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Financial Advisor Salary in Los Angeles, CA

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The median financial advisor in the Los Angeles area earns $124,490 a year ($59.85 an hour), 18% above the U.S. median ($105,070) and 4% below the California median ($130,330). Half of the 13,980 financial advisors there earn between $77,860 and $179,000.

Percentiles. Dark: the middle half of earners. Red line: median. Dashed: U.S. median.
Personal Financial Advisors, May 2025 (latest official data). Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Annual payLos Angeles areaCaliforniaU.S.
10th percentile$67,690$67,690$50,190
25th percentile$77,860$83,860$72,440
Median$124,490$130,330$105,070
75th percentile$179,000$195,420$176,790
90th percentile$285,090$393,860$357,020
Average$151,050$170,070$156,670
Jobs13,98032,200266,800

Los Angeles, CA ranks 9th for financial advisor pay among the 48 of the 50 largest U.S. metro areas where it is published. Highest: New York, NY ($170,050).

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, www.bls.gov/oes. BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.