State comparison · 2025
Personal Financial Advisors salary: California vs Iowa
Personal Financial Advisors in California earn a median of $130,330. In Iowa, $92,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12% — not 41.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.2%
California vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+12%
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%
Iowa
Personal Financial Advisors
- Median
- $92,310
- p25
- $70,190
- p75
- $148,290
- p10
- $51,310
- p90
- $268,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.