Advertising Sales Agents Salary
Sales and Related Occupations · 92K employed in the U.S.
Median annual
$64,820
Median hourly
$31
Average annual
$80,670
Typical range
$35,240–$146,010
Pay distribution
10th to 90th percentile, with the median marked.
What this role pays
The median annual salary for Advertising Sales Agents is $64,820 as of May 2025, based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. That works out to about $31 an hour at a full-time schedule.
Sell or solicit advertising space, time, or media in publications, signage, TV, radio, or Internet establishments or public spaces..
Most earn between $35,240 and $146,010 a year. There are roughly 92K people employed as advertising sales agents in the United States. Use the state and metro pages below to see how pay changes by location, and the calculator to convert any hourly or annual figure.
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Convert your pay and see where it lands for Advertising Sales Agents.
- Hourly
- $31.16
- Daily
- $249
- Weekly
- $1,247
- Bi-weekly
- $2,493
- Monthly
- $5,402
- Annual
- $64,820
$64,820 a year is around the 50th percentile for Advertising Sales Agentss. The median is $64,820.
Highest-paying states
Median annual wage by state.
- 1Washington$101,320
- 2New York$98,360
- 3Massachusetts$80,500
- 4California$80,360
- 5District of Columbia$75,030
- 6Utah$74,260
- 7Colorado$73,420
- 8New Jersey$69,620
- 9South Carolina$68,200
- 10Illinois$66,290
- 11Michigan$64,800
- 12Wisconsin$63,270
Top-paying metro areas
Median annual wage by metro area.
- 1San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$113,250
- 2Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$105,320
- 3New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$99,010
- 4Richmond, VA$95,680
- 5Tulsa, OK$89,820
- 6Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$84,540
- 7San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$84,390
- 8Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$83,470
- 9Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$81,750
- 10Charleston-North Charleston, SC$80,410
- 11Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$80,410
- 12Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$80,360
Related job titles
Employers advertise Advertising Sales Agents roles under these titles.
- Account Planner
- Advertising Account Representative
- Advertising Agent
- Advertising Consultant
- Advertising Coordinator
- Advertising Representative
- Advertising Sales Representative (Ad Sales Representative)
- Advertising Solicitor
- Agent
- Directory Advertising Sales Representative
- Display Advertising Sales Representative
- Graphic Art Sales Representative
- Idea Man
- Idea Worker
- Outdoor Advertising Leasing Agent
- Radio and Television Time Sales Representative
Related occupations
- Advertising and Promotions Managers$133,660
- Marketing Managers$166,790
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$78,760
- Sales Managers$148,270
- Public Relations Specialists$74,750
- Telemarketers$35,450
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$72,080
- Real Estate Sales Agents$52,830
What a Advertising Sales Agents does
- Prepare and deliver sales presentations to new and existing customers to sell new advertising programs and to protect and increase existing advertising.
- Provide clients with estimates of the costs of advertising products or services.
- Locate and contact potential clients to offer advertising services.
- Explain to customers how specific types of advertising will help promote their products or services in the most effective way possible.
- Obtain and study information about clients' products, needs, problems, advertising history, and business practices to offer effective sales presentations and appropriate product assistance.
- Prepare promotional plans, sales literature, media kits, and sales contracts, using computer.
- Process all correspondence and paperwork related to accounts.
- Draw up contracts for advertising work, and collect payments due.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does a Advertising Sales Agents make?
- The median annual wage for Advertising Sales Agents is $64,820 ($31 per hour). Pay ranges from about $35,240 at the 10th percentile to $146,010 at the 90th percentile.
- What is the average salary for a Advertising Sales Agents?
- The average (mean) annual salary is $80,670, which is higher than the median because a small number of high earners pull the average up.
- Which state pays Advertising Sales Agentss the most?
- Washington has the highest median annual wage for this occupation at $101,320.
- Is Advertising Sales Agents a growing occupation?
- BLS employment data for May 2025 counts about 92K people in this occupation. Projected growth is published separately in the BLS Employment Projections program.
- What does a Advertising Sales Agents do?
- Prepare and deliver sales presentations to new and existing customers to sell new advertising programs and to protect and increase existing advertising.; Provide clients with estimates of the costs of advertising products or services.; Locate and contact potential clients to offer advertising services..