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SOC 41-3031 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents — Killeen

Killeen-Temple, TX · 10 metro areas compared

$60,380 /year
$29.03per hour
270jobs in area
−23.2%vs US median

Median pay for this occupation in Killeen, TX is $60,380 a year, trailing the national median of $78,660 by 23.2%.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $78,660MEDIAN$60,38075TH$92,78090TH$206,540

How pay has moved

$63,375$45,4052019202020212022202320242025$60,380
$49,380 in 2019 to $60,380 in 2025, +22.3% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow about as fast as average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+3.3%
Openings per year
38,100
Typical entry-level education
Bachelor's degree
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

6.6% of people in this occupation work for themselves.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Killeen-Temple, TX.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

Median pay for this occupation in Killeen, TX is $60,380 a year, trailing the national median of $78,660 by 23.2%. The middle half of workers in this occupation earn between $49,290 and $92,780. The lowest tenth earn under $46,920, while the highest tenth earn more than $206,540.

The area has 270 jobs in this occupation, giving a location quotient of 0.58 — a measure of how concentrated the occupation is here relative to the country as a whole. Within the state, Dallas records the highest median at $86,740. Of the 348 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 138th.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Killeen-Temple, TX · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$46,920−40.4%
25th$49,290−37.3%
Median (50th)$60,380−23.2%
75th$92,780+18.0%
90th$206,540+162.6%
Mean$91,400+16.2%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in Texas

Median annual wage for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Dallas$86,74015,370
2Austin$77,8704,000
3Lubbock$77,650370
4Houston$77,55010,140
5San Antonio$74,4202,900
6Amarillo$72,100340
7San Angelo$68,53070
8Waco$66,490380
9Longview$63,490350
10Victoria$61,940100

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Killeen run 8.9% below the national average, so the median of $60,380 goes as far as $66,279 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 15.7% below the national median in real terms.

Published median

$60,380as reported by BLS

Local price level

91.1US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$66,279US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $60,380 a year, 23.2% below the national median.
  • Published pay spans $46,920 to $206,540 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 270 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Dallas, at $86,740.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents in Killeen, TX?

The median annual wage is $60,380, or $29.03 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $78,660, so pay in Killeen, TX is 23.2% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Killeen, TX earns more than $206,540 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $46,920 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Dallas, at $86,740 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 270 jobs in this occupation in Killeen, TX. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.