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
+0.7%
2024→2025
$212,880
Top 10% earn
+3.3%
Growth '24–'34
489,570
Estimated US jobs

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 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is New York ($168,340).

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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 2034.

$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.

Observed pay change

What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025

May 2019 → May 2025
  • The published national median for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents moved from $62,270 in May 2019 to $78,660 in May 2025 (+26.3%).
  • Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
  • Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents sits +1.9 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents (SOC 41-3031) has a national median of $78,660 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $48,040 to $212,880, and the published mean is $109,150. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 489,570 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 50 state or territory areas and 487 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $78,140 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $78,660 in May 2025, a rise of $520 (+0.7%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3.3% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as about as fast as average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 38,100 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical education needed for entry, and BLS classifies its typical on-the-job preparation as moderate-term on-the-job training. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Sales and Related Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.

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 highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ at $167,890. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.

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 and above: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $180,000+ 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.

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Band Count Share
$0–$20,000 0 US occupations 0%
$20,000–$40,000 98 US occupations 12%
$40,000–$60,000 298 US occupations 36%
$60,000–$80,000 (this entry) 209 US occupations 25%
$80,000–$100,000 82 US occupations 10%
$100,000–$120,000 58 US occupations 7%
$120,000–$140,000 32 US occupations 4%
$140,000–$160,000 14 US occupations 2%
$160,000–$180,000 9 US occupations 1%
$180,000 and above 25 US occupations 3%

$78,660 · 72nd percentile of 825 US occupations

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. Scatter plot of 21 data points. $0$50000$100000$150000 -30%-20%-10%0%10% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage Retail Salespersons - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -0.5% · Median annual wage: $35410Cashiers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -9.9% · Median annual wage: $32880Sales Representative… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.1% · Median annual wage: $69990Sales Representative… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 0.3% · Median annual wage: $72080First-Line Superviso… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -5% · Median annual wage: $48520Securities, Commodit… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.3% · Median annual wage: $78660Insurance Sales Agents - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.7% · Median annual wage: $62280Counter and Rental C… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.2% · Median annual wage: $41300Sales Representative… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.9% · Median annual wage: $104920Parts Salespersons - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.1% · Median annual wage: $38630Real Estate Sales Ag… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.1% · Median annual wage: $52830Sales and Related Wo… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.7% · Median annual wage: $48280Advertising Sales Ag… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -6.4% · Median annual wage: $64820Demonstrators and Pr… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -0.1% · Median annual wage: $39320Telemarketers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -22.1% · Median annual wage: $35450Travel Agents - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 2.2% · Median annual wage: $50160Sales Engineers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.5% · Median annual wage: $124900Real Estate Brokers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.3% · Median annual wage: $73220Gambling Change Pers… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -6.4% · Median annual wage: $36220Models - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -0.5% · Median annual wage: $48470Door-to-Door Sales W… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -10% · Median annual wage: $41380
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.
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  • Retail Salespersons: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.5%, Median annual wage $35410
  • Cashiers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -9.9%, Median annual wage $32880
  • Sales Representative…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $69990
  • Sales Representative…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.3%, Median annual wage $72080
  • First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5%, Median annual wage $48520
  • Securities, Commodit…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.3%, Median annual wage $78660
  • Insurance Sales Agents: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.7%, Median annual wage $62280
  • Counter and Rental C…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.2%, Median annual wage $41300
  • Sales Representative…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.9%, Median annual wage $104920
  • Parts Salespersons: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $38630
  • Real Estate Sales Ag…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $52830
  • Sales and Related Wo…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.7%, Median annual wage $48280
  • Advertising Sales Ag…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6.4%, Median annual wage $64820
  • Demonstrators and Pr…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.1%, Median annual wage $39320
  • Telemarketers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -22.1%, Median annual wage $35450
  • Travel Agents: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.2%, Median annual wage $50160
  • Sales Engineers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.5%, Median annual wage $124900
  • Real Estate Brokers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.3%, Median annual wage $73220
  • Gambling Change Pers…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6.4%, Median annual wage $36220
  • Models: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.5%, Median annual wage $48470
  • Door-to-Door Sales W…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -10%, Median annual wage $41380

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

+3.3%

About as fast as average

Annual Openings

38,100

per year (projected)

Employment Change

+17,100

514,500 (2024) → 531,600 (2034)

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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Group

Sales and Related Occupations context

Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade

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

10th$48,040
25th$56,540
Median$78,660
75th$129,950
90th$212,880

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th$23.10
25th$27.18
Median$37.82
75th$62.48
90th$102.35

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents pay history, 2015–2025

Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.

