Personal Financial Advisors salary
The median pay for personal financial advisors in the United States is $105,070 a year. About 266,800 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $50,190
- 25th percentile
- $72,440
- Median percentile
- $105,070
- 75th percentile
- $176,790
- 90th percentile
- $357,020
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- New York $166,400
- New Jersey $158,570
- California $130,330
- South Dakota $128,720
- Oregon $122,830
- Illinois $120,130
- Wisconsin $119,430
- Washington $114,050
- Vermont $110,020
- Pennsylvania $105,200
- District of Columbia $104,990
- Minnesota $102,660
- Virginia $102,640
- Kansas $102,530
- Georgia $101,450
- Florida $100,970
- Missouri $99,930
- Maryland $99,880
- Texas $99,160
- Arizona $96,950
- North Carolina $96,880
- New Hampshire $96,780
- South Carolina $96,330
- Idaho $94,370
- New Mexico $94,270
- Nebraska $93,280
- Nevada $92,720
- Iowa $92,310
- Ohio $90,990
- Colorado $89,280
- Indiana $87,710
- Tennessee $84,160
- Rhode Island $80,200
- West Virginia $80,010
- Arkansas $79,420
- Alabama $77,990
- Michigan $77,930
- Wyoming $77,490
- Utah $77,390
- North Dakota $76,870
- Hawaii $76,070
- Oklahoma $68,670
- Kentucky $67,150
- Mississippi $63,300
By metro area
- New York, NY $170,050
- San Francisco, CA $160,610
- Muskegon, MI $159,990
- Springfield, IL $154,370
- Amherst Town, MA $145,190
- Bloomington, IL $141,070
- Santa Fe, NM $138,790
- San Jose, CA $136,820
- Bridgeport, CT $135,770
- Staunton, VA $133,900
- Sheboygan, WI $133,200
- Bend, OR $133,080
- Great Falls, MT $131,270
- Ithaca, NY $130,940
- San Diego, CA $130,330
- Burlington, VT $129,940
- Atlantic City, NJ $129,560
- Trenton, NJ $129,130
- Sacramento, CA $127,950
- Springfield, MA $127,870
- Fond du Lac, WI $127,360
- Napa, CA $127,240
- Charlottesville, VA $126,940
- Syracuse, NY $126,430
- Macon, GA $126,390
- Greensboro, NC $126,310
- Savannah, GA $126,200
- Madison, WI $126,000
- Pittsfield, MA $125,900
- Altoona, PA $125,820
- Milwaukee, WI $125,810
- Miami, FL $125,670
- Albany, NY $124,610
- Davenport, IA $124,540
- Los Angeles, CA $124,490
- Norwich, CT $124,490
- Santa Maria, CA $124,380
- Visalia, CA $123,920
- Waterbury, CT $123,570
- Utica, NY $123,280
- Kansas City, MO $123,140
- Allentown, PA $122,420
- Santa Cruz, CA $122,170
- Racine, WI $121,840
- Sioux Falls, SD $121,350
- Naples, FL $121,000
- Vallejo, CA $120,470
- Dothan, AL $120,430
- Texarkana, TX $120,420
- Green Bay, WI $120,200
- New Haven, CT $120,110
- Pocatello, ID $119,840
- Boise City, ID $117,460
- Philadelphia, PA $116,560
- Gainesville, FL $116,470
- Pittsburgh, PA $115,600
- York, PA $115,540
- Seattle, WA $114,540
- Kiryas Joel, NY $114,110
- Eau Claire, WI $113,930
- Janesville, WI $113,480
- Chicago, IL $113,210
- Harrisburg, PA $112,430
- Jackson, MI $111,990
- Bakersfield, CA $111,580
- Champaign, IL $111,540
- Gainesville, GA $111,430
- Richmond, VA $110,910
- Rockford, IL $110,850
- Peoria, IL $108,930
- Washington, DC $106,230
- Sebastian, FL $105,900
- Modesto, CA $105,080
- Raleigh, NC $104,780
- Salinas, CA $104,430
- Oshkosh, WI $104,160
- Salem, OR $104,040
- Atlanta, GA $103,990
- Rapid City, SD $103,760
- St. Louis, MO $103,690
- Phoenix, AZ $103,680
- Santa Rosa, CA $103,680
- La Crosse, WI $103,670
- Buffalo, NY $103,650
- Binghamton, NY $103,590
- Bremerton, WA $103,550
- Port St. Lucie, FL $103,430
- Bellingham, WA $103,410
- Minneapolis, MN $103,410
- Scranton, PA $103,200
- Fayetteville, NC $103,110
- Columbus, GA $102,820
- Dover, DE $102,670
- Greeley, CO $102,640
- Indianapolis, IN $102,640
- Wilmington, NC $102,590
- Kenosha, WI $102,320
- Asheville, NC $102,150
- Kennewick, WA $101,920
- Jacksonville, FL $101,480
- San Antonio, TX $101,430
- Greenville, NC $101,290
- Rochester, NY $101,150
- Homosassa Springs, FL $101,140
- Pinehurst, NC $101,040
- Winston, NC $100,560
- Hilton Head Island, SC $100,510
- Wausau, WI $100,500
- Fresno, CA $100,240
- Memphis, TN $100,120
- Williamsport, PA $100,120
- Las Vegas, NV $99,950
- Billings, MT $99,890
- Myrtle Beach, SC $99,860
- Lancaster, PA $99,810
- El Paso, TX $99,700
- Charlotte, NC $99,440
- Spokane, WA $99,350
- Spartanburg, SC $99,330
- Reading, PA $99,120