What are the main factors that influence a Commodities Broker's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Commodities Broker's salary?

A Commodities Broker's salary grows with experience: a Commodity Buyer I (0-2 years)earns $61,642, a Commodity Buyer II (2-4 years)earns $74,872, a Commodities Broker (4-7 years)earns $89,950, a Commodity Buyer IV (7+ years)earns $118,943, a Commodity Manager (7+ years)earns $126,077,

What are the highest paying states for a Commodities Broker?

Commodities Broker salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Commodities Broker roles are District of Columbia $97,481, California $97,111, Massachusetts $95,817. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Commodities Broker roles make?

Salaries for Commodities Broker level roles vary by specialization: Commodities Purchasing Director: $185,200; Commodities Purchasing Senior Manager: $162,400; Commodities Manager: $125,000; Commodities Purchasing Manager: $124,990; Commodities Purchasing Specialist IV: $118,000.

How do different companies affect a Commodities Broker's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Commodities Broker roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Commodities Broker Salary in the United States

How much does a Commodities Broker make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Commodities Broker in the United States is $88,043 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

However, a Commodities Broker's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $103,347
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $79,991 to $96,054
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,661

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Commodities Broker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,054	$8,004	$1,847	$46
Average	$88,043	$7,337	$1,693	$42
25th Percentile	$79,991	$6,666	$1,538	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Commodities Broker Salaries

A Commodities Broker's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Commodities Broker Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Commodities Broker's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $61,642
Early Career (1-2 years): $74,872
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $89,950
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $118,943
Expert (over 8 years): $126,077

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Commodity... Level Commodities Broker	$61,642
Commodity... Level Commodities Broker	$74,872
Commoditi... Level Commodities Broker	$89,950
Commodity... Level Commodities Broker	$118,943
Commodity... Level Commodities Broker	$126,077

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How Do Commodities Broker Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Commodities Brokers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $97,481.
California: $97,111.
Massachusetts: $95,817.

District of Columbia $97,481 California $97,111 Massachusetts $95,817 Washington $95,464 New Jersey $95,429 Alaska $95,306 Connecticut $94,091 New York $93,598

Hawaii $92,022 Rhode Island $91,282 Maryland $90,781 Minnesota $90,094 Colorado $89,830 Illinois $89,742 Oregon $89,407 Delaware $89,161

New Hampshire $89,006 Virginia $88,659 Pennsylvania $87,646 Nevada $87,136 North Dakota $86,968 Michigan $86,704 Wisconsin $86,607 Vermont $86,414

Texas $85,877 Maine $85,841 Arizona $85,789 Ohio $85,727 Georgia $84,917 Indiana $84,512 Wyoming $84,433 Utah $84,310

Iowa $84,257 Kansas $83,834 Louisiana $83,711 North Carolina $83,667 Missouri $83,649 Florida $83,306 Montana $83,121 Nebraska $82,945

Kentucky $82,848 South Carolina $82,496 Tennessee $82,276 Idaho $82,188 New Mexico $81,545 Oklahoma $81,404 Alabama $80,885 South Dakota $80,013

Arkansas $79,538 West Virginia $79,282 Mississippi $78,516

Top Paying Cities for Commodities Brokers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $111,048
San Francisco: $109,956
Oakland: $107,518

