USA Risk Management Compensation Guide 2026

Explore salary benchmarks and bonus structures for risk management roles across key verticals in the USA.

Salary and bonus benchmarks by city – understand how compensation varies across the USA’s major financial hubs, including New York City, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Charlotte, San Francisco, Wilmington, and Tampa
Vertical-specific compensation data – compare base salaries and bonuses between key risk verticals including model risk, market risk, credit risk, operational risk, liquidity / treasury risk, technology risk, and across the buy side
Explore risk progression opportunities – Visualize how risk management salaries grow with experience

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