Pay by state · 49 states
Advertising Sales Agent Salary by State (2026)
Advertising Sales Agents earn the most in Washington at $101,320 a year and the least in Tennessee at $40,910 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $64,820. All 49 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $101,320Washington
- National median
- $64,820BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $40,910Tennessee
- States reporting
- 49of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Advertising Sales Agent salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of advertising sales agents OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAWashington | $101,320 | $74,820 | $134,240 | 3,510 | $94,680 |
| 2 | NYNew York | $98,360 | $67,300 | $134,140 | 13,570 | $91,141 |
| 3 | MAMassachusetts | $80,500 | $61,770 | $126,390 | 1,480 | $76,118 |
| 4 | CACalifornia | $80,360 | $56,010 | $104,660 | 9,620 | $72,579 |
| 5 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $75,030 | $66,740 | $107,810 | 320 | $68,271 |
| 6 | UTUtah | $74,260 | $43,820 | $116,750 | 1,110 | $75,113 |
| 7 | COColorado | $73,420 | $52,070 | $124,830 | 1,110 | $71,246 |
| 8 | NJNew Jersey | $69,620 | $48,930 | $95,020 | 2,110 | $63,986 |
| 9 | SCSouth Carolina | $68,200 | $42,430 | $102,570 | 1,770 | $72,747 |
| 10 | ILIllinois | $66,290 | $47,620 | $99,010 | 3,790 | $66,318 |
| 11 | MIMichigan | $64,800 | $50,180 | $105,950 | 2,040 | $67,348 |
| 12 | WIWisconsin | $63,270 | $48,660 | $83,510 | 1,290 | $67,241 |
| 13 | NENebraska | $62,890 | $40,940 | $108,180 | 1,190 | $69,798 |
| 14 | OROregon | $62,810 | $44,200 | $92,830 | 960 | $60,768 |
| 15 | MNMinnesota | $62,660 | $49,560 | $97,230 | 1,750 | $63,536 |
| 16 | AZArizona | $62,050 | $49,090 | $78,960 | 1,160 | $61,633 |
| 17 | CTConnecticut | $61,820 | $40,600 | $97,640 | 740 | $59,666 |
| 18 | MOMissouri | $61,440 | $46,750 | $98,500 | 1,640 | $67,653 |
| 19 | HIHawaii | $61,290 | $46,910 | $71,940 | 310 | $55,743 |
| 20 | TXTexas | $60,280 | $43,430 | $75,790 | 6,230 | $62,108 |
| 21 | SDSouth Dakota | $60,190 | $46,820 | $78,740 | 390 | $67,945 |
| 22 | MDMaryland | $59,830 | $50,500 | $82,370 | 880 | $57,003 |
| 23 | VTVermont | $58,750 | $41,600 | $73,930 | 160 | $59,975 |
| 24 | IAIowa | $58,480 | $46,860 | $79,190 | 900 | $66,635 |
| 25 | FLFlorida | $58,420 | $45,190 | $78,080 | 6,420 | $56,491 |
| 26 | PAPennsylvania | $58,350 | $44,170 | $80,340 | 4,260 | $59,802 |
| 27 | GAGeorgia | $58,140 | $44,130 | $79,740 | 3,150 | $60,378 |
| 28 | OKOklahoma | $57,670 | $35,840 | $95,210 | 700 | $65,651 |
| 29 | INIndiana | $57,030 | $38,720 | $76,640 | 1,410 | $61,106 |
| 30 | NHNew Hampshire | $54,870 | $41,660 | $75,590 | 290 | $52,676 |
| 31 | IDIdaho | $53,460 | $40,050 | $77,200 | 220 | $55,983 |
| 32 | DEDelaware | $52,480 | $41,000 | $63,140 | 140 | $52,581 |
| 33 | KYKentucky | $51,580 | $39,150 | $62,960 | 620 | $57,210 |
| 34 | ALAlabama | $50,870 | $29,320 | $67,700 | 910 | $57,271 |
| 35 | OHOhio | $50,410 | $36,760 | $77,320 | 3,220 | $54,336 |
| 36 | NDNorth Dakota | $50,110 | $38,010 | $75,160 | 260 | $56,329 |
| 37 | ARArkansas | $49,120 | $37,920 | $66,610 | 900 | $56,501 |
| 38 | LALouisiana | $48,810 | $33,910 | $72,050 | 860 | $55,336 |
| 39 | MEMaine | $48,780 | $42,240 | $78,880 | 400 | $50,263 |
| 40 | KSKansas | $48,660 | $36,880 | $66,250 | 920 | $54,026 |
| 41 | RIRhode Island | $48,040 | $43,680 | $80,080 | 340 | $46,969 |
| 42 | WYWyoming | $47,290 | $35,970 | $74,850 | 150 | $51,019 |
| 43 | MSMississippi | $46,810 | $32,610 | $74,970 | 490 | $53,834 |
| 44 | MTMontana | $46,040 | $36,750 | $67,990 | 240 | $48,645 |
| 45 | NMNew Mexico | $45,620 | $34,990 | $71,230 | 300 | $49,473 |
| 46 | WVWest Virginia | $44,700 | $29,450 | $63,390 | 290 | $49,946 |
| 47 | PRPuerto Rico | $44,160 | $34,030 | $47,440 | 520 | N/A |
| 48 | AKAlaska | $43,840 | $33,830 | $78,280 | 230 | $42,830 |
| 49 | TNTennessee | $40,910 | $31,290 | $59,130 | 1,820 | $44,530 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Advertising Sales Agents, that changes the ranking: Washington leads on raw pay at $101,320, while Washington leads once prices are taken into account at $94,680.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Advertising Sales Agent pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Advertising Sales Agents the most?
Washington reports the highest median wage for Advertising Sales Agents at $101,320 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New York ($98,360) and Massachusetts ($80,500).
Which state pays Advertising Sales Agents the least?
Tennessee reports the lowest median for Advertising Sales Agents at $40,910 a year, $60,410 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Advertising Sales Agents earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Washington first at $94,680 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $101,320. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.