State wages ยท Cost of living
Personal Financial Advisors pay by state
The highest published median is in New York, at $167,970. New York leads after cost of living, at $155,640. South Dakota has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($102,140).
National median
$102,140
Highest state median
$167,970
New York
Best adjusted pay
$155,640
New York
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $67,980Higher: $155,640Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| New York | $167,970 | +64.5% | 107.921 | $155,640 | 1 |
| Idaho | $136,440 | +33.6% | 95.494 | $142,880 | 2 |
| South Dakota | $123,380 | +20.8% | 88.586 | $139,280 | 3 |
| Delaware | $128,170 | +25.5% | 99.808 | $128,420 | 4 |
| Wisconsin | $115,680 | +13.3% | 94.095 | $122,940 | 5 |
| Maryland | $122,510 | +19.9% | 104.959 | $116,720 | 6 |
| California | $128,650 | +26.0% | 110.72 | $116,190 | 7 |
| New Jersey | $123,690 | +21.1% | 108.805 | $113,680 | 8 |
| Kansas | $100,810 | -1.3% | 90.068 | $111,930 | 9 |
| North Dakota | $98,990 | -3.1% | 88.959 | $111,280 | 10 |
| Indiana | $101,670 | -0.5% | 93.329 | $108,940 | 11 |
| Pennsylvania | $103,290 | +1.1% | 97.572 | $105,860 | 12 |
| South Carolina | $98,900 | -3.2% | 93.749 | $105,490 | 13 |
| Washington | $112,020 | +9.7% | 107.013 | $104,680 | 14 |
| Illinois | $104,310 | +2.1% | 99.958 | $104,350 | 15 |
| Connecticut | $107,030 | +4.8% | 103.61 | $103,300 | 16 |
| Michigan | $98,830 | -3.2% | 96.217 | $102,720 | 17 |
| Georgia | $98,490 | -3.6% | 96.293 | $102,280 | 18 |
| Montana | $96,670 | -5.4% | 94.645 | $102,140 | 19 |
| Virginia | $99,990 | -2.1% | 101.104 | $98,900 | 20 |
| Rhode Island | $100,880 | -1.2% | 102.28 | $98,630 | 21 |
| Tennessee | $89,390 | -12.5% | 91.87 | $97,300 | 22 |
| Massachusetts | $101,320 | -0.8% | 105.757 | $95,800 | 23 |
| Minnesota | $94,420 | -7.6% | 98.621 | $95,740 | 24 |
| Iowa | $81,790 | -19.9% | 87.762 | $93,200 | 25 |
| Missouri | $84,040 | -17.7% | 90.817 | $92,540 | 26 |
| District of Columbia | $100,840 | -1.3% | 109.901 | $91,760 | 27 |
| Alabama | $79,600 | -22.1% | 88.823 | $89,620 | 28 |
| Louisiana | $78,150 | -23.5% | 88.207 | $88,600 | 29 |
| Ohio | $82,100 | -19.6% | 92.774 | $88,490 | 30 |
| Kentucky | $79,100 | -22.6% | 90.159 | $87,730 | 31 |
| West Virginia | $77,790 | -23.8% | 89.497 | $86,920 | 32 |
| Arkansas | $75,150 | -26.4% | 86.937 | $86,440 | 33 |
| Florida | $88,040 | -13.8% | 103.414 | $85,130 | 34 |
| Texas | $82,180 | -19.5% | 97.057 | $84,670 | 35 |
| Arizona | $85,150 | -16.6% | 100.677 | $84,580 | 36 |
| New Mexico | $77,710 | -23.9% | 92.212 | $84,270 | 37 |
| Oklahoma | $73,020 | -28.5% | 87.843 | $83,130 | 38 |
| Vermont | $81,360 | -20.3% | 97.958 | $83,060 | 39 |
| Colorado | $85,580 | -16.2% | 103.052 | $83,050 | 40 |
| Nebraska | $74,040 | -27.5% | 90.103 | $82,170 | 41 |
| Nevada | $81,940 | -19.8% | 99.979 | $81,960 | 42 |
| New Hampshire | $82,530 | -19.2% | 104.165 | $79,230 | 43 |
| Oregon | $80,190 | -21.5% | 103.361 | $77,580 | 44 |
| Mississippi | $65,150 | -36.2% | 86.953 | $74,930 | 45 |
| Hawaii | $75,680 | -25.9% | 109.951 | $68,830 | 46 |
| Utah | $67,210 | -34.2% | 98.864 | $67,980 | 47 |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Maine | Not available | Not available | 97.05 | Not available | Not available |
| North Carolina | Not available | Not available | 94.326 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.