How much do Personal Financial Advisors make in Charleston-North Charleston, SC?

Percentile spread

For Personal Financial Advisors, the published 10th percentile is $44,910 and the 90th percentile is $187,270. The difference is $142,360, which is 113.3% 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 $63,170 to the 75th at $187,270, covers $124,100.

The mean annual wage is $130,680, which sits above the median of $125,700. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charleston-North Charleston, SC median is 19.6% higher than the national median of $105,070 for Personal Financial Advisors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $124,502, which is 18.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 30.5% higher than the South Carolina median of $96,330.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 100.962, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $125,700 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Personal Financial Advisors at $124,502 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Personal Financial Advisors. Charleston-North Charleston, SC ranks 2nd of 15 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).).

• Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC is 65 miles away, with a median of $100,510 and employment of 80. That median is 20% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,543, against $124,502 here.
• Florence, SC is 79 miles away, with a median of $98,230 and employment of 50. That median is 21.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,202, against $124,502 here.
• Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC is 86 miles away, with a median of $99,860 and employment of 80. That median is 20.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,640, against $124,502 here.