Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents Salary in Missouri
SOC 41-3031 · Missouri · BLS OEWS May 2025
Median Annual Salary
$78,499
$37.74/hr
0.2% lower than the US national median ($78,666)
Verified BLS OEWS data · Updated May 18, 2026
Is this a competitive Securities salary in Missouri in 2026?
Based on BLS OEWS wage percentiles, JOLTS August 2026 demand signals, and ECI Q2 2026 wage growth.
$Competitive · ~P50
P10$48K
P25$59K
P50$78K
P75$106K
P90$194K
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Demand: ACTIVE. Demand is active -- retail openings are at 4.7% (JOLTS, August 2026). A balanced market where the median is a solid, competitive anchor.
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Merit budget: Wages in retail trade are rising about 3.4% a year (BLS ECI, Q2 2026). Budget a 3.0-3.5% merit increase to hold this role at market.
Our read
For a competitive 2026 offer, target $78,499 to $106,330 (market median to the 75th percentile). The median-to-P75 range keeps offers competitive.
Figures are market benchmarks from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; apply professional judgment before making pay decisions.
How Securities pay is moving in 2026
Trend, demand, and spread context from BLS OEWS, JOLTS, and ECI
Pay trend
Median pay for this role rose 0.7% between the May 2024 and May 2025 BLS surveys, trailing the 3.4% wage growth of Retail Trade (BLS ECI).
Hiring demand · MODERATE
Retail Trade is running a 4.7% job-openings rate with quits at 3.0% (BLS JOLTS). The openings rate has drifted up from 4.5% to 4.7% over the past quarter.
Pay spread
Top earners (P90) make about 4.4 times what entry-level (P10) workers make in this role. That spread is wider than typical, so expect large pay differences by experience, employer size, and geography; build generous ranges and differentiate strongly.
What changed recently
Sep 29, 2026JOLTS August 2026: sector openings rose to 4.7% (up 54K), the highest this year. Quits held at 3.0% (July revised from 3.1%). Hourly churn pressure persists.
Sep 1, 2026JOLTS July 2026: sector openings held at 4.5% (June revised down from 4.8%); quits crept up to 3.1%, the highest of the year. Hourly churn pressure persists.
Aug 4, 2026JOLTS June 2026: sector openings climbed to 4.8% and quits returned to 3.0%. Frontline churn pressure is building again.
Commentary is generated from published BLS figures (OEWS May 2025 vs May 2024, JOLTS August 2026, ECI Q2 2026) and refreshed each release. It is interpretation, not a BLS product.
Source: BLS OEWS · Published May 15, 2026
Next refresh: May 2027
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The median salary for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents in Missouri is $78,499 per year ($37.74/hr). This is 0.2% lower than the national median of $78,666.
About This Role
BLS Standard Occupational Classification 2018
Buy and sell securities or commodities in investment and trading firms, or provide financial services to businesses and individuals. May advise customers about stocks, bonds, mutual funds, commodities, and market conditions.
Wage Percentiles: Missouri
Hourly & annualized (2,080 hours) · National adjusted
Percentile
Hourly Rate
Annual Salary
vs National
P10Entry level
$22.89
$47,611
-0.9%
P25
$28.27
$58,802
+4.0%
P50MEDIAN
$37.74
$78,499
-0.2%
P75
$51.12
$106,330
-18.2%
P90Top earners
$93.30
$194,064
-8.8%
How Missouri compares for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Computed from this state's own BLS distribution against national
Pay for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents in Missouri is in line with national (-0.9%) at entry but below national (-8.8%) at the top, so local pay sits relatively lower toward the senior end of the range.
An offer at the national median of $78,666 would sit at about the 50th percentile in Missouri.
The top of the range earns 4.08 times the bottom here against 4.43 times nationally, so pay for this role is more compressed between entry and senior levels in Missouri.
Missouri employs 8,770 people in this role, 1.8% of the national total.
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Career Outlook
BLS Employment Projections · 2024-2034
10-year growth
+3.3%
About as fast as average
Annual openings
38K
per year, on avg
Workforce today
515K
as of 2024
Why those openings exist
4% from new growth96% from people leaving the role
Most openings come from replacement, not growth. Retention matters more than recruiting here.
Typical entry requirements
Education
Bachelor's degree
Experience
None
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Industry Wage Breakdown
Top 2 industries by employment · median annual wage, sector-specific
Industry
Workforce
Median Pay
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only)
NAICS 5220A1
257K
$61,440
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
NAICS 523000
173K
$103,030
Wage range across top 5 industries: $61,440 to $103,030 (68% spread)
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents salary in Missouri?
The median (P50) annual salary for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents in Missouri is approximately $78,499, based on BLS OEWS May 2025 data. This is 0.2% lower than the national median of $78,666. For the full P10–P90 breakdown and market context, open CompSignal.
Wage figures on this page come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025 release. OEWS surveys roughly 1.1 million establishments annually. It is the most comprehensive employer-reported wage dataset in the United States.
P10 through P90 percentiles represent the wage distribution across all surveyed employers (not self-reported by workers). Geographic adjustments use BLS-derived cost multipliers calibrated from regional wage variation.
Wages are estimates. Individual compensation depends on experience, education, employer size, industry, and negotiation. Use this as benchmark context, not absolute ground truth.
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