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

How much do Personal Financial Advisors make in Fargo, ND-MN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Personal Financial Advisors in Fargo, ND-MN is $75,900. The 10th percentile is $59,470 and the 90th percentile is $137,460. Employment is 250.

Median annual wage

$75,900

10th percentile
$59,470
25th percentile
$63,340
Median
$75,900
75th percentile
$103,440
90th percentile
$137,460
Mean
$92,170

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Personal Financial Advisors, the published 10th percentile is $59,470 and the 90th percentile is $137,460. The difference is $77,990, which is 102.8% 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 $63,340 to the 75th at $103,440, covers $40,100.

The mean annual wage is $92,170, which sits above the median of $75,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fargo, ND-MN median is 27.8% lower than the national median of $105,070 for Personal Financial Advisors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $83,525, which is 20.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.3% lower than the North Dakota median of $76,870.

Fargo, ND-MN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses North Dakota, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fargo, ND-MN is 90.871, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $75,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Personal Financial Advisors at $83,525 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Personal Financial Advisors. Fargo, ND-MN ranks 4th of 4 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).).

  • Grand Forks, ND-MN is 64 miles away, with a median of $77,520 and employment of 30. That median is 2.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,450, against $83,525 here.
  • St. Cloud, MN is 149 miles away, with a median of $77,530 and employment of 190. That median is 2.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,472, against $83,525 here.
  • Bismarck, ND is 190 miles away, with a median of $76,030 and employment of 130. That median is 0.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,527, against $83,525 here.

Employment share

Personal Financial Advisors accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Fargo, ND-MN (250 of 148,660). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (266,800 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.98 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 Fargo, ND-MN · 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 Fargo, ND-MN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Personal Financial Advisors in Fargo, ND-MN is $75,900. The 10th percentile is $59,470 and the 90th percentile is $137,460. Employment is 250.

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

The local median is 27.8% lower than the national median of $105,070.

What is Personal Financial Advisors pay in Fargo, ND-MN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fargo, ND-MN is 90.871, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $75,900 is $83,525. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Fargo, ND-MN compare with nearby metros for Personal Financial Advisors?

Grand Forks, ND-MN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 64 miles away, at $77,520. Fargo, ND-MN ranks 4th of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.