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Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents salary in Ames, IA

The median securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Ames, IA earns $62,050 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,140 a month.

10th percentile
$45,720
25th percentile
$49,190
Median percentile
$62,050
75th percentile
$130,840
90th percentile
$143,240

Based on 70 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$49,679 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,050
Federal income tax−$5,266
Social Security + Medicare−$4,747
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$2,358
Monthly take-home$4,140
Every two weeks$1,911

Does it go far here?

$69,853Median pay in Ames, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,000 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ames, IA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$97,700
Accountants and Auditors$79,320
Registered Nurses$77,160
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,510
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$54,770
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,510
Construction Laborers$49,810
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,740

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