SOC 41-3011 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Advertising Sales Agents make in Tucson, AZ?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Advertising Sales Agents in Tucson, AZ is $56,870. The 10th percentile is $34,160 and the 90th percentile is $102,700. Employment is 130.

Median annual wage

$56,870

10th percentile
$34,160
25th percentile
$46,780
Median
$56,870
75th percentile
$74,300
90th percentile
$102,700
Mean
$65,990

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Advertising Sales Agents, the published 10th percentile is $34,160 and the 90th percentile is $102,700. The difference is $68,540, which is 120.5% 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 $46,780 to the 75th at $74,300, covers $27,520.

The mean annual wage is $65,990, which sits above the median of $56,870. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tucson, AZ median is 12.3% lower than the national median of $64,820 for Advertising Sales Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,692, which is 9.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.3% lower than the Arizona median of $62,050.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tucson, AZ is 96.896, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $56,870 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Advertising Sales Agents at $58,692 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Advertising Sales Agents. Tucson, AZ ranks 2nd of 2 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).).

  • Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 75 miles away, with a median of $63,470 and employment of 790. That median is 11.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,433, against $58,692 here.

Employment share

Advertising Sales Agents accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Tucson, AZ (130 of 389,630). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (91,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.57 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Advertising Sales Agents make in Tucson, AZ?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Advertising Sales Agents in Tucson, AZ is $56,870. The 10th percentile is $34,160 and the 90th percentile is $102,700. Employment is 130.

How does that compare with the national median for Advertising Sales Agents?

The local median is 12.3% lower than the national median of $64,820.

What is Advertising Sales Agents pay in Tucson, AZ after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tucson, AZ is 96.896, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $56,870 is $58,692. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Tucson, AZ compare with nearby metros for Advertising Sales Agents?

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 75 miles away, at $63,470. Tucson, AZ ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.