Advertising Sales Agents
United States. Estimated employment 91,700, with pages for 5 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 41-3011
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$64,820 · 50th
$35,24010th
$47,02025th
$64,82050th
$99,99075th
$146,01090th
That is the median — half of advertising sales agents in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Advertising Sales Agents page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $99,010 | 13,210 |
| Albany, NY | $70,110 | 220 |
| Rochester, NY | $68,310 | 260 |
| Buffalo, NY | $66,300 | 250 |
| Syracuse, NY | $63,940 | 110 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 91,700 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 41-3011, Advertising Sales Agents. Mapped to our taxonomy as advertising-sales-agents.
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