Average Stock Broker Salary. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual salary is $71,720 or $34.48 per hour. But of course “median” means average salary. So a stock broker trainee salary is peanuts really. The top stockbrokers and other financial sales pros make more than $208,000 a year. You don't have to break the law, ala 'Wall Street,' to make a lot of money as a stockbroker. The average stock broker salary in NYC is among the highest in the nation for this profession. According to a 2014 study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, New York is the top paying state for stockbrokers. That year brokers earned an annual salary of $147,230 in the New York-White Plains-Wayne Metropolitan Division (NY, NJ).