Financial Services · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Dallas-Fort Worth has 3,210 credit analysts, almost twice the national share, yet pays them below the U.S. median, so experienced analysts move between banks for modest raises. Careerscape's finance recruiters are national and remote, organized by industry, and cover the whole DFW metro.
BLS May 2025
Eight of the eleven finance occupations BLS tracks have a location quotient above 1 in DFW. Pay is close to the U.S. median for most of them, with one clear premium: securities and financial services sales agents earn a median of $86,740, against $78,660 nationally. Claims adjusters also earn more here, at $82,890 versus $78,000.
| Occupation | Jobs in metro | Median pay · vs. U.S. | Concentration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Investment Analysts | 11,530 | $100,350−2% | 1.22 |
| Accountants and Auditors | 37,450 | $82,620−1% | 0.99 |
| Financial Managers | 26,600 | $169,200+2% | 1.21 |
| Loan Officers | 8,370 | $73,930−4% | 1.17 |
| Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | 15,370 | $86,740+10% | 1.21 |
| Credit Analysts | 3,210 | $80,530−4% | 1.92 |
| Insurance Underwriters | 4,140 | $79,590−2% | 1.51 |
| Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | 8,630 | $82,890+6% | 1.02 |
| Personal Financial Advisors | 6,230 | Not published | 0.90 |
| Compliance Officers | 12,530 | $77,760−4% | 1.15 |
| Actuaries | 510 | $127,690−2% | 0.73 |
Depth does not mean easy. Credit analysts are plentiful but paid a median of $80,530, below the U.S. median of $83,510, so a small raise moves people between banks. Actuaries are the thin spot (510 jobs, LQ 0.73). BLS did not publish a DFW median for personal financial advisors. Figures are cross-industry metro estimates. Jobs and median annual pay for the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, all employers, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey (May 2025). “Vs. U.S.” compares with the national median. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: above 1.0 means the job makes up a bigger share of local employment than it does nationally.
2026 changes
None of these adds jobs overnight, but each changes where experienced bankers, analysts and operations staff sit. Status as of October 2026.
Fifth Third completed its merger with Dallas-based Comerica in early February 2026, creating the ninth-largest U.S. bank. It is making Dallas its Texas regional headquarters, with a Preston Center office due in late 2028, and plans 150 new branches in Texas. Integrations tend to free up some bankers and create demand for branch, credit and conversion staff.
TXSE began trading in July 2026. Dallas-based Texas Capital moved its primary listing there in October, and Westlake-based Charles Schwab added a secondary listing.
Wells Fargo opened an 850,000-square-foot campus in Irving's Las Colinas in October 2025 for 4,500 DFW employees.
Goldman's 800,000-square-foot Dallas campus is planned to open in 2028 with room for more than 5,000 workers. Dallas is already its second-largest U.S. office.
Where it sits
DFW finance is spread across the metro rather than concentrated downtown, so commute and hybrid policy decide many offers.
TXSE leased space in the Bank of America Tower in Uptown, and Goldman's campus is going up near the American Airlines Center.
Fifth Third's planned Texas regional headquarters at 8300 Douglas, with a North Park branch serving as its temporary base.
Wells Fargo's campus, between DFW Airport and downtown Dallas.
Charles Schwab's headquarters, in the northwest suburbs toward Fort Worth.
The Legacy business park, where AT&T is building its new headquarters. Finance hiring here is mostly controllers, FP&A and treasury for corporate employers rather than banks.
Hiring advice
Practical points for Dallas-Fort Worth hiring managers, based on the BLS data above and how finance searches usually run.
With credit analysts paid below the U.S. median, a competing offer is often a few thousand dollars away. Check our credit analyst and loan officer pay pages before you set a range.
Bankers at merging institutions want to know their seat is safe. Candidates from a bank in the middle of a system conversion often wait for retention dates, so time your outreach.
A Westlake or Las Colinas role draws from a different pool than an Uptown one. Say on-site days in the first call.
Brokerage and advisory roles need FINRA registrations, and mortgage roles need an NMLS license. Ask which ones a candidate holds now and whether your firm will sponsor.
System conversions and audit seasons are good fits for contract staffing, so permanent headcount stays for the long-term team.
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FAQ
BLS estimated 3,210 credit analysts in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro in May 2025, with a location quotient of 1.92, nearly twice the U.S. share. The median annual wage was $80,530, below the national median of $83,510. The deep pool helps employers, but the modest pay makes analysts easy to recruit away.
Financial managers in the DFW metro earned a median of $169,200 in May 2025, slightly above the U.S. median of $166,570, per BLS. The metro had 26,600 of them, a location quotient of 1.21. A quarter earned $218,170 or more. See our controller salary guide for national ranges.
Fifth Third completed its merger with Dallas-based Comerica in February 2026. Fifth Third is making Dallas its Texas regional headquarters, with a permanent office at Preston Center slated for late 2028, and plans 150 new branches in Texas. At closing, Fifth Third said Comerica locations would keep the Comerica brand until full system and brand conversion, which it expected in the third quarter of 2026.
Not on net. BLS counted 391,200 financial activities jobs in the DFW metro in September 2026 (preliminary), 0.3% fewer than a year earlier. New campuses from Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs and the Texas Stock Exchange are real, but most hiring now replaces departures or moves people between firms.
Yes. Our finance recruiters work remotely and cover the whole Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro, including Fort Worth, Westlake, Irving and Plano. Careerscape has no DFW office. See our financial and banking recruiting services, or compare markets on the financial services overview.
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