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Broker Salary in the United States

How much does a Broker make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Broker in the United States is $82,800 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

However, a Broker's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $105,916
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $69,900 to $94,900
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $58,155

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Broker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,900	$7,908	$1,825	$46
Average	$82,800	$6,900	$1,592	$40
25th Percentile	$69,900	$5,825	$1,344	$34

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Key Factors That Influence Broker Salaries

A Broker's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Broker Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Brokers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $91,600.
California: $91,300.
Massachusetts: $90,100.

District of Columbia $91,600 California $91,300 Massachusetts $90,100 Washington $89,700 New Jersey $89,700 Alaska $89,600 Connecticut $88,400 New York $88,000

Hawaii $86,500 Rhode Island $85,800 Maryland $85,300 Minnesota $84,700 Colorado $84,400 Illinois $84,400 Oregon $84,000 Delaware $83,800

New Hampshire $83,700 Virginia $83,300 Pennsylvania $82,400 Nevada $81,900 North Dakota $81,800 Michigan $81,500 Wisconsin $81,400 Vermont $81,200

Maine $80,700 Texas $80,700 Arizona $80,600 Ohio $80,600 Georgia $79,800 Indiana $79,400 Wyoming $79,400 Utah $79,300

Iowa $79,200 Kansas $78,800 Louisiana $78,700 North Carolina $78,700 Missouri $78,600 Florida $78,300 Montana $78,100 Nebraska $78,000

Kentucky $77,900 South Carolina $77,600 Tennessee $77,300 Idaho $77,300 New Mexico $76,700 Oklahoma $76,500 Alabama $76,000 South Dakota $75,200

Arkansas $74,800 West Virginia $74,500 Mississippi $73,800

Top Paying Cities for Brokers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $104,400
San Francisco: $103,200
Oakland: $101,100

