SOC 41-3011 · Sales and Related Occupations

Advertising Sales Agents

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$64,820

U.S. median hourly wage$31.16

U.S. employment91,700

Nationally, advertising sales agents earned a median of $64,820 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 91,700 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Advertising Sales Agents: pay and employment by state
State
Washington	$101,320	$48.71	3,510	1.0
New York	$98,360	$47.29	13,570	1.4
Massachusetts	$80,500	$38.70	1,480	0.4
California	$80,360	$38.64	9,620	0.5
District of Columbia	$75,030	$36.07	320	0.5
Utah	$74,260	$35.70	1,110	0.6
Colorado	$73,420	$35.30	1,110	0.4
New Jersey	$69,620	$33.47	2,110	0.5
South Carolina	$68,200	$32.79	1,770	0.8
Illinois	$66,290	$31.87	3,790	0.6
Michigan	$64,800	$31.15	2,040	0.5
Wisconsin	$63,270	$30.42	1,290	0.4
Nebraska	$62,890	$30.24	1,190	1.2
Oregon	$62,810	$30.20	960	0.5
Minnesota	$62,660	$30.13	1,750	0.6
Arizona	$62,050	$29.83	1,160	0.4
Connecticut	$61,820	$29.72	740	0.4
Missouri	$61,440	$29.54	1,640	0.6
Hawaii	$61,290	$29.47	310	0.5
Texas	$60,280	$28.98	6,230	0.4
South Dakota	$60,190	$28.94	390	0.9
Maryland	$59,830	$28.76	880	0.3
Vermont	$58,750	$28.25	160	0.5
Iowa	$58,480	$28.12	900	0.6
Florida	$58,420	$28.09	6,420	0.6
Pennsylvania	$58,350	$28.05	4,260	0.7
Georgia	$58,140	$27.95	3,150	0.6
Oklahoma	$57,670	$27.73	700	0.4
Indiana	$57,030	$27.42	1,410	0.4
New Hampshire	$54,870	$26.38	290	0.4
Idaho	$53,460	$25.70	220	0.3
Delaware	$52,480	$25.23	140	0.3
Kentucky	$51,580	$24.80	620	0.3
Alabama	$50,870	$24.46	910	0.4
Ohio	$50,410	$24.24	3,220	0.6
North Dakota	$50,110	$24.09	260	0.6
Arkansas	$49,120	$23.61	900	0.7
Louisiana	$48,810	$23.47	860	0.4
Maine	$48,780	$23.45	400	0.6
Kansas	$48,660	$23.39	920	0.6
Rhode Island	$48,040	$23.09	340	0.7
Wyoming	$47,290	$22.73	150	0.5
Mississippi	$46,810	$22.50	490	0.4
Montana	$46,040	$22.14	240	0.5
New Mexico	$45,620	$21.93	300	0.3
West Virginia	$44,700	$21.49	290	0.4
Puerto Rico	$44,160	$21.23	520	0.6
Alaska	$43,840	$21.08	230	0.7
Tennessee	$40,910	$19.67	1,820	0.6
Nevada	Not published	Not published	580	0.4
North Carolina	Not published	Not published	2,220	0.4

