Personal financial advisors are most often employed by the Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments industry. The average yearly wage for Personal financial advisors was $143,617 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Personal financial advisors by wage are Actuaries, Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, and Sales engineers.
Personal financial advisors are part of the Business & financial operations occupations, along with Agents & business managers of artists, performers, & athletes, Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products, Wholesale & retail buyers, except farm products, Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products, Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators, and 24 more.
The top 3 locations that employ the most Personal financial advisors are Murray Hill, Gramercy & Stuyvesant Town PUMA, NY, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Charlestown, East Boston, Central & South End PUMA, MA, and Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Personal financial advisors are Murray Hill, Gramercy & Stuyvesant Town PUMA, NY, Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ, and Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA.