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CareerAtlas is running on a deterministic simulated demo dataset — compensation, trend, and outcome figures illustrate the product but are not verified real-world data. See Methodology and Data Sources for details.

Financial Planning Analyst

Supports financial planning and analysis for advisory teams.

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Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$152k

Mean

$159k

10th–90th pct

$116k–$210k

Observations

501

Confidence: 34% · based on 501 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated
Common skills
Financial Modeling
Core
Excel / VBA
Core
Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated
Bachelor's Degree
52% require · 27% prefer
Master's Degree
21% require · 32% prefer
No College
17% require · 12% prefer
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Common next roles
Wealth Manager+39.4%Portfolio Manager+39.1%Financial Advisor+19.5%Equity Research Analyst+6.0%Fixed Income Analyst+7.4%
Common previous roles
Wealth Manager+28.3%Equity Research Analyst+5.7%Financial Advisor+16.3%Fixed Income Analyst+6.9%Portfolio Manager+28.1%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)4,264
Posting growth-10.1%
Median days to fill40 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)26,140
Projected growth3.5%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness60%
Automation exposure25%
Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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