$60,000$65,000$70,000$75,000$80,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 National median - 2015: $71,550National median - 2016: $67,310National median - 2017: $63,780National median - 2018: $64,120National median - 2019: $62,270National median - 2020: $64,770National median - 2021: $62,910National median - 2022: $67,480National median - 2023: $76,900National median - 2024: $78,140National median - 2025: $78,660$78,660
National median annual wage for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents, May 2015 to May 2025 OEWS releases
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Period National median
2015 $71,550
2016 $67,310
2017 $63,780
2018 $64,120
2019 $62,270
2020 $64,770
2021 $62,910
2022 $67,480
2023 $76,900
2024 $78,140
2025 $78,660

2015 median

$71,550

2025 median

$78,660

2019–2025 change (same SOC)

+$16,390 (+26.3%)

Avg/year (same SOC)

+4%

Published national median annual wage and estimated employment for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents by OEWS release year
Release Median Change Estimated jobs
May 2015 $71,550 First banked release 319,280
May 2016 $67,310 -5.9% 353,780
May 2017 $63,780 -5.2% 389,610
May 2018 $64,120 +0.5% 415,890
May 2019 $62,270 Classification break 437,880
May 2020 $64,770 +4.0% 440,300
May 2021 $62,910 -2.9% 426,870
May 2022 $67,480 +7.3% 443,220
May 2023 $76,900 +14.0% 479,630
May 2024 $78,140 +1.6% 472,300
May 2025 $78,660 +0.7% 489,570

Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $71,550 in May 2015 to $78,660 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +4% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 437,880 in May 2019 to 489,570 in May 2025.

Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.

