Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $61K, rent takes 26.8% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,142/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 $47K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,826/month.

Local pay runs 22% below the national median — $61K here vs. $79K nationally.

Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area pays $61K median vs. the U.S. average of $79K — that’s -22%.

The median is $61,090 a year, that works out to about $29 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $47,100, and experienced securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents can clear $211,550. The mean (average) is $98,900, reflecting that some workers earn substantially more. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,260/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,142/month, which eats 26.8% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents salary is worth about $61,090 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.