State comparison · 2025
Personal Financial Advisors salary: California vs District of Columbia
Personal Financial Advisors in California earn a median of $130,330. In District of Columbia, $104,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.2% — not 24.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.1%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+23.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Personal Financial Advisors
- Median
- $130,330
- p25
- $83,860
- p75
- $195,420
- p10
- $67,690
- p90
- $393,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -86%
District of Columbia
Personal Financial Advisors
- Median
- $104,990
- p25
- $58,790
- p75
- $189,990
- p10
- $58,790
- p90
- $370,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.