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Financial Advisor Salary in San Francisco, CA

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The median financial advisor in the San Francisco area earns $160,610 a year ($77.22 an hour), 53% above the U.S. median ($105,070) and 23% above the California median ($130,330). Half of the 7,130 financial advisors there earn between $105,850 and $293,030.

Percentiles. Dark: the middle half of earners. Red line: median. Dashed: U.S. median.
Personal Financial Advisors, May 2025 (latest official data). Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Annual paySan Francisco areaCaliforniaU.S.
10th percentile$76,900$67,690$50,190
25th percentile$105,850$83,860$72,440
Median$160,610$130,330$105,070
75th percentile$293,030$195,420$176,790
90th percentile$450,120$393,860$357,020
Average$214,350$170,070$156,670
Jobs7,13032,200266,800

San Francisco, CA ranks 2nd 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.