Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $75K, rent takes 29.1% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,437/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents typically earn — is $49K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,932/month. At HUD’s $1,437/month FMR, rent would take 49% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $75K locally vs. $79K nationally, a 5% difference.

Arizona pays $75K median vs. the U.S. average of $79K — that’s -5%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 96.41), the purchasing-power equivalent is $78K — below the national median.

The median is $74,840 a year, that works out to about $36 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $48,860, and experienced securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents can clear $137,800. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,930/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,437/month, which eats 29.1% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Arizona has a Regional Price Parity of 96.41 (100 is the national average). That's below average, your money stretches further here than the raw salary number suggests. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents salary is worth about $77,627 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.