Personal Financial Advisors Salary in the US
A personal financial advisors earns a national median of $105,070 a year (mean $156,670) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #111 of 825.
How much does a personal financial advisors earn in the US?
A personal financial advisors in the United States earns a median of $105,070 a year (mean $156,670), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 106% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 266,800 people work in this occupation (SOC 13-2052), ranked #111 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$105,070
per year
Mean
$156,670
per year
Employment
266,800
US workers
National rank
#111
of 825 by median
What a personal financial advisors earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a personal financial advisors (SOC 13-2052) earns a median annual wage of $105,070 and a mean (average) of $156,670. The median is the midpoint — half of personal financial advisors earn more and half earn less — and is 106% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a personal financial advisors in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for personal financial advisors is $105,070, and the mean (average) is $156,670. The median is the midpoint — half of personal financial advisors earn more and half earn less.
- How does personal financial advisors pay compare to the US average?
- At $105,070, a personal financial advisors earns 106% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many personal financial advisors are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 266,800 personal financial advisors employed nationally (SOC 13-2052), across all industries.
- Where does this personal financial advisors salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 13-2052. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 13-2052 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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