What are the main factors that influence a Retirement Plan Advisor's salary?

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

How does experience change A Retirement Plan Advisor's salary?

A Retirement Plan Advisor's salary grows with experience: starting around $58,770 for beginners, reaching about $60,823 at mid-level, and approach $65,970 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Retirement Plan Advisor?

Retirement Plan Advisor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Retirement Plan Advisor roles are District of Columbia $66,827, California $66,573, Massachusetts $65,686. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Retirement Plan Advisor roles make?

Salaries for Retirement Plan Advisor level roles vary by specialization: Retirement Plan Manager: $124,744; Retirement Plan Administrator III: $82,770; Retirement Plan Senior Administrator: $82,200; Retirement Plan Administrator II: $72,070; Retirement Plan Specialist: $63,853.

How do different companies affect a Retirement Plan Advisor's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Retirement Plan Advisor roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Retirement Plan Advisor Salary in the United States

How much does a Retirement Plan Advisor make in the United States?

As of February 01, 2026, the average salary for a Retirement Plan Advisor in the United States is $60,357 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $77,542
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,635 to $69,352
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,516

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Retirement Plan Advisor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,352	$5,779	$1,334	$33
Average	$60,357	$5,030	$1,161	$29
25th Percentile	$53,635	$4,470	$1,031	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Retirement Plan Advisor Salaries

A Retirement Plan 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 Retirement Plan Advisor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Retirement Plan 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): $58,770
Early Career (1-2 years): $58,956
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $60,823
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $64,499
Expert (over 8 years): $65,970

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Retirement Plan Advisor	$58,770
Intermediate Level Retirement Plan Advisor	$58,956
Senior Level Retirement Plan Advisor	$60,823
Specialist Level Retirement Plan Advisor	$64,499
Expert Level Retirement Plan Advisor	$65,970

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How Do Retirement Plan 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 Retirement Plan Advisors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $66,827.
California: $66,573.
Massachusetts: $65,686.

District of Columbia $66,827 California $66,573 Massachusetts $65,686 Washington $65,445 New Jersey $65,420 Alaska $65,336 Connecticut $64,503 New York $64,165

Hawaii $63,085 Rhode Island $62,578 Maryland $62,234 Minnesota $61,763 Colorado $61,582 Illinois $61,521 Oregon $61,292 Delaware $61,123

New Hampshire $61,017 Virginia $60,779 Pennsylvania $60,085 Nevada $59,735 North Dakota $59,620 Michigan $59,439 Wisconsin $59,373 Vermont $59,240

Texas $58,872 Maine $58,848 Arizona $58,811 Ohio $58,769 Georgia $58,214 Indiana $57,936 Wyoming $57,882 Utah $57,797

Iowa $57,761 Kansas $57,471 Louisiana $57,387 North Carolina $57,357 Missouri $57,345 Florida $57,109 Montana $56,983 Nebraska $56,862

Kentucky $56,795 South Carolina $56,554 Tennessee $56,403 Idaho $56,343 New Mexico $55,902 Oklahoma $55,806 Alabama $55,450 South Dakota $54,852

Arkansas $54,526 West Virginia $54,351 Mississippi $53,826

Top Paying Cities for Retirement Plan 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: $76,128
San Francisco: $75,379
Oakland: $73,707

