41 Series · SOC 41-2022

Parts Salespersons Salary

National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).

$38,630
Median / year
$62,890
Top 10% earn
+3.1%
Growth '23–'33
270,070
US workers

Parts Salespersons earn a median of $38,630 per year.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $38,630, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $28,240 (10th percentile) to $62,890 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 270,070 US workers. North Dakota pays the most ($48,600), since pay varies by state and metro area.

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The pay verdict

Parts Salespersons earn a median of $38,630, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 10% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Sales and Related, it ranks #18 of 22 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 3.1% by 2033.

$38,630
Median annual wage
Top 90%
of 825 US occupations with published wages
#18 of 22
in Sales and Related
2.2×
90th-to-10th pay spread

Highest-paying state: North Dakota at $48,600. Typical entry-level education: No formal educational credential.

Parts Salespersons (SOC 41-2022) pays a national median of $38,630 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $28,240 at the 10th percentile to $62,890 at the 90th, with a mean of $43,830 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 270,070 Americans work in this occupation across 53 reporting states and 525 metro areas.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3.1% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 30,200 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is No formal educational credential and moderate-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 1.8 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1.5 per 100.

Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. North Dakota pays the highest state median at $48,600, which is +26% above the national figure. The top metro is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $50,200 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.

BLS OEWS May 2025 270,070 jobs Median $38,630/yr

Median Salary

$38,630

per year

Median Hourly

$18.57/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$43,830

average

Employment

270,070

jobs nationwide

How does this pay compare nationally?

Where Parts Salespersons pay sits nationally

Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median

$38,630 Bottom 10% higher than 10% of 825 US occupations

$0–$20,000: 0 US occupations (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 98 US occupations (12%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$60,000: 298 US occupations (36%). Above this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 209 US occupations (25%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 82 US occupations (10%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 58 US occupations (7%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 32 US occupations (4%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 14 US occupations (2%). Above this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 9 US occupations (1%). Above this entry. $180,000–$200,000: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $200,000 every BLS occupation, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025

Does this job pay well and grow?

Each dot is a 41-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Parts Salespersons; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).

Among 21 41-series occupations with growth data, Parts Salespersons sits on the slower-growing side at +3.1% growth and $38,630 median pay.

Among 21 41-series occupations with growth data, Parts Salespersons sits on the slower-growing side at +3.1% growth and $38,630 median pay. Scatter plot of 21 data points. $0$50000$100000$150000 -30%-20%-10%0%10% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage
Among 21 41-series occupations with growth data, Parts Salespersons sits on the slower-growing side at +3.1% growth and $38,630 median pay.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

+3.1%

Slower than average

Annual Openings

30,200

per year (projected)

Typical Education

No formal educational credential

On-the-Job Training

Moderate-term on-the-job training

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034

Workplace Safety

All safety ratings →
A

Very Safe

Safety Grade (BLS 2023)

Fatality Rate

1.8/100K

Injury Rate

1.5/100

Danger Index

6.9/100

Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023

Career Intelligence

Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Parts Salespersons roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.

Top Skills

Active Listening 4.0
Speaking 4.0
Persuasion 3.8
Reading Comprehension 3.6
Service Orientation 3.6
Social Perceptiveness 3.4
Critical Thinking 3.3
Monitoring 3.1
Writing 3.0
Judgment and Decision Making 3.0

Knowledge Areas

Customer and Personal Service 4.4
Sales and Marketing 4.1
Administration and Management 4.0
Administrative 3.9
Computers and Electronics 3.8
English Language 3.6
Economics and Accounting 3.5
Production and Processing 3.3
Personnel and Human Resources 3.3
Mathematics 3.2

Key Tasks

  • Receive payment or obtain credit authorization.
  • Assist customers, such as responding to customer complaints and updating them about back-ordered parts.
  • Fill customer orders from stock, and place orders when requested items are out of stock.
  • Receive and fill telephone orders for parts.
  • Locate and label parts, and maintain inventory of stock.
  • Prepare sales slips or sales contracts.
  • Read catalogs, microfiche viewers, or computer displays to determine replacement part stock numbers and prices.
  • Determine replacement parts required, according to inspections of old parts, customer requests, or customers' descriptions of malfunctions.
  • Examine returned parts for defects, and exchange defective parts or refund money.
  • Manage shipments by researching shipping methods or costs and tracking packages.

Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$28,240$33,110$38,630$49,850$62,890
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$13.58$15.92$18.57$23.97$30.24
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$28,240

25th Percentile

$33,110

Median

$38,630

75th Percentile

$49,850

90th Percentile

$62,890

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 North Dakota $48,600 +26% above national
2 Colorado $47,660 +23% above national
3 Minnesota $47,030 +22% above national
4 Washington $46,830 +21% above national
5 Iowa $46,670 +21% above national
6 New Hampshire $46,370 +20% above national
7 Vermont $46,260 +20% above national
8 Alaska $46,130 +19% above national
9 Arizona $46,020 +19% above national
10 New Jersey $45,510 +18% above national
11 Wisconsin $45,380 +17% above national
12 South Dakota $45,370 +17% above national
13 Maine $45,350 +17% above national
14 Oregon $45,190 +17% above national
15 New York $45,180 +17% above national
16 Hawaii $45,120 +17% above national
17 Nebraska $45,100 +17% above national
18 Montana $45,060 +17% above national
19 Massachusetts $44,660 +16% above national
20 Idaho $44,580 +15% above national
21 California $44,440 +15% above national
22 Connecticut $44,400 +15% above national
23 Michigan $44,070 +14% above national
24 Maryland $42,460 +10% above national
25 Illinois $42,240 +9% above national
26 Missouri $39,740 +3% above national
27 Utah $39,190 +1% above national
28 Nevada $38,740 same as national
29 Wyoming $38,620 same as national
30 Pennsylvania $38,520 same as national
31 Virginia $38,070 1% below national
32 Delaware $38,050 2% below national
33 Indiana $37,500 3% below national
34 Florida $37,190 4% below national
35 Georgia $36,970 4% below national
36 Kansas $36,940 4% below national
37 New Mexico $36,890 5% below national
38 West Virginia $36,800 5% below national
39 Ohio $36,790 5% below national
40 Rhode Island $36,450 6% below national
41 Kentucky $36,400 6% below national
42 Oklahoma $36,390 6% below national
43 Tennessee $36,110 7% below national
44 Texas $35,440 8% below national
45 Arkansas $35,320 9% below national
46 Mississippi $35,000 9% below national
47 Alabama $33,820 12% below national
48 North Carolina $32,480 16% below national
49 South Carolina $32,180 17% below national
50 Louisiana $31,310 19% below national
51 Virgin Islands $28,610 26% below national
52 Guam $26,990 30% below national
53 Puerto Rico $22,780 41% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $50,200 +30% above national
2 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $50,030 +30% above national
3 West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $49,540 +28% above national
4 East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $49,500 +28% above national
5 Greeley, CO $49,080 +27% above national
6 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $49,020 +27% above national
7 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $48,950 +27% above national
8 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $48,850 +26% above national
9 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $48,630 +26% above national
10 Kennewick-Richland, WA $48,540 +26% above national
11 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $48,440 +25% above national
12 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $48,410 +25% above national
13 Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,370 +25% above national
14 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $48,160 +25% above national
15 Minot, ND $48,150 +25% above national
16 Bismarck, ND $48,040 +24% above national
17 Cedar Rapids, IA $48,010 +24% above national
18 Napa, CA $47,870 +24% above national
19 Portland-South Portland, ME $47,850 +24% above national
20 St. Cloud, MN $47,790 +24% above national
21 Mankato, MN $47,750 +24% above national
22 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $47,660 +23% above national
23 Madison, WI $47,590 +23% above national
24 Fargo, ND-MN $47,520 +23% above national
25 Lancaster, PA $47,410 +23% above national
26 Bellingham, WA $47,400 +23% above national
27 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $47,340 +23% above national
28 Billings, MT $47,210 +22% above national
29 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $47,180 +22% above national
30 Flagstaff, AZ $47,130 +22% above national
31 Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $47,110 +22% above national
32 Tucson, AZ $47,100 +22% above national
33 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $47,080 +22% above national
34 Traverse City, MI $47,060 +22% above national
35 Bozeman, MT $47,030 +22% above national
36 Longview-Kelso, WA $47,010 +22% above national
37 Boise City, ID $46,970 +22% above national
38 Grand Island, NE $46,960 +22% above national
39 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $46,930 +21% above national
40 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $46,860 +21% above national
41 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $46,800 +21% above national
42 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $46,740 +21% above national
43 Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,730 +21% above national
44 Boulder, CO $46,680 +21% above national
45 Colorado Springs, CO $46,660 +21% above national
46 Omaha, NE-IA $46,600 +21% above national
