Personal Financial Advisors Salary — Salem, Oregon

The average Personal Financial Advisors in Salem, Oregon earns $143,730 a year.

$143,730 / year, mean
↓ 10.0% below national average 20th percentile in Oregon

Salem pays below most of Oregon for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's noticeably below the national average for personal financial advisors, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Oregon

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
130
Estimate confidence
RSE 6.6%
Cost of living 104 #29 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2419 #180 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $454,689 #32 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $76,010 #65 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Salem ranks #29 for cost of living and #32 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Staunton $258,100 Naples $227,090 New York $217,170 San Francisco $214,350 San Jose $206,970 Charleston $194,720 Bend $190,740 Allentown $186,180 Gainesville $186,150 Springfield $185,470 Syracuse $183,780 Atlantic City $180,440 Charlottesville $179,230 Austin $179,140 Utica $179,010 Miami $177,500 Reading $177,490 Port St. Lucie $175,610 San Diego $175,290 Eugene $174,090 Monroe $173,100 Seattle $171,950 York $171,080 Santa Maria $170,980 Sebastian $170,720 Trenton $170,280 Philadelphia $169,850 Albany $168,010 Bremerton $166,360 Williamsport $165,840 Indianapolis $162,810 Kiryas Joel $162,190 Bloomington $161,600 Rockford $161,440 Portland $160,010 Jacksonville $159,060 Richmond $158,910 Pittsburgh $156,850 Sacramento $156,410 Chicago $156,300 Buffalo $156,290 Baltimore $154,980 Altoona $154,640 Ithaca $153,670 Vallejo $152,900 El Paso $152,820 Binghamton $152,050 Fort Myers $151,500 Los Angeles $151,050 Rochester $149,140 Orlando $148,990 Tyler $148,920 Homosassa Springs $148,870 Lancaster $148,530 Scranton $147,530 Punta Gorda $147,260 Crestview $147,230 Peoria $146,940 Flint $146,930 Salinas $146,330 Napa $145,720 Ann Arbor $145,280 Tampa $145,260 Houston $145,210 Santa Cruz $145,190 Corvallis $144,990 Tallahassee $144,900 Riverside $144,660 Harrisburg $144,160 Panama City $144,120 Bellingham $143,890 Jackson $143,810 Salem $143,730 San Antonio $142,720 Kennewick $142,630 Spokane $141,990 Roanoke $141,790 Hagerstown $141,780 Oxnard $141,560 Deltona $141,530 Santa Rosa $140,920 Kokomo $140,760 Lynchburg $140,760 Sarasota $140,580 Fresno $138,810 Dover $138,420 Wildwood $137,710 Blacksburg $136,660 Lansing $135,830 Bakersfield $135,630 San Luis Obispo $135,490 Midland $134,650 State College $134,340 Visalia $133,000 Wheeling $132,380 Wenatchee $132,340 Modesto $132,290 Redding $131,860 Abilene $131,190 Lubbock $129,720 Longview $129,550 Lafayette $129,290 Beaumont $129,210 Harrisonburg $126,980 Evansville $126,880 Erie $126,020 Champaign $125,770 Johnstown $125,090 Ocala $124,280 Detroit $124,230 Lexington $124,070 Louisville $122,140 Pensacola $121,580 Stockton $121,570 Muskegon $121,290 Lakeland $120,810 Grand Rapids $120,030 McAllen $119,930 Chambersburg $119,590 Kalamazoo $118,970 Elkhart $118,830 Wichita Falls $118,740 Yakima $118,560 Fort Wayne $118,080 Corpus Christi $116,110 Texarkana $115,530 Niles $113,540 South Bend $112,440 Traverse City $112,000 Chico $111,930 Amarillo $110,550 Salisbury $110,440 Owensboro $109,240 Huntington $107,240 Michigan City $106,370 Bloomington $105,680 Muncie $104,430 College Station $104,270 Saginaw $104,010 Olympia $103,360 Paducah $102,070 Columbus $101,490 Winchester $101,360 Beckley $94,310 Morgantown $93,690 Victoria $89,530 San Angelo $89,130 Battle Creek $85,570 Bowling Green $82,860 Sebring $82,040 Terre Haute $75,920
CityMean salaryvs. Salem
Abilene, Texas$131,190-8.7%
Albany, New York$168,010+16.9%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$186,180+29.5%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$154,640+7.6%
Amarillo, Texas$110,550-23.1%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$145,280+1.1%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$180,440+25.5%
Austin, Texas$179,140+24.6%
Bakersfield, California$135,630-5.6%
Baltimore, Maryland$154,980+7.8%
Battle Creek, Michigan$85,570-40.5%
Beaumont, Texas$129,210-10.1%
Beckley, West Virginia$94,310-34.4%
Bellingham, Washington$143,890+0.1%
Bend, Oregon$190,740+32.7%
Binghamton, New York$152,050+5.8%
Blacksburg, Virginia$136,660-4.9%
Bloomington, Illinois$161,600+12.4%
Bloomington, Indiana$105,680-26.5%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$82,860-42.4%
Bremerton, Washington$166,360+15.7%
Buffalo, New York$156,290+8.7%
Fort Myers, Florida$151,500+5.4%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$119,590-16.8%
Champaign, Illinois$125,770-12.5%
Charleston, West Virginia$194,720+35.5%
Charlottesville, Virginia$179,230+24.7%
Chicago, Illinois$156,300+8.7%
Chico, California$111,930-22.1%
College Station, Texas$104,270-27.5%
