41 Series · SOC 41-3031
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $78,660
- Median / year
- $212,880
- Top 10% earn
- +3.3%
- Growth '23–'33
- 489,570
- US workers
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents earn a median of $78,660 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $78,660, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $48,040 (10th percentile) to $212,880 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 489,570 US workers. New York pays the most ($168,340), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents earn a median of $78,660, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 72% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Sales and Related, it ranks #4 of 22 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 3.3% by 2033.
- $78,660
- Median annual wage
- Top 28%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #4 of 22
- in Sales and Related
- 4.4×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: New York at $168,340. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents (SOC 41-3031) pays a national median of $78,660 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $48,040 at the 10th percentile to $212,880 at the 90th, with a mean of $109,150 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 489,570 Americans work in this occupation across 50 reporting states and 487 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3.3% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 38,100 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Bachelor's degree and moderate-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 1.8 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. New York pays the highest state median at $168,340, which is +114% above the national figure. The top metro is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ at $167,890 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
Median Salary
$78,660
per year
Median Hourly
$37.82/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$109,150
average
Employment
489,570
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$78,660 Top 28% higher than 72% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 41-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 21 41-series occupations with growth data, Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents sits on the slower-growing side at +3.3% growth and $78,660 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+3.3%
Slower than average
Annual Openings
38,100
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
1.8/100K
Injury Rate
1.5/100
Danger Index
6.9/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Make bids or offers to buy or sell securities.
- ▸ Monitor markets or positions.
- ▸ Agree on buying or selling prices at optimal levels for clients.
- ▸ Keep accurate records of transactions.
- ▸ Buy or sell stocks, bonds, commodity futures, foreign currencies, or other securities on behalf of investment dealers.
- ▸ Complete sales order tickets and submit for processing of client-requested transactions.
- ▸ Report all positions or trading results.
- ▸ Interview clients to determine clients' assets, liabilities, cash flow, insurance coverage, tax status, or financial objectives.
- ▸ Discuss financial options with clients and keep them informed about transactions.
- ▸ Identify opportunities or develop channels for purchase or sale of securities or commodities.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$48,040
25th Percentile
$56,540
Median
$78,660
75th Percentile
$129,950
90th Percentile
$212,880
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $168,340 | +114% above national |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $100,310 | +28% above national |
| 3 | Illinois | $99,840 | +27% above national |
| 4 | Connecticut | $98,560 | +25% above national |
| 5 | Vermont | $88,280 | +12% above national |
| 6 | South Dakota | $86,780 | +10% above national |
| 7 | Delaware | $83,750 | +6% above national |
| 8 | Minnesota | $83,350 | +6% above national |
| 9 | Nebraska | $82,560 | +5% above national |
| 10 | New Jersey | $82,420 | +5% above national |
| 11 | California | $79,730 | +1% above national |
| 12 | New Hampshire | $78,930 | same as national |
| 13 | Missouri | $78,500 | same as national |
| 14 | Texas | $78,470 | same as national |
| 15 | Oregon | $76,710 | 2% below national |
| 16 | Alaska | $76,360 | 3% below national |
| 17 | Oklahoma | $76,080 | 3% below national |
| 18 | Kansas | $75,810 | 4% below national |
| 19 | Washington | $75,510 | 4% below national |
| 20 | Arizona | $74,840 | 5% below national |
| 21 | North Carolina | $74,040 | 6% below national |
| 22 | Wisconsin | $74,010 | 6% below national |
| 23 | Michigan | $73,480 | 7% below national |
| 24 | Ohio | $73,300 | 7% below national |
| 25 | District of Columbia | $72,010 | 8% below national |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | $71,840 | 9% below national |
| 27 | Indiana | $68,290 | 13% below national |
| 28 | Colorado | $67,010 | 15% below national |
| 29 | Utah | $64,660 | 18% below national |
| 30 | Idaho | $64,620 | 18% below national |
| 31 | Iowa | $64,290 | 18% below national |
| 32 | North Dakota | $63,670 | 19% below national |
| 33 | Virginia | $62,910 | 20% below national |
