Hiring Advertising Sales Agents
Employers across the 86 metro areas we have BLS OEWS wage data for pay advertising sales agents a median of $40,230 to $113,250 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). A search through recruitlocalpros runs Tier I to Tier VI, $6,240 to $54,340, set by seniority, never by location or salary. Our vetted recruiting partner handles sourcing, screening and placement end to end.
What do advertising sales agents do?
- Prepare and deliver sales presentations to new and existing customers to sell new advertising programs and to protect and increase existing advertising.
- Maintain assigned account bases while developing new accounts.
- Provide clients with estimates of the costs of advertising products or services.
- Locate and contact potential clients to offer advertising services.
- Explain to customers how specific types of advertising will help promote their products or services in the most effective way possible.
- Obtain and study information about clients' products, needs, problems, advertising history, and business practices to offer effective sales presentations and appropriate product assistance.
Core tasks, O*NET OnLine, 41-3011.00.
What does it take to become one?
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
O*NET Job Zone 4, SVP (7.0 to < 8.0). O*NET OnLine.
Employers commonly list experience with Adobe Creative Cloud software, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Canva, Google Analytics for this role.
What do advertising sales agents get paid?
BLS OEWS, May 2025 publishes a wage for advertising sales agents in 86 of the metro areas in this build. The median ranges from $40,230 to $113,250 a year depending on the metro, with a midpoint of $59,410. This is what employers pay, place of work, not a single national figure and not what any one person takes home.
BLS OEWS, BLS OEWS, May 2025, SOC 41-3011.
What does hiring one cost?
The same as any role: tier, not location or salary, sets the fee. Across all six tiers the published range is $6,240 to $54,340 per search. For scale, the highest published median for advertising sales agents in this build is $113,250. A contingency firm hiring at that level would bill roughly $22,650 to $33,975 on the first year salary alone, 20 to 30%.
Frequently asked
- How fast can a advertising sales agents search fill?
- 23 to 35 days, 2 to 3x faster than a typical contingency search, per the recruiting provider's published figures.
- What if the hire does not work out?
- A 45-day replacement guarantee, at 50% off a repeat search for the same role.
Price a advertising sales agents search
Eight questions about the role. Your tier range appears on screen, with the contingency comparison if you are paying one now.
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