Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes Salary in the US
A agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes earns a national median of $82,890 a year (mean $141,580) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #201 of 825.
How much does a agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes earn in the US?
A agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes in the United States earns a median of $82,890 a year (mean $141,580), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 63% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 12,620 people work in this occupation (SOC 13-1011), ranked #201 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$82,890
per year
Mean
$141,580
per year
Employment
12,620
US workers
National rank
#201
of 825 by median
What a agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes (SOC 13-1011) earns a median annual wage of $82,890 and a mean (average) of $141,580. The median is the midpoint — half of agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes earn more and half earn less — and is 63% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes is $82,890, and the mean (average) is $141,580. The median is the midpoint — half of agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes earn more and half earn less.
- How does agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes pay compare to the US average?
- At $82,890, a agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes earns 63% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 12,620 agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes employed nationally (SOC 13-1011), across all industries.
- Where does this agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 13-1011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 13-1011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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