The annual salary statistics of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $45,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $159,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $159,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,420.
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 | $64,280 | 5.38% | 15.73% |
| 2021 | $60,820 | -8.07% | - |
| 2020 | $65,730 | 14.09% | - |
| 2019 | $56,470 | 11.37% | - |
| 2018 | $50,050 | -4.26% | - |
| 2017 | $52,180 | -9.22% | - |
| 2016 | $56,990 | 5.12% | - |
| 2015 | $54,070 | 9.64% | - |
| 2014 | $48,860 | -12.34% | - |
| 2013 | $54,890 | 1.31% | - |
| 2012 | $54,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,280, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $64,940). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 1.0 percent (1.0%) lower.