State comparison · 2025
Personal Financial Advisors salary: California vs Ohio
Personal Financial Advisors in California earn a median of $130,330. In Ohio, $90,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.1% — not 43.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.2%
California vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+20.1%
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%
Ohio
Personal Financial Advisors
- Median
- $90,990
- p25
- $63,670
- p75
- $158,070
- p10
- $49,400
- p90
- $222,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.