Principal Financial Planning & Analysis Partner
Company websitearcher.com (Archer, opens in new tab)
Base salary $204,400 to $255,500
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in San Jose, CA
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- LocationSan Jose, CA
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (1 h ago) · observed since
How this pay compares
Base floor $204,400, above 81% of the 865 Finance & Accounting roles in California on this site. The employer's range is $51,100 wide, 25% of the floor. Observed open for 10 days so far (since Oct 29, 2026).
Pay in context
Among 865 Finance & Accounting roles in California listed on this site, the median base floor is $150,000 and the middle half runs from $121,600 to $185,000. This role's floor ($204,400) is above 81% of them.
Base floors of 865 Finance & Accounting roles in California
Table
| Floor band | Share | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| $100K to $125K | 26.2% | 227 |
| $125K to $150K | 22.1% | 191 |
| $150K to $175K | 17.8% | 154 |
| $175K to $200K | 12.9% | 112 |
| $200K to $225K | 7.7% | 67 |
| $225K to $250K | 6.7% | 58 |
| $250K to $275K | 2.9% | 25 |
| $275K and up | 3.6% | 31 |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Base floor distribution of the cohort
- Formula
- count of cohort postings in each $25K band of published base floor / postings in the cohort
- Denominator
- 865 open postings with this job family in California
- Sample size
- 865
- Hidden when
- needs at least 30 postings in the cohort
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- 2026-11-08
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.
State against nationwide
Median base floor in California vs nationwide
Table
| Value | postings | |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Accounting, California | $150K | 865 |
| Finance & Accounting, all states | $138K | 3,389 |
| This job's base floor (marked) | $204,400 |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Median floor, state vs nationwide
- Formula
- median published base floor of each cohort
- Denominator
- open postings of this job family
- Sample size
- 865 in California; 3389 nationwide
- Hidden when
- needs at least 30 postings in both cohorts
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- 2026-11-08
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
How Archer pays
10 of Archer's 61 live roles on this site list a higher base floor and 49 list a lower one. Across them the median floor is $152,800; the middle half runs from $140,000 to $190,000.
Base floors of Archer's 61 live roles
Table
| Floor band | Share | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| $100K to $125K | 9.8% | 6 |
| $125K to $150K | 31.1% | 19 |
| $150K to $175K | 29.5% | 18 |
| $175K to $200K | 8.2% | 5 |
| $200K to $225K | 13.1% | 8 |
| $225K to $250K | 4.9% | 3 |
| $250K to $275K | 1.6% | 1 |
| $275K and up | 1.6% | 1 |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Employer base floor distribution
- Formula
- count of the employer's open roles in each $25K band of published base floor / its open roles
- Denominator
- 61 open public roles at this employer
- Sample size
- 61
- Hidden when
- needs at least 5 roles
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- current
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
Similar pay elsewhere
Other employers' Finance & Accounting roles in California with the nearest published base floor to $204,400, one per employer.
- Project Manager, Design and Construction - R&D/Lab Buildouts OpenAI · base floor $205,000
- Investment Professional - CRE Equity Acquisitions PIMCO · base floor $205,000
- Senior Manager, Master Data Management & Data Governance Pure Storage · base floor $205,000
- Product Finance, Training & New Products Baseten · base floor $205,000
- Senior Business Systems Analyst, Finance Systems Anthropic · base floor $205,000
About this job
Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, Archer is a leader in the next-gen aerospace sector building an end-to-end advanced air mobility platform that delivers air taxis, unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”), aviation-related physical artificial intelligence (“AI”) solutions, and other technologies to customers worldwide across the commercial aerospace and defense sectors.
Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter, drives better insights, and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead planning and budgeting for a critical program in the Engineering organization by collaborating with senior management and business groups to design, track and measure annual operating and financial plan
- Refine data systems and tools to track performance, provide reporting solutions and enhance operational insights
- Collaborate with the business stakeholders to provide analytical rigor and evaluate strategic initiatives
- Create and monitor KPIs to measure performance against key financial objectives
- Create internal & external executive reporting documents including board, financial close and other management presentations
- Partner with other cross functional teams to implement process improvements to enhance accuracy and efficiency of financial data analytics
- Deploy data visualization dashboards via BI tools such as Sigma and Claude
- Strong knowledge of financial planning and ERP systems such as Adaptive Planning, SAP etc.
What You Need:
- 10+ years of experience in Finance or related field
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance or accounting; MBA strongly preferred
- Experience supporting R&D, Engineering, or Product Development teams in a manufacturing environment
- Strong knowledge of Finance and accounting processes, data structures and systems in a public company environment
- Experience with FP&A software tools (Adaptive) and ERP systems (SAP)
- Exceptional collaboration and interpersonal skills
- Strong excel modeling analytical skills to influence data based decisions
- Highly organized with an strong attention to detail
- Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment
Please note that this job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position and does not include an exhaustive list of responsibilities and qualifications.
At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company’s business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $204,400 - $255,500. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archer’s People Team at [email protected]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Information collected and processed as part of any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Archer's Candidate Privacy Policy.
Certain positions may be eligible for visa sponsorship.
Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Archer Aviation does not engage with external recruiting agencies/individual recruiters with whom it does not have a prior written agreement. Archer reserves the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes that it receives and bears no responsibility for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes. If you are a recruiting agency or individual recruiter wishing to do business with Archer, please reach out to [email protected]. All employment processes are managed by the Archer People Team.
Source: Archer on Greenhouse · View original posting (opens in new tab)
This listingPrincipal Financial Planning & Analysis Partner$204,400 to $255,500
Employee Relations Director$204,400 to $255,500
Technical Lead, Turbogenerator$207K to $259K
Senior Manager, Loads & Dynamics$207K to $259K
Sr Staff Site Reliability Engineer$207,400 to $259,200
Staff DevOps Engineer$200K to $250K
Senior Staff Applications Engineer$210K to $255K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Principal Financial Planning & Analysis Partner (this listing) | $204,400 - $255,500 |
| Employee Relations Director | $204,400 - $255,500 |
| Technical Lead, Turbogenerator | $207K - $259K |
| Senior Manager, Loads & Dynamics | $207K - $259K |
| Sr Staff Site Reliability Engineer | $207,400 - $259,200 |
| Staff DevOps Engineer | $200K - $250K |
| Senior Staff Applications Engineer | $210K - $255K |
Observed changes
No changes to the pay or listing since we first observed this role on Oct 29, 2026 (10 days ago).
- First observed on the employer's board, already publishing a qualifying base salary
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2025-12-17
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: San Jose, California, United States
drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company’s business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $204,400 - $255,500. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors
- Method
- Employer text, read with fixed rules and re-verified
- Checked
- Rule set
- us-base-v2
The pay passage appears in the employer's own job text. Fixed, deterministic rules located it, and the passage below was checked against the stored copy of the posting.
What we verified
- The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.
