State comparison · 2025
Personal Financial Advisors salary: California vs Washington
Personal Financial Advisors in California earn a median of $130,330. In Washington, $114,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.5% — not 14.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.3%
California vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+10.5%
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%
Washington
Personal Financial Advisors
- Median
- $114,050
- p25
- $77,710
- p75
- $174,970
- p10
- $58,650
- p90
- $344,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.