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 Glens Falls, NY $107,070 +36% above national
5 Billings, MT $102,790 +31% above national
6 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $102,290 +30% above national
7 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $101,200 +29% above national
8 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $100,760 +28% above national
9 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $100,030 +27% above national
10 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $97,670 +24% above national
11 Albany, OR $93,070 +18% above national
12 Peoria, IL $92,920 +18% above national
13 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $92,060 +17% above national
14 New Haven, CT $89,040 +13% above national
15 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $88,280 +12% above national
16 Sioux Falls, SD-MN $86,780 +10% above national
17 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $86,740 +10% above national
18 Springfield, MO $83,340 +6% above national
19 Omaha, NE-IA $82,560 +5% above national
20 Ithaca, NY $82,510 +5% above national
21 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $82,100 +4% above national
22 Pittsfield, MA $81,760 +4% above national
23 Kingston, NY $81,650 +4% above national
24 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $81,370 +3% above national
25 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $80,820 +3% above national
26 Topeka, KS $80,550 +2% above national
27 Mankato, MN $80,310 +2% above national
28 Oklahoma City, OK $79,590 +1% above national
29 Kansas City, MO-KS $79,410 +1% above national
30 Rochester, NY $79,300 +1% above national
31 St. Louis, MO-IL $79,300 +1% above national
32 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $79,160 +1% above national
33 Boulder, CO $78,810 same as national
34 Chambersburg, PA $78,640 same as national
35 Anchorage, AK $78,630 same as national
36 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $78,560 same as national
37 Lawrence, KS $78,460 same as national
38 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $78,160 1% below national
39 Rapid City, SD $78,120 1% below national
40 Springfield, IL $77,980 1% below national
41 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $77,870 1% below national
42 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $77,860 1% below national
43 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $77,780 1% below national
44 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $77,760 1% below national
45 Lubbock, TX $77,650 1% below national
46 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $77,550 1% below national
47 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $77,540 1% below national
48 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $77,410 2% below national
49 Great Falls, MT $77,310 2% below national
50 Kokomo, IN $77,190 2% below national
51 Wichita, KS $77,180 2% below national
52 Columbus, OH $77,030 2% below national
53 Manchester-Nashua, NH $77,020 2% below national
54 Eugene-Springfield, OR $76,900 2% below national
55 Jacksonville, FL $76,610 3% below national
56 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $76,310 3% below national
57 Napa, CA $76,190 3% below national
58 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $76,180 3% below national
59 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $75,990 3% below national
60 Cleveland, OH $75,900 4% below national
61 Worcester, MA $75,320 4% below national
62 Rockford, IL $75,190 4% below national
63 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ $75,140 4% below national
64 Green Bay, WI $75,070 5% below national
65 Jefferson City, MO $75,040 5% below national
66 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $75,000 5% below national
67 Madison, WI $74,950 5% below national
68 Yuba City, CA $74,880 5% below national
69 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $74,830 5% below national
70 Lincoln, NE $74,550 5% below national
71 Salinas, CA $74,550 5% below national
72 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $74,510 5% below national
73 Springfield, MA $74,440 5% below national
74 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $74,420 5% below national
75 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $74,380 5% below national
76 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $74,310 6% below national
77 Helena, MT $74,030 6% below national
78 Richmond, VA $73,500 7% below national
79 Akron, OH $73,460 7% below national
80 Tulsa, OK $73,370 7% below national
81 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $73,150 7% below national
82 Fort Wayne, IN $73,090 7% below national
83 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $72,820 7% below national
84 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $72,490 8% below national
85 Amarillo, TX $72,100 8% below national
86 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $72,080 8% below national
87 Raleigh-Cary, NC $71,990 8% below national
88 Lewiston, ID-WA $71,370 9% below national
89 Santa Fe, NM $71,290 9% below national
90 Altoona, PA $71,030 10% below national
91 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $70,870 10% below national
92 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $70,690 10% below national
93 Bangor, ME $70,410 10% below national
94 Ann Arbor, MI $70,060 11% below national
95 St. Joseph, MO-KS $70,010 11% below national
96 Chico, CA $69,820 11% below national
97 Joplin, MO-KS $69,640 11% below national
98 Iowa City, IA $69,510 12% below national
99 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $69,260 12% below national
100 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $69,160 12% below national
101 Carson City, NV $69,050 12% below national
102 Reno, NV $68,750 13% below national
