BLS OEWS May 2025
Trust Administrator salary, United States
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The median annual wage for Trust Administrator in the United States is $65,750 (BLS, May 2025, Brokerage Clerks, SOC 43-4011).
Closest proxy
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| Percentile | Wage | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $50,260 | 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this. |
| 25th | $58,620 | 25% earned less than this. |
| Median | $65,750 | Half earned less and half earned more. |
| 75th | $79,800 | 75% earned less than this. |
| 90th | $102,010 | 90% earned less than this. |
| Mean | $72,850 | Average wage across all workers. |
| Percentile | Wage | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $24.16 | 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this. |
| 25th | $28.18 | 25% earned less than this. |
| Median | $31.61 | Half earned less and half earned more. |
| 75th | $38.36 | 75% earned less than this. |
| 90th | $49.04 | 90% earned less than this. |
| Mean | $35.03 | Average wage across all workers. |
What BLS wages include and exclude
Wages for the OEWS survey are straight-time, gross pay, exclusive of premium pay. Base rate; cost-of-living allowances; guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay, including commissions and production bonuses; and tips are included. Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.
- Employment, U.S.
- 35,940
- Mean annual wage
- $72,850
- Reference period
- May 2025
Target metros
| Metro | Median | P25 to P75 | Employment | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | $73,080 | $62,110 to $83,180 | 470 | 0.72 |
| Tampa | $59,580 | $57,210 to $71,090 | 400 | 1.19 |
| Orlando | $62,860 | $60,650 to $70,600 | 190 | 0.58 |
| Raleigh | $60,230 | $52,480 to $82,110 | 50 | 0.32 |
| New York City | $78,930 | $69,260 to $100,830 | 7,100 | 3.24 |
| Northern New Jersey | $78,930 | $69,260 to $100,830 | 7,100 | 3.24 |
| Dallas | $62,450 | $55,160 to $66,070 | 590 | 0.63 |
| Chicago | $63,390 | $53,310 to $76,680 | 1,790 | 1.72 |
A location quotient above 1 means the occupation is more concentrated in that metro than in the nation. Northern New Jersey figures come from the broader New York metro.
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By industry
These are national industry estimates for SOC 43-4011 Brokerage Clerks, not a separate estimate for this title. Industry names below are exactly as BLS publishes them. Private-sector rows are labeled when an all-ownership estimate is not available.
| BLS industry | NAICS | Ownership | P25 | Median | P75 | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Insurance | 52 | Private | $59,770 | $66,750 | $80,270 | 31,290 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities | 522000 | Private | $56,820 | $62,580 | $77,330 | 5,690 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) | 5220A1 | Private | $56,820 | $62,670 | $77,550 | 5,060 |
| Nondepository Credit Intermediation | 522200 | Private | $56,200 | $57,330 | $73,370 | 630 |
| Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation | 522290 | Private | $60,200 | $74,160 | $94,630 | 250 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities | 523000 | Private | $60,780 | $70,070 | $81,920 | 24,380 |
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities | 524000 | Private | $53,620 | $63,350 | $76,490 | 1,210 |
| Insurance Carriers | 524100 | Private | $46,340 | $52,030 | $61,570 | 160 |
| Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities | 524200 | Private | $57,230 | $64,180 | $77,410 | 1,050 |
| Insurance Agencies and Brokerages | 524210 | Private | $57,150 | $64,180 | $77,690 | 990 |
| Other Insurance Related Activities | 524290 | Private | $58,570 | $63,610 | $76,120 | 60 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 54 | Private | $46,440 | $46,440 | $63,400 | 460 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 541000 | Private | $46,440 | $46,440 | $63,400 | 460 |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services | 541200 | Private | $51,690 | $63,400 | $63,400 | 120 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | 541600 | Private | $42,320 | $63,600 | $93,090 | Not published by BLS |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 55 | Private | $56,940 | $62,930 | $81,670 | 1,430 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 551000 | Private | $56,940 | $62,930 | $81,670 | 1,430 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 551100 | Private | $56,940 | $62,930 | $81,670 | 1,430 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025, national industry-specific rows. BLS tables.
What changed since May 2024
| Release | Median |
|---|---|
| BLS OEWS May 2024 | $62,940 |
| BLS OEWS May 2025 | $65,750 |
The published medians differ by $2,810. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2024 and May 2025. This is not an annualized growth claim. Area definitions and the workers represented can change.
What belongs in the pay comparison
OEWS includes straight-time gross wages, guaranteed pay, commissions and production bonuses. It excludes overtime, nonproduction bonuses and employer-paid benefits. A discretionary annual, retention or sign-on bonus is not the same as a production bonus. Ask what earns each payment before comparing the offer with this table. Equity is separate from the cash wage shown here. State those terms alongside base pay; the BLS percentile does not price them for you.
Recruiter's read
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Closest proxy, not a separately measured title. BLS does not publish Trust Administrator wages separately. Its occupational data describe a broader set of duties and cannot isolate this role or its incentive arrangements.
Common questions
What is the median annual wage for Trust Administrator?
