Brokerage Clerks Salary in the United States
The median annual wage for brokerage clerks in the U.S. is $65,750 ($31.61 per hour), according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $65,750
- Mean annual wage
- $72,850
- Median hourly wage
- $31.61
- Employment
- 35,940
35,940 employed
Wage percentiles
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $50,260 | $24.16 |
| 25th percentile | $58,620 | $28.18 |
| Median (50th) | $65,750 | $31.61 |
| 75th percentile | $79,800 | $38.36 |
| 90th percentile | $102,010 | $49.04 |
Highest-paying states for brokerage clerks
| State | Median annual wage | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $95,450 | — |
| New York | $78,930 | 5,950 |
| Vermont | $78,200 | 30 |
| California | $77,960 | 4,740 |
| Connecticut | $75,330 | 420 |
| New Jersey | $74,830 | 3,260 |
| Michigan | $73,350 | 430 |
| Washington | $73,120 | 140 |
| Maine | $72,840 | 80 |
| Oregon | $72,250 | 470 |
Lowest-paying states
- Montana: $48,360 median annual wage
- Kansas: $49,990 median annual wage
- South Dakota: $56,080 median annual wage
- Iowa: $56,360 median annual wage
- Kentucky: $57,690 median annual wage
About this occupation
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.
Typical tasks
- Verify ownership and transaction information and dividend distribution instructions to ensure conformance with governmental regulations, using stock records and reports.
- Correspond with customers and confer with coworkers to answer inquiries, discuss market fluctuations, or resolve account problems.
- Perform clerical tasks, such as answering phones or distributing mail.
- Prepare forms, such as receipts, withdrawal orders, transmittal papers, or transfer confirmations, based on transaction requests from stockholders.
- Document security transactions, such as purchases, sales, conversions, redemptions, or payments, using computers, accounting ledgers, or certificate records.
- Compute total holdings, dividends, interest, transfer taxes, brokerage fees, or commissions and allocate appropriate payments to customers.
Education of the current workforce — typical entry: High school diploma or equivalent
| Education level | Share of workers |
|---|---|
| Less than high school diploma | 1.6% |
| High school diploma or equivalent | 19.5% |
| Some college, no degree | 25.9% |
| Associate's degree | 13.3% |
| Bachelor's degree | 28.0% |
| Master's degree | 9.8% |
| Doctoral or professional degree | 1.9% |
Occupation profile data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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About this data
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- CareerOneStop Occupation Profiles — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 14, 2026.
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