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.

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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.

BLS OEWS May 2025 489,570 jobs Median $78,660/yr

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

$0–$20,000: 0 US occupations (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 98 US occupations (12%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 298 US occupations (36%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 209 US occupations (25%). This entry sits in this band. $80,000–$100,000: 82 US occupations (10%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 58 US occupations (7%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 32 US occupations (4%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 14 US occupations (2%). Above this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 9 US occupations (1%). Above this entry. $180,000–$200,000: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $200,000 every BLS occupation, bucketed by value

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.

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. Scatter plot of 21 data points. $0$50000$100000$150000 -30%-20%-10%0%10% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage
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

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A

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

Active Listening 3.8
Critical Thinking 3.8
Monitoring 3.6
Judgment and Decision Making 3.6
Reading Comprehension 3.5
Speaking 3.5
Active Learning 3.5
Persuasion 3.5
Writing 3.4
Social Perceptiveness 3.4

Knowledge Areas

Customer and Personal Service 4.3
Economics and Accounting 3.9
English Language 3.8
Mathematics 3.7
Sales and Marketing 3.7
Computers and Electronics 3.5
Administration and Management 3.4
Law and Government 3.1
Administrative 3.0
Communications and Media 2.7

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

$48,040$56,540$78,660$129,950$212,880
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$23.10$27.18$37.82$62.48$102.35
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$48,040

25th Percentile

$56,540

Median

$78,660

75th Percentile

$129,950

90th Percentile

$212,880

Salary by State

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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

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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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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents make?
The median annual salary for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents is $78,660 ($37.82/hour). The salary range spans from $48,040 at the 10th percentile to $212,880 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents the most?
New York pays the highest median salary for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents at $168,340/year, which is +114% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents?
The typical entry-level education for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents is Bachelor's degree. On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents?
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 1.8 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 1.5 per 100 workers.
Is Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents a good career?
Employment for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents is projected to grow 3.3% from 2024 to 2034, which is slower than average. About 38,100 openings are projected each year.
How does Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents pay vary by state?
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is New York at $168,340/year, while Alabama pays the least at $49,230/year. BLS data covers 50 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents?
The highest-paying metro area for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ at $167,890/year. BLS reports wage data for 487 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.

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Data as of May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 annual release. Employment projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–2034. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.

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