Pay by metro area

All 215 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Advertising Sales Agents: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$113,250	$54.45	380	0.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$105,320	$50.63	2,770	1.3
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$99,010	$47.60	13,210	1.4
Richmond, VA	$95,680	$46.00	330	0.5
Tulsa, OK	$89,820	$43.18	260	0.6
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$84,540	$40.64	620	0.4
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$84,390	$40.57	1,340	0.6
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$83,470	$40.13	1,100	0.4
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$81,750	$39.31	710	0.9
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$80,410	$38.66	520	1.3
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$80,410	$38.66	190	0.7
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$80,360	$38.64	5,230	0.8
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$78,990	$37.98	70	0.2
New Haven, CT	$76,830	$36.94	70	0.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$76,570	$36.81	730	0.6
Barnstable Town, MA	$76,350	$36.71	50	0.5
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$75,840	$36.46	40	0.3
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$75,700	$36.40	40	0.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$75,590	$36.34	2,830	0.6
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$75,410	$36.26	60	0.6
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$75,140	$36.13	110	0.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$75,060	$36.09	1,110	0.6
Salisbury, MD	$74,230	$35.69	40	0.7
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$73,500	$35.34	190	0.5
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$73,280	$35.23	40	0.3
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$72,740	$34.97	190	0.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$71,620	$34.43	1,190	0.4
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$70,920	$34.09	170	0.6
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$70,110	$33.71	220	0.5
St. George, UT	$69,480	$33.41	40	0.4
Ogden, UT	$68,950	$33.15	80	0.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$68,790	$33.07	480	0.3
Rochester, NY	$68,310	$32.84	260	0.5
Boulder, CO	$68,140	$32.76	100	0.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$67,950	$32.67	970	0.5
Worcester, MA	$67,670	$32.54	50	0.1
Rockford, IL	$67,030	$32.23	110	0.8
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$66,790	$32.11	430	0.5
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$66,360	$31.91	50	0.3
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$66,300	$31.87	250	0.5
Rochester, MN	$65,590	$31.54	30	0.3
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$64,690	$31.10	50	0.2
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$64,270	$30.90	890	0.7
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$64,070	$30.80	230	0.1
St. Louis, MO-IL	$64,070	$30.80	770	0.6
Syracuse, NY	$63,940	$30.74	110	0.4
Madison, WI	$63,840	$30.69	200	0.5
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$63,770	$30.66	170	1.0
Rapid City, SD	$63,640	$30.60	80	1.0
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$63,470	$30.51	790	0.3
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$63,130	$30.35	280	0.6
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$63,130	$30.35	70	0.4
Bismarck, ND	$62,980	$30.28	40	0.6
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$62,930	$30.25	1,670	0.6
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$62,880	$30.23	2,200	0.8
Bellingham, WA	$62,820	$30.20	30	0.4
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$62,810	$30.20	80	0.4
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$62,660	$30.12	90	0.4
St. Cloud, MN	$62,590	$30.09	70	0.6
Omaha, NE-IA	$62,520	$30.06	530	1.1
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$62,510	$30.06	350	0.9
Cedar Rapids, IA	$62,460	$30.03	100	0.7
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$62,360	$29.98	50	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$62,300	$29.95	320	0.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$62,140	$29.88	130	0.2
Lynchburg, VA	$62,090	$29.85	40	0.4
Greeley, CO	$61,840	$29.73	40	0.3
Charlottesville, VA	$61,790	$29.71	70	0.6
Midland, TX	$61,770	$29.70	40	0.3
Akron, OH	$61,700	$29.66	140	0.4
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$61,680	$29.66	60	0.2
Reno, NV	$61,610	$29.62	90	0.3
Urban Honolulu, HI	$61,290	$29.47	260	0.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$61,150	$29.40	2,390	0.6
Portland-South Portland, ME	$61,150	$29.40	170	0.6
Gainesville, FL	$61,100	$29.38	70	0.5
Green Bay, WI	$61,060	$29.36	80	0.5
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$61,050	$29.35	2,050	0.7
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$60,480	$29.08	80	0.5
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$60,440	$29.06	370	0.5
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$60,350	$29.02	550	0.5
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$60,180	$28.93	230	0.3
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$60,170	$28.93	40	0.3
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$60,130	$28.91	30	0.4
Mankato, MN	$60,050	$28.87	30	0.5
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$59,770	$28.74	50	0.6
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$59,730	$28.72	430	1.6
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$59,440	$28.58	70	0.6
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$59,440	$28.58	40	0.5
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$59,410	$28.56	350	0.3
Baton Rouge, LA	$59,260	$28.49	270	0.7
Eau Claire, WI	$59,220	$28.47	40	0.5
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$59,080	$28.40	80	0.3
Topeka, KS	$58,860	$28.30	120	1.1
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$58,600	$28.17	890	0.3
Kansas City, MO-KS	$58,450	$28.10	730	0.7
Colorado Springs, CO	$58,340	$28.05	100	0.3
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$58,250	$28.01	230	0.7
