven’t heard back yet, any advice on how to break in or just any tips in general.

[alexer]

You left out commercial banking and corporate banking

[TheRealMinuteMarket]

what is the best route for a sophomore in college to get into the hedge fund industry?

[matthewhoward]

Anyone have any thoughts on financial analyst roles/pay?

[justsurfingtheinternet]

can you rank the highest paying accounting jobs?

[AB-zvdz]

God the more corporate, stuffier, boring and ultimately useless the job the more this guy loves it

[josephcassano]

Hey I have a question. I want to work in finance, but the finance curriculum in most colleges is pretty useless and not applicable to real life. It doesnt give you any skills for the most part and is just about passing the class, getting the degree, and your own personal skills and knowledge + internships and experience is what actually matters. Obviously this is not a broad view of all curriculums but you get my point I am sure. Do you think it is helpful or counter productive for me to be an Accounting Major instead, with a minor in finance? that way I am really learning the language of business and actually being educated and making the most of my time in school, learning real skills. Does the minor help? Would getting finance internships help? Thank you as always for your information and help on this channel, I just want to make sure i am making the right decision by choosing accounting for reasons stated. I really just want to be as competent as possible and make the most of everything. Am i also correct in that accounting provides a different level of versatility that say finance alone would not? I can still take CFA exams and what not if I choose to after my bachelors.