Advertising Sales Agents salary
The median pay for advertising sales agents in the United States is $64,820 a year. About 91,700 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $35,240
- 25th percentile
- $47,020
- Median percentile
- $64,820
- 75th percentile
- $99,990
- 90th percentile
- $146,010
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $101,320
- New York $98,360
- Massachusetts $80,500
- California $80,360
- District of Columbia $75,030
- Utah $74,260
- Colorado $73,420
- New Jersey $69,620
- South Carolina $68,200
- Illinois $66,290
- Michigan $64,800
- Wisconsin $63,270
- Nebraska $62,890
- Oregon $62,810
- Minnesota $62,660
- Arizona $62,050
- Connecticut $61,820
- Missouri $61,440
- Hawaii $61,290
- Texas $60,280
- South Dakota $60,190
- Maryland $59,830
- Vermont $58,750
- Iowa $58,480
- Florida $58,420
- Pennsylvania $58,350
- Georgia $58,140
- Oklahoma $57,670
- Indiana $57,030
- New Hampshire $54,870
- Idaho $53,460
- Delaware $52,480
- Kentucky $51,580
- Alabama $50,870
- Ohio $50,410
- North Dakota $50,110
- Arkansas $49,120
- Louisiana $48,810
- Maine $48,780
- Kansas $48,660
- Rhode Island $48,040
- Wyoming $47,290
- Mississippi $46,810
- Montana $46,040
- New Mexico $45,620
- West Virginia $44,700
- Alaska $43,840
- Tennessee $40,910
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $113,250
- Seattle, WA $105,320
- New York, NY $99,010
- Richmond, VA $95,680
- Tulsa, OK $89,820
- Denver, CO $84,540
- San Francisco, CA $84,390
- Boston, MA $83,470
- Salt Lake City, UT $81,750
- Charleston, SC $80,410
- Spokane, WA $80,410
- Los Angeles, CA $80,360
- Oxnard, CA $78,990
- New Haven, CT $76,830
- Portland, OR $76,570
- Barnstable Town, MA $76,350
- San Luis Obispo, CA $75,840
- Bremerton, WA $75,700
- Chicago, IL $75,590
- Champaign, IL $75,410
- Trenton, NJ $75,140
- Minneapolis, MN $75,060
- Salisbury, MD $74,230
- Bridgeport, CT $73,500
- Olympia, WA $73,280
- Sacramento, CA $72,740
- Washington, DC $71,620
- Provo, UT $70,920
- Albany, NY $70,110
- St. George, UT $69,480
- Ogden, UT $68,950
- San Diego, CA $68,790
- Rochester, NY $68,310
- Boulder, CO $68,140
- Detroit, MI $67,950
- Worcester, MA $67,670
- Rockford, IL $67,030
- Milwaukee, WI $66,790
- Atlantic City, NJ $66,360
- Buffalo, NY $66,300
- Rochester, MN $65,590
- Santa Rosa, CA $64,690
- Austin, TX $64,270
- Riverside, CA $64,070
- St. Louis, MO $64,070
- Syracuse, NY $63,940
- Madison, WI $63,840
- Sioux Falls, SD $63,770
- Rapid City, SD $63,640
- Phoenix, AZ $63,470
- Greenville, SC $63,130
- Shreveport, LA $63,130
- Bismarck, ND $62,980
- Philadelphia, PA $62,930
- Miami, FL $62,880
- Bellingham, WA $62,820
- Manchester, NH $62,810
- Lansing, MI $62,660
- St. Cloud, MN $62,590
- Omaha, NE $62,520
- Des Moines, IA $62,510
- Cedar Rapids, IA $62,460
- Santa Maria, CA $62,360
- Baltimore, MD $62,300
- Grand Rapids, MI $62,140
- Lynchburg, VA $62,090
- Greeley, CO $61,840
- Charlottesville, VA $61,790
- Midland, TX $61,770
- Akron, OH $61,700
- Durham, NC $61,680
- Reno, NV $61,610
- Urban Honolulu, HI $61,290
- Dallas, TX $61,150
- Portland, ME $61,150
- Gainesville, FL $61,100
- Green Bay, WI $61,060
- Atlanta, GA $61,050
- Waterbury, CT $60,480
- Raleigh, NC $60,440
- Indianapolis, IN $60,350
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $60,180
- Kalamazoo, MI $60,170
- Sioux City, IA $60,130
- Mankato, MN $60,050
- Hilton Head Island, SC $59,770
- Fayetteville, AR $59,730
- Burlington, VT $59,440
- Waterloo, IA $59,440
- San Antonio, TX $59,410
- Baton Rouge, LA $59,260
- Eau Claire, WI $59,220
- Kiryas Joel, NY $59,080
- Topeka, KS $58,860
- Houston, TX $58,600
- Kansas City, MO $58,450
- Colorado Springs, CO $58,340
- Harrisburg, PA $58,250
- Lancaster, PA $58,220
- Winston, NC $58,100
- Fort Wayne, IN $58,070
- Reading, PA $58,010
- Pittsburgh, PA $57,920
- Allentown, PA $57,910
- North Port, FL $57,840
- Birmingham, AL $57,560
- Billings, MT $57,410
- Bakersfield, CA $57,380
- Amarillo, TX $57,300
- Columbia, MO $57,140
- Flagstaff, AZ $57,140
- Port St. Lucie, FL $57,130
- Tampa, FL $56,930
- Tucson, AZ $56,870
- South Bend, IN $56,850
- Duluth, MN $56,720
- Cape Coral, FL $56,700
- Boise City, ID $56,610
- Jacksonville, FL $56,320
- Fort Collins, CO $56,080