The highest-paying states for securities, commodities, and financial services 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 securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $140,040, New York is the highest paying state for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents. It is followed by Connecticut (average annual salary $86,030). 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 securities, commodities, and financial services 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 | $140,040 |
$49,640 | 58,140 |
| 2 | Connecticut | $86,030 |
$46,480 | 7,030 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $82,150 |
$48,530 | 11,520 |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $82,030 |
$48,220 | 1,140 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $80,330 |
$48,690 | 13,800 |
| 6 | Delaware | $80,110 |
$43,940 | 2,420 |
| 7 | Vermont | $79,070 |
$48,260 | 340 |
| 8 | Maine | $78,270 |
$46,910 | 930 |
| 9 | Rhode Island | $73,390 |
$49,300 | 1,760 |
| 10 | Minnesota | $73,050 |
$45,210 | 8,560 |
| 11 | Illinois | $72,520 |
$41,800 | 25,030 |
| 12 | Hawaii | $70,750 |
$43,680 | 510 |
| 13 | New Hampshire | $69,100 |
$48,940 | 1,020 |
| 14 | North Carolina | $67,480 |
$39,170 | 16,840 |
| 15 | South Dakota | $66,020 |
$43,280 | 540 |
| 16 | Kansas | $65,460 |
$44,660 | 1,970 |
| 17 | Alaska | $64,980 |
$48,230 | 200 |
| 18 | California | $64,970 |
$46,550 | 55,440 |
| 19 | North Dakota | $63,380 |
$35,710 | 490 |
| 20 | Colorado | $63,350 |
$37,380 | 8,720 |
| 21 | Washington | $63,330 |
$43,000 | 7,800 |
| 22 | Texas | $62,610 |
$40,020 | 35,450 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | $61,690 |
$39,010 | 5,690 |
| 24 | Virginia | $61,670 |
$38,360 | 10,300 |
| 25 | Nebraska | $61,320 |
$40,650 | 2,700 |
| 26 | Ohio | $61,180 |
$39,380 | 12,410 |
| 27 | Michigan | $61,110 |
$40,800 | 7,780 |
| 28 | Arizona | $61,100 |
$38,550 | 10,010 |
| 29 | Georgia | $60,470 |
$39,130 | 13,740 |
| 30 | Florida | $60,200 |
$38,850 | 37,860 |
| 31 | Missouri | $60,010 |
$37,460 | 7,820 |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | $59,560 |
$38,650 | 19,160 |
| 33 | Utah | $59,430 |
$29,140 | 3,400 |
| 34 | Tennessee | $59,410 |
$38,720 | 7,100 |
| 35 | Maryland | $59,240 |
$40,680 | 9,130 |
| 36 | Oregon | $58,930 |
$39,430 | 2,890 |
| 37 | Indiana | $57,830 |
$38,630 | 4,790 |
| 38 | Iowa | $57,070 |
$38,470 | 1,570 |
| 39 | Oklahoma | $51,830 |
$24,270 | 2,060 |
| 40 | South Carolina | $51,000 |
$38,540 | 4,400 |
| 41 | Nevada | $50,570 |
$43,930 | 2,970 |
| 42 | Idaho | $49,900 |
$37,200 | 1,670 |
| 43 | Wyoming | $48,540 |
$38,230 | 260 |
| 44 | Alabama | $47,960 |
$38,200 | 3,420 |
| 45 | New Mexico | $47,660 |
$38,810 | 1,020 |
| 46 | Mississippi | $47,230 |
$28,500 | 1,020 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $46,960 |
$27,670 | 3,220 |
| 48 | Montana | $46,560 |
$34,040 | 500 |
| 49 | Kentucky | $46,130 |
$37,070 | 4,470 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $42,310 |
$30,620 | 1,460 |
| 51 | West Virginia | $38,220 |
$36,830 | 700 |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $34,250 |
$30,530 | 90 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $29,280 |
$23,920 | 560 |