What are the main factors that influence an Advisor's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Advisor's salary?

An Advisor's salary grows with experience: starting around $51,578 for beginners, reaching about $53,911 at mid-level, and approach $57,231 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Advisor?

Advisor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Advisor roles are District of Columbia $58,629, California $58,407, Massachusetts $57,629. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Advisor roles make?

Salaries for Advisor level roles vary by specialization: Medical Advisor: $264,239; Legal Advisor: $251,316; hse advisor: $69,153; Beauty Advisor: $62,668; Technical Advisor: $60,395.

How do different companies affect an Advisor's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Advisor roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Advisor Salary in the United States

How much does an Advisor make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Advisor in the United States is $52,953 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

However, an Advisor's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $65,990
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,130 to $59,777
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $41,829

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Advisor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,777	$4,981	$1,150	$29
Average	$52,953	$4,413	$1,018	$25
25th Percentile	$47,130	$3,928	$906	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Advisor Salaries

An Advisor's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Advisor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Advisor's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $51,578
Early Career (1-2 years): $51,740
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $53,911
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $57,010
Expert (over 8 years): $57,231

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Advisor	$51,578
Intermediate Level Advisor	$51,740
Senior Level Advisor	$53,911
Specialist Level Advisor	$57,010
Expert Level Advisor	$57,231

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How Do Advisor Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Advisors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $58,629.
California: $58,407.
Massachusetts: $57,629.

District of Columbia $58,629 California $58,407 Massachusetts $57,629 Washington $57,417 New Jersey $57,396 Alaska $57,321 Connecticut $56,591 New York $56,294

Hawaii $55,346 Rhode Island $54,901 Maryland $54,600 Minnesota $54,187 Colorado $54,028 Illinois $53,975 Oregon $53,774 Delaware $53,625

New Hampshire $53,532 Virginia $53,323 Pennsylvania $52,715 Nevada $52,407 North Dakota $52,307 Michigan $52,148 Wisconsin $52,090 Vermont $51,973

Texas $51,650 Maine $51,629 Arizona $51,597 Ohio $51,560 Georgia $51,073 Indiana $50,829 Wyoming $50,782 Utah $50,708

Iowa $50,676 Kansas $50,422 Louisiana $50,348 North Carolina $50,321 Missouri $50,310 Florida $50,104 Montana $49,993 Nebraska $49,887

Kentucky $49,829 South Carolina $49,617 Tennessee $49,484 Idaho $49,431 New Mexico $49,045 Oklahoma $48,960 Alabama $48,648 South Dakota $48,124

Arkansas $47,838 West Virginia $47,684 Mississippi $47,223

Top Paying Cities for Advisors

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $66,789
San Francisco: $66,133
Oakland: $64,666

