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State comparison · 2025

Personal Financial Advisors salary: California vs Georgia

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Personal Financial Advisors in California earn a median of $130,330. In Georgia, $101,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.8% — not 28.5%.

Nominal pay gap
+28.5%
California vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+11.8%
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%
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Georgia

Personal Financial Advisors

Median
$101,450
p25
$65,270
p75
$194,990
p10
$46,180
p90
$367,640
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
96.3
Hiring velocity (180d)
0%
See full breakdown for Georgia

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.