How much do Personal Financial Advisors make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Percentile spread

For Personal Financial Advisors, the published 10th percentile is $58,540 and the 90th percentile is $486,690. The difference is $428,150, which is 338.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $83,810 to the 75th at $176,060, covers $92,250.

The mean annual wage is $176,780, which sits above the median of $126,530. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 20.4% higher than the national median of $105,070 for Personal Financial Advisors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $116,870, which is 11.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.7% higher than the Massachusetts median of $125,670.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Massachusetts, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $126,530 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Personal Financial Advisors at $116,870 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Personal Financial Advisors. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 6th of 17 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Manchester-Nashua, NH is 45 miles away, with a median of $84,390 and employment of 950. That median is 33.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,872, against $116,870 here.
• Worcester, MA is 49 miles away, with a median of $120,400. That median is 4.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,437, against $116,870 here.
• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 58 miles away, with a median of $83,720 and employment of 1,200. That median is 33.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,262, against $116,870 here.