San Jose, CA $66,789

San Francisco, CA $66,133

Oakland, CA $64,666

New York, NY $61,367

Queens Village, NY $60,970

Paramus, NJ $60,546

Passaic, NJ $60,493

Bergenfield, NJ $60,440

Stamford, CT $60,361

Huntington, NY $60,308

Newark, NJ $59,964

Bridgeport, CT $59,858

New Brunswick, NJ $59,683

Vallejo, CA $59,572

Middlesex, NJ $59,540

Somerset, NJ $59,492

Petaluma, CA $59,371

Santa Cruz, CA $59,164

Boston, MA $59,058

Monterey, CA $58,793

Fairbanks, AK $58,756

Los Angeles, CA $58,656

Washington, DC $58,629

Seattle, WA $58,534

Santa Rosa, CA $58,523

Juneau, AK $58,370

Orange, CA $58,195

Anchorage, AK $58,100

Anaheim, CA $58,063

Santa Ana, CA $57,983

Nassau, NY $57,952

Long Beach, CA $57,930

Danbury, CT $57,914

Santa Maria, CA $57,734

Everett, WA $57,724

Bremerton, WA $57,464

Trenton, NJ $57,364

Sacramento, CA $57,343

San Diego, CA $57,316

Brockton, MA $57,295

Tacoma, WA $57,274

Santa Barbara, CA $57,200

Lowell, MA $56,988

New Suffolk, NY $56,967

Nashua, NH $56,903

Lompoc, CA $56,818

Ventura, CA $56,765

Stockton, CA $56,750

New Haven, CT $56,644

Atlantic City, NJ $56,506

Hartford, CT $56,389

Modesto, CA $56,363

Poughkeepsie, NY $56,246

New Britain, CT $56,220

Olympia, WA $56,146

Kennewick, WA $56,146

New London, CT $56,135

Norwich, CT $56,119

Lawrence, MA $56,093

Bakersfield, CA $55,945

Riverside, CA $55,870

New Bedford, MA $55,870

Richland, WA $55,818

Portsmouth, NH $55,775

Vineland, NJ $55,765

San Bernardino, CA $55,722

Boulder, CO $55,574

Worcester, MA $55,532

Portland, OR $55,484

Saint Paul, MN $55,420

Minneapolis, MN $55,420

Philadelphia, PA $55,346

Honolulu, HI $55,066

Springfield, MA $54,880

Providence, RI $54,875

Chicago, IL $54,721

Bellingham, WA $54,658

Baltimore, MD $54,600

Chico, CA $54,467

Wilmington, DE $54,377

Pittsfield, MA $54,324

Manchester, NH $54,224

Spokane, WA $53,991

Denver, CO $53,985

Albany, NY $53,737

Troy, NY $53,715

Schenectady, NY $53,604

Burlington, VT $53,488

Portland, ME $53,302

Salem, OR $53,260

Yakima, WA $53,249

Ann Arbor, MI $53,233

Rochester, MN $53,085

Fresno, CA $53,059

Reno, NV $53,059

Milwaukee, WI $53,011

Detroit, MI $52,958

Allentown, PA $52,942

Carson City, NV $52,937

Houston, TX $52,857

Colorado Springs, CO $52,852

Syracuse, NY $52,826

Eugene, OR $52,725

Bismarck, ND $52,662

Gary, IN $52,662

Galveston, TX $52,662

Springfield, OR $52,619

Medford, OR $52,492

Fort Collins, CO $52,471

Austin, TX $52,429

Mesa, AZ $52,317

Phoenix, AZ $52,307

Dallas, TX $52,291

Reading, PA $52,259

Saint Cloud, MN $52,238

Concord, NH $52,190

Madison, WI $52,169

Utica, NY $52,026

Raleigh, NC $51,984

Las Vegas, NV $51,978

Rochester, NY $51,941

Des Moines, IA $51,936

Atlanta, GA $51,851

Battle Creek, MI $51,835

Salt Lake City, UT $51,820

Lancaster, PA $51,740

Champaign, IL $51,730

Harrisburg, PA $51,666

Durham, NC $51,618

Kansas City, MO $51,613

Kansas City, KS $51,603

Fort Worth, TX $51,597

Boca Raton, FL $51,576

Cleveland, OH $51,571

Columbus, OH $51,560

Pittsburgh, PA $51,555

Richmond, VA $51,534

Indianapolis, IN $51,523

Cincinnati, OH $51,454

Petersburg, VA $51,375

Billings, MT $51,258

Lansing, MI $51,258

Huntsville, AL $51,258

Lebanon, PA $51,253

Dayton, OH $51,248

Pueblo, CO $51,248

Appleton, WI $51,232

Buffalo, NY $51,211

Racine, WI $51,184

Charlotte, NC $51,179

Saint Louis, MO $51,163

Springfield, IL $51,142

Elkhart, IN $51,131

York, PA $51,131

Gastonia, NC $51,126

Benton Harbor, MI $51,126

Beaumont, TX $51,094

Lorain, OH $51,084

Toledo, OH $51,062

Binghamton, NY $51,036

Rock Hill, SC $51,031

Rockford, IL $51,004

Fargo, ND $50,978

Elyria, OH $50,978

Flagstaff, AZ $50,941

Fort Lauderdale, FL $50,909

Miami, FL $50,877

Duluth, MN $50,792

Bangor, ME $50,723

Cedar Rapids, IA $50,665

Louisville, KY $50,639

Grand Rapids, MI $50,628

Hialeah, FL $50,623

Casper, WY $50,549

Scranton, PA $50,485

New Orleans, LA $50,469

Virginia Beach, VA $50,464

Akron, OH $50,438

Peoria, IL $50,369

Sarasota, FL $50,358

Green Bay, WI $50,321

Baton Rouge, LA $50,295

Charleston, SC $50,284

Nashville, TN $50,268

Jamestown, NY $50,258

Davenport, IA $50,258

Tucson, AZ $50,231

Cheyenne, WY $50,215

Saint Petersburg, FL $50,199

Tampa, FL $50,189

Omaha, NE $50,178

Port Arthur, TX $50,157

Evansville, IN $50,157

Bradenton, FL $50,136

Santa Fe, NM $50,040

Orlando, FL $49,987

Clearwater, FL $49,929

Canton, OH $49,818

La Crosse, WI $49,818

Grand Forks, ND $49,802

Albuquerque, NM $49,786

Tulsa, OK $49,786

Newport News, VA $49,781

High Point, NC $49,765

Ogden, UT $49,744

Corpus Christi, TX $49,701

Laramie, WY $49,670

Norfolk, VA $49,670

Rock Island, IL $49,638

Saginaw, MI $49,627

Jacksonville, FL $49,622

Salisbury, NC $49,611

Memphis, TN $49,601

Moline, IL $49,574