47 Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,600 +21% above national
48 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $46,530 +20% above national
49 Anchorage, AK $46,500 +20% above national
50 Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $46,450 +20% above national
51 Grand Forks, ND-MN $46,430 +20% above national
52 Fond du Lac, WI $46,410 +20% above national
53 Lewiston-Auburn, ME $46,400 +20% above national
54 Wausau, WI $46,400 +20% above national
55 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $46,370 +20% above national
56 Eau Claire, WI $46,320 +20% above national
57 Green Bay, WI $46,280 +20% above national
58 Rochester, MN $46,270 +20% above national
59 Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $46,270 +20% above national
60 Walla Walla, WA $46,230 +20% above national
61 Grand Junction, CO $46,200 +20% above national
62 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $46,160 +19% above national
63 Sioux Falls, SD-MN $46,120 +19% above national
64 Kahului-Wailuku, HI $46,090 +19% above national
65 Great Falls, MT $46,060 +19% above national
66 Appleton, WI $45,950 +19% above national
67 Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $45,940 +19% above national
68 Medford, OR $45,930 +19% above national
69 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $45,930 +19% above national
70 Vallejo, CA $45,840 +19% above national
71 Bend, OR $45,760 +18% above national
72 Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area $45,760 +18% above national
73 Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,690 +18% above national
74 Stockton-Lodi, CA $45,680 +18% above national
75 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $45,670 +18% above national
76 Twin Falls, ID $45,610 +18% above national
77 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $45,560 +18% above national
78 Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,560 +18% above national
79 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $45,440 +18% above national
80 Ann Arbor, MI $45,330 +17% above national
81 Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $45,270 +17% above national
82 Eugene-Springfield, OR $45,250 +17% above national
83 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $45,220 +17% above national
84 Fairbanks-College, AK $45,160 +17% above national
85 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $45,150 +17% above national
86 Manchester-Nashua, NH $45,140 +17% above national
87 Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $45,100 +17% above national
88 Reno, NV $45,090 +17% above national
89 Dubuque, IA $45,060 +17% above national
90 Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $45,060 +17% above national
91 Alaska nonmetropolitan area $45,030 +17% above national
92 Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $45,030 +17% above national
93 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA $45,020 +17% above national
94 Lincoln, NE $44,960 +16% above national
95 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $44,910 +16% above national
96 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $44,870 +16% above national
97 Salem, OR $44,860 +16% above national
98 Syracuse, NY $44,850 +16% above national
99 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $44,840 +16% above national
100 Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $44,750 +16% above national
101 Modesto, CA $44,730 +16% above national
102 Pueblo, CO $44,700 +16% above national
103 Yakima, WA $44,680 +16% above national
104 Urban Honolulu, HI $44,660 +16% above national
105 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $44,660 +16% above national
106 Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $44,580 +15% above national
107 West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,540 +15% above national
108 Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area $44,520 +15% above national
109 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $44,480 +15% above national
110 Janesville-Beloit, WI $44,350 +15% above national
111 Salinas, CA $44,350 +15% above national
112 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $44,310 +15% above national
113 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $44,260 +15% above national
114 Arizona nonmetropolitan area $44,230 +14% above national
115 East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,230 +14% above national
116 Elkhart-Goshen, IN $44,210 +14% above national
117 Idaho Falls, ID $44,210 +14% above national
118 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI $44,210 +14% above national
119 Coeur d'Alene, ID $44,160 +14% above national
120 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $44,160 +14% above national
121 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $44,160 +14% above national
122 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $44,130 +14% above national
123 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $44,120 +14% above national
124 Bangor, ME $44,090 +14% above national
125 Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $44,090 +14% above national
126 Jackson, MI $44,030 +14% above national
127 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $43,980 +14% above national
128 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $43,960 +14% above national
