State comparison · 2025
Personal Financial Advisors salary: New York vs Washington
Personal Financial Advisors in New York earn a median of $166,400. In Washington, $114,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.7% — not 45.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.9%
New York vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+44.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Personal Financial Advisors
- Median
- $166,400
- p25
- $102,080
- p75
- $282,050
- p10
- $76,190
- p90
- $427,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -75%
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.