Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

41-3011 Advertising Sales Agents

Sell or solicit advertising space, time, or media in publications, signage, TV, radio, or Internet establishments or public spaces.

National estimates for Advertising Sales Agents
Industry profile for Advertising Sales Agents
Geographic profile for Advertising Sales Agents

National estimates for Advertising Sales Agents:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Advertising Sales Agents:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
96,660	2.8 %	$ 31.99	$ 66,540	1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for Advertising Sales Agents:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 13.80	$ 18.13	$ 25.16	$ 38.13	$ 60.27
Annual Wage (2)	$ 28,700	$ 37,700	$ 52,340	$ 79,310	$ 125,370

Industry profile for Advertising Sales Agents:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Advertising Sales Agents are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Advertising Sales Agents, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Advertising Sales Agents:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	34,040	7.82	$ 32.97	$ 68,580
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	21,280	8.59	$ 24.17	$ 50,270
Radio and Television Broadcasting	19,980	10.49	$ 30.93	$ 64,340
Other Information Services	8,420	2.32	$ 49.57	$ 103,100
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	2,450	0.16	$ 24.78	$ 51,530

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Advertising Sales Agents:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Radio and Television Broadcasting	19,980	10.49	$ 30.93	$ 64,340
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	21,280	8.59	$ 24.17	$ 50,270
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	34,040	7.82	$ 32.97	$ 68,580
Other Information Services	8,420	2.32	$ 49.57	$ 103,100
Cable and Other Subscription Programming	820	1.72	$ 46.33	$ 96,360

Top paying industries for Advertising Sales Agents:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Other Information Services	8,420	2.32	$ 49.57	$ 103,100
Cable and Other Subscription Programming	820	1.72	$ 46.33	$ 96,360
Sound Recording Industries	110	0.60	$ 45.72	$ 95,100
Software Publishers	(8)	(8)	$ 44.15	$ 91,820
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	(8)	(8)	$ 41.28	$ 85,870

Geographic profile for Advertising Sales Agents:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Advertising Sales Agents are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Advertising Sales Agents, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Map of employment of advertising sales agents by state, May 2021

States with the highest employment level in Advertising Sales Agents:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	14,640	1.69	2.46	$ 45.60	$ 94,840
California	9,340	0.56	0.82	$ 36.58	$ 76,090
Florida	6,250	0.73	1.06	$ 26.81	$ 55,770
Texas	5,300	0.43	0.63	$ 26.45	$ 55,020
Washington	5,030	1.57	2.29	$ 44.31	$ 92,170

Map of location quotient of advertising sales agents by state, May 2021

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Advertising Sales Agents:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	14,640	1.69	2.46	$ 45.60	$ 94,840
Washington	5,030	1.57	2.29	$ 44.31	$ 92,170
South Dakota	510	1.20	1.75	$ 25.44	$ 52,920
Nebraska	950	0.99	1.45	$ 27.41	$ 57,020
West Virginia	620	0.94	1.37	$ 22.70	$ 47,210

Map of annual mean wages of advertising sales agents by state, May 2021

Top paying states for Advertising Sales Agents:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	14,640	1.69	2.46	$ 45.60	$ 94,840
Washington	5,030	1.57	2.29	$ 44.31	$ 92,170
District of Columbia	520	0.78	1.14	$ 37.86	$ 78,760
New Jersey	990	0.26	0.37	$ 36.90	$ 76,760
California	9,340	0.56	0.82	$ 36.58	$ 76,090

Map of employment of advertising sales agents by area, May 2021

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Advertising Sales Agents:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	13,620	1.57	2.29	$ 47.04	$ 97,840
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	4,430	0.77	1.13	$ 37.40	$ 77,780
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	4,290	2.24	3.26	$ 46.98	$ 97,720
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	3,410	0.81	1.18	$ 33.03	$ 68,710
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	2,250	0.87	1.27	$ 27.14	$ 56,450
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	2,250	0.92	1.34	$ 27.42	$ 57,040
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1,710	0.95	1.39	$ 29.42	$ 61,190
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,580	0.44	0.64	$ 27.41	$ 57,020
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,580	0.59	0.87	$ 31.86	$ 66,270
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	1,530	0.68	1.00	$ 39.61	$ 82,390

Map of location quotient of advertising sales agents by area, May 2021

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Advertising Sales Agents:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	4,290	2.24	3.26	$ 46.98	$ 97,720
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	13,620	1.57	2.29	$ 47.04	$ 97,840
Rapid City, SD	100	1.55	2.26	$ 26.38	$ 54,860
Wheeling, WV-OH	70	1.27	1.84	$ 20.94	$ 43,560
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	120	1.27	1.84	$ 30.45	$ 63,330
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	100	1.25	1.82	$ 28.63	$ 59,550
Missoula, MT	70	1.17	1.71	$ 19.99	$ 41,570
Columbia, MO	110	1.14	1.66	$ 25.34	$ 52,710
Manhattan, KS	40	1.14	1.66	$ 23.93	$ 49,780
Fargo, ND-MN	150	1.13	1.64	$ 26.56	$ 55,250