129 Bloomington, IL $43,960 +14% above national
130 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $43,960 +14% above national
131 Missoula, MT $43,960 +14% above national
132 Saginaw, MI $43,960 +14% above national
133 Yuba City, CA $43,960 +14% above national
134 Lebanon, PA $43,920 +14% above national
135 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $43,920 +14% above national
136 Kingston, NY $43,860 +14% above national
137 Casper, WY $43,750 +13% above national
138 Harrisonburg, VA $43,680 +13% above national
139 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $43,630 +13% above national
140 New Haven, CT $43,610 +13% above national
141 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $43,470 +13% above national
142 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $43,410 +12% above national
143 Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $43,360 +12% above national
144 Gainesville, GA $43,310 +12% above national
145 Springfield, IL $43,230 +12% above national
146 Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $43,200 +12% above national
147 Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $43,170 +12% above national
148 Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area $43,150 +12% above national
149 Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $43,140 +12% above national
150 Kansas City, MO-KS $43,090 +12% above national
151 Pocatello, ID $43,050 +11% above national
152 Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $43,020 +11% above national
153 Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,960 +11% above national
154 Niles, MI $42,910 +11% above national
155 St. Louis, MO-IL $42,890 +11% above national
156 Sheboygan, WI $42,880 +11% above national
157 Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $42,840 +11% above national
158 Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area $42,810 +11% above national
159 South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $42,640 +10% above national
160 Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $42,590 +10% above national
161 Barnstable Town, MA $42,490 +10% above national
162 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA $42,380 +10% above national
163 Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $42,290 +9% above national
164 Merced, CA $42,260 +9% above national
165 Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area $42,240 +9% above national
166 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $42,120 +9% above national
167 Monroe, MI $42,030 +9% above national
168 Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $41,950 +9% above national
169 Kenosha, WI $41,900 +8% above national
170 Albany, OR $41,850 +8% above national
171 Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $41,720 +8% above national
172 Peoria, IL $41,710 +8% above national
173 Lewiston, ID-WA $41,600 +8% above national
174 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $41,600 +8% above national
175 Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $41,600 +8% above national
176 South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $41,600 +8% above national
177 Champaign-Urbana, IL $41,560 +8% above national
178 High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area $41,430 +7% above national
179 Rapid City, SD $41,380 +7% above national
180 Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $41,150 +7% above national
181 Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $41,150 +7% above national
182 St. George, UT $41,140 +6% above national
183 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $40,860 +6% above national
184 Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $40,690 +5% above national
185 West Montana nonmetropolitan area $40,600 +5% above national
186 Ames, IA $40,540 +5% above national
187 Helena, MT $40,520 +5% above national
188 Reading, PA $40,380 +5% above national
189 Worcester, MA $40,360 +4% above national
190 Glens Falls, NY $40,050 +4% above national
191 Flint, MI $39,930 +3% above national
192 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $39,890 +3% above national
193 Springfield, MO $39,880 +3% above national
194 Western Washington nonmetropolitan area $39,850 +3% above national
195 Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area $39,750 +3% above national
196 Savannah, GA $39,740 +3% above national
197 East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,670 +3% above national
198 Cheyenne, WY $39,570 +2% above national
199 Duluth, MN-WI $39,520 +2% above national
200 Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $39,520 +2% above national
201 Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,510 +2% above national
202 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $39,500 +2% above national
203 Chico, CA $39,410 +2% above national
204 North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,410 +2% above national
205 Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,360 +2% above national
206 Chambersburg, PA $39,260 +2% above national
207 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $39,250 +2% above national
208 Fresno, CA $39,220 +2% above national
209 York-Hanover, PA $39,190 +1% above national
210 Iowa City, IA $39,160 +1% above national
211 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $39,110 +1% above national
