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What advisors make
Median
$105,070
Bottom tenth
$50,190
Top tenth
$357,020
The national median is $105,070 a year, the bottom tenth earn $50,190 or less and the top tenth $357,020 or more, in the 2025 survey. The wage survey files this job under Personal Financial Advisors, a wider group that also covers financial planners and bank branch advisors. The spread is enormous because most of the money is commission or a slice of the assets you look after, not salary.