SOC 13-2052 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Personal Financial Advisors make in Dothan, AL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Personal Financial Advisors in Dothan, AL is $120,430. The 10th percentile is $43,670 and the 90th percentile is $426,540. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$120,430

10th percentile
$43,670
25th percentile
$71,930
Median
$120,430
75th percentile
$227,510
90th percentile
$426,540
Mean
$181,450

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Personal Financial Advisors, the published 10th percentile is $43,670 and the 90th percentile is $426,540. The difference is $382,870, which is 317.9% 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 $71,930 to the 75th at $227,510, covers $155,580.

The mean annual wage is $181,450, which sits above the median of $120,430. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dothan, AL median is 14.6% higher than the national median of $105,070 for Personal Financial Advisors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $143,655, which is 36.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 54.4% higher than the Alabama median of $77,990.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dothan, AL is 83.833, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $120,430 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Personal Financial Advisors at $143,655 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. Dothan, AL 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).).

  • Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL is 68 miles away, with a median of $94,370 and employment of 100. That median is 21.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,993, against $143,655 here.
  • Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL is 69 miles away, with a median of $82,420 and employment of 140. That median is 31.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,942, against $143,655 here.
  • Albany, GA is 85 miles away, with a median of $86,940 and employment of 50. That median is 27.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,168, against $143,655 here.

Employment share

Personal Financial Advisors accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Dothan, AL (50 of 60,720). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (266,800 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.48 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Dothan, AL · Personal Financial Advisors by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Personal Financial Advisors make in Dothan, AL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Personal Financial Advisors in Dothan, AL is $120,430. The 10th percentile is $43,670 and the 90th percentile is $426,540. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Personal Financial Advisors?

The local median is 14.6% higher than the national median of $105,070.

What is Personal Financial Advisors pay in Dothan, AL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dothan, AL is 83.833, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $120,430 is $143,655. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Dothan, AL compare with nearby metros for Personal Financial Advisors?

Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 68 miles away, at $94,370. Dothan, AL ranks 2nd of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.