| 34 | Florida | $62,770 | 20% below national |
| 35 | Maryland | $61,660 | 22% below national |
| 36 | Nevada | $61,490 | 22% below national |
| 37 | New Mexico | $60,850 | 23% below national |
| 38 | Georgia | $59,990 | 24% below national |
| 39 | Maine | $59,970 | 24% below national |
| 40 | Kentucky | $59,110 | 25% below national |
| 41 | Tennessee | $58,050 | 26% below national |
| 42 | Hawaii | $57,590 | 27% below national |
| 43 | South Carolina | $55,390 | 30% below national |
| 44 | Arkansas | $54,660 | 31% below national |
| 45 | West Virginia | $50,050 | 36% below national |
| 46 | Alabama | $49,230 | 37% below national |
| 47 | Louisiana | $48,040 | 39% below national |
| 48 | Mississippi | $46,680 | 41% below national |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | $36,930 | 53% below national |
| 50 | Virgin Islands | $35,160 | 55% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $167,890 | +113% above national |
| 2 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $133,530 | +70% above national |
| 3 | Elmira, NY | $116,910 | +49% above national |
| 4 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $108,150 | +37% above national |
| 5 | Glens Falls, NY | $107,070 | +36% above national |
| 6 | Billings, MT | $102,790 | +31% above national |
| 7 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $102,300 | +30% above national |
| 8 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $102,290 | +30% above national |
| 9 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $101,200 | +29% above national |
| 10 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $100,760 | +28% above national |
| 11 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $100,030 | +27% above national |
| 12 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $97,670 | +24% above national |
| 13 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $97,240 | +24% above national |
| 14 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $95,610 | +22% above national |
| 15 | Albany, OR | $93,070 | +18% above national |
| 16 | Peoria, IL | $92,920 | +18% above national |
| 17 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $92,060 | +17% above national |
| 18 | New Haven, CT | $89,040 | +13% above national |
| 19 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $88,280 | +12% above national |
| 20 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $87,610 | +11% above national |
| 21 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $86,780 | +10% above national |
| 22 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $86,740 | +10% above national |
| 23 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $85,690 | +9% above national |
| 24 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $84,570 | +8% above national |
| 25 | Springfield, MO | $83,340 | +6% above national |
| 26 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $83,020 | +6% above national |
| 27 | Omaha, NE-IA | $82,560 | +5% above national |
| 28 | Ithaca, NY | $82,510 | +5% above national |
| 29 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $82,100 | +4% above national |
| 30 | Pittsfield, MA | $81,760 | +4% above national |
| 31 | Kingston, NY | $81,650 | +4% above national |
| 32 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $81,370 | +3% above national |
| 33 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $80,820 | +3% above national |
| 34 | Topeka, KS | $80,550 | +2% above national |
| 35 | Mankato, MN | $80,310 | +2% above national |
| 36 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $79,880 | +2% above national |
| 37 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $79,850 | +2% above national |
| 38 | Oklahoma City, OK | $79,590 | +1% above national |
| 39 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $79,410 | +1% above national |
| 40 | Rochester, NY | $79,300 | +1% above national |
| 41 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $79,300 | +1% above national |
| 42 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $79,160 | +1% above national |
| 43 | Boulder, CO | $78,810 | same as national |
| 44 | Chambersburg, PA | $78,640 | same as national |
| 45 | Anchorage, AK | $78,630 | same as national |
| 46 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $78,560 | same as national |
| 47 | Lawrence, KS | $78,460 | same as national |
| 48 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $78,160 | 1% below national |
| 49 | Rapid City, SD | $78,120 | 1% below national |
| 50 | Springfield, IL | $77,980 | 1% below national |
| 51 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $77,870 | 1% below national |
| 52 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $77,860 | 1% below national |
| 53 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $77,780 | 1% below national |
| 54 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $77,760 | 1% below national |
| 55 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $77,740 | 1% below national |
| 56 | Lubbock, TX | $77,650 | 1% below national |
| 57 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $77,610 | 1% below national |
| 58 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $77,600 | 1% below national |
| 59 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $77,580 | 1% below national |
