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 $51,586 for beginners, reaching about $53,924 at mid-level, and approach $57,270 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 $58,639, California $58,417, Massachusetts $57,638. 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: Legal Advisor: $251,520; Medical Advisor: $176,830; hse advisor: $69,142; Beauty Advisor: $62,696; Technical Advisor: $60,399.

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 July 01, 2026, the average salary for an Advisor in the United States is $52,962 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): $66,093
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,137 to $59,835
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $41,834

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Advisor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,835	$4,986	$1,151	$29
Average	$52,962	$4,413	$1,018	$25
25th Percentile	$47,137	$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): $51,586
Early Career (1-2 years): $51,748
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $53,924
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $57,047
Expert (over 8 years): $57,270

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Advisor	$51,586
Intermediate Level Advisor	$51,748
Senior Level Advisor	$53,924
Specialist Level Advisor	$57,047
Expert Level Advisor	$57,270

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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: $58,639.
California: $58,417.
Massachusetts: $57,638.

District of Columbia $58,639 California $58,417 Massachusetts $57,638 Washington $57,426 New Jersey $57,405 Alaska $57,331 Connecticut $56,600 New York $56,303

Hawaii $55,355 Rhode Island $54,910 Maryland $54,609 Minnesota $54,196 Colorado $54,037 Illinois $53,984 Oregon $53,782 Delaware $53,634

New Hampshire $53,541 Virginia $53,332 Pennsylvania $52,723 Nevada $52,416 North Dakota $52,315 Michigan $52,156 Wisconsin $52,098 Vermont $51,982

Texas $51,659 Maine $51,637 Arizona $51,606 Ohio $51,569 Georgia $51,081 Indiana $50,838 Wyoming $50,790 Utah $50,716

Iowa $50,684 Kansas $50,430 Louisiana $50,356 North Carolina $50,329 Missouri $50,319 Florida $50,112 Montana $50,001 Nebraska $49,895

Kentucky $49,837 South Carolina $49,625 Tennessee $49,493 Idaho $49,440 New Mexico $49,053 Oklahoma $48,968 Alabama $48,656 South Dakota $48,131

Arkansas $47,845 West Virginia $47,692 Mississippi $47,231

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: $66,800
San Francisco: $66,069
Oakland: $64,677