San Jose, CA $111,048

San Francisco, CA $109,956

Oakland, CA $107,518

New York, NY $102,032

Queens Village, NY $101,372

Paramus, NJ $100,668

Passaic, NJ $100,580

Bergenfield, NJ $100,492

Stamford, CT $100,360

Huntington, NY $100,272

Newark, NJ $99,699

Bridgeport, CT $99,523

New Brunswick, NJ $99,233

Vallejo, CA $99,048

Middlesex, NJ $98,995

Somerset, NJ $98,916

Petaluma, CA $98,713

Santa Cruz, CA $98,370

Boston, MA $98,194

Monterey, CA $97,754

Fairbanks, AK $97,692

Los Angeles, CA $97,525

Washington, DC $97,481

Seattle, WA $97,322

Santa Rosa, CA $97,305

Juneau, AK $97,049

Orange, CA $96,759

Anchorage, AK $96,600

Anaheim, CA $96,539

Santa Ana, CA $96,407

Nassau, NY $96,354

Long Beach, CA $96,319

Danbury, CT $96,292

Santa Maria, CA $95,993

Everett, WA $95,975

Bremerton, WA $95,544

Trenton, NJ $95,376

Sacramento, CA $95,341

San Diego, CA $95,297

Brockton, MA $95,262

Tacoma, WA $95,227

Santa Barbara, CA $95,104

Lowell, MA $94,751

New Suffolk, NY $94,716

Nashua, NH $94,610

Lompoc, CA $94,470

Ventura, CA $94,382

Stockton, CA $94,355

New Haven, CT $94,179

Atlantic City, NJ $93,950

Hartford, CT $93,756

Modesto, CA $93,712

Poughkeepsie, NY $93,519

New Britain, CT $93,475

Kennewick, WA $93,351

Olympia, WA $93,351

New London, CT $93,334

Norwich, CT $93,307

Lawrence, MA $93,263

Bakersfield, CA $93,017

New Bedford, MA $92,894

Riverside, CA $92,894

Richland, WA $92,806

Portsmouth, NH $92,735

Vineland, NJ $92,718

San Bernardino, CA $92,647

Boulder, CO $92,401

Worcester, MA $92,330

Portland, OR $92,251

Saint Paul, MN $92,145

Minneapolis, MN $92,145

Philadelphia, PA $92,022

Honolulu, HI $91,555

Springfield, MA $91,247

Providence, RI $91,238

Chicago, IL $90,983

Bellingham, WA $90,877

Baltimore, MD $90,781

Chico, CA $90,561

Wilmington, DE $90,411

Pittsfield, MA $90,323

Manchester, NH $90,156

Spokane, WA $89,768

Denver, CO $89,759

Albany, NY $89,346

Troy, NY $89,310

Schenectady, NY $89,125

Burlington, VT $88,932

Portland, ME $88,624

Salem, OR $88,553

Yakima, WA $88,536

Ann Arbor, MI $88,509

Rochester, MN $88,263

Reno, NV $88,219

Fresno, CA $88,219

Milwaukee, WI $88,139

Detroit, MI $88,051

Allentown, PA $88,025

Carson City, NV $88,016

Houston, TX $87,884

Colorado Springs, CO $87,875

Syracuse, NY $87,831

Eugene, OR $87,664

Gary, IN $87,558

Bismarck, ND $87,558

Galveston, TX $87,558

Springfield, OR $87,488

Medford, OR $87,277

Fort Collins, CO $87,241

Austin, TX $87,171

Mesa, AZ $86,986

Phoenix, AZ $86,968

Dallas, TX $86,942

Reading, PA $86,889

Saint Cloud, MN $86,854

Concord, NH $86,775

Madison, WI $86,739

Utica, NY $86,502

Raleigh, NC $86,431

Las Vegas, NV $86,423

Rochester, NY $86,361

Des Moines, IA $86,352

Atlanta, GA $86,211

Battle Creek, MI $86,185

Salt Lake City, UT $86,158

Lancaster, PA $86,026

Champaign, IL $86,009

Harrisburg, PA $85,903

Durham, NC $85,824

Kansas City, MO $85,815

Kansas City, KS $85,797

Fort Worth, TX $85,789

Boca Raton, FL $85,753

Cleveland, OH $85,745

Columbus, OH $85,727

Pittsburgh, PA $85,718

Richmond, VA $85,683

Indianapolis, IN $85,665

Cincinnati, OH $85,551

Petersburg, VA $85,419

Lansing, MI $85,225

Billings, MT $85,225

Huntsville, AL $85,225

Lebanon, PA $85,216

Pueblo, CO $85,208

Dayton, OH $85,208

Appleton, WI $85,181

Buffalo, NY $85,146

Racine, WI $85,102

Charlotte, NC $85,093

Saint Louis, MO $85,067

Springfield, IL $85,031

York, PA $85,014

Elkhart, IN $85,014

Gastonia, NC $85,005

Benton Harbor, MI $85,005

Beaumont, TX $84,952

Lorain, OH $84,935

Toledo, OH $84,899

Binghamton, NY $84,855

Rock Hill, SC $84,847

Rockford, IL $84,803

Elyria, OH $84,759

Fargo, ND $84,759

Flagstaff, AZ $84,697

Fort Lauderdale, FL $84,644

Miami, FL $84,591

Duluth, MN $84,450

Bangor, ME $84,336

Cedar Rapids, IA $84,239

Louisville, KY $84,195

Grand Rapids, MI $84,177

Hialeah, FL $84,169

Casper, WY $84,045

Scranton, PA $83,940

New Orleans, LA $83,913

Virginia Beach, VA $83,905

Akron, OH $83,860

Peoria, IL $83,746

Sarasota, FL $83,728

Green Bay, WI $83,667

Baton Rouge, LA $83,623

Charleston, SC $83,605

Nashville, TN $83,579

Jamestown, NY $83,561

Davenport, IA $83,561

Tucson, AZ $83,517

Cheyenne, WY $83,491

Saint Petersburg, FL $83,464

Tampa, FL $83,447

Omaha, NE $83,429

Evansville, IN $83,394

Port Arthur, TX $83,394

Bradenton, FL $83,359

Santa Fe, NM $83,200

Orlando, FL $83,112

Clearwater, FL $83,015

La Crosse, WI $82,830

Canton, OH $82,830

Grand Forks, ND $82,804

Tulsa, OK $82,778

Albuquerque, NM $82,778

Newport News, VA $82,769

