Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes · SOC 13-1011
Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletess
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas
Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (8 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Top 13 of 13 metro areas
| # | Metro area | Median annual | Employment | Per 1,000 jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $123,950 | Not published | Not published |
| 2 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $108,580 | Not published | Not published |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $103,730 | 180 | 0.1 |
| 4 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $100,650 | 500 | 0.2 |
| 5 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $98,930 | 160 | 0.1 |
| 6 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $97,750 | 4,120 | 0.7 |
| 7 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $90,530 | 60 | 0.0 |
| 8 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $83,820 | 2,490 | 0.3 |
| 9 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $83,360 | 110 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Cleveland, OH | $76,790 | 40 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $75,390 | 630 | 0.6 |
| 12 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $74,620 | 100 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $57,410 | 320 | 0.1 |
Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes overview.
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.