207 metro areas
Advertising Sales Agent Salary by City (2026)
Advertising sales agents earn the most in Seattle, WA, an average of $118,960 a year, against $80,670 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in Tulsa, OK ($112,150 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.
- US average (mean)
- $80,670BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Highest-paying city
- $118,960Seattle, WA
- Best after cost of living
- $112,150Tulsa, OK
- Metro areas
- 207With their own estimate
Top cities
Highest-paying cities for advertising sales agents
Top 10 metro areas
- Seattle, WA$118,960
- San Jose, CA$117,480
- New York, NY-NJ$111,950
- Denver, CO$102,290
- San Francisco, CA$100,920
- Tulsa, OK$100,050
- Richmond, VA$95,870
- Boston, MA-NH$94,640
- Salt Lake City, UT$93,270
- Salisbury, MD$93,040
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $118,960 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $117,480 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $111,950 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $102,290 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $100,920 |
| Tulsa, OK | $100,050 |
| Richmond, VA | $95,870 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $94,640 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $93,270 |
| Salisbury, MD | $93,040 |
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Mean wage ÷ BEA price level
- Tulsa, OK$100,050 nominal$112,150
- Seattle, WA$118,960 nominal$107,040
- San Jose, CA$117,480 nominal$106,390
- New York, NY-NJ$111,950 nominal$99,460
- Richmond, VA$95,870 nominal$97,970
- Salisbury, MD$93,040 nominal$97,300
- Denver, CO$102,290 nominal$96,700
- Salt Lake City, UT$93,270 nominal$92,470
- Greenville, SC$85,700 nominal$91,890
- Eau Claire, WI$85,110 nominal$91,720
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Tulsa, OK | $112,150 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $107,040 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $106,390 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $99,460 |
| Richmond, VA | $97,970 |
| Salisbury, MD | $97,300 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $96,700 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $92,470 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $91,890 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $91,720 |
Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024
Every city
Advertising Sales Agent salary in every metro area
Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.
| # | Metro area | Mean | Entry (Level I) | Experienced (Level IV) | At US prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle, WA | $118,960 | $66,460 | $144,810 | $107,040 |
| 2 | San Jose, CA | $117,480 | $68,810 | $141,440 | $106,390 |
| 3 | New York, NY-NJ | $111,950 | $59,450 | $137,780 | $99,460 |
| 4 | Denver, CO | $102,290 | $50,940 | $127,570 | $96,700 |
| 5 | San Francisco, CA | $100,920 | $53,560 | $124,240 | $87,290 |
| 6 | Tulsa, OK | $100,050 | $41,180 | $129,040 | $112,150 |
| 7 | Richmond, VA | $95,870 | $49,980 | $118,480 | $97,970 |
| 8 | Boston, MA-NH | $94,640 | $51,630 | $115,810 | $87,410 |
| 9 | Salt Lake City, UT | $93,270 | $41,180 | $118,930 | $92,470 |
| 10 | Salisbury, MD | $93,040 | $47,630 | $115,420 | $97,300 |
| 11 | New Haven, CT | $91,440 | $45,760 | $113,940 | $87,450 |
| 12 | Los Angeles, CA | $90,400 | $47,990 | $111,300 | $79,600 |
| 13 | Detroit, MI | $89,980 | $47,780 | $110,760 | $89,710 |
| 14 | Reno, NV | $89,230 | $39,420 | $113,780 | $88,330 |