San Jose, CA $104,400

San Francisco, CA $103,200

Oakland, CA $101,100

New York, NY $95,300

Paramus, NJ $94,100

Queens Village, NY $94,100

Passaic, NJ $94,000

Bergenfield, NJ $94,000

Stamford, CT $93,900

Huntington, NY $93,800

Newark, NJ $93,200

Bridgeport, CT $93,000

Vallejo, CA $92,900

New Brunswick, NJ $92,800

Petaluma, CA $92,800

Middlesex, NJ $92,600

Somerset, NJ $92,600

Santa Cruz, CA $92,500

Boston, MA $92,000

Monterey, CA $91,700

Seattle, WA $91,500

Santa Rosa, CA $91,500

Los Angeles, CA $91,400

Juneau, AK $91,200

Washington, DC $91,100

Orange, CA $90,800

Santa Ana, CA $90,600

Anaheim, CA $90,500

Anchorage, AK $90,500

Long Beach, CA $90,500

Santa Maria, CA $90,200

Everett, WA $90,200

Danbury, CT $89,900

Bremerton, WA $89,800

Tacoma, WA $89,500

New Suffolk, NY $89,500

Sacramento, CA $89,500

Santa Barbara, CA $89,400

Trenton, NJ $89,300

San Diego, CA $89,300

Brockton, MA $89,200

Fairbanks, AK $89,000

Lompoc, CA $88,800

Lowell, MA $88,700

Ventura, CA $88,700

Nashua, NH $88,700

Stockton, CA $88,700

Modesto, CA $88,100

Poughkeepsie, NY $87,900

Kennewick, WA $87,800

Olympia, WA $87,800

New Haven, CT $87,700

Lawrence, MA $87,400

Hartford, CT $87,300

Riverside, CA $87,300

New Bedford, MA $87,200

Richland, WA $87,200

Atlantic City, NJ $87,100

New Britain, CT $87,100

San Bernardino, CA $87,100

Bakersfield, CA $87,100

New London, CT $87,000

Norwich, CT $87,000

Portsmouth, NH $87,000

Boulder, CO $86,800

Portland, OR $86,700

Worcester, MA $86,700

Minneapolis, MN $86,500

Philadelphia, PA $86,300

Honolulu, HI $86,100

Saint Paul, MN $86,000

Vineland, NJ $86,000

Providence, RI $85,800

Chicago, IL $85,500

Bellingham, WA $85,400

Springfield, MA $85,400

Baltimore, MD $85,300

Chico, CA $85,100

Pittsfield, MA $84,900

Manchester, NH $84,700

Spokane, WA $84,400

Denver, CO $84,400

Albany, NY $84,000

Troy, NY $84,000

Nassau, NY $83,900

Schenectady, NY $83,800

Wilmington, DE $83,700

Burlington, VT $83,600

Salem, OR $83,600

Portland, ME $83,300

Yakima, WA $83,200

Rochester, MN $83,000

Reno, NV $82,900

Fresno, CA $82,900

Milwaukee, WI $82,900

Ann Arbor, MI $82,800

Detroit, MI $82,800

Allentown, PA $82,700

Colorado Springs, CO $82,600

Syracuse, NY $82,600

Carson City, NV $82,600

Houston, TX $82,400

Eugene, OR $82,400

Gary, IN $82,300

Bismarck, ND $82,200

Galveston, TX $82,200

Springfield, OR $82,200

Medford, OR $82,000

Fort Collins, CO $82,000

Concord, NH $82,000

Austin, TX $81,900

Mesa, AZ $81,800

Reading, PA $81,800

Phoenix, AZ $81,800

Dallas, TX $81,700

Saint Cloud, MN $81,600

Madison, WI $81,500

Utica, NY $81,300

Rochester, NY $81,200

Des Moines, IA $81,200

Raleigh, NC $81,200

Atlanta, GA $81,000

Battle Creek, MI $81,000

Salt Lake City, UT $81,000

Lancaster, PA $80,900

Harrisburg, PA $80,800

Champaign, IL $80,700

Kansas City, MO $80,700

Kansas City, KS $80,700

Fort Worth, TX $80,600

Columbus, OH $80,600

Boca Raton, FL $80,600

Pittsburgh, PA $80,600

Cleveland, OH $80,500

Richmond, VA $80,500

Indianapolis, IN $80,500

Cincinnati, OH $80,400

Las Vegas, NV $80,400

Petersburg, VA $80,300

Huntsville, AL $80,200

Lansing, MI $80,100

Lebanon, PA $80,100

Pueblo, CO $80,100

Appleton, WI $80,100

Saint Louis, MO $80,000

Charlotte, NC $80,000

Racine, WI $80,000

Dayton, OH $80,000

Buffalo, NY $80,000

York, PA $79,900

Elkhart, IN $79,900

Gastonia, NC $79,900

Billings, MT $79,900

Beaumont, TX $79,900

Binghamton, NY $79,800

Toledo, OH $79,800

Rock Hill, SC $79,800

Lorain, OH $79,800

Benton Harbor, MI $79,800

Rockford, IL $79,700

Springfield, IL $79,700

Elyria, OH $79,700

Fargo, ND $79,700

Flagstaff, AZ $79,600

Fort Lauderdale, FL $79,600

Cheyenne, WY $79,500

Grand Forks, ND $79,500

Duluth, MN $79,500

Miami, FL $79,500

Bangor, ME $79,300

Cedar Rapids, IA $79,200

Durham, NC $79,200

Louisville, KY $79,100

Grand Rapids, MI $79,100

Hialeah, FL $79,100

Casper, WY $79,000

Virginia Beach, VA $78,900

New Orleans, LA $78,900

Scranton, PA $78,900

Akron, OH $78,800

Peoria, IL $78,700

Sarasota, FL $78,700

Nashville, TN $78,700

Omaha, NE $78,700

Green Bay, WI $78,700

Jamestown, NY $78,600

Davenport, IA $78,600

Baton Rouge, LA $78,600

Charleston, SC $78,600

Tucson, AZ $78,500

Saint Petersburg, FL $78,500

Tampa, FL $78,400

Evansville, IN $78,400

Port Arthur, TX $78,400

Bradenton, FL $78,400

Santa Fe, NM $78,200

Orlando, FL $78,100

Clearwater, FL $78,000

La Crosse, WI $77,900

Canton, OH $77,900

Albuquerque, NM $77,800

Newport News, VA $77,800

High Point, NC $77,800

Ogden, UT $77,800

Corpus Christi, TX $77,700

Jacksonville, FL $77,600

Saginaw, MI $77,600

Rock Island, IL $77,600

Laramie, WY $77,600

Norfolk, VA $77,600

Salisbury, NC $77,500

Boise, ID $77,500

Moline, IL $77,500

Fort Myers, FL $77,500

Memphis, TN $77,400

Tulsa, OK $77,400

Waterloo, IA $77,400

Spartanburg, SC $77,300

Lincoln, NE $77,200

Fort Wayne, IN $77,200

Provo, UT $77,200

Cedar Falls, IA $77,100

San Antonio, TX $77,100

Greensboro, NC $77,000

South Bend, IN $77,000

Winston Salem, NC $76,900

Birmingham, AL $76,900

Savannah, GA $76,900

Muskegon, MI $76,900

Lake Charles, LA $76,700

Anderson, IN $76,600

Lexington, KY $76,600

