The annual salary statistics of personal financial advisors in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of personal financial advisors in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $54,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $202,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $199,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal financial advisors in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $199,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,210.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of personal financial advisors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $104,590 | -12.20% | 29.88% |
| 2021 | $117,350 | 6.95% | - |
| 2020 | $109,190 | 2.05% | - |
| 2019 | $106,950 | 2.21% | - |
| 2018 | $104,590 | 31.26% | - |
| 2017 | $71,890 | -10.34% | - |
| 2016 | $79,320 | -15.80% | - |
| 2015 | $91,850 | -4.15% | - |
| 2014 | $95,660 | 4.81% | - |
| 2013 | $91,060 | 19.46% | - |
| 2012 | $73,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $104,590, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for personal financial advisors in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary of $104,780). Compared with Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, the median annual salary of personal financial advisors in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is .2 percent (.2%) lower.