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

How much do Advertising Sales Agents make in Wichita, KS?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Advertising Sales Agents in Wichita, KS is $49,910. The 10th percentile is $31,350 and the 90th percentile is $95,630. Employment is 150.

Median annual wage

$49,910

10th percentile
$31,350
25th percentile
$36,380
Median
$49,910
75th percentile
$67,720
90th percentile
$95,630
Mean
$66,460

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Advertising Sales Agents, the published 10th percentile is $31,350 and the 90th percentile is $95,630. The difference is $64,280, which is 128.8% 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 $36,380 to the 75th at $67,720, covers $31,340.

The mean annual wage is $66,460, which sits above the median of $49,910. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wichita, KS median is 23% lower than the national median of $64,820 for Advertising Sales Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $56,113, which is 13.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.6% higher than the Kansas median of $48,660.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Advertising Sales Agents at $56,113 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Advertising Sales Agents. Wichita, KS ranks 5th of 6 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).).

  • Tulsa, OK is 112 miles away, with a median of $89,820 and employment of 260. That median is 80% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,679, against $56,113 here.
  • Topeka, KS is 125 miles away, with a median of $58,860 and employment of 120. That median is 17.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,269, against $56,113 here.
  • Oklahoma City, OK is 153 miles away, with a median of $49,920 and employment of 250. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,216, against $56,113 here.

Employment share

Advertising Sales Agents accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Wichita, KS (150 of 308,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (91,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.82 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 Wichita, KS?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Advertising Sales Agents in Wichita, KS is $49,910. The 10th percentile is $31,350 and the 90th percentile is $95,630. Employment is 150.

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

The local median is 23% lower than the national median of $64,820.

What is Advertising Sales Agents pay in Wichita, KS after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $49,910 is $56,113. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Wichita, KS compare with nearby metros for Advertising Sales Agents?

Tulsa, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 112 miles away, at $89,820. Wichita, KS ranks 5th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.