Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes: Represent and promote artists, performers, and athletes to prospective employers. May handle contract negotiation and other business matters for clients.
May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers
National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Earnings
State maximums: employment earnings: mean 10th 25th 50th 75th
Metro maximums: employment earnings: mean 10th 25th 50th 75th
| Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes | |||||
| Percentile annual earnings, $ | |||||
| 10th | 25th | 50th | 75th | 90th | |
| National | |||||
| U.S. employment: 10,640 mean earnings: $70,060 | 25,840 | 33,990 | 53,800 | 87,630 | >$145K |
| State and Metro Area | |||||
| Arizona (ACS) (EAG) employment: 300 mean earnings: $58,500 | 32,060 | 38,030 | 57,800 | 67,820 | 92,460 |
| Phoenix - Mesa - Scottsdale, AZ employment: 270 mean earnings: $59,670 | 32,630 | 39,260 | 59,100 | 68,650 | 94,940 |
| Tucson, AZ employment: n.a. mean earnings: $48,250 | 26,560 | 30,090 | 37,690 | 49,110 | 66,110 |
| California (ACS) (EAG) employment: 3,370 mean earnings: $81,710 | 28,730 | 34,480 | 56,400 | 101,600 | >145K |
| Los Angeles - Long Beach - Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division employment: 2,610 mean earnings: $86,550 | 29,810 | 35,840 | 60,330 | 124,130 | >145K |
| Sacramento - - Arden - Arcade - - Roseville, CA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $71,430 | 26,180 | 30,100 | 34,780 | 87,400 | >145K |
| San Diego - Carlsbad - San Marcos, CA employment: 100 mean earnings: $68,850 | 25,000 | 30,170 | 51,570 | 71,090 | >145K |
| San Francisco - San Mateo - Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division employment: 140 mean earnings: $62,540 | 21,680 | 26,170 | 39,350 | 73,100 | 142,750 |
| San Jose - Sunnyvale - Santa Clara, CA employment: 30 mean earnings: $44,070 | 22,680 | 26,070 | 32,180 | 55,450 | 85,480 |
| Santa Ana - Anaheim - Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division employment: 180 mean earnings: $64,770 | 24,650 | 32,630 | 54,640 | 84,950 | 117,590 |
| Colorado (ACS) (EAG) employment: 100 mean earnings: $62,490 | 26,580 | 36,430 | 56,990 | 96,910 | 112,190 |
| Colorado Springs, CO employment: n.a. mean earnings: $84,350 | 25,830 | 45,030 | 101,250 | 109,840 | 114,990 |
| Denver - Aurora, CO employment: 60 mean earnings: $54,500 | 29,470 | 35,450 | 51,320 | 64,460 | 72,700 |
| Connecticut (ACS) (EAG) employment: 50 mean earnings: $98,750 | 25,730 | 42,110 | 87,330 | >145K | >145K |
| Bridgeport - Stamford - Norwalk, CT employment: 30 mean earnings: $101,120 | 24,920 | 28,590 | 89,690 | >145K | >145K |
| District of Columbia (ACS) (EAG) employment: n.a. mean earnings: $76,920 | 41,660 | 50,980 | 76,010 | 92,880 | 128,260 |
| Washington - Arlington - Alexandria, DC - VA - MD - WV Metropolitan Division employment: n.a. mean earnings: $51,420 | 16,670 | 21,120 | 43,050 | 63,650 | 97,190 |
| Florida (ACS) (EAG) employment: 430 mean earnings: $61,910 | 26,640 | 35,710 | 49,670 | 66,350 | 129,370 |
| Fort Lauderdale - Pompano Beach - Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division employment: 60 mean earnings: $63,390 | 25,860 | 28,430 | 35,450 | 103,610 | 120,410 |
| Miami - Miami Beach - Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division employment: 70 mean earnings: $72,690 | 26,880 | 35,810 | 48,140 | 84,290 | >145K |
| Orlando - Kissimmee, FL employment: n.a. mean earnings: $62,090 | 33,660 | 46,600 | 51,060 | 55,600 | 132,480 |
| Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater, FL employment: 60 mean earnings: $49,230 | 23,360 | 30,070 | 44,770 | 59,500 | 86,300 |
| West Palm Beach - Boca Raton - Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division employment: 30 mean earnings: $71,110 | 27,420 | 33,330 | 52,520 | 65,680 | >145K |
