Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents in Maine

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• Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents in Maine earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents Work in Maine?

840 people worked as Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents in 2018 in this state.

There were 900 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 3,160 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents working in it, which means Maine has fewer Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents than average.

Job Projections for Maine

Jobs for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents in this state are not projected to grow or decrease, but nationwide they are growing at a rate of 6.2%.

Maine Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 70 annual job openings, and a total of 780 jobs for Maine Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 38,000 annual jobs and 398,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents Make in Maine?

In 2018 wages for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents ranged from $34,390 to $155,560 with $56,540 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.54 to $74.79. The median hourly rate was $27.18.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $27.42 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.24.

The median salary in Maine is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Maine Metros for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Portland-South Portland, ME	570	$58,820
Portsmouth, NH-ME	260	$59,310
Bangor, ME	90	$56,890

Top States for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents Employment

View the list below to see where most Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
New York	68,120	$140,300
California	50,990	$54,370
Texas	43,170	$54,070
Florida	27,560	$57,300
Illinois	21,980	$67,750
New Jersey	15,440	$71,590
Pennsylvania	13,800	$61,560
Ohio	13,300	$57,630
Massachusetts	12,060	$72,610
Colorado	11,720	$56,590
North Carolina	11,080	$62,360
Minnesota	9,470	$79,350
Georgia	9,080	$53,160
Michigan	8,670	$51,070
Arizona	7,890	$48,680
Missouri	7,780	$56,390
Virginia	7,560	$62,780
Connecticut	6,430	$82,890
Washington	6,360	$52,780
Maryland	4,930	$63,310

Below are the states where Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
New York	$140,300
South Dakota	$91,800
Connecticut	$82,890
Minnesota	$79,350
Vermont	$72,900
Massachusetts	$72,610
Delaware	$71,650
New Jersey	$71,590
Kansas	$70,730
Rhode Island	$70,210

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
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