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New York Financial Planner Salary

Financial Advisor Salary in New York

New York was the top-paying state for personal financial advisors in the nation in 2010, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). There were 23,500 personal financial advisors working in New York that year, earning an average annual salary of $136,910. Salaries for these professionals earning in the 75th and 90th percentiles were beyond the BLS reporting ceiling, meaning they were equal to or greater than $166,400 annually. Personal financial advisors in the White Plains area made the highest average salary in the state at $142,000. Those working in the Utica-Rome area were close behind with an average of $140,180.

Area name Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean salary Hourly median wage Hourly 75th percentile wage Hourly 90th percentile wage Annual median salary Annual 75th percentile salary Annual 90th percentile salary
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 670 $51.24 $106,580 $37.58 $60.17 Equal to or Greater than $80 $78,170 $125,300 Equal to or Greater than $166,400
Binghamton, NY 50 $48.51 $100,890 $37.00 $55.14 Equal to or Greater than $80 $76,960 $114,690 Equal to or Greater than $166,400
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 430 $48.01 $99,860 $39.09 $57.83 Equal to or Greater than $80 $81,310 $120,280 Equal to or Greater than $166,400
Kingston, NY 40 Not Released Not Released Not Released Not Released Not Released Not Released Not Released Not Released
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 2,060 $55.66 $117,860 $40.66 $75.24 Equal to or Greater than $80 $84,570 $156,500 Equal to or Greater than $166,400
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 23,410 $65.66 $136,570 $52.85 Equal to or Greater than $80 Equal to or Greater than $80 $109,920 Equal to or Greater than $166,400 Equal to or Greater than $166,400
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 19,810 $68.27 $142,000 $55.66 Equal to or Greater than $80 Equal to or Greater than $80 $117,860 Equal to or Greater than $166,400 Equal to or Greater than $166,400
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 170 $50.01 $104,010 $35.05 $55.29 Equal to or Greater than $80 $72,910 $115,000 Equal to or Greater than $166,400
Rochester, NY 560 $40.19 $83,600 $28.42 $44.05 Equal to or Greater than $80 $59,100 $91,630 Equal to or Greater than $166,400
Syracuse, NY 220 $51.77 $107,690 $36.12 $67.76 Equal to or Greater than $80 $75,140 $140,940 Equal to or Greater than $166,400
Utica-Rome, NY 60 $67.39 $140,180 $61.93 Equal to or Greater than $80 Equal to or Greater than $80 $128,810 Equal to or Greater than $166,400 Equal to or Greater than $166,400
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 50 Not Released Not Released Not Released Not Released Not Released Not Released Not Released Not Released
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 70 $38.02 $79,080 $28.27 $35.49 $79.76 $58,790 $78,820 $165,900

 

Stockbroker Salary in New York

In 2010, securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents working in New York earned the second-highest average salary when compared to their counterparts in other states. These 39,930 financial professionals made an average of $129,620. Those in the top 25 and top 10 percent earned wages equal to or higher than $166,400. Securities professionals working in the White Plains area earned comparable salaries at $128,330, as did those in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls area at $126,780.

Area name Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean salary Hourly median wage Hourly 75th percentile wage Hourly 90th percentile wage Annual median salary Annual 75th percentile salary Annual 90th percentile salary
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 490 $39.31 $81,770 $30.51 $45.03 $78.41 $63,460 $93,660 $163,090
Binghamton, NY 120 $52.94 $110,120 $46.95 $70.81 Equal to or Greater than $80 $97,650 $147,290 Equal to or Greater than $166,400
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 1,030 $60.95 $126,780 $54.37 Equal to or Greater than $80 Equal to or Greater than $80 $113,090 Equal to or Greater than $166,400 Equal to or Greater than $166,400
Kingston, NY 70 $38.53 $80,140 $28.41 $40.99 Equal to or Greater than $80 $59,090 $85,260 Equal to or Greater than $166,400
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 2,280 $43.06 $89,560 $28.95 $54.44 Equal to or Greater than $80 $60,220 $113,240 Equal to or Greater than $166,400
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 49,260 $58.82 $122,340 $49.50 Equal to or Greater than $80 Equal to or Greater than $80 $102,960 Equal to or Greater than $166,400 Equal to or Greater than $166,400
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 40,790 $61.70 $128,330 $53.63 Equal to or Greater than $80 Equal to or Greater than $80 $111,550 Equal to or Greater than $166,400 Equal to or Greater than $166,400
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 140 $36.03 $74,950 $30.65 $42.74 $73.59 $63,760 $88,910 $153,060
Rochester, NY 540 $48.62 $101,130 $35.62 $61.35 Equal to or Greater than $80 $74,090 $127,610 Equal to or Greater than $166,400
Syracuse, NY 320 $51.09 $106,260 $39.99 $71.30 Equal to or Greater than $80 $83,180 $148,300 Equal to or Greater than $166,400
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 90 $20.43 $42,500 $18.24 $20.60 $26.69 $37,930 $42,840 $55,510
Central New York nonmetropolitan area 60 Not Released Not Released Not Released Not Released Not Released Not Released Not Released Not Released
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 110 $33.88 $70,460 $23.76 $34.03 $75.71 $49,420 $70,790 $157,470