| Georgia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 100 mean earnings: $54,570 | 24,240 | 31,450 | 45,440 | 59,030 | 109,960 |
| Atlanta - Sandy Springs - Marietta, GA employment: 90 mean earnings: $56,620 | 23,820 | 35,900 | 48,290 | 64,940 | 108,900 |
| Hawaii (ACS) (EAG) employment: 50 mean earnings: $47,810 | 30,550 | 35,140 | 45,070 | 59,440 | 68,960 |
| Illinois (ACS) (EAG) employment: 540 mean earnings: $76,240 | 27,290 | 37,420 | 45,060 | 94,670 | >145K |
| Chicago - Naperville - Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division employment: 320 mean earnings: $74,360 | 25,670 | 31,520 | 50,240 | 89,250 | >145K |
| Lake County - Kenosha County, IL - WI Metropolitan Division employment: n.a. mean earnings: $43,040 | 36,870 | 38,330 | 40,760 | 43,190 | 44,650 |
| Indiana (ACS) (EAG) employment: 230 mean earnings: $43,080 | 12,910 | 14,860 | 33,740 | 57,110 | 77,930 |
| Indianapolis - Carmel, IN employment: 180 mean earnings: $42,460 | 12,680 | 14,280 | 33,260 | 57,290 | 72,520 |
| Kansas (ACS) (EAG) employment: n.a. mean earnings: $27,170 | 23,190 | 24,250 | 26,050 | 27,850 | 30,370 |
| Wichita, KS employment: n.a. mean earnings: $25,740 | 23,530 | 24,420 | 25,910 | 27,390 | 28,280 |
| Kentucky (ACS) (EAG) employment: 30 mean earnings: $33,210 | 13,890 | 20,430 | 23,970 | 38,780 | 50,150 |
| Louisiana (ACS) (EAG) employment: n.a. mean earnings: $28,110 | 19,260 | 20,250 | 21,880 | 24,100 | 46,020 |
| New Orleans - Metairie - Kenner, LA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $25,660 | 19,190 | 20,050 | 21,480 | 22,910 | 30,690 |
| Maryland (ACS) (EAG) employment: 40 mean earnings: $32,800 | 16,980 | 20,320 | 30,170 | 38,710 | 58,930 |
| Michigan (ACS) (EAG) employment: 150 mean earnings: $56,500 | 21,020 | 32,150 | 42,970 | 67,450 | 108,390 |
| Ann Arbor, MI employment: n.a. mean earnings: $53,720 | 38,690 | 42,300 | 48,340 | 54,060 | 57,480 |
| Detroit - Livonia - Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division employment: n.a. mean earnings: $70,640 | 22,210 | 29,960 | 45,130 | 96,990 | >145K |
| Kalamazoo - Portage, MI employment: 30 mean earnings: n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Warren - Troy - Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division employment: n.a. mean earnings: $48,380 | 29,370 | 33,510 | 41,510 | 63,750 | 73,150 |
| Minnesota (ACS) (EAG) employment: 90 mean earnings: $57,270 | 24,020 | 29,170 | 39,350 | 66,960 | 121,240 |
| Minneapolis - St. Paul - Bloomington, MN - WI employment: 90 mean earnings: $56,820 | 23,880 | 28,850 | 39,020 | 65,640 | 120,780 |
| Mississippi (ACS) (EAG) employment: n.a. mean earnings: $29,190 | 18,520 | 21,100 | 32,500 | 36,070 | 38,020 |
| Missouri (ACS) (EAG) employment: 260 mean earnings: $47,850 | 20,850 | 28,240 | 44,110 | 62,000 | 80,840 |
| Kansas City, MO - KS employment: 50 mean earnings: $34,480 | 23,020 | 25,080 | 28,490 | 38,450 | 63,970 |
| St. Louis, MO - IL employment: 170 mean earnings: $55,780 | 27,340 | 38,850 | 52,710 | 69,910 | 88,360 |
| Nevada (ACS) (EAG) employment: 50 mean earnings: $65,790 | 31,980 | 39,730 | 65,340 | 92,210 | 112,170 |
| Las Vegas - Paradise, NV employment: n.a. mean earnings: $70,780 | 33,650 | 41,980 | 73,710 | 94,910 | 112,550 |
| New Jersey (ACS) (EAG) employment: 150 mean earnings: $84,770 | 38,260 | 50,200 | 74,490 | 118,320 | >145K |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division employment: 70 mean earnings: $83,060 | 36,430 | 43,850 | 74,740 | 118,560 | 143,250 |
| Newark - Union, NJ - PA Metropolitan Division employment: 30 mean earnings: $84,870 | 48,330 | 54,760 | 73,200 | 122,060 | 142,790 |
| New York (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,730 mean earnings: $87,430 | 44,360 | 61,060 | 81,960 | 104,220 | 139,280 |
