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 $51,548 for beginners, reaching about $53,901 at mid-level, and approach $57,214 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 $58,614, California $58,392, Massachusetts $57,614. 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: Physician Advisor: $276,319; Legal Advisor: $251,118; hse advisor: $69,164; Beauty Advisor: $62,640; Technical Advisor: $60,391.

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 January 01, 2026, the average salary for an Advisor in the United States is $52,939 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): $65,959
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,047 to $59,754
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $41,683

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Advisor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,754	$4,980	$1,149	$29
Average	$52,939	$4,412	$1,018	$25
25th Percentile	$47,047	$3,921	$905	$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): $51,548
Early Career (1-2 years): $51,712
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $53,901
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $56,993
Expert (over 8 years): $57,214

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Advisor	$51,548
Intermediate Level Advisor	$51,712
Senior Level Advisor	$53,901
Specialist Level Advisor	$56,993
Expert Level Advisor	$57,214

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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: $58,614.
California: $58,392.
Massachusetts: $57,614.

District of Columbia $58,614 California $58,392 Massachusetts $57,614 Washington $57,402 New Jersey $57,381 Alaska $57,307 Connecticut $56,576 New York $56,280

Hawaii $55,332 Rhode Island $54,887 Maryland $54,586 Minnesota $54,173 Colorado $54,014 Illinois $53,961 Oregon $53,760 Delaware $53,611

New Hampshire $53,518 Virginia $53,310 Pennsylvania $52,701 Nevada $52,394 North Dakota $52,293 Michigan $52,134 Wisconsin $52,076 Vermont $51,960

Texas $51,637 Maine $51,616 Arizona $51,584 Ohio $51,547 Georgia $51,060 Indiana $50,816 Wyoming $50,769 Utah $50,694

Iowa $50,663 Kansas $50,409 Louisiana $50,334 North Carolina $50,308 Missouri $50,297 Florida $50,091 Montana $49,980 Nebraska $49,874

Kentucky $49,816 South Carolina $49,604 Tennessee $49,472 Idaho $49,419 New Mexico $49,032 Oklahoma $48,947 Alabama $48,635 South Dakota $48,111

Arkansas $47,825 West Virginia $47,672 Mississippi $47,211

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: $66,772
San Francisco: $66,116
Oakland: $64,649

