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Personal Financial Advisors salary

The BLS estimates 266,800 Personal Financial Advisors jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $105,070 (May 2025, SOC 13-2052). Across 124 metros with published figures, medians range from $49,450 in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR to $170,050 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.

PERSONAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$50,190P25$72,440MEDIAN$105,070P75$176,790P90$357,020
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$170,050 · 23,980 jobs
  2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$160,610 · 7,130 jobs
  3. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$136,820 · 1,530 jobs
  4. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$135,770 · 2,500 jobs
  5. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$130,330 · 3,010 jobs
  6. Burlington-South Burlington, VT$129,940 · 280 jobs
  7. Trenton-Princeton, NJ$129,130 · 1,070 jobs
  8. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$127,950 · 1,260 jobs
  9. Springfield, MA$127,870 · 200 jobs
  10. Charlottesville, VA$126,940 · 200 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$170,050 · 23,980 jobs
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$124,490 · 13,980 jobs
  3. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$125,670 · 8,390 jobs
  4. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$113,210 · 8,370 jobs
  5. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$116,560 · 7,390 jobs
  6. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$160,610 · 7,130 jobs
  7. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$103,680 · 5,000 jobs
  8. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$99,440 · 4,850 jobs
  9. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$98,740 · 4,700 jobs
  10. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$103,990 · 4,690 jobs

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ALL METROS (A–Z)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Birmingham, AL · Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Cleveland, OH · Columbus, OH · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN · Jacksonville, FL · Kansas City, MO-KS · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Omaha, NE-IA · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Pittsburgh, PA · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · Raleigh-Cary, NC · Richmond, VA · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · St. Louis, MO-IL · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · Trenton-Princeton, NJ · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Questions

What is the median Personal Financial Advisors salary in the U.S.?

$105,070 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $72,440–$176,790.

Where do Personal Financial Advisors earn the most?

Highest metro medians: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ($170,050), San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($160,610), San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($136,820). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.