| Nassau - Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division employment: 50 mean earnings: $93,130 | 47,320 | 56,890 | 72,610 | 114,290 | >145K |
| New York - White Plains - Wayne, NY - NJ Metropolitan Division employment: 1,650 mean earnings: $87,510 | 44,780 | 61,680 | 82,510 | 104,030 | 135,940 |
| North Carolina (ACS) (EAG) employment: 110 mean earnings: $50,810 | 26,580 | 31,340 | 45,550 | 63,560 | 70,680 |
| Charlotte - Gastonia - Concord, NC - SC employment: 80 mean earnings: $49,950 | 26,910 | 30,690 | 49,810 | 64,270 | 69,740 |
| Ohio (ACS) (EAG) employment: 330 mean earnings: $82,740 | 19,110 | 30,420 | 50,170 | 112,650 | >145K |
| Cincinnati - Middletown, OH - KY - IN employment: 30 mean earnings: $44,520 | 19,810 | 31,230 | 34,930 | 43,730 | 86,020 |
| Cleveland - Elyria - Mentor, OH employment: 160 mean earnings: $61,710 | 29,010 | 31,800 | 50,730 | 98,680 | 109,020 |
| Dayton, OH employment: n.a. mean earnings: $28,490 | 19,950 | 22,450 | 30,300 | 32,950 | 34,530 |
| Oklahoma (ACS) (EAG) employment: 30 mean earnings: $42,280 | 23,900 | 25,830 | 28,870 | 35,710 | 80,890 |
| Tulsa, OK employment: n.a. mean earnings: $32,280 | 24,430 | 25,900 | 28,340 | 33,660 | 39,350 |
| Oregon (ACS) (EAG) employment: 50 mean earnings: $44,500 | 27,490 | 32,920 | 39,180 | 44,740 | 67,780 |
| Portland - Vancouver - Beaverton, OR - WA employment: 50 mean earnings: $44,500 | 27,490 | 32,920 | 39,180 | 44,740 | 67,780 |
| Pennsylvania (ACS) (EAG) employment: 120 mean earnings: $54,110 | 21,820 | 35,410 | 45,420 | 67,140 | 88,530 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division employment: 70 mean earnings: $58,890 | 34,990 | 40,480 | 57,620 | 69,930 | 94,240 |
| Pittsburgh, PA employment: 40 mean earnings: $44,480 | 19,170 | 21,650 | 41,100 | 54,470 | 76,660 |
| South Carolina (ACS) (EAG) employment: 30 mean earnings: $33,450 | 16,180 | 20,060 | 26,620 | 34,620 | 67,390 |
| Tennessee (ACS) (EAG) employment: 540 mean earnings: $64,730 | 24,540 | 31,900 | 55,700 | 81,540 | 98,240 |
| Nashville - Davidson - - Murfreesboro, TN employment: 500 mean earnings: $64,830 | 25,060 | 31,970 | 54,620 | 82,380 | 97,980 |
| Texas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 240 mean earnings: $46,570 | 16,110 | 21,380 | 36,650 | 55,790 | 85,950 |
| Dallas - Plano - Irving, TX Metropolitan Division employment: 60 mean earnings: $38,000 | 16,800 | 24,700 | 30,060 | 51,390 | 67,410 |
| Fort Worth - Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division employment: 30 mean earnings: $59,760 | 23,950 | 26,330 | 42,780 | 58,550 | 144,250 |
| Houston - Sugar Land - Baytown, TX employment: 100 mean earnings: n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Vermont (ACS) (EAG) employment: 60 mean earnings: $50,060 | 27,600 | 33,000 | 41,850 | 57,750 | 74,400 |
| Virginia (ACS) (EAG) employment: n.a. mean earnings: $40,840 | 13,300 | 16,710 | 31,880 | 50,990 | 80,710 |
| Washington (ACS) (EAG) employment: 50 mean earnings: $57,270 | 32,280 | 40,420 | 62,030 | 72,050 | 81,610 |
| Seattle - Bellevue - Everett, WA Metropolitan Division employment: 50 mean earnings: $57,270 | 32,390 | 39,940 | 63,300 | 72,480 | 80,250 |
| Wisconsin (ACS) (EAG) employment: 120 mean earnings: $32,300 | 18,940 | 20,740 | 25,310 | 40,170 | 55,440 |
| Milwaukee - Waukesha - West Allis, WI employment: 40 mean earnings: $41,400 | 24,180 | 31,870 | 38,840 | 43,900 | 62,100 |
source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates
The highlighted text indicates the maximum values in each column among the states and metropolitan areas.
The (ACS) links lead to data from the American Community Survey from the Census Bureau.
The (EAG) links lead to U.S. Economy at a Glance data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.