Investment Fund Managers Career, Salary and Skills
Investment Fund Managers have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $166,570 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 841,710. Wage data is published for 444 locations.
Occupation description
Plan, direct, or coordinate investment strategy or operations for a large pool of liquid assets supplied by institutional investors or individual investors.
O*NET code
11-3031.03
Job zone
5
Typical education
Master's Degree
Experience
Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$166,570
Hourly median
$80.08
Employment
841,710
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Active Listening | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.88 | 4.25 |
| Speaking | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Active Learning | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Writing | 3.62 | 3.88 |
| Monitoring | 3.50 | 4.00 |
| Mathematics | 3.38 | 3.62 |
Typical tasks
- Select specific investments or investment mixes for purchase by an investment fund.
- Monitor financial or operational performance of individual investments to ensure portfolios meet risk goals.
- Select or direct the execution of trades.
- Develop or implement fund investment policies or strategies.
- Perform or evaluate research, such as detailed company or industry analyses, to inform financial forecasting, decision making, or valuation.
- Present investment information, such as product risks, fees, or fund performance statistics.
- Develop, implement, or monitor security valuation policies.
- Manage investment funds to maximize return on client investments.
Technology
- Autodesk AutoCAD Blue Sky
- Financial accounting software
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft MapPoint
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Power BI
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Visio
- Microsoft Word
- Oracle Hyperion
- Oracle Hyperion Planning
Investment Fund Managers salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Investment Fund Managers Salary in CAMedian $180,770 · Employment 93,310
- Investment Fund Managers Salary in New York, NYMedian $221,010 · Employment 89,960
- Investment Fund Managers Salary in NYMedian $219,880 · Employment 80,810
- Investment Fund Managers Salary in TXMedian $164,860 · Employment 71,870
- Investment Fund Managers Salary in ILMedian $165,880 · Employment 52,720
- Investment Fund Managers Salary in FLMedian $153,280 · Employment 48,910
- Investment Fund Managers Salary in Chicago, ILMedian $168,810 · Employment 41,590
- Investment Fund Managers Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $175,310 · Employment 34,480
- Investment Fund Managers Salary in NJMedian $199,110 · Employment 32,510
- Investment Fund Managers Salary in PAMedian $145,610 · Employment 32,180
- Investment Fund Managers Salary in OHMedian $140,870 · Employment 27,360
- Investment Fund Managers Salary in Dallas, TXMedian $169,200 · Employment 26,600
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.