212 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $39,090 +1% above national
213 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $39,000 +1% above national
214 Albuquerque, NM $38,990 +1% above national
215 Grants Pass, OR $38,990 +1% above national
216 Vineland, NJ $38,980 +1% above national
217 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA $38,900 +1% above national
218 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ $38,890 +1% above national
219 State College, PA $38,880 +1% above national
220 Winchester, VA-WV $38,760 same as national
221 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $38,730 same as national
222 Carson City, NV $38,650 same as national
223 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $38,640 same as national
224 Hanford-Corcoran, CA $38,630 same as national
225 Hinesville, GA $38,620 same as national
226 St. Joseph, MO-KS $38,620 same as national
227 Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $38,620 same as national
228 Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $38,620 same as national
229 Pittsfield, MA $38,590 same as national
230 Chattanooga, TN-GA $38,560 same as national
231 Battle Creek, MI $38,550 same as national
232 South Florida nonmetropolitan area $38,530 same as national
233 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $38,480 same as national
234 West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $38,440 same as national
235 Roanoke, VA $38,350 1% below national
236 Richmond, VA $38,320 1% below national
237 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA $38,310 1% below national
238 Bay City, MI $38,310 1% below national
239 Binghamton, NY $38,290 1% below national
240 Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area $38,260 1% below national
241 Logan, UT-ID $38,200 1% below national
242 Odessa, TX $38,180 1% below national
243 Terre Haute, IN $38,110 1% below national
244 North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $38,060 1% below national
245 Fort Wayne, IN $38,050 2% below national
246 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $38,030 2% below national
247 Jacksonville, FL $38,020 2% below national
248 Decatur, IL $38,000 2% below national
249 Owensboro, KY $37,990 2% below national
250 Utica-Rome, NY $37,980 2% below national
251 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $37,960 2% below national
252 North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $37,960 2% below national
253 Columbus, OH $37,910 2% below national
254 Lawrence, KS $37,910 2% below national
255 Springfield, MA $37,910 2% below national
256 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $37,890 2% below national
257 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $37,860 2% below national
258 Pittsburgh, PA $37,790 2% below national
259 Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,780 2% below national
260 Albany, GA $37,760 2% below national
261 Joplin, MO-KS $37,720 2% below national
262 Columbia, MO $37,710 2% below national
263 Redding, CA $37,690 2% below national
264 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $37,680 2% below national
265 Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $37,680 2% below national
266 Port St. Lucie, FL $37,650 3% below national
267 Tulsa, OK $37,640 3% below national
268 Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,640 3% below national
269 Visalia, CA $37,620 3% below national
270 Oklahoma City, OK $37,610 3% below national
271 South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $37,580 3% below national
272 Rochester, NY $37,570 3% below national
273 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $37,560 3% below national
274 Punta Gorda, FL $37,540 3% below national
275 Midland, TX $37,530 3% below national
276 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $37,530 3% below national
277 Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,530 3% below national
278 Topeka, KS $37,470 3% below national
279 Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $37,460 3% below national
280 Dover, DE $37,450 3% below national
281 Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,450 3% below national
282 Lima, OH $37,440 3% below national
283 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $37,430 3% below national
284 Charlottesville, VA $37,420 3% below national
285 Farmington, NM $37,410 3% below national
286 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $37,370 3% below national
287 Naples-Marco Island, FL $37,340 3% below national
288 Evansville, IN $37,310 3% below national
289 Williamsport, PA $37,310 3% below national
290 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $37,300 3% below national
291 Elmira, NY $37,280 3% below national
292 Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $37,280 3% below national
293 Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $37,250 4% below national
294 Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $37,200 4% below national
295 Michigan City-La Porte, IN $37,190 4% below national
296 El Centro, CA $37,180 4% below national
297 Sandusky, OH $37,170 4% below national
298 Clarksville, TN-KY $37,140 4% below national
299 Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,140 4% below national
300 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $37,120 4% below national