San Jose, CA $76,128

San Francisco, CA $75,379

Oakland, CA $73,707

New York, NY $69,947

Queens Village, NY $69,494

Paramus, NJ $69,012

Passaic, NJ $68,951

Bergenfield, NJ $68,891

Stamford, CT $68,800

Huntington, NY $68,740

Newark, NJ $68,348

Bridgeport, CT $68,227

New Brunswick, NJ $68,028

Vallejo, CA $67,901

Middlesex, NJ $67,865

Somerset, NJ $67,811

Petaluma, CA $67,672

Santa Cruz, CA $67,436

Boston, MA $67,316

Monterey, CA $67,014

Fairbanks, AK $66,972

Los Angeles, CA $66,857

Washington, DC $66,827

Seattle, WA $66,718

Santa Rosa, CA $66,706

Juneau, AK $66,531

Orange, CA $66,332

Anchorage, AK $66,223

Anaheim, CA $66,181

Santa Ana, CA $66,090

Nassau, NY $66,054

Long Beach, CA $66,030

Danbury, CT $66,012

Santa Maria, CA $65,807

Everett, WA $65,795

Bremerton, WA $65,499

Trenton, NJ $65,384

Sacramento, CA $65,360

San Diego, CA $65,330

Brockton, MA $65,306

Tacoma, WA $65,282

Santa Barbara, CA $65,197

Lowell, MA $64,956

New Suffolk, NY $64,932

Nashua, NH $64,859

Lompoc, CA $64,763

Ventura, CA $64,702

Stockton, CA $64,684

New Haven, CT $64,563

Atlantic City, NJ $64,406

Hartford, CT $64,274

Modesto, CA $64,243

Poughkeepsie, NY $64,111

New Britain, CT $64,080

Olympia, WA $63,996

Kennewick, WA $63,996

New London, CT $63,984

Norwich, CT $63,966

Lawrence, MA $63,936

Bakersfield, CA $63,767

Riverside, CA $63,682

New Bedford, MA $63,682

Richland, WA $63,622

Portsmouth, NH $63,574

Vineland, NJ $63,561

San Bernardino, CA $63,513

Boulder, CO $63,344

Worcester, MA $63,296

Portland, OR $63,242

Saint Paul, MN $63,169

Minneapolis, MN $63,169

Philadelphia, PA $63,085

Honolulu, HI $62,765

Springfield, MA $62,553

Providence, RI $62,547

Chicago, IL $62,372

Bellingham, WA $62,300

Baltimore, MD $62,234

Chico, CA $62,083

Wilmington, DE $61,980

Pittsfield, MA $61,920

Manchester, NH $61,805

Spokane, WA $61,539

Denver, CO $61,533

Albany, NY $61,250

Troy, NY $61,226

Schenectady, NY $61,099

Burlington, VT $60,966

Portland, ME $60,755

Salem, OR $60,707

Yakima, WA $60,694

Ann Arbor, MI $60,676

Rochester, MN $60,507

Fresno, CA $60,477

Reno, NV $60,477

Milwaukee, WI $60,423

Detroit, MI $60,363

Allentown, PA $60,344

Carson City, NV $60,338

Houston, TX $60,248

Colorado Springs, CO $60,242

Syracuse, NY $60,212

Eugene, OR $60,097

Bismarck, ND $60,025

Gary, IN $60,025

Galveston, TX $60,025

Springfield, OR $59,976

Medford, OR $59,831

Fort Collins, CO $59,807

Austin, TX $59,759

Mesa, AZ $59,632

Phoenix, AZ $59,620

Dallas, TX $59,602

Reading, PA $59,566

Saint Cloud, MN $59,542

Concord, NH $59,487

Madison, WI $59,463

Utica, NY $59,300

Raleigh, NC $59,252

Las Vegas, NV $59,246

Rochester, NY $59,204

Des Moines, IA $59,198

Atlanta, GA $59,101

Battle Creek, MI $59,083

Salt Lake City, UT $59,065

Lancaster, PA $58,974

Champaign, IL $58,962

Harrisburg, PA $58,890

Durham, NC $58,836

Kansas City, MO $58,829

Kansas City, KS $58,817

Fort Worth, TX $58,811

Boca Raton, FL $58,787

Cleveland, OH $58,781

Columbus, OH $58,769

Pittsburgh, PA $58,763

Richmond, VA $58,739

Indianapolis, IN $58,727

Cincinnati, OH $58,648

Petersburg, VA $58,558

Billings, MT $58,425

Lansing, MI $58,425

Huntsville, AL $58,425

Lebanon, PA $58,419

Dayton, OH $58,413

Pueblo, CO $58,413

Appleton, WI $58,395

Buffalo, NY $58,371

Racine, WI $58,341

Charlotte, NC $58,335

Saint Louis, MO $58,316

Springfield, IL $58,292

Elkhart, IN $58,280

York, PA $58,280

Gastonia, NC $58,274

Benton Harbor, MI $58,274

Beaumont, TX $58,238

Lorain, OH $58,226

Toledo, OH $58,202

Binghamton, NY $58,172

Rock Hill, SC $58,166

Rockford, IL $58,135

Fargo, ND $58,105

Elyria, OH $58,105

Flagstaff, AZ $58,063

Fort Lauderdale, FL $58,027

Miami, FL $57,991

Duluth, MN $57,894

Bangor, ME $57,815

Cedar Rapids, IA $57,749

Louisville, KY $57,719

Grand Rapids, MI $57,707

Hialeah, FL $57,701

Casper, WY $57,616

Scranton, PA $57,544

New Orleans, LA $57,526

Virginia Beach, VA $57,520

Akron, OH $57,490

Peoria, IL $57,411

Sarasota, FL $57,399

Green Bay, WI $57,357

Baton Rouge, LA $57,327

Charleston, SC $57,315

Nashville, TN $57,296

Jamestown, NY $57,284

Davenport, IA $57,284

Tucson, AZ $57,254

Cheyenne, WY $57,236

Saint Petersburg, FL $57,218

Tampa, FL $57,206

Omaha, NE $57,194

Port Arthur, TX $57,170

Evansville, IN $57,170

Bradenton, FL $57,146

Santa Fe, NM $57,037

Orlando, FL $56,977

Clearwater, FL $56,910

Canton, OH $56,783

La Crosse, WI $56,783

Grand Forks, ND $56,765

Albuquerque, NM $56,747

Tulsa, OK $56,747

Newport News, VA $56,741

High Point, NC $56,723

Ogden, UT $56,699

Corpus Christi, TX $56,651

Laramie, WY $56,614

Norfolk, VA $56,614

Rock Island, IL $56,578

Saginaw, MI $56,566

Jacksonville, FL $56,560

Salisbury, NC $56,548

Memphis, TN $56,536

Moline, IL $56,506

Fort Myers, FL $56,488

Waterloo, IA $56,409

Spartanburg, SC $56,349

Lincoln, NE $56,319

Fort Wayne, IN $56,307

Birmingham, AL $56,240