Fort Myers, FL $49,559

Waterloo, IA $49,490

Spartanburg, SC $49,437

Lincoln, NE $49,410

Fort Wayne, IN $49,400

Birmingham, AL $49,341

Cedar Falls, IA $49,331

Provo, UT $49,326

Springfield, OH $49,320

San Antonio, TX $49,310

Greensboro, NC $49,288

South Bend, IN $49,283

Winston Salem, NC $49,278

Boise, ID $49,262

Savannah, GA $49,225

Muskegon, MI $49,130

Lima, OH $49,066

Lake Charles, LA $49,045

Anderson, IN $49,034

Lexington, KY $49,018

Augusta, GA $49,003

Greenville, SC $49,003

Wichita, KS $48,955

Tuscaloosa, AL $48,955

Columbia, SC $48,907

Bloomington, IN $48,775

Roanoke, VA $48,743

Asheville, NC $48,674

Knoxville, TN $48,584

Shreveport, LA $48,579

Wilmington, NC $48,510

Frankfort, KY $48,409

Oklahoma City, OK $48,372

Chillicothe, OH $48,351

Longview, TX $48,346

Topeka, KS $48,330

Mobile, AL $48,251

Terre Haute, IN $48,229

Erie, PA $48,224

Altoona, PA $48,198

Melbourne, FL $48,182

Amarillo, TX $48,161

Killeen, TX $48,145

Fayetteville, AR $48,102

Sioux Falls, SD $48,065

Chattanooga, TN $48,033

Idaho Falls, ID $48,028

Gainesville, FL $47,917

Portsmouth, OH $47,891

Little Rock, AR $47,880

Lynchburg, VA $47,880

Lafayette, LA $47,859

Youngstown, OH $47,859

Temple, TX $47,838

Daytona Beach, FL $47,827

Clarksville, TN $47,822

Pensacola, FL $47,816

Hopkinsville, KY $47,658

Charleston, WV $47,652

Florence, SC $47,626

Sioux City, IA $47,594

Macon, GA $47,440

Tallahassee, FL $47,435

Fayetteville, NC $47,425

Waco, TX $47,414

Wichita Falls, TX $47,414

Pine Bluff, AR $47,393

Vincennes, IN $47,292

Lubbock, TX $47,271

Great Falls, MT $47,239

Alamogordo, NM $47,234

Abilene, TX $47,192

Rapid City, SD $47,123

Monroe, LA $47,123

Albany, GA $47,091

Huntington, WV $47,086

Jackson, MS $47,080

Greenville, MS $47,075

Parkersburg, WV $47,022

Montgomery, AL $47,011

Johnstown, PA $47,001

Springfield, MO $46,959

Biloxi, MS $46,932

Sumter, SC $46,821

Columbus, GA $46,816

Twin Falls, ID $46,784

Pascagoula, MS $46,715

Kingsport, TN $46,577

Gulfport, MS $46,561

Alexandria, LA $46,387

Fort Smith, AR $46,254

El Paso, TX $46,111

Helena, MT $46,042

Las Cruces, NM $45,873

Harlingen, TX $45,725

Pocatello, ID $45,677

Florence, AL $45,661

Brownsville, TX $45,651

Dothan, AL $45,566

Mcallen, TX $45,539

Columbus, MS $45,148

Altus, OK $44,904

Lawton, OK $44,803

Pierre, SD $44,613

What Skills Can Increase an Advisor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 5.83% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Tutoring (Mentioned in 2.26% Job Postings): A Tutor is responsible for helping students learn and understand new concepts and complete assignments.
Early Childhood Education (Mentioned in 1.01% Job Postings): Early childhood education, also known as nursery education, is a branch of education theory that relates to the teaching of children from birth up to the age of eight.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	5.83%
Tutoring	2.26%
Early Childhood Education	1.01%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Advisor's salary.

Client Service: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Client Service	$57,719	9%
Consulting	$57,189	8%
Analysis	$56,130	6%
Diversity and Inclusion	$54,541	3%
Collaboration	$54,012	2%
Flexibility	$54,012	2%

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How Education impacts an Advisor's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Advisors enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Advisor with a Bachelor's Degree is between $52,077 and $55,563).

Advisor Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Advisor

No Diploma 0.5%

High School 1.7%

Associates 2.1%

Bachelors 32.5%

Masters 59.3%

Doctorate 4.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.5%
High School	1.7%
Associates	2.1%
Bachelors	32.5%
Masters	59.3%
Doctorate	4.0%

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Advisor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Advisor's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$47,130

Average $52,953/year

$59,777

$3,928

Average $4,413/month

$4,981

$906

Average $1,018/week

$1,150

$23

Average $25/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,777	$4,981	$1,150	$29
Average	$52,953	$4,413	$1,018	$25
25th Percentile	$47,130	$3,928	$906	$23

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Salary Trends for Advisor

Salaries for an Advisor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $49,919 in 2023 to around $49,962 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Advisor salary trends, .

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2023

$49,919

2024

$50,158

2025

$49,962

2026

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2023	$49,919
2024	$50,158
2025	$49,962
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