SOC 41-3011 · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro

Advertising Sales Agents Salary in Austin, TX

The average salary for advertising sales agents in Austin, Texas is $72,680 a year ($34.94 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $64,270: half of the 890 people in this job in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($83,718).

$72,680average per year

$34.94 / hourMedian $64,270Take-home ≈ $59,960

  • $37K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $117K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

890people in this job
-13%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 12Texas metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Advertising Sales Agents pay range in Austin

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,720 a year or less, while the top 10% make $117,070 or more. The middle half of advertising sales agents in Austin earn between $49,120 and $82,250.

  • $37K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $117K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$72,680$6,057$34.94
Median$64,270$5,356$30.90
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,120$4,093$23.62
Experienced (75th percentile)$82,250$6,854$39.54

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Advertising Sales Agents salary after taxes in Austin

On the average salary of $72,680, a single filer in Austin takes home about $59,960 a year, or $4,997 a month and $2,306 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Austin a good place for advertising sales agents? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Austin area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $72,680 buys what about $74,113 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Austin ($56,950). A typical home costs $428,524, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Advertising Sales Agents salary in other Texas cities

Austin ranks 1st of 12 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Advertising Sales Agents salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for advertising sales agents

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($118,960).

Advertising Sales Agents salary by city

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Advertising Sales Agents salary in Austin: questions

How much do advertising sales agents make an hour in Austin?

$34.94 an hour on average, and $30.90 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level advertising sales agents salary in Austin?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,720 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,120, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the advertising sales agents take-home pay in Austin?

About $59,960 a year ($4,997 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $72,680. Texas has no state income tax.

Do advertising sales agents earn more in Austin than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($83,718).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 41-3011; area Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (12420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.4%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.17, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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