The median FinTech Systems Integration Specialist salary in United States is $144K in 2026, with a typical range from $133K to $152K. Pay has moved +7.4% year-on-year. San Francisco Bay Area currently leads city pay at $170K. This is base salary for permanent employees. Contracting instead? See day rates for this role below.
What does A FinTech Systems Integration Specialist do?
A FinTech Systems Integration Specialist is responsible for connecting core banking, payments, and fintech platforms together through APIs and middleware under SAMA's Open Banking framework.
Day-to-day responsibilities
- Building and testing API integrations against core banking systems
- Mapping ISO 20022 and SWIFT message formats
- Coordinating with SAMA-regulated partners
- Troubleshooting production integration incidents
Low demand+20% API integration (ISO 20022, SWIFT)+17% Core banking connectors+16% SAMA Open Banking framework