May 2025 OEWS estimate
Personal Financial Advisor Salary in the United States
The national median annual salary is $105,070. This page compares official BLS estimates across 42 major metro areas with publishable data.
Wage overview
Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.
Median annual salary
$105,070
Mean annual salary
$156,670
Employment estimate
266,800
Annual salary percentiles
BLS wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. Values are annual, the scale starts at $0, and P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $50,190 |
| P25 — lower quartile | $72,440 |
| P50 — median | $105,070 |
| P75 — upper quartile | $176,790 |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $357,020 |
Median hourly wage
$50.51/hr
Mean hourly wage
$75.32/hr
Employment estimate
266,800
Hourly wage percentiles
BLS hourly wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The scale starts at $0; P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Hourly wage |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $24.13/hr |
| P25 — lower quartile | $34.83/hr |
| P50 — median | $50.51/hr |
| P75 — upper quartile | $84.99/hr |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $171.65/hr |
Median salary distribution across covered metros
These values summarize the 42 metros published on this site, not every U.S. metro.
- Lowest covered median
- $67,380
- Middle covered median
- $100,775
- Highest covered median
- $170,050
Highest-paying metros in this dataset
Ranked by annual median salary on a zero-based scale. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.
| Rank | Metro or occupation | Annual median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York, NY | $170,050 |
| #2 | San Francisco, CA | $160,610 |
| #3 | San Jose, CA | $136,820 |
| #4 | Sacramento, CA | $127,950 |
| #5 | Boston, MA | $126,530 |
| #6 | Miami, FL | $125,670 |
| #7 | Los Angeles, CA | $124,490 |
| #8 | Kansas City, MO | $123,140 |
| #9 | Portland, OR | $122,830 |
| #10 | Philadelphia, PA | $116,560 |
Largest employment markets
BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.
| Rank | Employment market | Estimated employment |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York, NY | 23,980 |
| #2 | Los Angeles, CA | 13,980 |
| #3 | Miami, FL | 8,390 |
| #4 | Chicago, IL | 8,370 |
| #5 | Philadelphia, PA | 7,390 |
| #6 | San Francisco, CA | 7,130 |
| #7 | Phoenix, AZ | 5,000 |
| #8 | Charlotte, NC | 4,850 |
| #9 | Denver, CO | 4,700 |
| #10 | Atlanta, GA | 4,690 |