SOC 41-3011 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025
How much do Advertising Sales Agents make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Advertising Sales Agents in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $84,390. The 10th percentile is $46,930 and the 90th percentile is $167,670. Employment is 1,340.
Median annual wage
$84,390
- 10th percentile
- $46,930
- 25th percentile
- $62,880
- Median
- $84,390
- 75th percentile
- $125,580
- 90th percentile
- $167,670
- Mean
- $100,910
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Advertising Sales Agents, the published 10th percentile is $46,930 and the 90th percentile is $167,670. The difference is $120,740, which is 143.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $62,880 to the 75th at $125,580, covers $62,700.
The mean annual wage is $100,910, which sits above the median of $84,390. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA median is 30.2% higher than the national median of $64,820 for Advertising Sales Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $72,994, which is 12.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 5% higher than the California median of $80,360.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 115.613, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $84,390 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Advertising Sales Agents at $72,994 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Advertising Sales Agents. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 2nd of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Stockton-Lodi, CA is 56 miles away, with a median of $45,880 and employment of 30. That median is 45.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,658, against $72,994 here.
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $64,690 and employment of 50. That median is 23.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,018, against $72,994 here.
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 78 miles away, with a median of $113,250 and employment of 380. That median is 34.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,560, against $72,994 here.
Employment share
Advertising Sales Agents accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (1,340 of 2,373,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (91,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.96 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · Advertising Sales Agents by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Advertising Sales Agents make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Advertising Sales Agents in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $84,390. The 10th percentile is $46,930 and the 90th percentile is $167,670. Employment is 1,340.
How does that compare with the national median for Advertising Sales Agents?
The local median is 30.2% higher than the national median of $64,820.
What is Advertising Sales Agents pay in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 115.613, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $84,390 is $72,994. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA compare with nearby metros for Advertising Sales Agents?
Stockton-Lodi, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 56 miles away, at $45,880. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 2nd of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.