San Jose, CA $66,772

San Francisco, CA $66,116

Oakland, CA $64,649

New York, NY $61,351

Queens Village, NY $60,954

Paramus, NJ $60,531

Passaic, NJ $60,478

Bergenfield, NJ $60,425

Stamford, CT $60,345

Huntington, NY $60,292

Newark, NJ $59,948

Bridgeport, CT $59,842

New Brunswick, NJ $59,668

Vallejo, CA $59,556

Middlesex, NJ $59,525

Somerset, NJ $59,477

Petaluma, CA $59,355

Santa Cruz, CA $59,149

Boston, MA $59,043

Monterey, CA $58,778

Fairbanks, AK $58,741

Los Angeles, CA $58,641

Washington, DC $58,614

Seattle, WA $58,519

Santa Rosa, CA $58,508

Juneau, AK $58,355

Orange, CA $58,180

Anchorage, AK $58,085

Anaheim, CA $58,048

Santa Ana, CA $57,968

Nassau, NY $57,937

Long Beach, CA $57,915

Danbury, CT $57,899

Santa Maria, CA $57,720

Everett, WA $57,709

Bremerton, WA $57,450

Trenton, NJ $57,349

Sacramento, CA $57,328

San Diego, CA $57,301

Brockton, MA $57,280

Tacoma, WA $57,259

Santa Barbara, CA $57,185

Lowell, MA $56,973

New Suffolk, NY $56,952

Nashua, NH $56,888

Lompoc, CA $56,804

Ventura, CA $56,751

Stockton, CA $56,735

New Haven, CT $56,629

Atlantic City, NJ $56,491

Hartford, CT $56,375

Modesto, CA $56,348

Poughkeepsie, NY $56,232

New Britain, CT $56,205

Olympia, WA $56,131

Kennewick, WA $56,131

New London, CT $56,121

Norwich, CT $56,105

Lawrence, MA $56,078

Bakersfield, CA $55,930

Riverside, CA $55,856

New Bedford, MA $55,856

Richland, WA $55,803

Portsmouth, NH $55,761

Vineland, NJ $55,750

San Bernardino, CA $55,708

Boulder, CO $55,560

Worcester, MA $55,517

Portland, OR $55,470

Saint Paul, MN $55,406

Minneapolis, MN $55,406

Philadelphia, PA $55,332

Honolulu, HI $55,051

Springfield, MA $54,866

Providence, RI $54,861

Chicago, IL $54,707

Bellingham, WA $54,644

Baltimore, MD $54,586

Chico, CA $54,453

Wilmington, DE $54,363

Pittsfield, MA $54,310

Manchester, NH $54,210

Spokane, WA $53,977

Denver, CO $53,971

Albany, NY $53,723

Troy, NY $53,701

Schenectady, NY $53,590

Burlington, VT $53,474

Portland, ME $53,288

Salem, OR $53,246

Yakima, WA $53,236

Ann Arbor, MI $53,220

Rochester, MN $53,071

Fresno, CA $53,045

Reno, NV $53,045

Milwaukee, WI $52,997

Detroit, MI $52,944

Allentown, PA $52,929

Carson City, NV $52,923

Houston, TX $52,844

Colorado Springs, CO $52,839

Syracuse, NY $52,812

Eugene, OR $52,711

Bismarck, ND $52,648

Gary, IN $52,648

Galveston, TX $52,648

Springfield, OR $52,606

Medford, OR $52,479

Fort Collins, CO $52,457

Austin, TX $52,415

Mesa, AZ $52,304

Phoenix, AZ $52,293

Dallas, TX $52,277

Reading, PA $52,246

Saint Cloud, MN $52,224

Concord, NH $52,177

Madison, WI $52,156

Utica, NY $52,013

Raleigh, NC $51,970

Las Vegas, NV $51,965

Rochester, NY $51,928

Des Moines, IA $51,923

Atlanta, GA $51,838

Battle Creek, MI $51,822

Salt Lake City, UT $51,806

Lancaster, PA $51,727

Champaign, IL $51,716

Harrisburg, PA $51,653

Durham, NC $51,605

Kansas City, MO $51,600

Kansas City, KS $51,589

Fort Worth, TX $51,584

Boca Raton, FL $51,563

Cleveland, OH $51,557

Columbus, OH $51,547

Pittsburgh, PA $51,542

Richmond, VA $51,520

Indianapolis, IN $51,510

Cincinnati, OH $51,441

Petersburg, VA $51,362

Billings, MT $51,245

Lansing, MI $51,245

Huntsville, AL $51,245

Lebanon, PA $51,240

Dayton, OH $51,234

Pueblo, CO $51,234

Appleton, WI $51,219

Buffalo, NY $51,197

Racine, WI $51,171

Charlotte, NC $51,166

Saint Louis, MO $51,150

Springfield, IL $51,129

Elkhart, IN $51,118

York, PA $51,118

Gastonia, NC $51,113

Benton Harbor, MI $51,113

Beaumont, TX $51,081

Lorain, OH $51,070

Toledo, OH $51,049

Binghamton, NY $51,023

Rock Hill, SC $51,017

Rockford, IL $50,991

Fargo, ND $50,964

Elyria, OH $50,964

Flagstaff, AZ $50,927

Fort Lauderdale, FL $50,896

Miami, FL $50,864

Duluth, MN $50,779

Bangor, ME $50,710

Cedar Rapids, IA $50,652

Louisville, KY $50,626

Grand Rapids, MI $50,615

Hialeah, FL $50,610

Casper, WY $50,536