| 60 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $77,550 | 1% below national |
| 61 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $77,540 | 1% below national |
| 62 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $77,410 | 2% below national |
| 63 | Great Falls, MT | $77,310 | 2% below national |
| 64 | Kokomo, IN | $77,190 | 2% below national |
| 65 | Wichita, KS | $77,180 | 2% below national |
| 66 | Columbus, OH | $77,030 | 2% below national |
| 67 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $77,020 | 2% below national |
| 68 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $76,900 | 2% below national |
| 69 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $76,860 | 2% below national |
| 70 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $76,810 | 2% below national |
| 71 | Jacksonville, FL | $76,610 | 3% below national |
| 72 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $76,310 | 3% below national |
| 73 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $76,280 | 3% below national |
| 74 | Napa, CA | $76,190 | 3% below national |
| 75 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $76,180 | 3% below national |
| 76 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $76,150 | 3% below national |
| 77 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $75,990 | 3% below national |
| 78 | Cleveland, OH | $75,900 | 4% below national |
| 79 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $75,630 | 4% below national |
| 80 | Worcester, MA | $75,320 | 4% below national |
| 81 | Rockford, IL | $75,190 | 4% below national |
| 82 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $75,140 | 4% below national |
| 83 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $75,140 | 4% below national |
| 84 | Green Bay, WI | $75,070 | 5% below national |
| 85 | Jefferson City, MO | $75,040 | 5% below national |
| 86 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $75,000 | 5% below national |
| 87 | Madison, WI | $74,950 | 5% below national |
| 88 | Yuba City, CA | $74,880 | 5% below national |
| 89 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $74,830 | 5% below national |
| 90 | Lincoln, NE | $74,550 | 5% below national |
| 91 | Salinas, CA | $74,550 | 5% below national |
| 92 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $74,510 | 5% below national |
| 93 | Springfield, MA | $74,440 | 5% below national |
| 94 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $74,420 | 5% below national |
| 95 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $74,380 | 5% below national |
| 96 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $74,310 | 6% below national |
| 97 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $74,260 | 6% below national |
| 98 | Helena, MT | $74,030 | 6% below national |
| 99 | Richmond, VA | $73,500 | 7% below national |
| 100 | Akron, OH | $73,460 | 7% below national |
| 101 | Tulsa, OK | $73,370 | 7% below national |
| 102 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $73,150 | 7% below national |
| 103 | Fort Wayne, IN | $73,090 | 7% below national |
| 104 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $72,820 | 7% below national |
| 105 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $72,490 | 8% below national |
| 106 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $72,430 | 8% below national |
| 107 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $72,420 | 8% below national |
| 108 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $72,350 | 8% below national |
| 109 | Amarillo, TX | $72,100 | 8% below national |
| 110 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $72,080 | 8% below national |
| 111 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $71,990 | 8% below national |
| 112 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $71,670 | 9% below national |
| 113 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $71,370 | 9% below national |
| 114 | Santa Fe, NM | $71,290 | 9% below national |
| 115 | Altoona, PA | $71,030 | 10% below national |
| 116 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $70,870 | 10% below national |
| 117 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $70,720 | 10% below national |
| 118 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $70,690 | 10% below national |
| 119 | Bangor, ME | $70,410 | 10% below national |
| 120 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $70,340 | 11% below national |
| 121 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $70,340 | 11% below national |
| 122 | Ann Arbor, MI | $70,060 | 11% below national |
| 123 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $70,010 | 11% below national |
| 124 | Chico, CA | $69,820 | 11% below national |
| 125 | Joplin, MO-KS | $69,640 | 11% below national |
| 126 | Iowa City, IA | $69,510 | 12% below national |
| 127 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $69,290 | 12% below national |
| 128 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $69,260 | 12% below national |
| 129 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $69,160 | 12% below national |
| 130 | Carson City, NV | $69,050 | 12% below national |
| 131 | Reno, NV | $68,750 | 13% below national |
| 132 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $68,610 | 13% below national |
