SOC 41-3031 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents Salary in Seattle, WA

The average salary for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Seattle, Washington is $91,810 a year ($44.14 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $77,860: half of the 5,400 people in this job in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 17% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($110,967).

$91,810average per year

$44.14 / hourMedian $77,860Take-home ≈ $73,418

  • $51K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $78KMedian
  • $105K75th
  • $152K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

5,400people in this job
-17%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 11Washington metros
111cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents pay range in Seattle

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,860 a year or less, while the top 10% make $151,580 or more. The middle half of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Seattle earn between $61,020 and $104,730.

  • $51K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $78KMedian
  • $105K75th
  • $152K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$91,810$7,651$44.14
Median$77,860$6,488$37.43
Entry level (25th percentile)$61,020$5,085$29.34
Experienced (75th percentile)$104,730$8,728$50.35

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

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

On the average salary of $91,810, a single filer in Seattle takes home about $73,418 a year, or $6,118 a month and $2,824 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Seattle area are 11% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 111.1), so the average $91,810 buys what about $82,613 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Seattle ($72,610). A typical home costs $750,279, or 8.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Seattle ranks 1st of 11 Washington metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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

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 Seattle: questions

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

$44.14 an hour on average, and $37.43 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,860 a year and the 25th percentile is $61,020, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $73,418 a year ($6,118 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $91,810. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

The average here is 17% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($110,967).

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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (42660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.1%.
  • 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. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.82, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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