301 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $37,120 4% below national
302 Valdosta, GA $37,120 4% below national
303 Ithaca, NY $37,110 4% below national
304 Muncie, IN $37,110 4% below national
305 Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,040 4% below national
306 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $37,010 4% below national
307 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $36,980 4% below national
308 Charleston, WV $36,950 4% below national
309 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $36,940 4% below national
310 Toledo, OH $36,940 4% below national
311 Dalton, GA $36,930 4% below national
312 Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $36,920 4% below national
313 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $36,880 5% below national
314 Jackson, TN $36,860 5% below national
315 Cleveland, OH $36,810 5% below national
316 Santa Fe, NM $36,810 5% below national
317 Huntsville, AL $36,800 5% below national
318 Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,800 5% below national
319 Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $36,790 5% below national
320 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $36,780 5% below national
321 East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $36,780 5% below national
322 Rome, GA $36,750 5% below national
323 Maryland nonmetropolitan area $36,740 5% below national
324 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $36,700 5% below national
325 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $36,680 5% below national
326 Yuma, AZ $36,670 5% below national
327 Columbus, IN $36,630 5% below national
328 Lake Charles, LA $36,620 5% below national
329 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $36,610 5% below national
330 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $36,600 5% below national
331 Gainesville, FL $36,570 5% below national
332 Lexington Park, MD $36,550 5% below national
333 Akron, OH $36,540 5% below national
334 West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $36,530 5% below national
335 Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $36,510 5% below national
336 Raleigh-Cary, NC $36,490 6% below national
337 Wichita, KS $36,490 6% below national
338 Lexington-Fayette, KY $36,480 6% below national
339 Kankakee, IL $36,460 6% below national
340 Altoona, PA $36,450 6% below national
341 North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $36,450 6% below national
342 Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $36,450 6% below national
343 Jefferson City, MO $36,430 6% below national
344 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $36,430 6% below national
345 East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $36,430 6% below national
346 Ogden, UT $36,400 6% below national
347 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $36,390 6% below national
348 Johnstown, PA $36,380 6% below national
349 Manhattan, KS $36,380 6% below national
350 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $36,370 6% below national
351 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $36,350 6% below national
352 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $36,340 6% below national
353 Bowling Green, KY $36,300 6% below national
354 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $36,300 6% below national
355 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $36,280 6% below national
356 Rockford, IL $36,270 6% below national
357 Athens-Clarke County, GA $36,240 6% below national
358 Jackson, MS $36,210 6% below national
359 Knoxville, TN $36,200 6% below national
360 Corvallis, OR $36,170 6% below national
361 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $36,150 6% below national
362 Beckley, WV $36,120 6% below national
363 Bloomington, IN $36,120 6% below national
364 Elizabethtown, KY $36,120 6% below national
365 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $36,090 7% below national
366 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $36,090 7% below national
367 Lynchburg, VA $36,060 7% below national
368 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $36,010 7% below national
369 Kokomo, IN $35,980 7% below national
370 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA $35,960 7% below national
371 West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,960 7% below national
372 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $35,950 7% below national
373 Gettysburg, PA $35,930 7% below national
374 Paducah, KY-IL $35,920 7% below national
375 Ocala, FL $35,910 7% below national
376 Erie, PA $35,900 7% below national
377 Alexandria, LA $35,890 7% below national
378 Johnson City, TN $35,870 7% below national
379 Enid, OK $35,860 7% below national
380 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $35,860 7% below national
381 Salisbury, MD $35,820 7% below national
382 Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $35,770 7% below national
383 North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,750 7% below national
384 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL $35,720 8% below national
385 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $35,710 8% below national
386 Wheeling, WV-OH $35,670 8% below national
387 Texarkana, TX-AR $35,660 8% below national
