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Personal Financial Advisors salary in San Jose, CA

The median personal financial advisors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA earns $136,820 a year, 30% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,934 a month.

10th percentile
$69,340
25th percentile
$96,560
Median percentile
$136,820
75th percentile
$216,540
90th percentile
$482,130

Based on 1,530 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$95,205 take-home a year
Gross pay$136,820
Federal income tax−$21,571
Social Security + Medicare−$10,467
California income tax (approx.)−$9,577
Monthly take-home$7,934
Every two weeks$3,662

Does it go far here?

$123,905Median pay in San Jose, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.4 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,840 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Jose, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$351,760
Lawyers$301,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers$291,660
Natural Sciences Managers$263,810
Architectural and Engineering Managers$234,590
Nurse Practitioners$231,560
Marketing Managers$231,370
Training and Development Managers$230,020

All personal financial advisors salaries · Take-home pay in California