San Jose, CA $66,800

San Francisco, CA $66,069

Oakland, CA $64,677

New York, NY $60,979

Paramus, NJ $60,238

Queens Village, NY $60,235

Passaic, NJ $60,185

Bergenfield, NJ $60,180

Stamford, CT $60,064

Huntington, NY $60,042

Newark, NJ $59,651

Bridgeport, CT $59,539

Vallejo, CA $59,433

New Brunswick, NJ $59,412

Petaluma, CA $59,380

Middlesex, NJ $59,280

Somerset, NJ $59,243

Santa Cruz, CA $59,174

Boston, MA $58,851

Monterey, CA $58,665

Seattle, WA $58,544

Santa Rosa, CA $58,533

Los Angeles, CA $58,517

Juneau, AK $58,379

Washington, DC $58,321

Orange, CA $58,133

Santa Ana, CA $57,993

Long Beach, CA $57,940

Anaheim, CA $57,929

Anchorage, AK $57,903

Santa Maria, CA $57,744

Everett, WA $57,733

Danbury, CT $57,547

Bremerton, WA $57,474

Tacoma, WA $57,283

New Suffolk, NY $57,282

Sacramento, CA $57,267

Santa Barbara, CA $57,209

Trenton, NJ $57,151

San Diego, CA $57,151

Brockton, MA $57,092

Fairbanks, AK $56,963

Lompoc, CA $56,828

Lowell, MA $56,785

Ventura, CA $56,775

Nashua, NH $56,764

Stockton, CA $56,759

Modesto, CA $56,372

Poughkeepsie, NY $56,256

Olympia, WA $56,155

Kennewick, WA $56,155

New Haven, CT $56,134

Lawrence, MA $55,943

Hartford, CT $55,890

Riverside, CA $55,880

New Bedford, MA $55,827

Richland, WA $55,827

Bakersfield, CA $55,753

San Bernardino, CA $55,731

New Britain, CT $55,726

Atlantic City, NJ $55,726

New London, CT $55,705

Norwich, CT $55,689

Portsmouth, NH $55,678

Boulder, CO $55,566

Portland, OR $55,493

Worcester, MA $55,488

Minneapolis, MN $55,324

Philadelphia, PA $55,249

Honolulu, HI $55,075

Saint Paul, MN $55,049

Vineland, NJ $55,038

Providence, RI $54,884

Chicago, IL $54,730

Bellingham, WA $54,667

Springfield, MA $54,624

Baltimore, MD $54,609

Chico, CA $54,476

Pittsfield, MA $54,333

Manchester, NH $54,233

Spokane, WA $54,000

Denver, CO $53,994

Albany, NY $53,745

Troy, NY $53,724

Nassau, NY $53,667

Schenectady, NY $53,613

Wilmington, DE $53,571

Burlington, VT $53,496

Salem, OR $53,475

Portland, ME $53,311

Yakima, WA $53,258

Rochester, MN $53,094

Reno, NV $53,067

Fresno, CA $53,067

Milwaukee, WI $53,020

Detroit, MI $52,967

Ann Arbor, MI $52,958

Allentown, PA $52,951

Colorado Springs, CO $52,861

Syracuse, NY $52,834

Carson City, NV $52,834

Houston, TX $52,760

Eugene, OR $52,734

Gary, IN $52,670

Springfield, OR $52,628

Bismarck, ND $52,617

Galveston, TX $52,580

Medford, OR $52,501

Fort Collins, CO $52,480

Concord, NH $52,453

Austin, TX $52,437

Mesa, AZ $52,326

Reading, PA $52,321

Phoenix, AZ $52,315

Dallas, TX $52,299

Saint Cloud, MN $52,249

Madison, WI $52,178

Utica, NY $52,035

Rochester, NY $51,950

Des Moines, IA $51,945

Raleigh, NC $51,939

Atlanta, GA $51,860

Battle Creek, MI $51,844

Salt Lake City, UT $51,828

Lancaster, PA $51,749

Harrisburg, PA $51,675

Kansas City, MO $51,622

Champaign, IL $51,611

Kansas City, KS $51,611

Fort Worth, TX $51,606

Columbus, OH $51,597

Boca Raton, FL $51,585

Pittsburgh, PA $51,563

Richmond, VA $51,542

Indianapolis, IN $51,532

Cleveland, OH $51,526

Las Vegas, NV $51,463

Cincinnati, OH $51,463

Petersburg, VA $51,383

Huntsville, AL $51,304

Lansing, MI $51,268

Lebanon, PA $51,261

Pueblo, CO $51,256

Appleton, WI $51,240

Buffalo, NY $51,219

Dayton, OH $51,203

Racine, WI $51,193

Charlotte, NC $51,187

Saint Louis, MO $51,171

York, PA $51,140

Elkhart, IN $51,140

Gastonia, NC $51,130

Billings, MT $51,117

Beaumont, TX $51,103

Lorain, OH $51,092

Benton Harbor, MI $51,081

Toledo, OH $51,071

Binghamton, NY $51,044

Rock Hill, SC $51,039

Rockford, IL $51,013

Springfield, IL $50,991

Elyria, OH $50,986

Fargo, ND $50,986

Flagstaff, AZ $50,949

Fort Lauderdale, FL $50,917

Duluth, MN $50,885

Miami, FL $50,885

Cheyenne, WY $50,848

Grand Forks, ND $50,848

Bangor, ME $50,732

Cedar Rapids, IA $50,674

Durham, NC $50,651

Louisville, KY $50,647

Grand Rapids, MI $50,636

Hialeah, FL $50,631

Casper, WY $50,557

Scranton, PA $50,493