388 Warner Robins, GA $35,640 8% below national
389 Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $35,640 8% below national
390 Birmingham, AL $35,620 8% below national
391 Macon-Bibb County, GA $35,620 8% below national
392 Anniston-Oxford, AL $35,480 8% below national
393 Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $35,420 8% below national
394 South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,420 8% below national
395 Abilene, TX $35,410 8% below national
396 Wilmington, NC $35,390 8% below national
397 North Florida nonmetropolitan area $35,330 9% below national
398 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $35,320 9% below national
399 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $35,290 9% below national
400 North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,270 9% below national
401 West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $35,240 9% below national
402 Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $35,230 9% below national
403 Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,190 9% below national
404 Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,170 9% below national
405 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $35,150 9% below national
406 East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,150 9% below national
407 Tyler, TX $35,130 9% below national
408 Jonesboro, AR $35,060 9% below national
409 Tallahassee, FL $35,060 9% below national
410 Tuscaloosa, AL $35,050 9% below national
411 Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $35,000 9% below national
412 Hattiesburg, MS $34,980 9% below national
413 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $34,940 10% below national
414 Springfield, OH $34,870 10% below national
415 South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,870 10% below national
416 Canton-Massillon, OH $34,860 10% below national
417 Youngstown-Warren, OH $34,850 10% below national
418 Greensboro-High Point, NC $34,800 10% below national
419 Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $34,740 10% below national
420 Mobile, AL $34,680 10% below national
421 Lubbock, TX $34,670 10% below national
422 Amarillo, TX $34,630 10% below national
423 Kansas nonmetropolitan area $34,630 10% below national
424 Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,630 10% below national
425 Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $34,580 10% below national
426 West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $34,550 11% below national
427 Asheville, NC $34,490 11% below national
428 Corpus Christi, TX $34,480 11% below national
429 Sebring, FL $34,480 11% below national
430 Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,420 11% below national
431 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $34,400 11% below national
432 Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,380 11% below national
433 Columbus, GA-AL $34,370 11% below national
434 Morristown, TN $34,330 11% below national
435 Columbia, SC $34,310 11% below national
436 Montgomery, AL $34,220 11% below national
437 Greenville, NC $34,190 11% below national
438 Morgantown, WV $34,190 11% below national
439 Waco, TX $34,170 12% below national
440 Victoria, TX $34,120 12% below national
441 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $34,080 12% below national
442 Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $34,070 12% below national
443 Cleveland, TN $34,050 12% below national
444 Fort Smith, AR-OK $34,050 12% below national
445 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $34,010 12% below national
446 Mansfield, OH $33,980 12% below national
447 East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $33,950 12% below national
448 Sherman-Denison, TX $33,830 12% below national
449 Homosassa Springs, FL $33,820 12% below national
450 Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $33,670 13% below national
451 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC $33,640 13% below national
452 College Station-Bryan, TX $33,270 14% below national
453 Las Cruces, NM $33,220 14% below national
454 Longview, TX $33,120 14% below national
455 Wichita Falls, TX $33,060 14% below national
456 Baton Rouge, LA $33,040 14% below national
457 Monroe, LA $32,970 15% below national
458 Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $32,970 15% below national
459 Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,920 15% below national
460 Hammond, LA $32,480 16% below national
461 Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,480 16% below national
462 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL $32,350 16% below national
463 Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $32,180 17% below national
464 Decatur, AL $32,160 17% below national
465 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $32,100 17% below national
466 Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $32,010 17% below national
467 Spartanburg, SC $31,940 17% below national
468 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $31,890 17% below national
469 Hot Springs, AR $31,620 18% below national
470 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $31,560 18% below national
471 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $31,350 19% below national
472 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $31,200 19% below national
