Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents Salaries by State

Q: How much do securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents make in the U.S.?

The median securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents salary in the United States is $78,660 per year (mean $109,150), and about 80% earn between $48,040 and $212,880.

Q: How much do securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents make per hour?

Roughly $52 per hour, based on a mean annual wage of $109,150 and 2,080 work hours per year.

Q: Which state pays securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents the most?

New York has the highest average pay for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents at $185,400 per year (median $168,340).

Q: What is the job outlook for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents?

Employment is projected to change +3.3% from 2024 to 2034 (About as fast as average), with about 38,100 openings per year.

Mean and median pay, wage percentiles, employment, and top-paying metro areas for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agentss across the U.S. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (data.bls.gov OEWS tool /OESServices/combo/table, all-occupation crawl by area).

National mean salary $109,150 ≈ $52/hr

National median salary $78,660

Total employment 489,570 nationwide

Job Outlook, 2024–2034

Source: BLS Employment Projections 2024-2034.

Projected growth +3.3% About as fast as average

Annual openings 38,100 per year (avg)

Employment 2024→2034 514,500 → 531,600 (+17,100)

Typical entry education Bachelor's degree

Salary Map

Brighter tiles = higher average pay; dashed tiles have no data. Click a state for details.

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Mean annual wage $0–$80,000 $80,000–$90,000 $90,000–$99,000 $99,000–$107,000 $107,000–$185,000 U.S. mean $109,150

💰 Top 5 Highest-Paying States

New York$185,400
Minnesota$136,060
Connecticut$133,480
Massachusetts$124,600
Illinois$119,200

📉 5 Lowest-Paying States

Mississippi$59,170
West Virginia$63,110
Alabama$68,020
Kentucky$76,640
Nevada$77,880

State Rankings

⇄ Compare specific states

#	State	Mean	Median	Hourly	vs. U.S.	Employment
1	New York	$185,400	$168,340	$89	+69.9%	55,630
2	Minnesota	$136,060	$83,350	$65	+24.7%	8,820
3	Connecticut	$133,480	$98,560	$64	+22.3%	5,730
4	Massachusetts	$124,600	$100,310	$60	+14.2%	14,510
5	Illinois	$119,200	$99,840	$57	+9.2%	27,920
6	Alaska	$113,400	$76,360	$55	+3.9%	260
7	Nebraska	$112,800	$82,560	$54	+3.3%	2,150
8	Oklahoma	$112,240	$76,080	$54	+2.8%	2,310
9	South Dakota	$111,920	$86,780	$54	+2.5%	730
10	New Jersey	$109,890	$82,420	$53	+0.7%	15,230
11	Texas	$107,450	$78,470	$52	-1.6%	41,640
12	Vermont	$107,190	$88,280	$52	-1.8%	240
13	California	$105,570	$79,730	$51	-3.3%	55,860
14	Delaware	$105,470	$83,750	$51	-3.4%	2,300
15	District of Columbia	$103,280	$72,010	$50	-5.4%	1,500
16	New Hampshire	$103,270	$78,930	$50	-5.4%	1,530
17	Missouri	$101,500	$78,500	$49	-7%	8,770
18	Oregon	$100,880	$76,710	$49	-7.6%	2,900
19	Virginia	$100,790	$62,910	$48	-7.7%	11,320
20	North Dakota	$100,030	$63,670	$48	-8.4%	740
21	Michigan	$99,120	$73,480	$48	-9.2%	7,160
22	Hawaii	$97,360	$57,590	$47	-10.8%	420
23	North Carolina	$96,990	$74,040	$47	-11.1%	21,890
24	Indiana	$96,200	$68,290	$46	-11.9%	6,460
25	Wisconsin	$96,160	$74,010	$46	-11.9%	5,980
26	Arizona	$95,520	$74,840	$46	-12.5%	14,600
27	Colorado	$94,260	$67,010	$45	-13.6%	12,360
28	Ohio	$91,810	$73,300	$44	-15.9%	13,520
29	Pennsylvania	$91,740	$71,840	$44	-16%	15,510
30	Washington	$90,440	$75,510	$43	-17.1%	8,770
31	Kansas	$90,360	$75,810	$43	-17.2%	2,310
32	Georgia	$89,690	$59,990	$43	-17.8%	14,950
33	Iowa	$89,100	$64,290	$43	-18.4%	2,300
34	Florida	$87,300	$62,770	$42	-20%	42,600
35	New Mexico	$87,070	$60,850	$42	-20.2%	1,690
36	Maine	$86,740	$59,970	$42	-20.5%	690
37	Idaho	$84,790	$64,620	$41	-22.3%	1,690
38	Arkansas	$83,200	$54,660	$40	-23.8%	2,330
39	Maryland	$82,610	$61,660	$40	-24.3%	8,420
40	Utah	$80,410	$64,660	$39	-26.3%	4,520
41	South Carolina	$79,840	$55,390	$38	-26.9%	7,230
42	Tennessee	$79,370	$58,050	$38	-27.3%	11,370
43	Louisiana	$79,230	$48,040	$38	-27.4%	4,130
44	Nevada	$77,880	$61,490	$37	-28.6%	3,140
45	Kentucky	$76,640	$59,110	$37	-29.8%	5,340
46	Alabama	$68,020	$49,230	$33	-37.7%	4,710
47	West Virginia	$63,110	$50,050	$30	-42.2%	930
48	Mississippi	$59,170	$46,680	$28	-45.8%	1,950