| 133 | San Angelo, TX | $68,530 | 13% below national |
| 134 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $68,470 | 13% below national |
| 135 | Niles, MI | $68,420 | 13% below national |
| 136 | Flint, MI | $68,410 | 13% below national |
| 137 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $68,390 | 13% below national |
| 138 | Appleton, WI | $68,330 | 13% below national |
| 139 | Reading, PA | $67,740 | 14% below national |
| 140 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $67,570 | 14% below national |
| 141 | Bend, OR | $67,330 | 14% below national |
| 142 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $67,100 | 15% below national |
| 143 | Decatur, IL | $66,980 | 15% below national |
| 144 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $66,940 | 15% below national |
| 145 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $66,660 | 15% below national |
| 146 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $66,580 | 15% below national |
| 147 | Waco, TX | $66,490 | 15% below national |
| 148 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $66,090 | 16% below national |
| 149 | Merced, CA | $65,930 | 16% below national |
| 150 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $65,870 | 16% below national |
| 151 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $65,740 | 16% below national |
| 152 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $65,670 | 17% below national |
| 153 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $65,520 | 17% below national |
| 154 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $65,220 | 17% below national |
| 155 | Salisbury, MD | $65,040 | 17% below national |
| 156 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $64,990 | 17% below national |
| 157 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $64,880 | 18% below national |
| 158 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $64,850 | 18% below national |
| 159 | Boise City, ID | $64,620 | 18% below national |
| 160 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $64,560 | 18% below national |
| 161 | State College, PA | $64,450 | 18% below national |
| 162 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $64,370 | 18% below national |
| 163 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $64,300 | 18% below national |
| 164 | Barnstable Town, MA | $64,170 | 18% below national |
| 165 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $64,150 | 18% below national |
| 166 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $63,890 | 19% below national |
| 167 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $63,880 | 19% below national |
| 168 | Rochester, MN | $63,850 | 19% below national |
| 169 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $63,850 | 19% below national |
| 170 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $63,810 | 19% below national |
| 171 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $63,790 | 19% below national |
| 172 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $63,790 | 19% below national |
| 173 | Colorado Springs, CO | $63,690 | 19% below national |
| 174 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $63,610 | 19% below national |
| 175 | Winston-Salem, NC | $63,500 | 19% below national |
| 176 | Longview, TX | $63,490 | 19% below national |
| 177 | Gainesville, FL | $63,370 | 19% below national |
| 178 | St. Cloud, MN | $63,040 | 20% below national |
| 179 | Modesto, CA | $62,970 | 20% below national |
| 180 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $62,890 | 20% below national |
| 181 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $62,860 | 20% below national |
| 182 | Pittsburgh, PA | $62,710 | 20% below national |
| 183 | Saginaw, MI | $62,690 | 20% below national |
| 184 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $62,580 | 20% below national |
| 185 | Vallejo, CA | $62,560 | 20% below national |
| 186 | Eau Claire, WI | $62,450 | 21% below national |
| 187 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $62,330 | 21% below national |
| 188 | Sheboygan, WI | $62,280 | 21% below national |
| 189 | Grants Pass, OR | $62,270 | 21% below national |
| 190 | Fresno, CA | $62,250 | 21% below national |
| 191 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $62,200 | 21% below national |
| 192 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $62,150 | 21% below national |
| 193 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $62,140 | 21% below national |
| 194 | Lebanon, PA | $62,130 | 21% below national |
| 195 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $62,090 | 21% below national |
| 196 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $62,090 | 21% below national |
| 197 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $62,080 | 21% below national |
| 198 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $62,080 | 21% below national |
| 199 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $62,070 | 21% below national |
| 200 | Ames, IA | $62,050 | 21% below national |
| 201 | Victoria, TX | $61,940 | 21% below national |
| 202 | Jonesboro, AR | $61,910 | 21% below national |
| 203 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $61,830 | 21% below national |