Lancaster, PA	$58,220	$27.99	170	0.7
Winston-Salem, NC	$58,100	$27.93	80	0.3
Fort Wayne, IN	$58,070	$27.92	140	0.6
Reading, PA	$58,010	$27.89	50	0.3
Pittsburgh, PA	$57,920	$27.84	500	0.4
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$57,910	$27.84	190	0.5
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$57,840	$27.81	190	0.5
Birmingham, AL	$57,560	$27.68	310	0.6
Billings, MT	$57,410	$27.60	50	0.5
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$57,380	$27.59	60	0.2
Amarillo, TX	$57,300	$27.55	30	0.3
Columbia, MO	$57,140	$27.47	60	0.6
Flagstaff, AZ	$57,140	$27.47	50	0.7
Port St. Lucie, FL	$57,130	$27.47	40	0.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$56,930	$27.37	920	0.6
Tucson, AZ	$56,870	$27.34	130	0.3
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$56,850	$27.33	60	0.5
Duluth, MN-WI	$56,720	$27.27	60	0.5
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$56,700	$27.26	230	0.8
Boise City, ID	$56,610	$27.21	90	0.2
Jacksonville, FL	$56,320	$27.08	760	1.0
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$56,080	$26.96	90	0.5
Fargo, ND-MN	$56,060	$26.95	120	0.8
Utica-Rome, NY	$55,880	$26.87	40	0.3
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$55,470	$26.67	70	0.5
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$55,460	$26.66	40	0.4
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$55,210	$26.54	90	0.2
Jackson, MS	$55,000	$26.44	170	0.6
Toledo, OH	$54,910	$26.40	120	0.4
Roanoke, VA	$54,620	$26.26	80	0.5
Binghamton, NY	$54,400	$26.16	40	0.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$54,180	$26.05	60	0.3
Williamsport, PA	$54,160	$26.04	30	0.6
Corpus Christi, TX	$53,780	$25.86	40	0.2
Grand Junction, CO	$53,640	$25.79	30	0.5
Tallahassee, FL	$53,630	$25.78	120	0.6
Lubbock, TX	$53,310	$25.63	70	0.4
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$53,090	$25.52	200	0.5
Kingston, NY	$53,050	$25.51	40	0.6
Missoula, MT	$53,050	$25.51	50	0.8
Bloomington, IN	$52,950	$25.46	60	0.8
Dubuque, IA	$52,830	$25.40	30	0.6
Ocala, FL	$52,590	$25.29	60	0.5
Asheville, NC	$52,560	$25.27	70	0.4
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$52,420	$25.20	30	0.3
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$51,920	$24.96	50	1.1
Columbus, OH	$51,890	$24.95	550	0.5
Albuquerque, NM	$51,640	$24.83	130	0.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$51,580	$24.80	230	0.4
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$51,480	$24.75	80	0.3
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$50,800	$24.42	110	0.4
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$50,780	$24.42	70	0.6
Springfield, MO	$50,610	$24.33	80	0.4
College Station-Bryan, TX	$50,430	$24.25	90	0.7
El Paso, TX	$50,270	$24.17	80	0.2
Evansville, IN	$50,190	$24.13	70	0.5
Erie, PA	$50,160	$24.12	50	0.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$49,930	$24.01	610	0.4
Oklahoma City, OK	$49,920	$24.00	250	0.4
Wichita, KS	$49,910	$24.00	150	0.5
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$49,870	$23.97	70	0.3
Columbia, SC	$49,500	$23.80	190	0.5
Traverse City, MI	$49,200	$23.65	40	0.5
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$49,190	$23.65	110	0.5
Mobile, AL	$49,120	$23.62	80	0.4
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$49,120	$23.62	320	0.5
Joplin, MO-KS	$49,030	$23.57	50	0.6
York-Hanover, PA	$48,960	$23.54	50	0.2
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$48,920	$23.52	70	0.4
Logan, UT-ID	$48,600	$23.36	50	0.7
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$48,420	$23.28	300	0.4
Canton-Massillon, OH	$48,350	$23.24	70	0.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$48,270	$23.21	760	0.7
Columbus, GA-AL	$48,260	$23.20	40	0.3
Altoona, PA	$47,870	$23.02	60	1.0
Bangor, ME	$47,750	$22.96	50	0.7
Cleveland, OH	$47,330	$22.75	570	0.6
Fresno, CA	$47,330	$22.76	100	0.2
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$46,990	$22.59	90	0.3
Knoxville, TN	$46,710	$22.46	120	0.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$46,670	$22.44	220	0.6
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$46,600	$22.41	60	0.4
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$46,580	$22.40	140	0.5
Bend, OR	$46,160	$22.19	50	0.5
Huntsville, AL	$46,120	$22.17	60	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$46,110	$22.17	90	0.4
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$45,880	$22.06	30	0.1
Medford, OR	$45,440	$21.85	30	0.4
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$45,350	$21.80	60	0.5
Salem, OR	$44,890	$21.58	40	0.2
Montgomery, AL	$44,810	$21.54	80	0.5
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$44,160	$21.23	470	0.7
Savannah, GA	$43,800	$21.06	70	0.3
Longview, TX	$43,500	$20.91	30	0.3
Anchorage, AK	$43,330	$20.83	130	0.7
Spartanburg, SC	$42,770	$20.56	60	0.3
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$42,240	$20.31	50	1.1
Springfield, MA	$41,530	$19.97	60	0.3
Lafayette, LA	$41,020	$19.72	90	0.5
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$40,910	$19.67	990	0.9
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$40,560	$19.50	160	0.3
Fayetteville, NC	$40,230	$19.34	30	0.2
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$39,550	$19.02	30	0.4
Gainesville, GA	$39,380	$18.93	30	0.3
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$39,270	$18.88	100	0.7
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$38,770	$18.64	30	0.2
Bowling Green, KY	$38,490	$18.51	30	0.4
Dothan, AL	$37,770	$18.16	30	0.5
Peoria, IL	$31,200	$15.00	160	1.0
Ann Arbor, MI	Not published	Not published	250	1.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC	Not published	Not published	170	0.5
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	Not published	Not published	30	0.2
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	Not published	Not published	50	0.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	Not published	Not published	450	0.4
Lincoln, NE	Not published	Not published	450	2.5
State College, PA	Not published	Not published	40	0.6
Wilmington, NC	Not published	Not published	100	0.5

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.