SOC 41-3031 · Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents Salary in Brownsville, TX

The average salary for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Brownsville, Texas is $76,990 a year ($37.01 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,540: half of the 370 people in this job in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 29% less than the U.S. average for this job ($109,150).

$76,990average per year

$37.01 / hourMedian $49,540Take-home ≈ $62,992

  • $44K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $165K90th

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

370people in this job
-29%vs U.S. average
#22 of 24Texas metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents pay range in Brownsville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,690 a year or less, while the top 10% make $165,020 or more. The middle half of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Brownsville earn between $48,220 and $77,640.

  • $44K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $165K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$76,990$6,416$37.01
Median$49,540$4,128$23.82
Entry level (25th percentile)$48,220$4,018$23.18
Experienced (75th percentile)$77,640$6,470$37.33

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

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents pay in Brownsville vs. Texas and the U.S.

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Brownsville earn 28% less than the Texas average ($107,450) and 29% less than the U.S. average ($109,150). At the median the gap is -37% against the U.S. median of $78,660.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Brownsville$76,990$49,540$43,690$165,020370
Texas$107,450$78,470$48,160$214,22041,640
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 Brownsville

On the average salary of $76,990, a single filer in Brownsville takes home about $62,992 a year, or $5,249 a month and $2,423 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 Brownsville a good place for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Brownsville area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 86.0), so the average $76,990 buys what about $89,549 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Brownsville ($36,490). A typical home costs $207,150, or 2.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Brownsville ranks 22nd of 24 Texas metro areas for this job; Beaumont pays the most ($124,600).

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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 Brownsville: questions

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

$37.01 an hour on average, and $23.82 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,690 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,220, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $62,992 a year ($5,249 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $76,990. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 29% 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 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX (15180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 9.3%.
  • 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 0.74, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.74).

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