Hiring a financial examiner in Irving, TX

Do Irving residents in business and financial operations work earn more than employers in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area pay?

Irving residents working in business and financial operations occupations earn a median of $71,449 (Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011), against $79,700 as the median of the 28 wages BLS publishes for that same occupation group in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area (BLS OEWS, May 2025), a difference of 10%, with the employers figure the higher of the two.

Both sides of that figure describe the whole business and financial operations group, not this one role. In the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area the group covers 28 occupations BLS publishes a wage for, from tax preparers at $47,020 to financial risk specialists at $103,760 (BLS OEWS, May 2025), with financial examiners at $79,980 inside it.

That comparison is between two different measures, not a pay gap. The two weight the same occupation group differently: the Census figure is the midpoint across the people who actually hold those jobs, so a group carrying a few very well paid occupations is pulled toward them, while the BLS figure is the midpoint across the 28 published occupation wages, which counts each of those occupations once whatever its headcount. Census also counts where people live and BLS counts where the jobs are, and the two cover different populations, Census the civilian employed population 16 and over, BLS wage-and-salary jobs only. Read the number against other cities, where the same definitional difference applies on both sides, rather than as a shortfall.

Published wages across this group in the metro run above what Irving residents in it earn, which usually means employers here draw this talent from beyond the city line rather than from inside it.

Is the talent actually in Irving?

This is a job zone four: considerable preparation needed occupation. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. O*NET OnLine, SOC 13-2061.

That matters here, because 41.6% of Irving adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That is a workable pool, but the search will reach beyond the city line. Census ACS 5-year 2023, table S1501, residents of Irving aged 25 and over.

The average Irving commute runs 24.1 minutes, which is roughly how far your catchment reaches before candidates start saying no. 17.3% of Irving workers already work from home, so a fully onsite requirement here is competing against that. Census ACS 5-year 2023, place-level commuting characteristics for Irving.

How often do these jobs turn over?

In Dallas County, accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services employs 27,397 and turns over 9.4% a quarter, with 4,714 hires against 3,860 separations. Average earnings in that industry run $9,974 a month. Census LEHD Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 2024 Q1, NAICS 5412.

That figure covers every occupation in the industry, not this role alone, so read it as the local churn rate rather than as a number about financial examiners. It still tells you what you are hiring into: a normal churn rate, where a well-run search closes on schedule.

What does the search cost?

The fee is set by the seniority of the role, never by salary and never by location. Across all six tiers it runs $6,240 to $54,340 per search. A contingency firm hiring at this role's $79,980 median in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area (BLS OEWS, May 2025) would bill roughly $15,996 to $23,994 on the first year salary alone.

One owner runs the search from market map to signed offer. Searches typically fill in 23 to 35 days, which is a typical window rather than a promise, and the replacement guarantee runs 45 days at 50% off.

Questions employers ask about hiring a financial examiner in Irving

What does it cost to hire a financial examiner in Irving?

Tier I to Tier VI, $6,240 to $54,340 per search, set by the seniority of the role and never by salary or location. A contingency firm billing 20 to 30% of this role's $79,980 median wage in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area (BLS OEWS, May 2025) would charge roughly $15,996 to $23,994 on the first year salary alone.

What should an offer for a financial examiner in Irving look like?

Employers in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area pay financial examiners a median of $79,980, with the middle half of the market between $63,480 and $102,800 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). A band set below $63,480 competes for the bottom quarter of that market.

Do Irving residents in business and financial operations work earn more than employers in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area pay?

Irving residents working in business and financial operations occupations earn a median of $71,449 (Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011), against $79,700 as the median of the 28 wages BLS publishes for that same occupation group in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area (BLS OEWS, May 2025), a difference of 10%. Both figures cover the whole occupation group rather than this one role, and one counts where people live while the other counts where the jobs are, so the percentage is not a pay gap.

Is the talent for this role already in Irving?

This is a job zone 4 occupation, which usually calls for a bachelor's degree, and 41.6% of Irving adults hold one or higher (Census ACS 5-year 2023, table S1501). That is a workable pool, though the search will reach beyond the city line.

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Irving is the 12th largest of 17 Texas cities in this dataset.