Top-Paying Metro Areas

Highest median pay among 501 metro areas.

#	Metro area	Median	Mean	Employment
1	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$167,890	$182,580	59,450
2	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$133,530	$159,690	2,910
3	Elmira, NY	$116,910	$126,030	50
4	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$108,150	$110,530	320
5	Glens Falls, NY	$107,070	$106,090	100
6	Billings, MT	$102,790	$135,610	80
7	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$102,300	$112,580	60
8	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$102,290	$133,750	10,420
9	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$101,200	$129,460	11,860
10	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$100,760	$122,170	24,080

Pay by Industry

Highest-paying industries employing securities, commodities, and financial services sales agentss (BLS OEWS, by median).

#	Industry	Median	Mean	Employment
1	State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	$237,860	$233,010	60
2	Sector 21 - Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	$178,190	$187,570	160
3	Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Schools and Hospitals and USPS	$164,540	$188,140	130
4	Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Schools and Hospitals and USPS	$164,540	$188,140	130
5	Sector 99 - Federal, State, and Local Government, excl. State & Local Schools & Hospitals & USPS	$164,540	$188,140	130
6	Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	$162,440	$147,100	70
7	Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	$162,440	$147,100	70
8	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$149,990	$160,110	1,840
9	Natural Gas Distribution	$147,010	$140,440	110
10	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$141,060	$136,090	150
11	Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation	$138,120	$130,730	—
12	Utilities	$135,400	$127,260	330

Workforce Deep-Dive

Distribution and demographics from Census ACS (2023, self-reported). Wage figures here are ACS averages and run lower than the authoritative BLS wages above; use them for shape, not exact pay.

Annual wage distribution

< $10K

52,045

$10-20k

8,980

$20-30k

8,501

$30-40k

13,875

$40-50k

11,613

$50-60k

14,207

$60-70k

13,531

$70-80k

10,389

$80-90k

11,230

$90-100k

6,785

$100-110k

13,367

$110-120k

3,479

$120-130k

5,795

$130-140k

4,165

$140-150k

3,059

$150-160k

6,636

$160-170k

2,061

$170-180k

4,361

$180-190k

3,473

$190-200k

1,689

$200k+

65,137

Pay by age band

16-24

$56,061

25-34

$143,753

35-44

$209,941

45-54

$182,663

55-64

$137,534

65+

$64,417

Education level

Bachelors Degree

$171,844

Masters Degree

$248,389

1 or more years of college credit, no degree

$56,966

Regular high school diploma

$60,893

Associates Degree

$55,635

Some college, but less than 1 year

$50,214

Professional degree

$189,594

GED or alternative credential

$53,986

Doctorate degree

$245,775

12th grade - no diploma

$27,749

No schooling completed

$16,720

Grade 6

$127,052

Grade 9

$171,480

Grade 2

—

Grade 11

$1,616

Grade 3

$122,342

Full-time vs part-time

Full-time

195,629 · $194,997

Part-time

14,749 · $86,614

Race / ethnicity

White

$164,406

Two or More Races

$129,474

Asian

$172,057

Black

$80,045

Other

$68,183

American Indian

$24,331

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

—

American Indian and Alaska Native tribes specified; or American Indian or Alaska Native, not specified and no other races

$19,371

Top fields of study

Finance

$219,363

Economics

$320,794

Business Management And Administration

$158,702

General Business

$174,946

Marketing And Marketing Research

$163,952

Accounting

$200,701

Communications

$95,559

Political Science And Government

$229,909

Top Skills

Most important skills for this role (O*NET importance, 1–5 scale).

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

Complex Problem Solving

3.4

Social Perceptiveness

3.4

Service Orientation

3.3

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents make in the U.S.?

The median securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents salary in the United States is $78,660 per year (mean $109,150), and about 80% earn between $48,040 and $212,880.

How much do securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents make per hour?

Roughly $52 per hour, based on a mean annual wage of $109,150 and 2,080 work hours per year.

Which state pays securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents the most?

New York has the highest average pay for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents at $185,400 per year (median $168,340).

What is the job outlook for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents?

Employment is projected to change +3.3% from 2024 to 2034 (About as fast as average), with about 38,100 openings per year.