- Financial sales reps earn an average salary of $91,390 in the United States as of May 2009, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The median salary is $66,930, with sales reps in the 25th percentile earning $39,310 and those in the 75th percentile earning $118,640. While most positions require bachelor's degrees in areas such as finance or economics, some require master's degrees and/or professional certifications and will generally pay higher wages as a result.
- The majority of financial sales reps work in the industry of securities and commodity contracts intermediation and brokerage for an average salary of $107,400. The industry with the second-highest level of employment is depository credit intermediation, which offers a lower-than-average salary of $60,240. The industry of nondepository credit intermediation is also low-paying at $63,660, while the industry of financial investment activities is one of the highest-paying at $113,070. Many financial sales reps are employed in the industry of the management of companies and enterprises, earning an average annual salary of $96,720.
- The industry of farm product raw material merchant wholesalers is one with higher-than-average wages for financial sales reps at $112,470 annually. Those in wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers also earn higher-than-average wages at $113,020 as do sales reps in office administrative services at $113,420. The top-paying industry for financial sales reps is that of metal and mineral merchant wholesalers at an annual average salary of $176,730.
- The salary for a financial sales rep will vary depending on location and cost of living. Connecticut is the top-paying state for sales reps at $161,110, followed by New York at $125,550. The top two highest-paying metropolitan areas for sales reps are also in Connecticut; in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk the average salary is $171,740, and in Danbury the average salary is $143,340. The San Francisco, California, area also offers higher-than-average wages for financial sales reps at $140,350 a year.
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