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Personal Financial Advisors salary
in Winston-Salem, NC

Median base pay · Winston-Salem, NC
$100,560
≈ $48.35/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 590 jobs
Middle 50%
$69,990–$174,590
vs U.S. median
-4%
Metro rank
#51 of 124

Personal Financial Advisors in the Winston-Salem, NC metro earn a median of $100,560 a year, based on BLS estimates for 590 jobs (May 2025). That is 4% below the U.S. median of $105,070 and 4% above the NC statewide median of $96,880. It ranks #51 of 124 metros with published figures for this job.

PERSONAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS · WINSTON-SALEM, NC · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · WINSTON-SALEM, NC · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$45,420P25$69,990MEDIAN$100,560P75$174,590P90$496,400
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$50,190P25$72,440MEDIAN$105,070P75$176,790P90$357,020
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What is the average Personal Financial Advisors salary in Winston?

The BLS median is $100,560 a year (May 2025). Half of the 590 jobs pay between $69,990 and $174,590. The 10th percentile is $45,420 and the 90th is $496,400.

Is Winston a high-paying metro for Personal Financial Advisors?

That is 4% below the U.S. median of $105,070 and 4% above the NC statewide median of $96,880. It ranks #51 of 124 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

How much do Personal Financial Advisors make an hour in Winston?

About $48.35 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $100,560 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $33.65–$83.94 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

Does this include experience levels?

BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.