| 204 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $61,790 | 21% below national |
| 205 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $61,790 | 21% below national |
| 206 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $61,770 | 21% below national |
| 207 | Fond du Lac, WI | $61,760 | 21% below national |
| 208 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $61,720 | 22% below national |
| 209 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $61,690 | 22% below national |
| 210 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $61,610 | 22% below national |
| 211 | Fargo, ND-MN | $61,580 | 22% below national |
| 212 | Albuquerque, NM | $61,540 | 22% below national |
| 213 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $61,540 | 22% below national |
| 214 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $61,480 | 22% below national |
| 215 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $61,360 | 22% below national |
| 216 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $61,280 | 22% below national |
| 217 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $61,250 | 22% below national |
| 218 | Tyler, TX | $61,250 | 22% below national |
| 219 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $61,240 | 22% below national |
| 220 | Lafayette, LA | $61,230 | 22% below national |
| 221 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $61,210 | 22% below national |
| 222 | Dubuque, IA | $61,200 | 22% below national |
| 223 | Battle Creek, MI | $61,180 | 22% below national |
| 224 | Redding, CA | $61,160 | 22% below national |
| 225 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $61,140 | 22% below national |
| 226 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $61,110 | 22% below national |
| 227 | El Centro, CA | $61,090 | 22% below national |
| 228 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $61,090 | 22% below national |
| 229 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $61,010 | 22% below national |
| 230 | Visalia, CA | $61,000 | 22% below national |
| 231 | Johnstown, PA | $60,900 | 23% below national |
| 232 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $60,860 | 23% below national |
| 233 | Bellingham, WA | $60,840 | 23% below national |
| 234 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $60,800 | 23% below national |
| 235 | Traverse City, MI | $60,760 | 23% below national |
| 236 | Duluth, MN-WI | $60,750 | 23% below national |
| 237 | Erie, PA | $60,630 | 23% below national |
| 238 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $60,620 | 23% below national |
| 239 | Wichita Falls, TX | $60,610 | 23% below national |
| 240 | Abilene, TX | $60,600 | 23% below national |
| 241 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $60,590 | 23% below national |
| 242 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $60,570 | 23% below national |
| 243 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $60,480 | 23% below national |
| 244 | Evansville, IN | $60,480 | 23% below national |
| 245 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $60,440 | 23% below national |
| 246 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $60,410 | 23% below national |
| 247 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $60,410 | 23% below national |
| 248 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $60,380 | 23% below national |
| 249 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $60,370 | 23% below national |
| 250 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $60,340 | 23% below national |
| 251 | Idaho Falls, ID | $60,290 | 23% below national |
| 252 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $60,280 | 23% below national |
| 253 | Toledo, OH | $60,270 | 23% below national |
| 254 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $60,250 | 23% below national |
| 255 | Utica-Rome, NY | $60,250 | 23% below national |
| 256 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $60,220 | 23% below national |
| 257 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $60,200 | 23% below national |
| 258 | Kenosha, WI | $60,180 | 23% below national |
| 259 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $60,170 | 24% below national |
| 260 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $60,170 | 24% below national |
| 261 | Punta Gorda, FL | $60,120 | 24% below national |
| 262 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $60,110 | 24% below national |
| 263 | Bloomington, IL | $60,100 | 24% below national |
| 264 | Columbus, IN | $60,040 | 24% below national |
| 265 | Greeley, CO | $59,990 | 24% below national |
| 266 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $59,970 | 24% below national |
| 267 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $59,850 | 24% below national |
| 268 | Medford, OR | $59,780 | 24% below national |
| 269 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $59,730 | 24% below national |
| 270 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $59,720 | 24% below national |
| 271 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $59,690 | 24% below national |
| 272 | Yakima, WA | $59,690 | 24% below national |
| 273 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $59,680 | 24% below national |
