The top respondents for the job title Financial Advisor Assistant are from the companies Ameriprise Financial, Inc., The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and MassMutual Financial Group. Reported salaries are highest at Edward Jones where the average pay is $60,000. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include LPL Financial and Ameriprise Financial, Inc., earning around $47,500 and $41,100, respectively. AXA Advisors LLC pays the lowest at around $25,000. Waddell & Reed Financial Inc and MassMutual Financial Group also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $38,753 and $39,305, respectively.

Skills in Office Administration are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Financial Compliance, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Customer Service and Client Interaction.

An entry-level Financial Advisor Assistant with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $39,629 based on 42 salaries. An early career Financial Advisor Assistant with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $41,356 based on 298 salaries. A mid-career Financial Advisor Assistant with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $44,293 based on 129 salaries. An experienced Financial Advisor Assistant with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $45,143 based on 100 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $47,952.

Employees with Financial Advisor Assistant in their job title in St. Louis, Missouri earn an average of 10.6% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Denver, Colorado (8.8% more) and San Diego, California (2.4% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Rochester, New York (21.8% less), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (5.7% less) and Cleveland, Ohio (2.2% less).