| 15 | Boise City, ID | $87,980 | $38,020 | $112,590 | $89,420 |
| 16 | Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV | $87,280 | $47,360 | $106,950 | $80,160 |
| 17 | Spokane, WA | $87,210 | $48,710 | $106,180 | $86,910 |
| 18 | Sacramento, CA | $86,670 | $46,380 | $106,540 | $81,250 |
| 19 | Greenville, SC | $85,700 | $38,630 | $108,890 | $91,890 |
| 20 | Eau Claire, WI | $85,110 | $39,080 | $107,790 | $91,720 |
| 21 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $85,070 | $45,910 | $104,350 | $89,460 |
| 22 | Albany, NY | $84,390 | $44,680 | $103,960 | $84,760 |
| 23 | Bridgeport, CT | $84,260 | $45,970 | $103,130 | $78,850 |
| 24 | Chicago, IL-IN | $83,140 | $41,600 | $103,580 | $80,250 |
| 25 | Minneapolis, MN-WI | $83,050 | $48,460 | $100,090 | $79,230 |
| 26 | Champaign, IL | $82,280 | $38,270 | $103,960 | $88,760 |
| 27 | Oxnard, CA | $82,280 | $47,880 | $99,240 | $74,440 |
| 28 | Provo, UT | $82,240 | $45,090 | $100,550 | $83,720 |
| 29 | Olympia, WA | $81,850 | $44,700 | $100,150 | $78,950 |
| 30 | Boulder, CO | $81,330 | $44,350 | $99,530 | $77,310 |
| 31 | Buffalo, NY | $80,970 | $45,140 | $98,630 | $84,480 |
| 32 | Portland, OR-WA | $80,970 | $43,180 | $99,570 | $76,810 |
| 33 | Madison, WI | $80,950 | $45,180 | $98,590 | $83,210 |
| 34 | Charleston, SC | $80,250 | $46,860 | $96,680 | $79,490 |
| 35 | Riverside, CA | $80,200 | $39,790 | $100,110 | $75,350 |
| 36 | Rochester, NY | $79,210 | $41,560 | $97,760 | $81,630 |
| 37 | Rockford, IL | $78,890 | $35,510 | $100,280 | $85,610 |
| 38 | San Luis Obispo, CA | $78,620 | $43,740 | $95,800 | $72,400 |
| 39 | Milwaukee, WI | $78,520 | $46,820 | $94,140 | $81,000 |
| 40 | Santa Maria, CA | $78,400 | $49,250 | $92,750 | $72,060 |
| 41 | Kalamazoo, MI | $78,190 | $42,560 | $95,740 | $82,440 |
| 42 | San Diego, CA | $77,940 | $44,820 | $94,240 | $69,660 |
| 43 | Ogden, UT | $77,810 | $39,100 | $96,890 | $77,540 |
| 44 | St. George, UT | $77,790 | $36,360 | $98,200 | $79,930 |
| 45 | Baltimore, MD | $77,690 | $45,530 | $93,540 | $74,350 |
| 46 | Hilton Head Island, SC | $77,600 | $43,910 | $94,180 | $79,170 |
| 47 | Miami, FL | $77,290 | $41,200 | $95,080 | $67,710 |
| 48 | Charlottesville, VA | $77,060 | $40,640 | $95,010 | $77,720 |
| 49 | Lansing, MI | $77,060 | $42,700 | $94,000 | $81,120 |
| 50 | Trenton, NJ | $77,060 | $42,560 | $94,060 | $74,690 |
| 51 | Bremerton, WA | $76,790 | $42,140 | $93,870 | $72,710 |
| 52 | Greeley, CO | $75,820 | $43,450 | $91,750 | $75,690 |
| 53 | Omaha, NE-IA | $75,590 | $38,360 | $93,910 | $82,240 |
| 54 | Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $75,340 | $42,890 | $91,330 | $73,460 |
| 55 | Worcester, MA | $74,570 | $40,600 | $91,290 | $72,730 |
| 56 | Fort Collins, CO | $74,510 | $33,650 | $94,640 | $73,680 |
| 57 | Santa Rosa, CA | $74,340 | $45,530 | $88,550 | $68,970 |
| 58 | Durham, NC | $73,960 | $40,710 | $90,330 | $75,800 |
| 59 | Columbia, SC | $73,940 | $30,700 | $95,240 | $78,940 |
| 60 | Grand Rapids, MI | $73,800 | $43,830 | $88,550 | $77,240 |
| 61 | Springfield, MO | $73,780 | $40,040 | $90,380 | $83,290 |
| 62 | Barnstable Town, MA | $73,300 | $40,100 | $89,630 | $74,530 |
| 63 | Austin, TX | $72,680 | $42,160 | $87,710 | $74,110 |
| 64 | Phoenix, AZ | $72,490 | $46,680 | $85,200 | $70,160 |
| 65 | Atlanta, GA | $72,070 | $38,400 | $88,650 | $72,030 |
| 66 | Syracuse, NY | $72,010 | $41,450 | $87,050 | $75,210 |
| 67 | Portland, ME | $71,840 | $42,930 | $86,070 | $70,530 |
| 68 | Bellingham, WA | $71,680 | $49,280 | $82,700 | $69,370 |