Cedar Falls, IA $56,228

Provo, UT $56,222

Springfield, OH $56,216

San Antonio, TX $56,204

Greensboro, NC $56,180

South Bend, IN $56,174

Winston Salem, NC $56,168

Boise, ID $56,150

Savannah, GA $56,107

Muskegon, MI $55,999

Lima, OH $55,926

Lake Charles, LA $55,902

Anderson, IN $55,890

Lexington, KY $55,872

Augusta, GA $55,854

Greenville, SC $55,854

Wichita, KS $55,800

Tuscaloosa, AL $55,800

Columbia, SC $55,745

Bloomington, IN $55,594

Roanoke, VA $55,558

Asheville, NC $55,480

Knoxville, TN $55,377

Shreveport, LA $55,371

Wilmington, NC $55,293

Frankfort, KY $55,178

Oklahoma City, OK $55,136

Chillicothe, OH $55,112

Longview, TX $55,105

Topeka, KS $55,087

Mobile, AL $54,997

Terre Haute, IN $54,973

Erie, PA $54,967

Altoona, PA $54,936

Melbourne, FL $54,918

Amarillo, TX $54,894

Killeen, TX $54,876

Fayetteville, AR $54,828

Sioux Falls, SD $54,786

Chattanooga, TN $54,749

Idaho Falls, ID $54,743

Gainesville, FL $54,617

Portsmouth, OH $54,586

Little Rock, AR $54,574

Lynchburg, VA $54,574

Lafayette, LA $54,550

Youngstown, OH $54,550

Temple, TX $54,526

Daytona Beach, FL $54,514

Clarksville, TN $54,508

Pensacola, FL $54,502

Hopkinsville, KY $54,321

Charleston, WV $54,315

Florence, SC $54,285

Sioux City, IA $54,248

Macon, GA $54,073

Tallahassee, FL $54,067

Fayetteville, NC $54,055

Waco, TX $54,043

Wichita Falls, TX $54,043

Pine Bluff, AR $54,019

Vincennes, IN $53,904

Lubbock, TX $53,880

Great Falls, MT $53,844

Alamogordo, NM $53,838

Abilene, TX $53,790

Rapid City, SD $53,711

Monroe, LA $53,711

Albany, GA $53,675

Huntington, WV $53,669

Jackson, MS $53,663

Greenville, MS $53,657

Parkersburg, WV $53,597

Montgomery, AL $53,585

Johnstown, PA $53,572

Springfield, MO $53,524

Biloxi, MS $53,494

Sumter, SC $53,367

Columbus, GA $53,361

Twin Falls, ID $53,325

Pascagoula, MS $53,247

Kingsport, TN $53,090

Gulfport, MS $53,071

Alexandria, LA $52,872

Fort Smith, AR $52,721

El Paso, TX $52,558

Helena, MT $52,480

Las Cruces, NM $52,287

Harlingen, TX $52,118

Pocatello, ID $52,064

Florence, AL $52,045

Brownsville, TX $52,033

Dothan, AL $51,937

Mcallen, TX $51,907

Columbus, MS $51,460

Altus, OK $51,182

Lawton, OK $51,068

Pierre, SD $50,850

What Skills Can Increase a Retirement Plan Advisor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 8.19% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Microsoft Excel (Mentioned in 2.22% Job Postings): Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet developed by Microsoft for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS. It features calculation or computation capabilities, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications.
Workday (Mentioned in 1.74% Job Postings): A cloud-based human resource management software system that unifies a wide range of HR functionality into a single system.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	8.19%
Microsoft Excel	2.22%
Workday	1.74%

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 a Retirement Plan Advisor's salary.

Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 21%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 19%.
Loan Review: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Consulting	$73,031	21%
Leadership	$71,824	19%
Loan Review	$65,789	9%
Business Model	$65,789	9%
Presentation	$65,789	9%
Oral Communication	$63,978	6%

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How Education impacts a Retirement Plan Advisor's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Retirement Plan 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 a Retirement Plan Advisor with a Bachelor's Degree is between $61,813 and $68,170).

Retirement Plan Advisor Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Retirement Plan Advisor

No Diploma 1.6%

High School 15.2%

Associates 8.0%

Bachelors 64.8%

Masters 10.4%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.6%
High School	15.2%
Associates	8.0%
Bachelors	64.8%
Masters	10.4%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how a Retirement Plan 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 February 01, 2026

$53,635

Average $60,357/year

$69,352

$4,470

Average $5,030/month

$5,779

$1,031

Average $1,161/week

$1,334

$26

Average $29/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,352	$5,779	$1,334	$33
Average	$60,357	$5,030	$1,161	$29
25th Percentile	$53,635	$4,470	$1,031	$26

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Salary Trends for Retirement Plan Advisor

Salaries for a Retirement Plan Advisor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,958 in 2023 to around $54,746 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Retirement Plan Advisor salary trends, .

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$55,958

2024

$55,069

2025

$54,746

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2024	$55,069
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