$65,750 in the United States, based on BLS May 2025 data for Brokerage Clerks (SOC 43-4011).
What does the middle half of workers earn?
The 25th percentile is $58,620 and the 75th percentile is $79,800 in the United States. That is where the middle half of workers in this occupation fall.
How many people work in this occupation?
BLS estimates 35,940 workers in Brokerage Clerks in the United States.
How much do the highest paid workers earn?
The 90th percentile is $102,010. 10% of workers earned more.
Does BLS publish this exact title?
Closest proxy, not a separately measured title. BLS does not publish Trust Administrator wages separately. Its occupational data describe a broader set of duties and cannot isolate this role or its incentive arrangements.
Which metros have published figures?
BLS published a median for Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Raleigh, New York City, Northern New Jersey, Dallas, Chicago.
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What do the released numbers measure?
For Trust Administrator in the United States, the May 2025 OEWS row records a annual median of $65,750 under Trust Administrator (SOC 43-4011, Brokerage Clerks). The Trust Administrator in the United States mapping is a closest proxy, not a separately measured wage for this hiring title; the occupation name attached to this median is Brokerage Clerks. The released Trust Administrator in the United States employment field is 35,940 jobs, which describes the SOC rather than a count of candidates available to take your opening.
How much room is inside the published band?
The middle-half annual band for Trust Administrator in the United States runs from $58,620 at P25 to $79,800 at P75, a width of $21,180. For Trust Administrator in the United States, the lower half of that band covers $7,130, while the upper half covers $14,050; the upper side therefore accounts for more of the middle-half spread. An offer for Trust Administrator in the United States can move within that published band without justifying an exact percentile claim, and these points do not identify junior, senior or manager pay grades.
How does this estimate compare with the national figure?
The Trust Administrator in the United States median is the national reference for this SOC, not a city-specific offer target. For Trust Administrator in the United States, the national mean is $72,850, $7,100 above its median; the average and midpoint consequently describe different features of the released wage distribution. The national Trust Administrator in the United States figure pools places and employers, so a local offer should also be checked against an actual area row rather than being described as a local premium.
Which other metro estimates can you compare?
The Trust Administrator in the United States comparison uses the two metropolitan estimates with the largest published employment for this occupation: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, where the annual median for Brokerage Clerks is $78,930; Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, where the annual median for Brokerage Clerks is $61,010. These Trust Administrator in the United States neighbors are selected only from metros with a published median for the same SOC, so suppression can change which comparisons are available. For Trust Administrator in the United States, the geography comes from Census Gazetteer internal points where available, not a claim about commuting time, recruiting reach or an employer's payroll policy.
What can the industry rows tell you?
Among the loaded national industry rows relevant to Trust Administrator in the United States, the highest numeric annual medians are Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation (NAICS 522290), $74,160; Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (NAICS 523000), $70,070. The Trust Administrator in the United States industry comparison excludes top-coded and suppressed medians from exact ranking and is limited to the industries loaded for this brand, not every possible industry. For Trust Administrator in the United States, these are national industry cuts of the same SOC, not proof that this exact title earns those amounts.
What changed in the published median?
For Trust Administrator in the United States, the prior 2024-05 median was $62,940, compared with $65,750 in 2025-05; the released medians differ by $2,810 upward. This Trust Administrator in the United States comparison is subtraction of published medians, not an annualized growth forecast or a claim that the same workers received that change. The Trust Administrator in the United States year-over-year cells use the same SOC and area code, but changes in the surveyed employment mix can still affect what the two medians describe.
What belongs outside the wage budget?
The Trust Administrator in the United States annual median of $65,750 is an OEWS wage measure, not a complete employer-cost budget. For Trust Administrator in the United States, guaranteed pay and incentive pay including commissions and production bonuses belong inside the OEWS definition, so adding all commission again would double-count a component the survey includes. Overtime, nonproduction bonuses and employer benefit costs are excluded from the Trust Administrator in the United States wage definition; budget those separately when relevant, but this the United States row supplies no dollar amounts for them, equity or relocation.
Questions about this estimate
What does Trust Administrator in the United States's $65,750 median actually measure?
For Trust Administrator in the United States, this is the May 2025 annual median of Brokerage Clerks, SOC 43-4011. The Trust Administrator in the United States proxy mapping does not establish a separately measured employer-specific rate for the opening.
How wide is the published offer band for Trust Administrator in the United States?
For Trust Administrator in the United States, P75 minus P25 is $21,180. The Trust Administrator in the United States endpoints are $58,620 and $79,800, not experience-level labels or an interpolated candidate percentile.
Can the industry figures be treated as Trust Administrator in the United States's local rates?
The loaded Trust Administrator in the United States industry rows describe national Brokerage Clerks wages. The Trust Administrator in the United States national page does not turn an occupation-wide industry median into an exact-title offer.
What changed between releases for Trust Administrator in the United States?
The Trust Administrator in the United States annual medians were $62,940 in 2024-05 and $65,750 in 2025-05. The Trust Administrator in the United States difference is $2,810; this is not a forecast or a same-worker raise.