The highest-paying states for advertising sales agents (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 advertising sales agents in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $96,960, New York is the highest paying state for advertising sales agents. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $69,870). 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 advertising sales agents in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $96,960 |
$46,680 | 18,740 |
| 2 | Washington | $69,870 |
$40,600 | 4,420 |
| 3 | Colorado | $68,140 |
$35,210 | 1,650 |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $66,550 |
$38,480 | 540 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $66,030 |
$36,610 | 1,980 |
| 6 | California | $62,620 |
$34,040 | 9,670 |
| 7 | Alaska | $62,300 |
$29,030 | 130 |
| 8 | Nebraska | $60,820 |
$30,490 | 710 |
| 9 | Maryland | $60,360 |
$38,530 | 1,360 |
| 10 | Illinois | $60,160 |
$31,370 | 7,210 |
| 11 | Connecticut | $59,440 |
$32,490 | 900 |
| 12 | New Jersey | $57,960 |
$33,140 | 2,170 |
| 13 | Hawaii | $56,340 |
$30,930 | 360 |
| 14 | Oregon | $55,720 |
$36,940 | 1,300 |
| 15 | Michigan | $54,670 |
$31,520 | 2,720 |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $54,120 |
$23,670 | 390 |
| 17 | Arizona | $53,910 |
$28,040 | 1,800 |
| 18 | Utah | $53,560 |
$34,780 | 690 |
| 19 | Minnesota | $53,000 |
$32,140 | 1,730 |
| 20 | Florida | $50,350 |
$32,400 | 7,340 |
| 21 | Georgia | $50,140 |
$33,080 | 2,510 |
| 22 | Delaware | $50,120 |
$28,750 | 220 |
| 23 | North Dakota | $49,800 |
$28,890 | 420 |
| 24 | Virginia | $49,770 |
$27,850 | 1,940 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $49,770 |
$26,250 | 1,540 |
| 26 | Missouri | $49,660 |
$26,740 | 2,060 |
| 27 | North Carolina | $49,200 |
$28,670 | 2,570 |
| 28 | Nevada | $48,750 |
$23,210 | 260 |
| 29 | Rhode Island | $48,750 |
$37,200 | 470 |
| 30 | South Carolina | $48,380 |
$25,540 | 1,550 |
| 31 | Iowa | $47,900 |
$26,030 | 1,300 |
| 32 | Alabama | $47,700 |
$27,480 | 1,400 |
| 33 | Kansas | $47,230 |
$30,680 | 890 |
| 34 | Ohio | $47,140 |
$28,460 | 2,380 |
| 35 | Indiana | $46,870 |
$26,140 | 1,410 |
| 36 | Maine | $46,790 |
$30,060 | 330 |
| 37 | Idaho | $46,640 |
$19,380 | 540 |
| 38 | South Dakota | $46,370 |
$30,980 | 480 |
| 39 | Pennsylvania | $45,430 |
$26,720 | 4,420 |
| 40 | New Mexico | $44,970 |
$27,780 | 390 |
| 41 | Texas | $44,930 |
$23,000 | 5,960 |
| 42 | Mississippi | $44,300 |
$25,310 | 510 |
| 43 | Tennessee | $44,170 |
$24,680 | 1,980 |
| 44 | Louisiana | $43,760 |
$23,400 | 1,080 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $41,990 |
$22,410 | 860 |
| 46 | Montana | $40,830 |
$22,900 | 380 |
| 47 | Virgin Islands | $40,530 |
$26,140 | 0 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $39,870 |
$24,680 | 1,000 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $38,640 |
$27,010 | 670 |
| 50 | Kentucky | $38,560 |
$22,900 | 920 |
| 51 | Vermont | $37,480 |
$27,000 | 120 |
| 52 | Wyoming | $36,270 |
$23,330 | 160 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $34,940 |
$20,770 | 560 |
| 54 | Guam | $30,420 |
$19,310 | 40 |