| 274 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $59,630 | 24% below national |
| 275 | Ogden, UT | $59,630 | 24% below national |
| 276 | Charlottesville, VA | $59,580 | 24% below national |
| 277 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $59,580 | 24% below national |
| 278 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $59,530 | 24% below national |
| 279 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $59,420 | 24% below national |
| 280 | St. George, UT | $59,410 | 24% below national |
| 281 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $59,400 | 24% below national |
| 282 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $59,390 | 24% below national |
| 283 | Twin Falls, ID | $59,330 | 25% below national |
| 284 | El Paso, TX | $59,280 | 25% below national |
| 285 | Logan, UT-ID | $59,280 | 25% below national |
| 286 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $59,270 | 25% below national |
| 287 | Tucson, AZ | $59,240 | 25% below national |
| 288 | Gettysburg, PA | $59,220 | 25% below national |
| 289 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $59,220 | 25% below national |
| 290 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $59,220 | 25% below national |
| 291 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $59,220 | 25% below national |
| 292 | Odessa, TX | $59,190 | 25% below national |
| 293 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $59,120 | 25% below national |
| 294 | Muncie, IN | $59,120 | 25% below national |
| 295 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $59,120 | 25% below national |
| 296 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $59,100 | 25% below national |
| 297 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $59,070 | 25% below national |
| 298 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $59,030 | 25% below national |
| 299 | Williamsport, PA | $59,030 | 25% below national |
| 300 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $58,970 | 25% below national |
| 301 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $58,930 | 25% below national |
| 302 | Columbia, SC | $58,890 | 25% below national |
| 303 | York-Hanover, PA | $58,830 | 25% below national |
| 304 | Farmington, NM | $58,720 | 25% below national |
| 305 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $58,700 | 25% below national |
| 306 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $58,600 | 26% below national |
| 307 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $58,540 | 26% below national |
| 308 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $58,540 | 26% below national |
| 309 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $58,500 | 26% below national |
| 310 | Walla Walla, WA | $58,490 | 26% below national |
| 311 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $58,410 | 26% below national |
| 312 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $58,400 | 26% below national |
| 313 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $58,380 | 26% below national |
| 314 | Sebring, FL | $58,210 | 26% below national |
| 315 | Flagstaff, AZ | $58,190 | 26% below national |
| 316 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $58,180 | 26% below national |
| 317 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $58,130 | 26% below national |
| 318 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $58,120 | 26% below national |
| 319 | Wausau, WI | $58,060 | 26% below national |
| 320 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $58,030 | 26% below national |
| 321 | Asheville, NC | $58,010 | 26% below national |
| 322 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $58,010 | 26% below national |
| 323 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $58,000 | 26% below national |
| 324 | Wilmington, NC | $58,000 | 26% below national |
| 325 | Tallahassee, FL | $57,900 | 26% below national |
| 326 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $57,840 | 26% below national |
| 327 | Las Cruces, NM | $57,820 | 26% below national |
| 328 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $57,810 | 27% below national |
| 329 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $57,730 | 27% below national |
| 330 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $57,710 | 27% below national |
| 331 | Bloomington, IN | $57,640 | 27% below national |
| 332 | Jackson, MI | $57,580 | 27% below national |
| 333 | Sandusky, OH | $57,460 | 27% below national |
| 334 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $57,410 | 27% below national |
| 335 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $57,400 | 27% below national |
| 336 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $57,400 | 27% below national |
| 337 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $57,320 | 27% below national |
| 338 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $57,310 | 27% below national |
| 339 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $57,300 | 27% below national |
| 340 | Charleston, WV | $57,240 | 27% below national |
| 341 | Gainesville, GA | $57,130 | 27% below national |
| 342 | Yuma, AZ | $57,020 | 28% below national |
| 343 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $56,950 | 28% below national |
| 344 | Lexington Park, MD | $56,810 | 28% below national |
