Highest-paying Cities for Personal Financial Advisors

The top 100 highest paying cities for personal financial advisors (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of personal financial advisors in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $167,850, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is the highest paying city for personal financial advisors. It is followed by Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire (average annual salary $155,460). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of personal financial advisors in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Personal Financial Advisors

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$167,850	$72,040	29,000
2	Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire	$155,460	$71,560	60
3	Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, New Hampshire	$154,880	$61,510	30
4	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$154,360	$57,910	160
5	Peabody, Massachusetts	$151,570	$51,810	80
6	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$149,660	$55,210	4,510
7	Lewiston-Auburn, Maine	$134,670	$49,520	40
8	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$132,900	$62,940	6,900
9	Battle Creek, Michigan	$130,790	$42,050	50
10	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$130,580	$55,630	1,600
11	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$129,600	$59,740	2,330
12	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$127,000	$46,010	300
13	Reading, Pennsylvania	$126,920	$57,290	180
14	Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$126,780	$80,150	30
15	Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$126,600	$54,640	40
16	Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri	$126,320	$58,280	30
17	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$125,940	$78,280	190
18	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$125,390	$43,020	450
19	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$124,990	$50,080	180
20	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$124,690	$41,940	140
21	Camden, New Jersey	$124,180	$55,170	420
22	Grand Junction, Colorado	$122,380	$56,370	80
23	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$121,760	$62,060	1,880
24	Lebanon, Pennsylvania	$121,450	$51,750	30
25	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$121,390	$55,310	140
26	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$117,800	$58,090	860
27	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$117,210	$50,510	23,360
28	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$117,120	$89,340	130
29	Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin	$117,090	$45,990	100
30	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$115,760	$36,690	70
31	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$115,580	$62,480	2,200
32	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$115,520	$55,620	30
33	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$115,520	$63,120	810
34	Great Falls, Montana	$112,810	$44,430	60
35	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$112,180	$52,140	1,710
36	Bangor, Maine	$111,510	$41,480	50
37	Utica-Rome, New York	$109,340	$57,880	110
38	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$109,070	$55,390	30
39	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$108,960	$58,210	320
40	Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$108,770	$24,980	30
41	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$108,560	$40,530	1,970
42	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$108,110	$56,410	7,370
43	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$107,020	$40,340	3,250
44	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$106,550	$60,220	6,800
45	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$106,350	$49,350	870
46	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$104,780	$52,460	2,770
47	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$104,590	$54,210	4,030
48	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$104,260	$57,600	40
49	Sioux City, South Dakota	$104,020	$46,860	60
50	East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania	$103,990	$58,880	30
51	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$103,740	$42,580	1,440
52	Glens Falls, New York	$103,550	$38,980	50
53	Salisbury, Maryland	$103,460	$40,160	160
54	Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$103,430	$41,410	30
55	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$103,420	$50,660	6,460
56	Muskegon-Norton Shores, Michigan	$103,360	$40,700	50
57	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$103,260	$49,030	2,610
58	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$102,910	$59,720	320
59	Lewiston, Washington	$102,640	$48,350	40
60	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	$102,280	$51,980	40
61	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$102,240	$22,890	50
62	Macon, Georgia	$102,040	$40,860	100
63	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$101,950	$46,490	300
64	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$101,920	$43,450	140
65	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$101,890	$50,240	190
66	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$101,730	$63,150	1,070
67	Napa, California	$101,680	$62,130	100
68	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$101,290	$50,490	1,900
69	Salinas, California	$101,230	$59,080	150
70	Erie, Pennsylvania	$101,220	$51,040	90
71	Madison, Wisconsin	$101,220	$38,010	680
72	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa	$100,990	$39,850	100
73	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$100,950	$46,700	50
74	Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$100,900	$46,100	50
75	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$100,610	$46,420	8,360
76	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$100,590	$45,880	2,830
77	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$100,130	$48,040	1,400
78	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$100,090	$47,020	180
79	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$100,000	$51,610	90
80	Worcester, Massachusetts	$99,780	$48,870	220
81	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$99,670	$47,130	40
82	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$99,600	$52,280	5,050
83	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$99,540	$54,420	90
84	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$99,340	$47,950	2,030
85	Boulder, Colorado	$99,320	$51,960	370
86	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$99,250	$48,130	660
87	Burlington, North Carolina	$99,180	$35,520	70
88	Rochester, New York	$99,000	$50,850	630
89	Greenville, North Carolina	$98,960	$35,460	100
90	Goldsboro, North Carolina	$98,850	$33,250	30
91	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$98,820	$44,990	80
92	Bellingham, Washington	$98,810	$49,710	150
93	Ithaca, New York	$98,650	$54,070	40
94	Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$98,390	$36,080	250
95	Stockton, California	$98,300	$57,150	150
96	Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$98,140	$47,020	110
97	Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$98,130	$41,030	40
98	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$98,040	$61,320	270
99	Rochester, Minnesota	$97,360	$38,220	100
100	Richmond, Virginia	$97,300	$49,400	1,520

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