473 South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,050 20% below national
474 Dothan, AL $31,010 20% below national
475 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI $30,900 20% below national
476 Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $30,890 20% below national
477 San Angelo, TX $30,870 20% below national
478 Lawton, OK $30,840 20% below national
479 Auburn-Opelika, AL $30,700 21% below national
480 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $30,480 21% below national
481 West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,440 21% below national
482 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC $30,430 21% below national
483 Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $30,430 21% below national
484 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $30,390 21% below national
485 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA $30,370 21% below national
486 Killeen-Temple, TX $30,280 22% below national
487 Burlington, NC $30,250 22% below national
488 Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $30,170 22% below national
489 Lafayette, LA $30,020 22% below national
490 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,020 22% below national
491 Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $29,820 23% below national
492 Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $29,820 23% below national
493 Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $29,800 23% below national
494 Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,800 23% below national
495 Sumter, SC $29,720 23% below national
496 North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $29,680 23% below national
497 Goldsboro, NC $29,660 23% below national
498 El Paso, TX $29,570 23% below national
499 Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,560 23% below national
500 Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,560 23% below national
501 Eagle Pass, TX $29,500 24% below national
502 Laredo, TX $29,470 24% below national
503 Winston-Salem, NC $29,380 24% below national
504 North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $29,340 24% below national
505 Florence, SC $29,290 24% below national
506 Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $29,240 24% below national
507 Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,120 25% below national
508 Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $29,100 25% below national
509 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $29,070 25% below national
510 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $28,970 25% below national
511 Rocky Mount, NC $28,820 25% below national
512 Fayetteville, NC $28,580 26% below national
513 Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $28,450 26% below national
514 Gadsden, AL $28,180 27% below national
515 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $28,160 27% below national
516 Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $28,030 27% below national
517 East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $27,820 28% below national
518 Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $27,780 28% below national
519 Jacksonville, NC $27,600 29% below national
520 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $22,920 41% below national
521 Guayama, PR $22,550 42% below national
522 Arecibo, PR $22,410 42% below national
523 Mayaguez, PR $22,310 42% below national
524 Ponce, PR $22,290 42% below national
525 Aguadilla, PR $22,280 42% below national

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Parts Salespersons make?
The median annual salary for Parts Salespersons is $38,630 ($18.57/hour). The salary range spans from $28,240 at the 10th percentile to $62,890 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Parts Salespersons the most?
North Dakota pays the highest median salary for Parts Salespersons at $48,600/year, which is +26% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Parts Salespersons?
The typical entry-level education for Parts Salespersons is No formal educational credential. On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Parts Salespersons?
Parts Salespersons has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 1.8 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 1.5 per 100 workers.
Is Parts Salespersons a good career?
Employment for Parts Salespersons is projected to grow 3.1% from 2024 to 2034, which is slower than average. About 30,200 openings are projected each year.
How does Parts Salespersons pay vary by state?
Parts Salespersons salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is North Dakota at $48,600/year, while South Carolina pays the least at $32,180/year. BLS data covers 53 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Parts Salespersons?
The highest-paying metro area for Parts Salespersons is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $50,200/year. BLS reports wage data for 525 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.

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Data as of May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 annual release. Employment projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–2034. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.

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