May 2025 OEWS estimate
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agent Salary in the United States
The national median annual salary is $78,660. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.
Wage overview
Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.
Median annual salary
$78,660
Mean annual salary
$109,150
Employment estimate
489,570
Annual salary percentiles
BLS wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. Values are annual, the scale starts at $0, and P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $48,040 |
| P25 — lower quartile | $56,540 |
| P50 — median | $78,660 |
| P75 — upper quartile | $129,950 |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $212,880 |
Median hourly wage
$37.82/hr
Mean hourly wage
$52.48/hr
Employment estimate
489,570
Hourly wage percentiles
BLS hourly wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The scale starts at $0; P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Hourly wage |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $23.10/hr |
| P25 — lower quartile | $27.18/hr |
| P50 — median | $37.82/hr |
| P75 — upper quartile | $62.48/hr |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $102.35/hr |
Median salary distribution across covered metros
These values summarize the 44 metros published on this site, not every U.S. metro.
- Lowest covered median
- $45,250
- Middle covered median
- $73,205
- Highest covered median
- $167,890
Highest-paying metros in this dataset
Ranked by annual median salary on a zero-based scale. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.
| Rank | Metro or occupation | Annual median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York, NY | $167,890 |
| #2 | San Francisco, CA | $102,290 |
| #3 | Boston, MA | $101,200 |
| #4 | Chicago, IL | $100,760 |
| #5 | San Jose, CA | $100,030 |
| #6 | Minneapolis, MN | $97,670 |
| #7 | Dallas, TX | $86,740 |
| #8 | Charlotte, NC | $81,370 |
| #9 | Oklahoma City, OK | $79,590 |
| #10 | Kansas City, MO | $79,410 |
Largest employment markets
BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.
| Rank | Employment market | Estimated employment |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York, NY | 59,450 |
| #2 | Chicago, IL | 24,080 |
| #3 | Los Angeles, CA | 21,050 |
| #4 | Dallas, TX | 15,370 |
| #5 | Miami, FL | 14,190 |
| #6 | Phoenix, AZ | 12,220 |
| #7 | Boston, MA | 11,860 |
| #8 | San Francisco, CA | 10,420 |
| #9 | Houston, TX | 10,140 |
| #10 | Charlotte, NC | 9,890 |