Finance · 24 Cities Ranked

Highest Paying Cities for Personal Financial Advisor (2024)

The median Personal Financial Advisor salary is $168,350 in New York, NY, the highest-paying city for this role. After adjusting for cost of living, Raleigh, NC offers the best purchasing power at $106,683 adjusted.

$106,753

National Median

$168,350

Highest City

$78,120

Lowest City

Cities Ranked

Ranked by Median Salary

Rank	City	Median	Range (10th–90th)	COL Index	COL-Adjusted	Jobs
1	New York, NY	$168,350	$75,690 – $455,666	187.2	$89,931	28,950
2	San Francisco, CA	$157,510	$76,040 – $301,099	179.6	$87,700	8,830
3	San Diego, CA	$128,400	$65,400 – $259,914	160.2	$80,150	2,810
4	San Jose, CA	$126,480	$74,620 – $311,630	195.8	$64,597	1,940
5	Los Angeles, CA	$121,940	$63,530 – $232,018	166	$73,458	12,240
6	Seattle, WA	$112,020	$63,340 – $245,098	149.4	$74,980	4,860
7	Washington, DC	$109,520	$63,500 – $266,150	152.8	$71,675	4,320
8	Philadelphia, PA	$109,390	$53,370 – $334,928	118.4	$92,390	7,370
9	Chicago, IL	$108,640	$59,640 – $232,035	107.3	$101,249	8,170
10	Miami, FL	$108,310	$45,620 – $353,927	123.1	$87,985	7,180
11	Raleigh, NC	$106,470	$49,270 – $364,300	99.8	$106,683	1,910
12	Boston, MA	$101,320	$64,810 – $217,148	152.1	$66,614	6,440
13	Portland, OR	$100,990	$51,960 – $227,789	130.1	$77,625	1,710
14	Atlanta, GA	$100,470	$45,960 – $332,103	99.2	$101,280	5,200
15	Detroit, MI	$99,600	$45,100 – $282,611	95.1	$104,732	3,180
16	Minneapolis, MN	$99,070	$44,670 – $244,683	106.2	$93,286	4,860
17	Austin, TX	$95,800	$50,000 – $164,225	103	$93,010	1,680
18	Dallas, TX	$94,660	$54,940 – $218,670	104.1	$90,932	6,300
19	Denver, CO	$94,630	$64,180 – $176,590	112.8	$83,892	4,370
20	Phoenix, AZ	$91,490	$46,700 – $167,130	100.7	$90,854	5,480
21	Nashville, TN	$88,300	$41,460 – $255,602	100.3	$88,036	1,650
22	Houston, TX	$81,280	$47,370 – $242,096	96.5	$84,228	4,470
23	Tampa, FL	$79,320	$49,470 – $305,134	99.6	$79,639	4,490
24	Salt Lake City, UT	$78,120	$52,570 – $191,970	101.4	$77,041	1,850

Ranked by Purchasing Power (COL-Adjusted)

Cost-of-living adjusted salaries show where your Personal Financial Advisor paycheck goes furthest. A lower COL index means your dollars stretch further.

Rank	City	COL-Adjusted	Raw Median	COL Index
1	Raleigh, NC	$106,683	$106,470	99.8
2	Detroit, MI	$104,732	$99,600	95.1
3	Atlanta, GA	$101,280	$100,470	99.2
4	Chicago, IL	$101,249	$108,640	107.3
5	Minneapolis, MN	$93,286	$99,070	106.2
6	Austin, TX	$93,010	$95,800	103
7	Philadelphia, PA	$92,390	$109,390	118.4
8	Dallas, TX	$90,932	$94,660	104.1
9	Phoenix, AZ	$90,854	$91,490	100.7
10	New York, NY	$89,931	$168,350	187.2
11	Nashville, TN	$88,036	$88,300	100.3
12	Miami, FL	$87,985	$108,310	123.1
13	San Francisco, CA	$87,700	$157,510	179.6
14	Houston, TX	$84,228	$81,280	96.5
15	Denver, CO	$83,892	$94,630	112.8
16	San Diego, CA	$80,150	$128,400	160.2
17	Tampa, FL	$79,639	$79,320	99.6
18	Portland, OR	$77,625	$100,990	130.1
19	Salt Lake City, UT	$77,041	$78,120	101.4
20	Seattle, WA	$74,980	$112,020	149.4
21	Los Angeles, CA	$73,458	$121,940	166
22	Washington, DC	$71,675	$109,520	152.8
23	Boston, MA	$66,614	$101,320	152.1
24	San Jose, CA	$64,597	$126,480	195.8

Frequently Asked Questions

New York, NY pays the highest median Personal Financial Advisor salary at $168,350. However, after cost-of-living adjustment, Raleigh, NC offers the most purchasing power at $106,683 adjusted.

The national median Personal Financial Advisor salary is $106,753 based on BLS data. Salaries range from $78,120 to $168,350 depending on city.

Not necessarily. A city with higher nominal pay may have a higher cost of living that offsets the salary difference. Compare the "COL-Adjusted" column in both tables above — cities with lower costs of living often offer better real purchasing power.