The annual salary statistics of personal financial advisors in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of personal financial advisors in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna 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 | $32,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $124,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $164,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal financial advisors in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $164,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,460.
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 | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $48,270 | -29.17% | -51.75% |
| 2021 | $62,350 | 20.74% | - |
| 2020 | $49,420 | 6.70% | - |
| 2019 | $46,110 | -17.59% | - |
| 2018 | $54,220 | -8.21% | - |
| 2017 | $58,670 | -24.85% | - |
| 2013 | $73,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,270 in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is in the middle of salary range for personal financial advisors in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of personal financial advisors in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is 49.8 percent (49.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 16.1 percent (16.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Wheeling | |
| Cumberland | |
| Beckley | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Winchester | |
| Morgantown | |
| Charleston | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area |