Columbus, Indiana$101,490-29.4%
Corpus Christi, Texas$116,110-19.2%
Corvallis, Oregon$144,990+0.9%
Crestview, Florida$147,230+2.4%
Deltona, Florida$141,530-1.5%
Detroit, Michigan$124,230-13.6%
Dover, Delaware$138,420-3.7%
Elkhart, Indiana$118,830-17.3%
El Paso, Texas$152,820+6.3%
Erie, Pennsylvania$126,020-12.3%
Eugene, Oregon$174,090+21.1%
Evansville, Indiana$126,880-11.7%
Flint, Michigan$146,930+2.2%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$118,080-17.8%
Fresno, California$138,810-3.4%
Gainesville, Florida$186,150+29.5%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$120,030-16.5%
Hagerstown, Maryland$141,780-1.4%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$144,160+0.3%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$126,980-11.7%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$148,870+3.6%
Houston, Texas$145,210+1.0%
Huntington, West Virginia$107,240-25.4%
Indianapolis, Indiana$162,810+13.3%
Ithaca, New York$153,670+6.9%
Jackson, Michigan$143,810+0.1%
Jacksonville, Florida$159,060+10.7%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$125,090-13.0%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$118,970-17.2%
Kennewick, Washington$142,630-0.8%
Kiryas Joel, New York$162,190+12.8%
Kokomo, Indiana$140,760-2.1%
Lafayette, Indiana$129,290-10.0%
Lakeland, Florida$120,810-15.9%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$148,530+3.3%
Lansing, Michigan$135,830-5.5%
Lexington, Kentucky$124,070-13.7%
Longview, Texas$129,550-9.9%
Los Angeles, California$151,050+5.1%
Louisville, Kentucky$122,140-15.0%
Lubbock, Texas$129,720-9.7%
Lynchburg, Virginia$140,760-2.1%
McAllen, Texas$119,930-16.6%
Miami, Florida$177,500+23.5%
Michigan City, Indiana$106,370-26.0%
Midland, Texas$134,650-6.3%
Modesto, California$132,290-8.0%
Monroe, Michigan$173,100+20.4%
Morgantown, West Virginia$93,690-34.8%
Muncie, Indiana$104,430-27.3%
Muskegon, Michigan$121,290-15.6%
Napa, California$145,720+1.4%
Naples, Florida$227,090+58.0%
New York, New York$217,170+51.1%
Niles, Michigan$113,540-21.0%
Sarasota, Florida$140,580-2.2%
Ocala, Florida$124,280-13.5%
Olympia, Washington$103,360-28.1%
Orlando, Florida$148,990+3.7%
Owensboro, Kentucky$109,240-24.0%
Oxnard, California$141,560-1.5%
Paducah, Kentucky$102,070-29.0%
Panama City, Florida$144,120+0.3%
Pensacola, Florida$121,580-15.4%
Peoria, Illinois$146,940+2.2%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$169,850+18.2%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$156,850+9.1%
Portland, Oregon$160,010+11.3%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$175,610+22.2%
Punta Gorda, Florida$147,260+2.5%
Reading, Pennsylvania$177,490+23.5%
Redding, California$131,860-8.3%
Richmond, Virginia$158,910+10.6%
Riverside, California$144,660+0.6%
Roanoke, Virginia$141,790-1.3%
Rochester, New York$149,140+3.8%
Rockford, Illinois$161,440+12.3%
Sacramento, California$156,410+8.8%
Saginaw, Michigan$104,010-27.6%
Salinas, California$146,330+1.8%
Salisbury, Maryland$110,440-23.2%
San Angelo, Texas$89,130-38.0%
San Antonio, Texas$142,720-0.7%
San Diego, California$175,290+22.0%
San Francisco, California$214,350+49.1%
San Jose, California$206,970+44.0%
San Luis Obispo, California$135,490-5.7%
Santa Cruz, California$145,190+1.0%
Santa Maria, California$170,980+19.0%
Santa Rosa, California$140,920-2.0%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$147,530+2.6%
Seattle, Washington$171,950+19.6%
Sebastian, Florida$170,720+18.8%
Sebring, Florida$82,040-42.9%
South Bend, Indiana$112,440-21.8%
Spokane, Washington$141,990-1.2%
Springfield, Illinois$185,470+29.0%
State College, Pennsylvania$134,340-6.5%
Staunton, Virginia$258,100+79.6%
Stockton, California$121,570-15.4%
Syracuse, New York$183,780+27.9%
Tallahassee, Florida$144,900+0.8%
Tampa, Florida$145,260+1.1%
Terre Haute, Indiana$75,920-47.2%
Texarkana, Texas$115,530-19.6%
Traverse City, Michigan$112,000-22.1%
Trenton, New Jersey$170,280+18.5%
Tyler, Texas$148,920+3.6%
Utica, New York$179,010+24.5%
Vallejo, California$152,900+6.4%
Victoria, Texas$89,530-37.7%
Visalia, California$133,000-7.5%
Wenatchee, Washington$132,340-7.9%
Wheeling, West Virginia$132,380-7.9%
Wichita Falls, Texas$118,740-17.4%
Wildwood, Florida$137,710-4.2%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$165,840+15.4%
Winchester, Virginia$101,360-29.5%
Yakima, Washington$118,560-17.5%
York, Pennsylvania$171,080+19.0%
Gross salary
143,730/yr
Estimated take-home
97,472/yr
Est. total withheld
32.2%

Single filer, federal + Oregon state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Community reality check

Community reality check for Salem

These notes add local color around Salem, Oregon: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 13-2052 SOC code
Official area Salem, OR BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 41420 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: or_dor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
435,085