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Best States for Financial Advisor

Compare the best states for Financial Advisor using salary, licensing timeline, fees, and CredentialCompass data quality signals.

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Ranking Metric

Overall Score

Top 10 best states for Financial Advisor

Weighted score

Rank	State	Overall Score	Median Salary	Timeline	Initial Fee	Details
#1	New YorkNY	70/100	$167,970	N/A	See agency	View guide
#2	IdahoID	56/100	$136,440	N/A	See agency	View guide
#3	DelawareDE	53/100	$128,170	N/A	See agency	View guide
#4	CaliforniaCA	52/100	$128,650	N/A	See agency	View guide
#5	MarylandMD	51/100	$122,510	N/A	See agency	View guide
#6	South DakotaSD	50/100	$123,380	N/A	See agency	View guide
#7	New JerseyNJ	49/100	$123,690	N/A	See agency	View guide
#8	WashingtonWA	47/100	$112,020	N/A	See agency	View guide
#9	WisconsinWI	47/100	$115,680	N/A	See agency	View guide
#10	MaineME	45/100	$102,140	N/A	See agency	View guide
#11	North CarolinaNC	45/100	$102,140	N/A	See agency	View guide
#12	PennsylvaniaPA	45/100	$103,290	N/A	See agency	View guide
#13	WyomingWY	45/100	$102,140	N/A	See agency	View guide
#14	IndianaIN	44/100	$101,670	N/A	See agency	View guide
#15	VirginiaVA	44/100	$99,990	N/A	See agency	View guide
#16	ConnecticutCT	43/100	$107,030	N/A	See agency	View guide
#17	GeorgiaGA	43/100	$98,490	N/A	See agency	View guide
#18	KansasKS	43/100	$100,810	N/A	See agency	View guide
#19	North DakotaND	43/100	$98,990	N/A	See agency	View guide
#20	AlaskaAK	42/100	$102,140	N/A	See agency	View guide
#21	IllinoisIL	42/100	$104,310	N/A	See agency	View guide
#22	MichiganMI	42/100	$98,830	N/A	See agency	View guide
#23	MassachusettsMA	41/100	$101,320	N/A	See agency	View guide
#24	Rhode IslandRI	41/100	$100,880	N/A	See agency	View guide
#25	South CarolinaSC	40/100	$98,900	N/A	See agency	View guide
#26	MinnesotaMN	39/100	$94,420	N/A	See agency	View guide
#27	MontanaMT	39/100	$96,670	N/A	See agency	View guide
#28	TennesseeTN	38/100	$89,390	N/A	See agency	View guide
#29	ColoradoCO	37/100	$85,580	N/A	See agency	View guide
#30	IowaIA	37/100	$81,790	N/A	See agency	View guide
#31	NevadaNV	37/100	$81,940	N/A	See agency	View guide
#32	OhioOH	37/100	$82,100	N/A	See agency	View guide
#33	TexasTX	37/100	$82,180	N/A	See agency	View guide
#34	AlabamaAL	36/100	$79,600	N/A	See agency	View guide
#35	FloridaFL	36/100	$88,040	N/A	See agency	View guide
#36	VermontVT	36/100	$81,360	N/A	See agency	View guide
#37	ArizonaAZ	35/100	$85,150	N/A	See agency	View guide
#38	LouisianaLA	35/100	$78,150	N/A	See agency	View guide
#39	New HampshireNH	35/100	$82,530	N/A	See agency	View guide
#40	HawaiiHI	34/100	$75,680	N/A	See agency	View guide
#41	MissouriMO	34/100	$84,040	N/A	See agency	View guide
#42	New MexicoNM	34/100	$77,710	N/A	See agency	View guide
#43	West VirginiaWV	34/100	$77,790	N/A	See agency	View guide
#44	KentuckyKY	33/100	$79,100	N/A	See agency	View guide
#45	OregonOR	33/100	$80,190	N/A	See agency	View guide
#46	ArkansasAR	31/100	$75,150	N/A	See agency	View guide
#47	NebraskaNE	31/100	$74,040	N/A	See agency	View guide
#48	MississippiMS	30/100	$65,150	N/A	See agency	View guide
#49	OklahomaOK	30/100	$73,020	N/A	See agency	View guide
#50	UtahUT	28/100	$67,210	N/A	See agency	View guide

Methodology

The overall ranking weighs median salary at 40%, licensing timeline at 25%, initial licensing fee at 20%, and source/data quality at 15%.

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