High Point, NC $82,742

Ogden, UT $82,707

Corpus Christi, TX $82,637

Laramie, WY $82,584

Norfolk, VA $82,584

Rock Island, IL $82,531

Saginaw, MI $82,513

Jacksonville, FL $82,505

Salisbury, NC $82,487

Memphis, TN $82,469

Moline, IL $82,425

Fort Myers, FL $82,399

Waterloo, IA $82,285

Spartanburg, SC $82,196

Lincoln, NE $82,152

Fort Wayne, IN $82,135

Birmingham, AL $82,038

Cedar Falls, IA $82,020

Provo, UT $82,012

Springfield, OH $82,003

San Antonio, TX $81,985

Greensboro, NC $81,950

South Bend, IN $81,941

Winston Salem, NC $81,932

Boise, ID $81,906

Savannah, GA $81,844

Muskegon, MI $81,686

Lima, OH $81,580

Lake Charles, LA $81,545

Anderson, IN $81,527

Lexington, KY $81,501

Augusta, GA $81,475

Greenville, SC $81,475

Wichita, KS $81,395

Tuscaloosa, AL $81,395

Columbia, SC $81,316

Bloomington, IN $81,096

Roanoke, VA $81,043

Asheville, NC $80,929

Knoxville, TN $80,779

Shreveport, LA $80,770

Wilmington, NC $80,656

Frankfort, KY $80,488

Oklahoma City, OK $80,427

Chillicothe, OH $80,392

Longview, TX $80,383

Topeka, KS $80,356

Mobile, AL $80,224

Terre Haute, IN $80,189

Erie, PA $80,180

Altoona, PA $80,136

Melbourne, FL $80,110

Amarillo, TX $80,075

Killeen, TX $80,048

Fayetteville, AR $79,978

Sioux Falls, SD $79,916

Chattanooga, TN $79,863

Idaho Falls, ID $79,855

Gainesville, FL $79,670

Portsmouth, OH $79,626

Little Rock, AR $79,608

Lynchburg, VA $79,608

Youngstown, OH $79,573

Lafayette, LA $79,573

Temple, TX $79,538

Daytona Beach, FL $79,520

Clarksville, TN $79,511

Pensacola, FL $79,502

Hopkinsville, KY $79,238

Charleston, WV $79,229

Florence, SC $79,185

Sioux City, IA $79,133

Macon, GA $78,877

Tallahassee, FL $78,868

Fayetteville, NC $78,851

Wichita Falls, TX $78,833

Waco, TX $78,833

Pine Bluff, AR $78,798

Vincennes, IN $78,631

Lubbock, TX $78,596

Great Falls, MT $78,543

Alamogordo, NM $78,534

Abilene, TX $78,463

Rapid City, SD $78,349

Monroe, LA $78,349

Albany, GA $78,296

Huntington, WV $78,287

Jackson, MS $78,279

Greenville, MS $78,270

Parkersburg, WV $78,182

Montgomery, AL $78,164

Johnstown, PA $78,147

Springfield, MO $78,076

Biloxi, MS $78,032

Sumter, SC $77,847

Columbus, GA $77,838

Twin Falls, ID $77,786

Pascagoula, MS $77,671

Kingsport, TN $77,442

Gulfport, MS $77,416

Alexandria, LA $77,125

Fort Smith, AR $76,905

El Paso, TX $76,667

Helena, MT $76,553

Las Cruces, NM $76,271

Harlingen, TX $76,025

Pocatello, ID $75,945

Florence, AL $75,919

Brownsville, TX $75,901

Dothan, AL $75,761

Mcallen, TX $75,717

Columbus, MS $75,065

Altus, OK $74,660

Lawton, OK $74,493

Pierre, SD $74,176

What Skills Can Increase a Commodities Broker's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 4.7% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
ERP (Mentioned in 1.82% Job Postings): Enterprise resource planning (ERP) refers to a type of software that organizations use to manage day-to-day business activities such as accounting, procurement, project management, risk management and compliance, and supply chain operations.
ERP Systems (Mentioned in 1.05% Job Postings): Leveraging advanced tools and software systems to automate and manage core business functions cost-effectively to maximize performance.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	4.7%
ERP	1.82%
ERP Systems	1.05%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Commodities Broker's salary.

Written Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Economics: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
ERP: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Written Communication	$95,966	9%
Economics	$92,445	5%
ERP	$92,445	5%
Analysis	$92,445	5%
ERP Systems	$92,445	5%
Strategic Sourcing	$91,564	4%

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Commodities Broker Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Commodities Broker's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$79,991

Average $88,043/year

$96,054

$6,666

Average $7,337/month

$8,004

$1,538

Average $1,693/week

$1,847

$38

Average $42/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,054	$8,004	$1,847	$46
Average	$88,043	$7,337	$1,693	$42
25th Percentile	$79,991	$6,666	$1,538	$38

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Salary Trends for Commodities Broker

Salaries for a Commodities Broker can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $89,662 in 2023 to around $87,486 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Commodities Broker salary trends, .

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