SOC 41-3031 · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL metro

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents Salary in Cape Girardeau, MO

The average salary for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Cape Girardeau, Missouri is $124,180 a year ($59.70 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $72,820: half of the 50 people in this job in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% more than the U.S. average for this job ($109,150).

$124,180average per year

$59.70 / hourMedian $72,820Take-home ≈ $91,244

  • $48K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $73KMedian
  • $110K75th
  • $342K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

50people in this job
+14%vs U.S. average
#1 of 8Missouri metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents pay range in Cape Girardeau

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,750 a year or less, while the top 10% make $342,330 or more. The middle half of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Cape Girardeau earn between $51,840 and $110,450.

  • $48K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $73KMedian
  • $110K75th
  • $342K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$124,180$10,348$59.70
Median$72,820$6,068$35.01
Entry level (25th percentile)$51,840$4,320$24.92
Experienced (75th percentile)$110,450$9,204$53.10

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

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents pay in Cape Girardeau vs. Missouri and the U.S.

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Cape Girardeau earn 22% more than the Missouri average ($101,500) and 14% more than the U.S. average ($109,150). At the median the gap is -7% against the U.S. median of $78,660.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Cape Girardeau$124,180$72,820$47,750$342,33050
Missouri$101,500$78,500$47,620$194,0708,770
United States$109,150$78,660$48,040$212,880489,570

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents salary after taxes in Cape Girardeau

On the average salary of $124,180, a single filer in Cape Girardeau takes home about $91,244 a year, or $7,604 a month and $3,509 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% of gross pay.

The Cape Girardeau, MO-IL metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in MO$91,244$7,604
Working in IL$90,137$7,511

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). The 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

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Is Cape Girardeau a good place for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Cape Girardeau area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 86.1), so the average $124,180 buys what about $144,265 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Cape Girardeau ($44,470). A typical home costs $232,332, or 1.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents salary in other Missouri cities

Cape Girardeau ranks 1st of 8 Missouri metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents salaries in Missouri

Highest-paying cities for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents

New York, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($182,580).

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents salary by city

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Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents salary in Cape Girardeau: questions

How much do securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents make an hour in Cape Girardeau?

$59.70 an hour on average, and $35.01 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents salary in Cape Girardeau?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,750 a year and the 25th percentile is $51,840, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents take-home pay in Cape Girardeau?

About $91,244 a year ($7,604 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $124,180. The 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

Do securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents earn more in Cape Girardeau than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% more than the U.S. average for this job ($109,150).

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 41-3031; area Cape Girardeau, MO-IL (16020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 15.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules). The 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.34, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.34).

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