| 69 | Green Bay, WI | $71,470 | $38,310 | $87,820 | $76,780 |
| 70 | Cape Coral, FL | $71,360 | $42,120 | $85,780 | $69,720 |
| 71 | Mankato, MN | $71,300 | $38,540 | $87,440 | $78,390 |
| 72 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $71,220 | $39,920 | $86,630 | $80,060 |
| 73 | Atlantic City, NJ | $70,450 | $38,560 | $86,150 | $71,260 |
| 74 | Indianapolis, IN | $70,430 | $37,150 | $86,820 | $73,600 |
| 75 | Bakersfield, CA | $70,260 | $37,790 | $86,240 | $69,640 |
| 76 | Baton Rouge, LA | $70,160 | $32,090 | $88,920 | $77,290 |
| 77 | Roanoke, VA | $70,160 | $35,610 | $87,190 | $74,940 |
| 78 | Norwich, CT | $70,050 | $39,270 | $85,220 | $69,740 |
| 79 | St. Cloud, MN | $69,890 | $39,100 | $85,050 | $79,750 |
| 80 | Fort Wayne, IN | $69,800 | $34,510 | $87,190 | $75,400 |
| 81 | Burlington, VT | $69,640 | $39,400 | $84,530 | $68,990 |
| 82 | Lynchburg, VA | $69,470 | $36,820 | $85,570 | $77,740 |
| 83 | Panama City, FL | $69,280 | $42,700 | $82,390 | $71,210 |
| 84 | Houston, TX | $69,100 | $33,320 | $86,720 | $70,060 |
| 85 | Hartford, CT | $69,080 | $35,840 | $85,430 | $67,230 |
| 86 | Kiryas Joel, NY | $68,850 | $38,600 | $83,760 | $62,920 |
| 87 | Rapid City, SD | $68,740 | $44,430 | $80,720 | $77,100 |
| 88 | Akron, OH | $68,680 | $35,880 | $84,840 | $73,560 |
| 89 | Des Moines, IA | $68,680 | $40,350 | $82,620 | $74,900 |
| 90 | Midland, TX | $68,410 | $40,390 | $82,200 | $71,420 |
| 91 | Columbia, MO | $68,200 | $41,480 | $81,370 | $76,250 |
| 92 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $68,200 | $36,980 | $83,550 | $73,700 |
| 93 | Rochester, MN | $68,140 | $33,800 | $85,070 | $75,030 |
| 94 | Utica, NY | $67,850 | $37,290 | $82,890 | $73,210 |
| 95 | Tampa, FL | $67,810 | $36,280 | $83,350 | $67,210 |
| 96 | Jackson, MS | $67,790 | $32,930 | $84,950 | $76,130 |
| 97 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $67,790 | $44,120 | $79,460 | $74,800 |
| 98 | Bismarck, ND | $67,750 | $37,630 | $82,600 | $74,430 |
| 99 | North Port, FL | $67,540 | $36,210 | $82,970 | $65,950 |
| 100 | Gainesville, FL | $67,480 | $35,710 | $83,120 | $69,760 |
| 101 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $67,350 | $41,950 | $79,870 | $72,360 |
| 102 | Harrisburg, PA | $67,120 | $41,930 | $79,520 | $68,040 |
| 103 | Colorado Springs, CO | $66,930 | $37,480 | $81,430 | $66,460 |
| 104 | Binghamton, NY | $66,850 | $38,290 | $80,910 | $71,990 |
| 105 | Fayetteville, AR | $66,520 | $37,980 | $80,580 | $72,820 |
| 106 | Wichita, KS | $66,460 | $32,950 | $82,970 | $74,720 |
| 107 | Dallas, TX | $66,290 | $37,040 | $80,680 | $64,300 |
| 108 | Jacksonville, FL | $66,270 | $43,580 | $77,460 | $66,610 |
| 109 | Birmingham, AL | $66,060 | $33,220 | $82,220 | $72,080 |
| 110 | Manchester, NH | $66,040 | $36,320 | $80,700 | $62,500 |
| 111 | Tucson, AZ | $66,000 | $40,390 | $78,600 | $68,110 |
| 112 | New Orleans, LA | $65,940 | $33,610 | $81,870 | $71,210 |
| 113 | Joplin, MO-KS | $65,890 | $38,230 | $79,500 | $76,870 |
| 114 | Lancaster, PA | $65,810 | $40,370 | $78,330 | $66,980 |
| 115 | San Antonio, TX | $65,810 | $34,900 | $81,020 | $69,480 |
| 116 | Pittsburgh, PA | $65,710 | $39,060 | $78,830 | $69,410 |
| 117 | Kingston, NY | $65,520 | $36,130 | $80,000 | $65,060 |
| 118 | Raleigh, NC | $65,420 | $35,070 | $80,350 | $66,650 |
| 119 | Grand Junction, CO | $65,330 | $36,750 | $79,410 | $68,430 |
| 120 | Virginia Beach, VA-NC | $64,980 | $33,920 | $80,270 | $66,350 |
| 121 | Waterbury, CT | $64,940 | $36,940 | $78,730 | $65,080 |
