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Personal Financial Advisor Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of personal financial advisors in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of personal financial advisors in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Personal Financial Advisors in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$55,210
25th Percentile Wage
$81,050
50th Percentile Wage
$149,660
75th Percentile Wage
$181,240
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal financial advisors in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $181,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $149,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,210.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of personal financial advisors from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$149,660
11.45% 39.84%
2016
$132,530
8.15% -
2015
$121,730
18.30% -
2014
$99,450
8.92% -
2013
$90,580
0.60% -
2012
$90,040
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Table 2. Compare Personal Financial Advisor Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $149,660, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is the highest paying city for personal financial advisors in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $132,900). In comparison, the median annual salary of personal financial advisors in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 11.2 percent (11.2%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$149,660
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$132,900
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$130,580
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$121,760
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$108,960
Napa
$101,680
Salinas
$101,230
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$99,540
Stockton
$98,300
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$97,020
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$96,070
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$96,040
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$95,480
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$95,110
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$88,380
Fresno
$87,640
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$87,620
Modesto
$87,220
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$86,190
Vallejo-Fairfield
$84,370
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$83,790
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$83,400
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$81,790
Yuba City
$78,190
Visalia-Porterville
$76,900
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$76,840
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$76,090
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$74,870
Bakersfield-Delano
$74,130
Redding
$73,880
Chico
$72,920