The annual salary statistics of personal financial advisors in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of personal financial advisors in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $56,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $161,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $178,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal financial advisors in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $178,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of personal financial advisors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $96,070 | -7.91% | 31.24% |
| 2021 | $103,670 | -27.80% | - |
| 2020 | $132,490 | 12.66% | - |
| 2019 | $115,720 | -18.66% | - |
| 2018 | $137,310 | 20.41% | - |
| 2017 | $109,290 | 5.17% | - |
| 2016 | $103,640 | -14.71% | - |
| 2015 | $118,890 | 25.11% | - |
| 2014 | $89,040 | 7.41% | - |
| 2013 | $82,440 | 19.87% | - |
| 2012 | $66,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $96,070 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for personal financial advisors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of personal financial advisors in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 35.8 percent (35.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 24.1 percent (24.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.