The salary statistics of advertising sales agents in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare advertising sales agent salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $28,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $86,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for advertising sales agents in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) advertising sales agents is $86,110. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $51,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid advertising sales agents is $28,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of advertising sales agents in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $51,230 | 4.24% | 18.68% |
| 2017 | $49,060 | 6.07% | - |
| 2016 | $46,080 | 11.22% | - |
| 2015 | $40,910 | -4.33% | - |
| 2014 | $42,680 | -1.94% | - |
| 2013 | $43,510 | 4.25% | - |
| 2012 | $41,660 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].