SalariesWhat the occupation covers
Perform duties related to the purchase, sale, or holding of securities. Duties include writing orders for stock purchases or sales, computing transfer taxes, verifying stock transactions, accepting and delivering securities, tracking stock price fluctuations, computing equity, distributing dividends, and keeping records of daily transactions and holdings.
Official definition from the Standard Occupational Classification, code 43-4011.
The pay range
Pay differs a lot inside one occupation, with experience, employer and place. The table shows where the lines fall.
| Share of workers | A year | A month* | A week* | An hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest 10% earn less than | $50,260 | $4,188 | $967 | $24.16 |
| Lowest 25% earn less than | $58,620 | $4,885 | $1,127 | $28.18 |
| Median (half earn less, half more) | $65,750 | $5,479 | $1,264 | $31.61 |
| Top 25% earn more than | $79,800 | $6,650 | $1,535 | $38.36 |
| Top 10% earn more than | $102,010 | $8,501 | $1,962 | $49.04 |
* Month and week are the yearly figure divided by 12 and by 52, worked out here for convenience. BLS publishes the yearly and hourly figures.
How it compares
The median for all occupations in the United States was $50,980 a year. The median for Brokerage Clerks is $65,750, which is 29% higher. Among the 54 occupations of the field Office and Administrative Support, it ranks number 3 by median pay. With 35,940 jobs, it makes up about 2.3 of every 10,000 jobs in the country. The average ($72,850) is well above the median, a sign that a smaller group of high earners pulls the average up.
Brokerage Clerks pay by state
The highest median pay was in District of Columbia ($95,450), New York ($78,930) and Vermont ($78,200). The lowest was in Montana ($48,360), Kansas ($49,990) and South Dakota ($56,080). The most jobs were in New York (5,950), California (4,740) and New Jersey (3,260). The occupation is most concentrated in Rhode Island, where its share of all jobs is 3.9 times the national share.
No state matches.
| State | Jobs | Median a year | Average a year | Median an hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | not published | $95,450 | $89,610 | $45.89 |
| New York | 5,950 | $78,930 | $85,910 | $37.95 |
| Vermont | 30 | $78,200 | $79,450 | $37.59 |
| California | 4,740 | $77,960 | $83,450 | $37.48 |
| Connecticut | 420 | $75,330 | $82,020 | $36.22 |
| New Jersey | 3,260 | $74,830 | $77,210 | $35.98 |
| Michigan | 430 | $73,350 | $72,740 | $35.26 |
| Washington | 140 | $73,120 | $78,720 | $35.15 |
| Maine | 80 | $72,840 | $73,720 | $35.02 |
| Oregon | 470 | $72,250 | $75,550 | $34.74 |
| New Hampshire | 200 | $68,140 | $76,500 | $32.76 |
| Utah | 320 | $67,410 | $68,420 | $32.41 |
| Tennessee | 370 | $64,610 | $66,010 | $31.06 |
| Ohio | 800 | $64,020 | $70,930 | $30.78 |
| Wisconsin | 460 | $63,870 | $65,620 | $30.71 |
| Massachusetts | 890 | $63,640 | $70,350 | $30.60 |
| Illinois | 2,060 | $63,350 | $66,850 | $30.46 |
| Florida | 1,830 | $63,130 | $68,210 | $30.35 |
| Texas | 1,300 | $63,060 | $64,930 | $30.32 |
| Virginia | 750 | $62,560 | $69,260 | $30.08 |
| Rhode Island | 450 | $62,400 | $61,830 | $30.00 |
| Minnesota | 960 | $62,110 | $63,630 | $29.86 |
| Maryland | 560 | $62,080 | $73,040 | $29.85 |
| Arizona | 940 | $61,900 | $64,030 | $29.76 |
| Georgia | 540 | $61,570 | $68,100 | $29.60 |
| Louisiana | not published | $61,500 | $63,740 | $29.57 |
| Delaware | not published | $61,390 | $67,870 | $29.51 |
| Colorado | 220 | $60,950 | $64,880 | $29.30 |
| North Carolina | 400 | $60,950 | $67,960 | $29.31 |
| Nebraska | 440 | $60,880 | $63,470 | $29.27 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,470 | $60,390 | $67,760 | $29.03 |
| South Carolina | 440 | $59,710 | $62,900 | $28.71 |
| Arkansas | 90 | $58,670 | $59,190 | $28.21 |
| Indiana | 1,260 | $58,290 | $58,900 | $28.03 |
| Mississippi | 40 | $58,200 | $66,910 | $27.98 |
| Kentucky | not published | $57,690 | $60,710 | $27.74 |
| Iowa | 160 | $56,360 | $55,370 | $27.10 |
| South Dakota | 130 | $56,080 | $57,650 | $26.96 |
| Kansas | 310 | $49,990 | $52,990 | $24.03 |
| Montana | 110 | $48,360 | $54,300 | $23.25 |
| Alabama | 110 | not published | not published | not published |
| Missouri | 630 | not published | not published | not published |
| West Virginia | 130 | not published | not published | not published |
Sorted by median pay, highest first. "Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for the state, usually because too few employers were surveyed. "$239,200 or more" is the highest value BLS reports in the state tables.
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Common questions
How much do Brokerage Clerks earn in the United States?
The median pay was $65,750 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $50,260 and the highest-paid 10% more than $102,010.
How many people work as Brokerage Clerks?
About 35,940 jobs in the United States in May 2025, not counting the self-employed.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.