103 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $68,610 13% below national
104 San Angelo, TX $68,530 13% below national
105 Stockton-Lodi, CA $68,470 13% below national
106 Niles, MI $68,420 13% below national
107 Flint, MI $68,410 13% below national
108 Appleton, WI $68,330 13% below national
109 Reading, PA $67,740 14% below national
110 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $67,570 14% below national
111 Bend, OR $67,330 14% below national
112 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $67,100 15% below national
113 Decatur, IL $66,980 15% below national
114 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $66,940 15% below national
115 Coeur d'Alene, ID $66,660 15% below national
116 Waco, TX $66,490 15% below national
117 Merced, CA $65,930 16% below national
118 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $65,870 16% below national
119 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $65,740 16% below national
120 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $65,670 17% below national
121 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $65,520 17% below national
122 Salisbury, MD $65,040 17% below national
123 Elkhart-Goshen, IN $64,990 17% below national
124 Longview-Kelso, WA $64,880 18% below national
125 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI $64,850 18% below national
126 Boise City, ID $64,620 18% below national
127 State College, PA $64,450 18% below national
128 Greensboro-High Point, NC $64,370 18% below national
129 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $64,300 18% below national
130 Barnstable Town, MA $64,170 18% below national
131 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $64,150 18% below national
132 Naples-Marco Island, FL $63,880 19% below national
133 Rochester, MN $63,850 19% below national
134 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $63,850 19% below national
135 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $63,790 19% below national
136 Colorado Springs, CO $63,690 19% below national
137 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $63,610 19% below national
138 Winston-Salem, NC $63,500 19% below national
139 Longview, TX $63,490 19% below national
140 Gainesville, FL $63,370 19% below national
141 St. Cloud, MN $63,040 20% below national
142 Modesto, CA $62,970 20% below national
143 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $62,890 20% below national
144 Pittsburgh, PA $62,710 20% below national
145 Saginaw, MI $62,690 20% below national
146 Vallejo, CA $62,560 20% below national
147 Eau Claire, WI $62,450 21% below national
148 Sheboygan, WI $62,280 21% below national
149 Grants Pass, OR $62,270 21% below national
150 Fresno, CA $62,250 21% below national
151 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $62,150 21% below national
152 Lebanon, PA $62,130 21% below national
153 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $62,090 21% below national
154 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $62,080 21% below national
155 Janesville-Beloit, WI $62,080 21% below national
156 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $62,070 21% below national
157 Ames, IA $62,050 21% below national
158 Victoria, TX $61,940 21% below national
159 Jonesboro, AR $61,910 21% below national
160 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $61,830 21% below national
161 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $61,790 21% below national
162 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA $61,790 21% below national
163 Fond du Lac, WI $61,760 21% below national
164 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $61,720 22% below national
165 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $61,690 22% below national
166 Cedar Rapids, IA $61,610 22% below national
167 Fargo, ND-MN $61,580 22% below national
168 Albuquerque, NM $61,540 22% below national
169 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $61,540 22% below national
170 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $61,360 22% below national
171 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $61,280 22% below national
172 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $61,250 22% below national
173 Tyler, TX $61,250 22% below national
174 Kennewick-Richland, WA $61,240 22% below national
175 Lafayette, LA $61,230 22% below national
176 Dubuque, IA $61,200 22% below national
177 Battle Creek, MI $61,180 22% below national
178 Redding, CA $61,160 22% below national
179 Sherman-Denison, TX $61,140 22% below national
180 El Centro, CA $61,090 22% below national
181 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $61,010 22% below national
182 Visalia, CA $61,000 22% below national
183 Johnstown, PA $60,900 23% below national
184 Bellingham, WA $60,840 23% below national
185 Traverse City, MI $60,760 23% below national
186 Duluth, MN-WI $60,750 23% below national
187 Erie, PA $60,630 23% below national
188 Wichita Falls, TX $60,610 23% below national
189 Abilene, TX $60,600 23% below national
190 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $60,590 23% below national
191 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $60,570 23% below national
192 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $60,480 23% below national
193 Evansville, IN $60,480 23% below national
194 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $60,440 23% below national
195 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $60,410 23% below national
196 Killeen-Temple, TX $60,380 23% below national
197 Hanford-Corcoran, CA $60,370 23% below national
198 Idaho Falls, ID $60,290 23% below national
199 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $60,280 23% below national
200 Toledo, OH $60,270 23% below national
201 Kahului-Wailuku, HI $60,250 23% below national
