The annual salary statistics of personal financial advisors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of personal financial advisors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $62,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $75,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $121,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $217,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $202,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal financial advisors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $202,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $121,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,060.
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 | $121,760 | 15.97% | 37.29% |
| 2021 | $102,310 | 3.41% | - |
| 2020 | $98,820 | 20.88% | - |
| 2019 | $78,190 | -17.91% | - |
| 2018 | $92,190 | -43.12% | - |
| 2017 | $131,940 | 18.38% | - |
| 2016 | $107,690 | 12.55% | - |
| 2015 | $94,170 | 15.05% | - |
| 2014 | $80,000 | 7.56% | - |
| 2013 | $73,950 | -3.26% | - |
| 2012 | $76,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $121,760 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 18.6 percent (18.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 40.1 percent (40.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.