New Orleans, LA $50,478

Virginia Beach, VA $50,472

Akron, OH $50,446

Peoria, IL $50,377

Sarasota, FL $50,366

Nashville, TN $50,329

Omaha, NE $50,329

Green Bay, WI $50,329

Baton Rouge, LA $50,303

Charleston, SC $50,292

Jamestown, NY $50,266

Davenport, IA $50,266

Tucson, AZ $50,239

Saint Petersburg, FL $50,208

Tampa, FL $50,197

Evansville, IN $50,165

Port Arthur, TX $50,165

Bradenton, FL $50,144

Santa Fe, NM $50,049

Orlando, FL $49,953

Clearwater, FL $49,937

Canton, OH $49,826

La Crosse, WI $49,826

Albuquerque, NM $49,794

Newport News, VA $49,789

High Point, NC $49,773

Ogden, UT $49,752

Corpus Christi, TX $49,710

Norfolk, VA $49,678

Laramie, WY $49,678

Rock Island, IL $49,646

Saginaw, MI $49,636

Jacksonville, FL $49,630

Salisbury, NC $49,620

Boise, ID $49,609

Moline, IL $49,583

Fort Myers, FL $49,567

Memphis, TN $49,556

Tulsa, OK $49,530

Waterloo, IA $49,498

Spartanburg, SC $49,445

Lincoln, NE $49,418

Fort Wayne, IN $49,408

Provo, UT $49,402

Cedar Falls, IA $49,339

San Antonio, TX $49,318

Greensboro, NC $49,297

South Bend, IN $49,291

Savannah, GA $49,233

Muskegon, MI $49,212

Birmingham, AL $49,207

Winston Salem, NC $49,181

Lake Charles, LA $49,053

Anderson, IN $49,042

Lexington, KY $49,026

Augusta, GA $49,011

Greenville, SC $49,011

Lima, OH $48,968

Wichita, KS $48,963

Tuscaloosa, AL $48,963

Columbia, SC $48,915

Springfield, OH $48,905

Asheville, NC $48,820

Bloomington, IN $48,783

Knoxville, TN $48,592

Shreveport, LA $48,587

Wilmington, NC $48,518

Roanoke, VA $48,518

Topeka, KS $48,423

Frankfort, KY $48,417

Oklahoma City, OK $48,380

Chillicothe, OH $48,359

Longview, TX $48,354

Melbourne, FL $48,349

Sioux Falls, SD $48,264

Mobile, AL $48,259

Terre Haute, IN $48,237

Altoona, PA $48,206

Amarillo, TX $48,168

Killeen, TX $48,153

Fayetteville, AR $48,110

Chattanooga, TN $48,094

Sioux City, IA $48,047

Idaho Falls, ID $48,036

Lynchburg, VA $47,994

Gainesville, FL $47,925

Portsmouth, OH $47,898

Little Rock, AR $47,888

Lafayette, LA $47,867

Youngstown, OH $47,867

Daytona Beach, FL $47,835

Clarksville, TN $47,830

Pensacola, FL $47,824

Temple, TX $47,821

Hopkinsville, KY $47,665

Erie, PA $47,655

Florence, SC $47,634

Charleston, WV $47,549

Great Falls, MT $47,522

Macon, GA $47,448

Tallahassee, FL $47,443

Fayetteville, NC $47,432

Waco, TX $47,422

Helena, MT $47,385

Pine Bluff, AR $47,365

Vincennes, IN $47,300

Lubbock, TX $47,279

Alamogordo, NM $47,247

Twin Falls, ID $47,199

Rapid City, SD $47,183

Jackson, MS $47,088

Huntington, WV $47,084

Greenville, MS $47,083

Parkersburg, WV $47,029

Montgomery, AL $47,019

Wichita Falls, TX $46,966

Springfield, MO $46,966

Biloxi, MS $46,940

Monroe, LA $46,887

Johnstown, PA $46,850

Sumter, SC $46,829

Columbus, GA $46,823

Pascagoula, MS $46,723

Abilene, TX $46,723

Kingsport, TN $46,585

Albany, GA $46,585

Gulfport, MS $46,569

Alexandria, LA $46,394

Fort Smith, AR $46,262

El Paso, TX $46,119

Las Cruces, NM $45,881

Harlingen, TX $45,746

Pocatello, ID $45,738

Florence, AL $45,669

Brownsville, TX $45,658

Mcallen, TX $45,547

Dothan, AL $45,473

Columbus, MS $45,158

Altus, OK $44,911

Lawton, OK $44,811

Pierre, SD $44,620

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	$57,728	9%
Consulting	$57,198	8%
Analysis	$56,139	6%
Diversity and Inclusion	$54,550	3%
Collaboration	$54,021	2%
Flexibility	$54,021	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 July 01, 2026

$47,137

Average $52,962/year

$59,835

$3,928

Average $4,413/month

$4,986

$906

Average $1,018/week

$1,151

$23

Average $25/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,835	$4,986	$1,151	$29
Average	$52,962	$4,413	$1,018	$25
25th Percentile	$47,137	$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

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$49,962

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2023	$49,919
2024	$50,158
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