202 Utica-Rome, NY $60,250 23% below national
203 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $60,200 23% below national
204 Kenosha, WI $60,180 23% below national
205 Lexington-Fayette, KY $60,170 24% below national
206 Punta Gorda, FL $60,120 24% below national
207 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $60,110 24% below national
208 Bloomington, IL $60,100 24% below national
209 Columbus, IN $60,040 24% below national
210 Greeley, CO $59,990 24% below national
211 Medford, OR $59,780 24% below national
212 Michigan City-La Porte, IN $59,730 24% below national
213 Port St. Lucie, FL $59,690 24% below national
214 Yakima, WA $59,690 24% below national
215 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $59,630 24% below national
216 Ogden, UT $59,630 24% below national
217 Charlottesville, VA $59,580 24% below national
218 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $59,580 24% below national
219 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $59,420 24% below national
220 St. George, UT $59,410 24% below national
221 Twin Falls, ID $59,330 25% below national
222 El Paso, TX $59,280 25% below national
223 Logan, UT-ID $59,280 25% below national
224 Tucson, AZ $59,240 25% below national
225 Gettysburg, PA $59,220 25% below national
226 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI $59,220 25% below national
227 Odessa, TX $59,190 25% below national
228 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $59,120 25% below national
229 Muncie, IN $59,120 25% below national
230 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA $59,030 25% below national
231 Williamsport, PA $59,030 25% below national
232 Athens-Clarke County, GA $58,970 25% below national
233 Columbia, SC $58,890 25% below national
234 York-Hanover, PA $58,830 25% below national
235 Farmington, NM $58,720 25% below national
236 Portland-South Portland, ME $58,700 25% below national
237 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $58,540 26% below national
238 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $58,500 26% below national
239 Walla Walla, WA $58,490 26% below national
240 College Station-Bryan, TX $58,410 26% below national
241 Sebring, FL $58,210 26% below national
242 Flagstaff, AZ $58,190 26% below national
243 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $58,180 26% below national
244 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL $58,130 26% below national
245 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $58,120 26% below national
246 Wausau, WI $58,060 26% below national
247 Youngstown-Warren, OH $58,030 26% below national
248 Asheville, NC $58,010 26% below national
249 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $58,010 26% below national
250 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $58,000 26% below national
251 Wilmington, NC $58,000 26% below national
252 Tallahassee, FL $57,900 26% below national
253 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $57,840 26% below national
254 Las Cruces, NM $57,820 26% below national
255 Wildwood-The Villages, FL $57,810 27% below national
256 Bloomington, IN $57,640 27% below national
257 Jackson, MI $57,580 27% below national
258 Sandusky, OH $57,460 27% below national
259 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA $57,410 27% below national
260 Champaign-Urbana, IL $57,400 27% below national
261 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC $57,320 27% below national
262 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $57,310 27% below national
263 Urban Honolulu, HI $57,300 27% below national
264 Charleston, WV $57,240 27% below national
265 Gainesville, GA $57,130 27% below national
266 Yuma, AZ $57,020 28% below national
267 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $56,950 28% below national
268 Lexington Park, MD $56,810 28% below national
269 Terre Haute, IN $56,810 28% below national
270 Kankakee, IL $56,730 28% below national
271 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL $56,660 28% below national
272 Winchester, VA-WV $56,630 28% below national
273 Pocatello, ID $56,440 28% below national
274 Rocky Mount, NC $56,360 28% below national
275 Grand Junction, CO $56,290 28% below national
276 Corvallis, OR $56,220 29% below national
277 Florence, SC $56,130 29% below national
278 Springfield, OH $55,980 29% below national
279 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $55,970 29% below national
280 Lancaster, PA $55,670 29% below national
281 Salem, OR $55,580 29% below national
282 Dover, DE $55,340 30% below national
283 Bay City, MI $55,270 30% below national
284 Owensboro, KY $55,260 30% below national
285 Homosassa Springs, FL $55,230 30% below national
286 Paducah, KY-IL $54,800 30% below national
287 Ocala, FL $54,670 30% below national
288 Corpus Christi, TX $54,260 31% below national
289 Spartanburg, SC $54,220 31% below national
290 Monroe, MI $54,170 31% below national
291 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $54,070 31% below national
292 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA $53,930 31% below national
293 Roanoke, VA $53,510 32% below national
294 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $52,760 33% below national
295 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $52,640 33% below national
296 Birmingham, AL $52,420 33% below national
297 Vineland, NJ $52,100 34% below national
298 Mansfield, OH $52,080 34% below national
299 Burlington, NC $51,890 34% below national
300 Lima, OH $51,320 35% below national
301 Texarkana, TX-AR $51,220 35% below national
302 Columbus, GA-AL $51,140 35% below national
303 Knoxville, TN $50,970 35% below national
304 Savannah, GA $50,790 35% below national
305 Harrisonburg, VA $50,750 35% below national
306 Rome, GA $50,710 36% below national
