The annual salary statistics of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $36,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $160,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $182,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $182,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,510.
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 | $56,200 | -7.74% | 3.24% |
| 2021 | $60,550 | 1.34% | - |
| 2020 | $59,740 | 3.45% | - |
| 2019 | $57,680 | 14.79% | - |
| 2018 | $49,150 | -0.79% | - |
| 2017 | $49,540 | -56.10% | - |
| 2016 | $77,330 | 1.50% | - |
| 2015 | $76,170 | 4.45% | - |
| 2014 | $72,780 | 11.12% | - |
| 2013 | $64,690 | 15.94% | - |
| 2012 | $54,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $56,200, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the highest paying city for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in state of Louisiana, followed by Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $54,300). In comparison, the median annual salary of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 3.4 percent (3.4%) higher than that in Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Lafayette | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area | |
| Alexandria | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Lake Charles | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Monroe |