| 122 | Dayton, OH | $64,750 | $36,210 | $78,810 | $69,850 |
| 123 | Providence, RI-MA | $64,690 | $40,210 | $76,730 | $63,560 |
| 124 | Shreveport, LA | $64,580 | $31,550 | $80,850 | $76,190 |
| 125 | Reading, PA | $64,000 | $39,270 | $76,170 | $65,940 |
| 126 | Albuquerque, NM | $63,940 | $33,160 | $79,100 | $66,920 |
| 127 | Ocala, FL | $63,750 | $37,040 | $76,920 | $66,940 |
| 128 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $63,650 | $43,040 | $73,800 | $57,360 |
| 129 | Eugene, OR | $63,440 | $34,340 | $77,770 | $62,460 |
| 130 | Deltona, FL | $62,800 | $36,460 | $75,770 | $63,200 |
| 131 | Allentown, PA-NJ | $62,730 | $41,600 | $73,150 | $62,750 |
| 132 | Asheville, NC | $62,690 | $33,010 | $77,290 | $64,960 |
| 133 | Fresno, CA | $61,980 | $34,320 | $75,610 | $60,670 |
| 134 | Duluth, MN-WI | $61,710 | $36,000 | $74,380 | $69,520 |
| 135 | Longview, TX | $61,570 | $25,790 | $79,160 | $68,800 |
| 136 | South Bend, IN-MI | $61,570 | $37,040 | $73,630 | $66,310 |
| 137 | Winston, NC | $61,550 | $36,170 | $74,050 | $66,870 |
| 138 | Toledo, OH | $61,460 | $33,220 | $75,380 | $67,200 |
| 139 | Logan, UT-ID | $61,280 | $29,240 | $77,040 | $63,880 |
| 140 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $61,090 | $36,630 | $73,130 | $70,660 |
| 141 | Orlando, FL | $61,070 | $29,970 | $76,380 | $60,220 |
| 142 | Fargo, ND-MN | $60,840 | $35,760 | $73,200 | $66,950 |
| 143 | Davenport, IA-IL | $60,800 | $34,650 | $73,690 | $68,250 |
| 144 | Bangor, ME | $60,760 | $39,790 | $71,070 | $62,960 |
| 145 | Medford, OR | $60,590 | $35,610 | $72,880 | $59,730 |
| 146 | Tallahassee, FL | $60,570 | $37,320 | $72,030 | $64,490 |
| 147 | Oklahoma City, OK | $60,550 | $30,680 | $75,250 | $66,970 |
| 148 | Waterloo, IA | $60,510 | $38,770 | $71,220 | $69,510 |
| 149 | Bend, OR | $60,490 | $36,820 | $72,160 | $58,380 |
| 150 | Flagstaff, AZ | $60,470 | $36,670 | $72,180 | $60,270 |
| 151 | Amarillo, TX | $60,440 | $35,240 | $72,860 | $65,820 |
| 152 | Lubbock, TX | $60,400 | $33,950 | $73,440 | $66,140 |
| 153 | Spartanburg, SC | $60,340 | $32,390 | $74,110 | $66,270 |
| 154 | Lakeland, FL | $60,320 | $38,710 | $70,950 | $62,100 |
| 155 | York, PA | $60,320 | $37,420 | $71,590 | $62,830 |
| 156 | El Paso, TX | $60,260 | $30,080 | $75,130 | $67,020 |
| 157 | Anchorage, AK | $60,150 | $30,760 | $74,610 | $57,060 |
| 158 | Williamsport, PA | $60,130 | $38,920 | $70,600 | $65,110 |
| 159 | Gulfport, MS | $59,780 | $28,080 | $75,400 | $66,420 |
| 160 | Columbus, OH | $59,700 | $35,690 | $71,530 | $62,530 |
| 161 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $59,570 | $39,640 | $69,370 | $59,430 |
| 162 | Kingsport, TN-VA | $59,260 | $28,680 | $74,340 | $68,550 |
| 163 | Topeka, KS | $58,320 | $35,150 | $69,720 | $65,660 |
| 164 | Corpus Christi, TX | $57,910 | $32,550 | $70,410 | $62,490 |
| 165 | Bloomington, IN | $57,840 | $34,090 | $69,560 | $60,830 |
| 166 | Missoula, MT | $57,800 | $29,760 | $71,610 | $59,930 |
| 167 | Mobile, AL | $57,780 | $29,790 | $71,550 | $65,590 |
| 168 | Columbus, GA-AL | $57,760 | $30,890 | $71,010 | $64,680 |
| 169 | Evansville, IN | $57,660 | $30,350 | $71,120 | $63,000 |
| 170 | College Station, TX | $57,570 | $26,960 | $72,650 | $63,300 |
| 171 | Billings, MT | $57,470 | $35,650 | $68,200 | $61,450 |
| 172 | Traverse City, MI | $57,410 | $37,460 | $67,250 | $61,490 |
| 173 | Hagerstown, MD-WV | $57,300 | $38,850 | $66,390 | $60,850 |
| 174 | Springfield, MA | $57,200 | $32,360 | $69,430 | $59,550 |
| 175 | Salem, OR | $57,050 | $35,820 | $67,500 | $55,040 |
