The annual salary statistics of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Bowling Green, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Bowling Green is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $37,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $84,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,060.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $43,890 | 2.23% | 7.61% |
| 2021 | $42,910 | -42.32% | - |
| 2020 | $61,070 | 4.60% | - |
| 2019 | $58,260 | -3.76% | - |
| 2018 | $60,450 | 24.62% | - |
| 2017 | $45,570 | 0.77% | - |
| 2016 | $45,220 | 4.64% | - |
| 2015 | $43,120 | -0.16% | - |
| 2014 | $43,190 | 7.02% | - |
| 2013 | $40,160 | -0.97% | - |
| 2012 | $40,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,890 in Bowling Green is in the middle of salary range for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Bowling Green is 11.8 percent (11.8%) lower than that in the highest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area and 11.2 percent (11.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Owensboro.