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Personal Financial Advisors in California

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10.9% Jobs Projection
$96,490 Median Salary
2,920 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Personal Financial Advisors in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Personal Financial Advisors in California is growing faster than average.

  • Personal Financial Advisors in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Personal Financial Advisors Work in California?

In 2018, there were 24,890 Personal Financial Advisors working in the state.

There were 24,790 Personal Financial Advisors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 100 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,820 Personal Financial Advisors working in it, which means California has more Personal Financial Advisors than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Personal Financial Advisors in this state are growing at a rate of 10.9% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 14.9%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 2,920 annual job openings, and a total of 36,700 jobs for California Personal Financial Advisors in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 25,500 annual jobs and 312,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Personal Financial Advisors Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Personal Financial Advisors ranged from $43,770 to $208,000 with $96,490 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $21.05 to $100. The median hourly rate was $46.39.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $49.75 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $3.36.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Personal Financial Advisors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Personal Financial Advisors.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 10,520 $80,660
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 6,670 $135,190
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 1,970 $137,310
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,320 $92,190
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 950 $66,930
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 930 $104,840
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 650 $62,780
Santa Rosa, CA 260 $73,890
Fresno, CA 230 $79,090
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 220 $136,450
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 150 n/a
Bakersfield, CA 130 $70,150
Salinas, CA 130 $70,350
Stockton-Lodi, CA 90 $69,250
Modesto, CA 70 $88,300
Chico, CA 60 $119,660
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 60 $62,760
Redding, CA 40 $65,350
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 40 $63,180
Visalia-Porterville, CA 30 $104,480

Top States for Personal Financial Advisors Employment

View the list below to see where most Personal Financial Advisors work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 26,710 $136,830
California 24,890 $96,490
Florida 14,080 $90,460
Texas 10,830 $88,220
Massachusetts 9,060 $82,060
Illinois 8,940 $88,760
Pennsylvania 8,590 $78,470
North Carolina 7,010 $97,960
Ohio 6,000 $74,390
Michigan 5,210 $73,050
Missouri 5,050 $63,000
Wisconsin 4,730 $88,590
New Jersey 4,700 $107,250
Georgia 4,660 $96,980
Connecticut 4,470 $98,000
Virginia 4,370 $83,220
Maryland 4,290 $81,360
Colorado 4,010 $85,120
Indiana 3,740 $90,150
Minnesota 3,720 $79,010

Below are the states where Personal Financial Advisors get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
New York $136,830
District of Columbia $136,660
New Jersey $107,250
Delaware $101,920
Maine $101,550
Washington $99,960
Connecticut $98,000
North Carolina $97,960
Georgia $96,980
California $96,490

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