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Highest Paying Industries for Personal Financial Advisors

The top 59 highest paying industries 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 in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $109,880, securities and commodity exchanges is the highest paying industry for personal financial advisors. It is followed by other financial investment activities industry (average annual salary $91,740). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of personal financial advisors in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 59 Highest Paying Industries for Personal Financial Advisors

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Securities and Commodity Exchanges	$109,880	$53,900	60
2	Other Financial Investment Activities	$91,740	$39,310	71,950
3	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$90,970	$40,330	128,710
4	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$89,880	$41,400	56,700
5	Finance and Insurance	$81,940	$35,850	179,820
6	Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	$81,540	$50,520	110
7	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$80,270	$37,190	6,790
8	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$80,260	$30,150	1,780
9	Office Administrative Services	$80,240	$39,600	250
10	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$79,000	$37,660	3,350
11	Other Investment Pools and Funds	$77,660	$41,620	450
12	Insurance Carriers	$77,030	$44,940	4,040
13	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$75,890	$31,230	6,230
14	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$75,610	$42,970	4,170
15	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$75,600	$39,930	6,050
16	Other Insurance Related Activities	$75,570	$36,530	1,890
17	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$74,830	$49,370	1,210
18	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$72,470	$41,620	240
19	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$71,820	$42,520	180
20	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$70,810	$40,300	270
21	Telephone Call Centers	$67,340	$39,050	60
22	Business Support Services	$67,340	$39,050	60
23	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$66,700	$36,890	100
24	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$66,580	$36,570	190
25	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$65,600	$33,380	730
26	Depository Credit Intermediation	$64,390	$30,680	30,900
27	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$60,710	$29,430	40,450
28	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$59,020	$33,260	2,450
29	Legal Services	$58,640	$40,820	80
30	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$57,460	$30,680	50
31	Offices of Physicians	$56,690	$29,810	50
32	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$56,480	$25,810	410
33	Activities Related to Real Estate	$55,460	$26,000	390
34	Real Estate	$54,910	$25,750	400
35	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$54,720	$34,870	130
36	Temporary Help Services	$54,430	$34,780	n/a
37	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$54,070	$34,860	160
38	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$51,860	$27,350	6,150
39	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$51,410	$32,740	40
40	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$49,400	$34,650	760
41	Federal, State, and Local Government	$49,400	$34,650	760
42	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$49,390	$34,640	880
43	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$49,260	$34,650	630
44	State government, including schools and hospitals	$49,160	$34,640	720
45	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$47,960	$27,190	50
46	Educational Services - State government owned	$46,130	$27,530	60
47	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$45,670	$27,650	3,390
48	Educational Services	$43,910	$26,980	310
49	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$43,810	$29,050	350
50	Hospitals - Privately owned	$43,730	$29,060	350
51	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$43,320	$29,360	390
52	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$43,250	$29,370	390
53	Health Care and Social Assistance	$42,150	$25,610	720
54	Educational Services - Privately owned	$40,230	$26,650	230
55	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$38,490	$26,600	220
56	Social Assistance	$38,370	$22,150	260
57	Individual and Family Services	$37,710	$22,010	250
58	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$36,820	$26,470	170
59	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$28,990	$25,330	n/a