| 176 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $56,950 | $37,170 | $66,680 | $66,160 |
| 177 | Cleveland, OH | $56,890 | $31,870 | $69,220 | $60,570 |
| 178 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $56,800 | $33,680 | $68,200 | $59,560 |
| 179 | Canton, OH | $56,740 | $32,970 | $68,450 | $63,460 |
| 180 | Palm Bay, FL | $56,490 | $36,360 | $66,390 | $56,490 |
| 181 | Augusta, GA-SC | $56,160 | $26,560 | $70,740 | $61,110 |
| 182 | Erie, PA | $55,660 | $36,110 | $65,290 | $61,200 |
| 183 | Stockton, CA | $55,040 | $35,630 | $64,580 | $52,370 |
| 184 | Scranton, PA | $54,000 | $32,990 | $64,330 | $57,720 |
| 185 | Lafayette, LA | $53,910 | $28,250 | $66,560 | $61,820 |
| 186 | Myrtle Beach, SC | $53,520 | $26,850 | $66,660 | $57,150 |
| 187 | Dubuque, IA | $53,440 | $33,680 | $63,170 | $61,190 |
| 188 | Lexington, KY | $53,410 | $31,720 | $64,110 | $57,500 |
| 189 | Little Rock, AR | $53,310 | $32,320 | $63,650 | $59,650 |
| 190 | Gainesville, GA | $52,580 | $29,520 | $63,940 | $54,340 |
| 191 | Knoxville, TN | $52,290 | $31,700 | $62,420 | $56,490 |
| 192 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $52,290 | $29,680 | $63,420 | $56,730 |
| 193 | Youngstown, OH | $52,230 | $29,020 | $63,670 | $59,760 |
| 194 | Altoona, PA | $52,040 | $33,610 | $61,130 | $58,140 |
| 195 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $51,810 | $30,310 | $62,400 | $56,650 |
| 196 | Nashville, TN | $50,940 | $29,950 | $61,280 | $52,880 |
| 197 | Lewiston, ME | $50,810 | $40,330 | $55,970 | $53,630 |
| 198 | Fayetteville, NC | $50,130 | $24,000 | $62,980 | $54,500 |
| 199 | Savannah, GA | $50,020 | $30,640 | $59,570 | $52,540 |
| 200 | Beaumont, TX | $49,070 | $31,890 | $57,530 | $54,490 |
| 201 | Huntsville, AL | $49,050 | $24,810 | $60,990 | $52,700 |
| 202 | Peoria, IL | $48,940 | $31,200 | $57,680 | $53,640 |
| 203 | Montgomery, AL | $48,300 | $24,590 | $59,990 | $53,860 |
| 204 | Dothan, AL | $43,260 | $23,130 | $53,190 | $51,600 |
| 205 | San Juan, PR | $43,180 | $29,430 | $49,980 | N/A |
| 206 | Bowling Green, KY | $42,180 | $25,210 | $50,520 | $46,770 |
| 207 | Macon, GA | $41,810 | $24,560 | $50,290 | $47,230 |
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- Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
- Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
- OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
- At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.
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Advertising Sales Agent salary by city: FAQ
Which city pays advertising sales agents the most?
Seattle, WA, where the average (mean) wage is $118,960 a year, followed by San Jose, CA ($117,480), New York, NY-NJ ($111,950), Denver, CO ($102,290). The national mean is $80,670 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do advertising sales agents earn the most after cost of living?
Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in Tulsa, OK ($112,150 at national prices, $100,050 nominal), Seattle, WA ($107,040 at national prices, $118,960 nominal), San Jose, CA ($106,390 at national prices, $117,480 nominal).
How much do advertising sales agents make in the biggest cities?
New York, NY-NJ: $111,950; Los Angeles, CA: $90,400; Chicago, IL-IN: $83,140; Dallas, TX: $66,290; Houston, TX: $69,100 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).
Where do advertising sales agents earn the least?
Of the 207 metro areas with their own estimate, Macon, GA has the lowest mean wage, $41,810. At local prices that is worth $47,230.