The annual salary statistics of personal financial advisors in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of personal financial advisors in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $42,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $146,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $206,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal financial advisors in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $206,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of personal financial advisors from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $71,230 | -10.30% | -3.85% |
| 2016 | $78,570 | -12.63% | - |
| 2015 | $88,490 | -6.26% | - |
| 2014 | $94,030 | 2.38% | - |
| 2013 | $91,790 | 19.41% | - |
| 2012 | $73,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,230 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for personal financial advisors in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of personal financial advisors in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 32.0 percent (32.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 31.9 percent (31.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Walla Walla.