Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents in the New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro

The New York-Newark-Jersey City pay distribution spans from $59,230 at the 10th percentile to $326,290 at the 90th, a 5.5× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $100,830 and the 75th at $227,700, so half of New York-Newark-Jersey City-based securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide NY estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.