Scranton, PA $50,472

New Orleans, LA $50,456

Virginia Beach, VA $50,451

Akron, OH $50,424

Peoria, IL $50,356

Sarasota, FL $50,345

Green Bay, WI $50,308

Baton Rouge, LA $50,282

Charleston, SC $50,271

Nashville, TN $50,255

Jamestown, NY $50,244

Davenport, IA $50,244

Tucson, AZ $50,218

Cheyenne, WY $50,202

Saint Petersburg, FL $50,186

Tampa, FL $50,176

Omaha, NE $50,165

Port Arthur, TX $50,144

Evansville, IN $50,144

Bradenton, FL $50,123

Santa Fe, NM $50,027

Orlando, FL $49,975

Clearwater, FL $49,916

Canton, OH $49,805

La Crosse, WI $49,805

Grand Forks, ND $49,789

Albuquerque, NM $49,773

Tulsa, OK $49,773

Newport News, VA $49,768

High Point, NC $49,752

Ogden, UT $49,731

Corpus Christi, TX $49,689

Laramie, WY $49,657

Norfolk, VA $49,657

Rock Island, IL $49,625

Saginaw, MI $49,615

Jacksonville, FL $49,609

Salisbury, NC $49,599

Memphis, TN $49,588

Moline, IL $49,562

Fort Myers, FL $49,546

Waterloo, IA $49,477

Spartanburg, SC $49,424

Lincoln, NE $49,397

Fort Wayne, IN $49,387

Birmingham, AL $49,329

Cedar Falls, IA $49,318

Provo, UT $49,313

Springfield, OH $49,307

San Antonio, TX $49,297

Greensboro, NC $49,276

South Bend, IN $49,270

Winston Salem, NC $49,265

Boise, ID $49,249

Savannah, GA $49,212

Muskegon, MI $49,117

Lima, OH $49,053

Lake Charles, LA $49,032

Anderson, IN $49,022

Lexington, KY $49,006

Augusta, GA $48,990

Greenville, SC $48,990

Wichita, KS $48,942

Tuscaloosa, AL $48,942

Columbia, SC $48,895

Bloomington, IN $48,762

Roanoke, VA $48,730

Asheville, NC $48,662

Knoxville, TN $48,572

Shreveport, LA $48,566

Wilmington, NC $48,498

Frankfort, KY $48,397

Oklahoma City, OK $48,360

Chillicothe, OH $48,339

Longview, TX $48,333

Topeka, KS $48,318

Mobile, AL $48,238

Terre Haute, IN $48,217

Erie, PA $48,212

Altoona, PA $48,185

Melbourne, FL $48,169

Amarillo, TX $48,148

Killeen, TX $48,132

Fayetteville, AR $48,090

Sioux Falls, SD $48,053

Chattanooga, TN $48,021

Idaho Falls, ID $48,016

Gainesville, FL $47,905

Portsmouth, OH $47,878

Little Rock, AR $47,868

Lynchburg, VA $47,868

Lafayette, LA $47,846

Youngstown, OH $47,846

Temple, TX $47,825

Daytona Beach, FL $47,815

Clarksville, TN $47,809

Pensacola, FL $47,804

Hopkinsville, KY $47,645

Charleston, WV $47,640

Florence, SC $47,613

Sioux City, IA $47,582

Macon, GA $47,428

Tallahassee, FL $47,423

Fayetteville, NC $47,412

Waco, TX $47,402

Wichita Falls, TX $47,402

Pine Bluff, AR $47,380

Vincennes, IN $47,280

Lubbock, TX $47,259

Great Falls, MT $47,227

Alamogordo, NM $47,222

Abilene, TX $47,179

Rapid City, SD $47,111

Monroe, LA $47,111

Albany, GA $47,079

Huntington, WV $47,073

Jackson, MS $47,068

Greenville, MS $47,063

Parkersburg, WV $47,010

Montgomery, AL $46,999

Johnstown, PA $46,989

Springfield, MO $46,946

Biloxi, MS $46,920

Sumter, SC $46,809

Columbus, GA $46,803

Twin Falls, ID $46,772

Pascagoula, MS $46,703

Kingsport, TN $46,565

Gulfport, MS $46,549

Alexandria, LA $46,375

Fort Smith, AR $46,242

El Paso, TX $46,099

Helena, MT $46,031

Las Cruces, NM $45,861

Harlingen, TX $45,713

Pocatello, ID $45,665

Florence, AL $45,649

Brownsville, TX $45,639

Dothan, AL $45,554

Mcallen, TX $45,528

Columbus, MS $45,136

Altus, OK $44,892

Lawton, OK $44,792

Pierre, SD $44,601

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	$57,704	9%
Consulting	$57,174	8%
Analysis	$56,115	6%
Diversity and Inclusion	$54,527	3%
Collaboration	$53,998	2%
Flexibility	$53,998	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 January 01, 2026

$47,047

Average $52,939/year

$59,754

$3,921

Average $4,412/month

$4,980

$905

Average $1,018/week

$1,149

$23

Average $25/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,754	$4,980	$1,149	$29
Average	$52,939	$4,412	$1,018	$25
25th Percentile	$47,047	$3,921	$905	$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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