Personal Financial Advisors · SOC 13-2052
Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Personal Financial Advisorss
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas
Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for personal financial advisors. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (11 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Top 25 of 320 metro areas
| # | Metro area | Median annual | Employment | Per 1,000 jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $170,050 | 23,980 | 2.5 |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $160,610 | 7,130 | 3.0 |
| 3 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $159,990 | 100 | 1.5 |
| 4 | Springfield, IL | $154,370 | 100 | 1.0 |
| 5 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $145,190 | 40 | 0.7 |
| 6 | Bloomington, IL | $141,070 | 60 | 0.7 |
| 7 | Santa Fe, NM | $138,790 | 110 | 1.8 |
| 8 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $136,820 | 1,530 | 1.3 |
| 9 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $135,770 | 2,500 | 6.2 |
| 10 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $133,900 | 40 | 0.7 |
| 11 | Sheboygan, WI | $133,200 | 50 | 0.8 |
| 12 | Bend, OR | $133,080 | 150 | 1.4 |
| 13 | Great Falls, MT | $131,270 | 60 | 1.6 |
| 14 | Ithaca, NY | $130,940 | 40 | 0.9 |
| 15 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $130,330 | 3,010 | 2.0 |
| 16 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $129,940 | 280 | 2.4 |
| 17 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $129,560 | 140 | 0.8 |
| 18 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $129,130 | 1,070 | 4.4 |
| 19 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $127,950 | 1,260 | 1.2 |
| 20 | Springfield, MA | $127,870 | 200 | 1.0 |
| 21 | Fond du Lac, WI | $127,360 | 50 | 1.2 |
| 22 | Napa, CA | $127,240 | 100 | 1.3 |
| 23 | Charlottesville, VA | $126,940 | 200 | 1.8 |
| 24 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $126,530 | Not published | Not published |
| 25 | Syracuse, NY | $126,430 | 240 | 0.8 |
Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Personal Financial Advisors overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.