Augusta, GA $76,600

Greenville, SC $76,600

Tuscaloosa, AL $76,500

Lima, OH $76,500

Wichita, KS $76,500

Springfield, OH $76,400

Columbia, SC $76,400

Asheville, NC $76,300

Bloomington, IN $76,200

Knoxville, TN $75,900

Shreveport, LA $75,900

Wilmington, NC $75,800

Roanoke, VA $75,800

Topeka, KS $75,700

Frankfort, KY $75,700

Melbourne, FL $75,600

Longview, TX $75,600

Oklahoma City, OK $75,600

Chillicothe, OH $75,600

Sioux Falls, SD $75,400

Mobile, AL $75,400

Terre Haute, IN $75,400

Amarillo, TX $75,300

Altoona, PA $75,300

Killeen, TX $75,300

Chattanooga, TN $75,200

Fayetteville, AR $75,200

Sioux City, IA $75,100

Idaho Falls, ID $75,100

Lynchburg, VA $75,000

Gainesville, FL $74,900

Portsmouth, OH $74,900

Daytona Beach, FL $74,800

Little Rock, AR $74,800

Lafayette, LA $74,800

Youngstown, OH $74,800

Temple, TX $74,700

Clarksville, TN $74,700

Pensacola, FL $74,700

Hopkinsville, KY $74,500

Erie, PA $74,500

Florence, SC $74,400

Great Falls, MT $74,300

Charleston, WV $74,300

Macon, GA $74,200

Helena, MT $74,100

Waco, TX $74,100

Fayetteville, NC $74,100

Tallahassee, FL $74,100

Pine Bluff, AR $74,000

Vincennes, IN $73,900

Lubbock, TX $73,900

Alamogordo, NM $73,800

Twin Falls, ID $73,800

Rapid City, SD $73,700

Greenville, MS $73,600

Huntington, WV $73,600

Jackson, MS $73,600

Parkersburg, WV $73,500

Montgomery, AL $73,500

Wichita Falls, TX $73,400

Springfield, MO $73,400

Biloxi, MS $73,400

Monroe, LA $73,300

Sumter, SC $73,200

Columbus, GA $73,200

Johnstown, PA $73,200

Pascagoula, MS $73,000

Abilene, TX $73,000

Kingsport, TN $72,800

Albany, GA $72,800

Gulfport, MS $72,800

Alexandria, LA $72,500

Fort Smith, AR $72,300

El Paso, TX $72,100

Las Cruces, NM $71,700

Harlingen, TX $71,500

Pocatello, ID $71,500

Florence, AL $71,400

Brownsville, TX $71,400

Mcallen, TX $71,200

Dothan, AL $71,100

Columbus, MS $70,600

Altus, OK $70,200

Lawton, OK $70,000

Pierre, SD $69,700

Broker Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Broker's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$69,900

Average $82,800/year

$94,900

$5,825

Average $6,900/month

$7,908

$1,344

Average $1,592/week

$1,825

$34

Average $40/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,900	$7,908	$1,825	$46
Average	$82,800	$6,900	$1,592	$40
25th Percentile	$69,900	$5,825	$1,344	$34

Broker Salary Growth & Career Path

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Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As a Broker, you have the following paths for advancement. The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles. By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.

Broker Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
FX Trading Specialist III	$193,100	133%
Senior Broker	$123,300	49%

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$114,295/per year

Kpmg Us LLP

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W

$114,096/per year

Warner Bros Discovery

Business Services

the United States

D

$111,927/per year

Dentsu International Ltd

Business Services

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G

$111,873/per year

GroupM Worldwide Inc

Business Services

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C

$111,651/per year

CoWorx Staffing

Business Services

the United States

C

$110,194/per year

Contemporary Services Corp

Business Services

the United States

S

$107,128/per year

Showcase Cinemas

Business Services

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A

$106,429/per year

Amentum Services Inc

Business Services

the United States

A

$106,199/per year

Allied Universal Security Services LLC

Business Services

the United States

S

$106,104/per year

Sodexo USA

Business Services

the United States

J

$105,192/per year

JLL Technologies

Business Services

the United States

I

$104,478/per year

Intact Insurance Group USA LLC

Business Services

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N

$101,619/per year

NielsenIQ

Business Services

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T

$101,470/per year

The Leading Edge Alliance

Business Services

the United States

H

$101,308/per year

Honeywell UOP

Business Services

the United States

R

$97,720/per year

Reeve & Associates

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M

$97,584/per year

ManpowerGroup Global Inc

Business Services

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F

$95,980/per year

Financial Sys Nco

Business Services

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A

$95,314/per year

Arrow Global Ltd

Business Services

the United States

C

$94,777/per year

CarMax Enterprise Services LLC

Business Services

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D

$94,479/per year

DZConneX

Business Services

the United States

A

$93,802/per year

Adecco Staffing, USA

Business Services

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R

$92,937/per year

Resource MFG

Business Services

the United States

Z

$92,774/per year

Zachry Brands Inc

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G

$88,138/per year

Greystar Worldwide LLC

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