307 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA $50,640 36% below national
308 Mobile, AL $50,520 36% below national
309 Chattanooga, TN-GA $50,480 36% below national
310 Wheeling, WV-OH $50,130 36% below national
311 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $50,040 36% below national
312 Albany, GA $50,010 36% below national
313 Macon-Bibb County, GA $49,890 37% below national
314 Lynchburg, VA $49,860 37% below national
315 Auburn-Opelika, AL $49,850 37% below national
316 Greenville, NC $49,810 37% below national
317 Fayetteville, NC $49,640 37% below national
318 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $49,540 37% below national
319 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $49,500 37% below national
320 Morgantown, WV $49,410 37% below national
321 Canton-Massillon, OH $49,370 37% below national
322 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC $49,350 37% below national
323 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $49,310 37% below national
324 Huntsville, AL $49,180 37% below national
325 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $49,170 37% below national
326 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $49,080 38% below national
327 Warner Robins, GA $48,970 38% below national
328 Beckley, WV $48,940 38% below national
329 Elizabethtown, KY $48,920 38% below national
330 Laredo, TX $48,810 38% below national
331 Goldsboro, NC $48,680 38% below national
332 Dalton, GA $48,490 38% below national
333 Pueblo, CO $48,460 38% below national
334 Decatur, AL $48,430 38% below national
335 Morristown, TN $48,360 39% below national
336 Clarksville, TN-KY $48,230 39% below national
337 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $48,190 39% below national
338 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA $48,020 39% below national
339 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $47,900 39% below national
340 Jackson, TN $47,830 39% below national
341 Valdosta, GA $47,810 39% below national
342 Cleveland, TN $47,800 39% below national
343 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $47,760 39% below national
344 Jacksonville, NC $47,720 39% below national
345 Bowling Green, KY $47,670 39% below national
346 Montgomery, AL $47,640 39% below national
347 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $47,460 40% below national
348 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $47,230 40% below national
349 Sumter, SC $47,020 40% below national
350 Johnson City, TN $46,950 40% below national
351 Columbia, MO $46,840 40% below national
352 Jackson, MS $46,810 40% below national
353 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $46,170 41% below national
354 Tuscaloosa, AL $46,170 41% below national
355 Anniston-Oxford, AL $45,990 42% below national
356 Dothan, AL $45,970 42% below national
357 Hot Springs, AR $45,970 42% below national
358 Gadsden, AL $45,660 42% below national
359 Fort Smith, AR-OK $45,610 42% below national
360 Lake Charles, LA $45,360 42% below national
361 Baton Rouge, LA $45,250 42% below national
362 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $45,090 43% below national
363 Alexandria, LA $43,530 45% below national
364 Monroe, LA $42,880 45% below national
365 Hattiesburg, MS $39,210 50% below national
366 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $38,200 51% below national
367 Ponce, PR $31,340 60% below national

Same SOC major group

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Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Sales and Related Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($78,660 here) and reported employment (489,570 jobs here).

Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do 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.
Where does Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents pay rank nationally?
At a published national median of $78,660, Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents pay is higher than 72% of the 825 detailed occupations with a published BLS annual median in the May 2025 OEWS release. This compares occupation-level medians, not individual workers, job offers, or this occupation's own worker pay-percentile range.
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 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents need?
BLS assigns Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents to Bachelor's degree for typical education needed for entry. Typical on-the-job training assignment: Moderate-term on-the-job training.
Does BLS publish a safety rate for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents?
BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents in this release. WageDex shows the Sales and Related Occupations SOC-group rate only as broad context and does not rank it as this occupation's measured rate.
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 about as fast as 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 Virgin Islands pays the least at $35,160/year. BLS data covers 50 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents?
The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ at $167,890/year. BLS reports a median for 367 metropolitan areas for this occupation. The ranking does not establish why values differ.

What to do with this data

How to use Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents pay figures in a real decision

  • The 75th-percentile wage is about $129,950/year. Treat it as the upper-quartile market boundary, not an automatic target for experience alone; role scope, location, industry, credentials, performance, and employer context still need separate evidence. Salary calculator
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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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