 

Life/Annuity Producer Salary in New York

Insurance sales agents in New York made the fourth-highest salary of all agents in the nation. These 18,260 agents earned an average of $76,880. Those earning salaries in the top 25 percent earned $87,080 on average, and the top 10 percent averaged $150,170. Some of the highest paying areas were Glen Falls, where the average was $131,570, and the East Central New York nonmetropolitan area, where they earned $93,110 on average.

Area name Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean salary Hourly median wage Hourly 75th percentile wage Hourly 90th percentile wage Annual median salary Annual 75th percentile salary Annual 90th percentile salary
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 860 $39.44 $82,040 $27.85 $35.71 Equal to or Greater than $80 $57,920 $74,280 Equal to or Greater than $166,400
Binghamton, NY 200 $35.20 $73,220 $21.84 $36.37 Equal to or Greater than $80 $45,430 $75,640 Equal to or Greater than $166,400
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 990 $32.53 $67,670 $27.29 $34.83 $50.44 $56,750 $72,440 $104,910
Elmira, NY 70 $25.99 $54,060 $19.96 $30.49 $36.85 $41,510 $63,420 $76,650
Glens Falls, NY 60 $63.25 $131,570 $46.24 Equal to or Greater than $80 Equal to or Greater than $80 $96,180 Equal to or Greater than $166,400 Equal to or Greater than $166,400
Ithaca, NY 60 $35.52 $73,880 $22.63 $44.90 $66.42 $47,080 $93,390 $138,150
Kingston, NY 100 $39.99 $83,180 $29.85 $43.32 Equal to or Greater than $80 $62,080 $90,100 Equal to or Greater than $166,400
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 4,830 $37.51 $78,010 $27.78 $39.63 Equal to or Greater than $80 $57,790 $82,430 Equal to or Greater than $166,400
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 18,540 $37.86 $78,750 $28.74 $44.77 $70.57 $59,790 $93,110 $146,790
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 9,040 $39.75 $82,680 $29.23 $48.18 $77.03 $60,800 $100,210 $160,230
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 490 $23.84 $49,590 $19.91 $23.98 $40.94 $41,410 $49,880 $85,140
Rochester, NY 860 $27.78 $57,790 $21.75 $32.45 $49.66 $45,240 $67,500 $103,300
Syracuse, NY 720 $29.56 $61,490 $25.02 $33.93 $44.45 $52,050 $70,580 $92,450
Utica-Rome, NY 310 $25.13 $52,280 $18.87 $33.27 $38.37 $39,250 $69,190 $79,800
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 230 $30.41 $63,240 $24.95 $39.64 $61.23 $51,900 $82,460 $127,350
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area 100 $44.76 $93,110 $26.74 $62.06 Equal to or Greater than $80 $55,630 $129,090 Equal to or Greater than $166,400
Central New York nonmetropolitan area 200 $31.57 $65,680 $25.82 $42.08 $49.99 $53,710 $87,520 $103,970
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 380 $20.18 $41,980 $15.77 $20.82 $28.51 $32,810 $43,310 $59,290

Salary and employment data compiled by the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics in May of 2010. These estimates do not include self-employed financial advisors. The Bureau of Labor Statistics always expresses salaries equal to or greater than $166,400 (hourly wage of $80.00) as such and doesn't provide estimates beyond these totals.