| 345 | Terre Haute, IN | $56,810 | 28% below national |
| 346 | Kankakee, IL | $56,730 | 28% below national |
| 347 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $56,660 | 28% below national |
| 348 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $56,660 | 28% below national |
| 349 | Winchester, VA-WV | $56,630 | 28% below national |
| 350 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $56,620 | 28% below national |
| 351 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $56,580 | 28% below national |
| 352 | Pocatello, ID | $56,440 | 28% below national |
| 353 | Rocky Mount, NC | $56,360 | 28% below national |
| 354 | Grand Junction, CO | $56,290 | 28% below national |
| 355 | Corvallis, OR | $56,220 | 29% below national |
| 356 | Florence, SC | $56,130 | 29% below national |
| 357 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $56,060 | 29% below national |
| 358 | Springfield, OH | $55,980 | 29% below national |
| 359 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $55,970 | 29% below national |
| 360 | Lancaster, PA | $55,670 | 29% below national |
| 361 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $55,620 | 29% below national |
| 362 | Salem, OR | $55,580 | 29% below national |
| 363 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $55,350 | 30% below national |
| 364 | Dover, DE | $55,340 | 30% below national |
| 365 | Bay City, MI | $55,270 | 30% below national |
| 366 | Owensboro, KY | $55,260 | 30% below national |
| 367 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $55,230 | 30% below national |
| 368 | Paducah, KY-IL | $54,800 | 30% below national |
| 369 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $54,790 | 30% below national |
| 370 | Ocala, FL | $54,670 | 30% below national |
| 371 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $54,630 | 31% below national |
| 372 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $54,450 | 31% below national |
| 373 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $54,290 | 31% below national |
| 374 | Corpus Christi, TX | $54,260 | 31% below national |
| 375 | Spartanburg, SC | $54,220 | 31% below national |
| 376 | Monroe, MI | $54,170 | 31% below national |
| 377 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $54,070 | 31% below national |
| 378 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $54,040 | 31% below national |
| 379 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $53,930 | 31% below national |
| 380 | Roanoke, VA | $53,510 | 32% below national |
| 381 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $52,760 | 33% below national |
| 382 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $52,640 | 33% below national |
| 383 | Birmingham, AL | $52,420 | 33% below national |
| 384 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $52,300 | 34% below national |
| 385 | Vineland, NJ | $52,100 | 34% below national |
| 386 | Mansfield, OH | $52,080 | 34% below national |
| 387 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $51,920 | 34% below national |
| 388 | Burlington, NC | $51,890 | 34% below national |
| 389 | Lima, OH | $51,320 | 35% below national |
| 390 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $51,220 | 35% below national |
| 391 | Columbus, GA-AL | $51,140 | 35% below national |
| 392 | Knoxville, TN | $50,970 | 35% below national |
| 393 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $50,950 | 35% below national |
| 394 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $50,950 | 35% below national |
| 395 | Savannah, GA | $50,790 | 35% below national |
| 396 | Harrisonburg, VA | $50,750 | 35% below national |
| 397 | Rome, GA | $50,710 | 36% below national |
| 398 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $50,640 | 36% below national |
| 399 | Mobile, AL | $50,520 | 36% below national |
| 400 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $50,480 | 36% below national |
| 401 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $50,230 | 36% below national |
| 402 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $50,130 | 36% below national |
| 403 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $50,040 | 36% below national |
| 404 | Albany, GA | $50,010 | 36% below national |
| 405 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $49,990 | 36% below national |
| 406 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $49,890 | 37% below national |
| 407 | Lynchburg, VA | $49,860 | 37% below national |
| 408 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $49,850 | 37% below national |
| 409 | Greenville, NC | $49,810 | 37% below national |
| 410 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $49,770 | 37% below national |
| 411 | Fayetteville, NC | $49,640 | 37% below national |
| 412 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $49,600 | 37% below national |
| 413 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $49,570 | 37% below national |
| 414 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $49,540 | 37% below national |
| 415 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $49,540 | 37% below national |
| 416 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $49,530 | 37% below national |
| 417 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $49,500 | 37% below national |
