SOC 41-3031 · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents Salary in Nashville, TN

The average salary for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Nashville, Tennessee is $82,590 a year ($39.71 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $60,590: half of the 4,880 people in this job in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 24% less than the U.S. average for this job ($109,150).

$82,590average per year

$39.71 / hourMedian $60,590Take-home ≈ $66,932

  • $41K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $98K75th
  • $152K90th

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

4,880people in this job
-24%vs U.S. average
#1 of 10Tennessee metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents pay range in Nashville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,760 a year or less, while the top 10% make $151,620 or more. The middle half of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Nashville earn between $48,900 and $98,230.

  • $41K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $98K75th
  • $152K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$82,590$6,882$39.71
Median$60,590$5,049$29.13
Entry level (25th percentile)$48,900$4,075$23.51
Experienced (75th percentile)$98,230$8,186$47.23

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

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents pay in Nashville vs. Tennessee and the U.S.

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Nashville earn 4% more than the Tennessee average ($79,370) and 24% less than the U.S. average ($109,150). At the median the gap is -23% against the U.S. median of $78,660.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Nashville$82,590$60,590$40,760$151,6204,880
Tennessee$79,370$58,050$38,980$145,23011,370
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 Nashville

On the average salary of $82,590, a single filer in Nashville takes home about $66,932 a year, or $5,578 a month and $2,574 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 Nashville a good place for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Nashville area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.3), so the average $82,590 buys what about $85,729 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Nashville ($50,390). A typical home costs $455,958, or 5.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Nashville ranks 1st of 10 Tennessee metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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

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 Nashville: questions

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

$39.71 an hour on average, and $29.13 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,760 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,900, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $66,932 a year ($5,578 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $82,590. Tennessee has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 24% less 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN (34980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.0%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.41, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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