SOC 41-3031 · Knoxville, TN metro

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents Salary in Knoxville, TN

The average salary for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Knoxville, Tennessee is $74,920 a year ($36.02 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $50,970: half of the 1,070 people in this job in the Knoxville, TN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 31% less than the U.S. average for this job ($109,150).

$74,920average per year

$36.02 / hourMedian $50,970Take-home ≈ $61,536

  • $38K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $129K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

1,070people in this job
-31%vs U.S. average
#4 of 10Tennessee metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents pay range in Knoxville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,540 a year or less, while the top 10% make $128,660 or more. The middle half of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Knoxville earn between $46,300 and $74,530.

  • $38K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $129K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$74,920$6,243$36.02
Median$50,970$4,248$24.50
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,300$3,858$22.26
Experienced (75th percentile)$74,530$6,211$35.83

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

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents pay in Knoxville vs. Tennessee and the U.S.

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Knoxville earn 6% less than the Tennessee average ($79,370) and 31% less than the U.S. average ($109,150). At the median the gap is -35% against the U.S. median of $78,660.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Knoxville$74,920$50,970$37,540$128,6601,070
Tennessee$79,370$58,050$38,980$145,23011,370
United States$109,150$78,660$48,040$212,880489,570

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

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

On the average salary of $74,920, a single filer in Knoxville takes home about $61,536 a year, or $5,128 a month and $2,367 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Knoxville area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.6), so the average $74,920 buys what about $80,934 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Knoxville ($47,080). A typical home costs $367,158, or 4.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Knoxville ranks 4th of 10 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Nashville pays the most ($82,590).

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

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 Knoxville: questions

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

$36.02 an hour on average, and $24.51 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,540 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,300, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $61,536 a year ($5,128 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $74,920. Tennessee has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 31% less than the U.S. average for this job ($109,150).

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 Knoxville, TN (28940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.3%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.80, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.80).

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