| 418 | Morgantown, WV | $49,410 | 37% below national |
| 419 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $49,370 | 37% below national |
| 420 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $49,350 | 37% below national |
| 421 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $49,340 | 37% below national |
| 422 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $49,310 | 37% below national |
| 423 | Huntsville, AL | $49,180 | 37% below national |
| 424 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $49,180 | 37% below national |
| 425 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $49,170 | 37% below national |
| 426 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $49,080 | 38% below national |
| 427 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $49,020 | 38% below national |
| 428 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $49,010 | 38% below national |
| 429 | Warner Robins, GA | $48,970 | 38% below national |
| 430 | Beckley, WV | $48,940 | 38% below national |
| 431 | Elizabethtown, KY | $48,920 | 38% below national |
| 432 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $48,860 | 38% below national |
| 433 | Laredo, TX | $48,810 | 38% below national |
| 434 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $48,770 | 38% below national |
| 435 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $48,730 | 38% below national |
| 436 | Goldsboro, NC | $48,680 | 38% below national |
| 437 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $48,680 | 38% below national |
| 438 | Dalton, GA | $48,490 | 38% below national |
| 439 | Pueblo, CO | $48,460 | 38% below national |
| 440 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $48,450 | 38% below national |
| 441 | Decatur, AL | $48,430 | 38% below national |
| 442 | Morristown, TN | $48,360 | 39% below national |
| 443 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $48,230 | 39% below national |
| 444 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $48,190 | 39% below national |
| 445 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $48,020 | 39% below national |
| 446 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $47,900 | 39% below national |
| 447 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $47,850 | 39% below national |
| 448 | Jackson, TN | $47,830 | 39% below national |
| 449 | Valdosta, GA | $47,810 | 39% below national |
| 450 | Cleveland, TN | $47,800 | 39% below national |
| 451 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $47,760 | 39% below national |
| 452 | Jacksonville, NC | $47,720 | 39% below national |
| 453 | Bowling Green, KY | $47,670 | 39% below national |
| 454 | Montgomery, AL | $47,640 | 39% below national |
| 455 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $47,460 | 40% below national |
| 456 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $47,230 | 40% below national |
| 457 | Sumter, SC | $47,020 | 40% below national |
| 458 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $46,960 | 40% below national |
| 459 | Johnson City, TN | $46,950 | 40% below national |
| 460 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $46,850 | 40% below national |
| 461 | Columbia, MO | $46,840 | 40% below national |
| 462 | Jackson, MS | $46,810 | 40% below national |
| 463 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $46,810 | 40% below national |
| 464 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $46,610 | 41% below national |
| 465 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $46,410 | 41% below national |
| 466 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $46,270 | 41% below national |
| 467 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $46,200 | 41% below national |
| 468 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $46,170 | 41% below national |
| 469 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $46,170 | 41% below national |
| 470 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $46,110 | 41% below national |
| 471 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $45,990 | 42% below national |
| 472 | Dothan, AL | $45,970 | 42% below national |
| 473 | Hot Springs, AR | $45,970 | 42% below national |
| 474 | Gadsden, AL | $45,660 | 42% below national |
| 475 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $45,650 | 42% below national |
| 476 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $45,610 | 42% below national |
| 477 | Lake Charles, LA | $45,360 | 42% below national |
| 478 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $45,360 | 42% below national |
| 479 | Baton Rouge, LA | $45,250 | 42% below national |
| 480 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $45,090 | 43% below national |
| 481 | Alexandria, LA | $43,530 | 45% below national |
| 482 | Monroe, LA | $42,880 | 45% below national |
| 483 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $42,700 | 46% below national |
| 484 | Hattiesburg, MS | $39,210 | 50% below national |
| 485 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $38,200 | 51% below national |
| 486 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $37,570 | 52% below national |
| 487 | Ponce, PR | $31,340 | 60% below national |
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