The annual salary statistics of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $46,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $169,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $169,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,650.
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 | $64,940 | 5.96% | 11.49% |
| 2021 | $61,070 | 0.75% | - |
| 2020 | $60,610 | -0.51% | - |
| 2019 | $60,920 | 10.28% | - |
| 2018 | $54,660 | -3.04% | - |
| 2017 | $56,320 | -7.46% | - |
| 2016 | $60,520 | -11.76% | - |
| 2015 | $67,640 | 9.71% | - |
| 2014 | $61,070 | 3.08% | - |
| 2013 | $59,190 | 2.89% | - |
| 2012 | $57,480 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,940, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the highest paying city for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in state of Washington, followed by Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary $64,280). In comparison, the median annual salary of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 1.0 percent (1.0%) higher than that in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro.