Highest-paying Cities for Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes

The top 75 highest paying cities for agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $119,930, Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is the highest paying city for agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes. It is followed by San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California (average annual salary $119,190). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 75 Highest-paying cities/areas for Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$119,930	$59,990	50
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$119,190	$52,000	110
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$112,510	$47,310	270
4	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$106,410	$62,170	5,400
5	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$104,990	$74,950	140
6	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$104,370	$59,600	100
7	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$97,490	$39,750	110
8	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$96,870	$66,270	50
9	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$96,800	$85,190	n/a
10	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$96,450	$27,030	540
11	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$93,610	$61,540	2,250
12	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$91,740	$25,140	50
13	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$86,800	$28,450	3,900
14	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$85,970	$42,880	70
15	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$83,900	$43,440	40
16	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$83,510	$46,270	200
17	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$82,300	$53,720	270
18	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$80,050	$54,330	70
19	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$80,000	$63,520	90
20	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$79,330	$38,520	140
21	Charlottesville, Virginia	$78,950	$65,550	40
22	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$77,770	$51,470	110
23	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$75,520	$40,800	2,320
24	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$73,640	$24,960	360
25	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$72,090	$37,470	80
26	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$71,970	$38,320	140
27	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$69,590	$30,590	30
28	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$69,100	$28,830	80
29	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$68,960	$29,990	140
30	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$68,860	$47,600	170
31	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$67,620	$28,510	60
32	Salt Lake City, Utah	$67,150	$32,730	30
33	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$65,750	$32,730	5,880
34	Springfield, Massachusetts	$65,580	$29,530	30
35	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$63,610	$42,080	170
36	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$62,460	$44,930	80
37	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$61,500	$33,840	140
38	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$61,450	$31,610	90
39	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$60,740	$30,870	40
40	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$59,990	$39,570	60
41	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$59,880	$34,880	70
42	Columbia, South Carolina	$59,820	$37,410	40
43	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$59,220	$32,990	40
44	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$57,410	$19,650	140
45	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$57,210	$48,350	40
46	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$56,090	$37,790	40
47	Salinas, California	$55,250	$32,370	n/a
48	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$54,750	$51,980	90
49	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$54,700	$31,100	n/a
50	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$52,810	$35,300	30
51	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$52,290	$26,500	60
52	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$51,990	$38,730	150
53	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$49,740	$22,490	30
54	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$49,670	$35,940	180
55	Rochester, New York	$49,620	$41,750	30
56	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$49,000	$39,610	280
57	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$48,340	$40,180	30
58	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$48,080	$34,750	30
59	St Louis, Missouri	$45,790	$26,890	30
60	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$45,660	$32,870	110
61	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$45,250	$32,860	30
62	Kansas City, Missouri	$44,990	$28,060	30
63	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$44,910	$23,650	90
64	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$44,780	$21,860	30
65	New Haven, Connecticut	$44,070	$28,200	n/a
66	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$42,800	$17,150	60
67	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$42,040	$26,550	50
68	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$40,860	$23,510	30
69	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$37,900	$31,710	60
70	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$37,100	$18,360	90
71	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$36,560	$21,980	40
72	Boulder, Colorado	$27,590	$20,840	30
73	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$26,970	$16,630	70
74	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$25,200	$16,760	60
75	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$18,630	$16,560	60

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