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
+3.2%
2024→2025
$62,890
Top 10% earn
+3.1%
Growth '24–'34
270,070
Estimated US jobs

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 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is North Dakota ($48,600).

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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 2034.

$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.

Observed pay change

What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025

May 2019 → May 2025
  • The published national median for Parts Salespersons moved from $31,710 in May 2019 to $38,630 in May 2025 (+21.8%).
  • Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
  • Parts Salespersons sits -2.6 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.

Parts Salespersons (SOC 41-2022) has a national median of $38,630 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $28,240 to $62,890, and the published mean is $43,830. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 270,070 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 53 state or territory areas and 525 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $37,440 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $38,630 in May 2025, a rise of $1,190 (+3.2%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3.1% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as about as fast as average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 30,200 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns No formal educational credential as typical education needed for entry, and BLS classifies its typical on-the-job preparation as moderate-term on-the-job training. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Sales and Related Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.

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 highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $50,200. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.

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 and above: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $180,000+ 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.

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Band Count Share
$0–$20,000 0 US occupations 0%
$20,000–$40,000 (this entry) 98 US occupations 12%
$40,000–$60,000 298 US occupations 36%
$60,000–$80,000 209 US occupations 25%
$80,000–$100,000 82 US occupations 10%
$100,000–$120,000 58 US occupations 7%
$120,000–$140,000 32 US occupations 4%
$140,000–$160,000 14 US occupations 2%
$160,000–$180,000 9 US occupations 1%
$180,000 and above 25 US occupations 3%

$38,630 · 10th percentile of 825 US occupations

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. Scatter plot of 21 data points. $0$50000$100000$150000 -30%-20%-10%0%10% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage Retail Salespersons - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -0.5% · Median annual wage: $35410Cashiers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -9.9% · Median annual wage: $32880Sales Representative… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.1% · Median annual wage: $69990Sales Representative… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 0.3% · Median annual wage: $72080First-Line Superviso… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -5% · Median annual wage: $48520Securities, Commodit… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.3% · Median annual wage: $78660Insurance Sales Agents - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.7% · Median annual wage: $62280Counter and Rental C… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.2% · Median annual wage: $41300Sales Representative… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.9% · Median annual wage: $104920Parts Salespersons - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.1% · Median annual wage: $38630Real Estate Sales Ag… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.1% · Median annual wage: $52830Sales and Related Wo… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.7% · Median annual wage: $48280Advertising Sales Ag… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -6.4% · Median annual wage: $64820Demonstrators and Pr… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -0.1% · Median annual wage: $39320Telemarketers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -22.1% · Median annual wage: $35450Travel Agents - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 2.2% · Median annual wage: $50160Sales Engineers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.5% · Median annual wage: $124900Real Estate Brokers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.3% · Median annual wage: $73220Gambling Change Pers… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -6.4% · Median annual wage: $36220Models - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -0.5% · Median annual wage: $48470Door-to-Door Sales W… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -10% · Median annual wage: $41380
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.
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  • Retail Salespersons: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.5%, Median annual wage $35410
  • Cashiers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -9.9%, Median annual wage $32880
  • Sales Representative…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $69990
  • Sales Representative…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.3%, Median annual wage $72080
  • First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5%, Median annual wage $48520
  • Securities, Commodit…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.3%, Median annual wage $78660
  • Insurance Sales Agents: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.7%, Median annual wage $62280
  • Counter and Rental C…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.2%, Median annual wage $41300
  • Sales Representative…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.9%, Median annual wage $104920
  • Parts Salespersons: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $38630
  • Real Estate Sales Ag…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $52830
  • Sales and Related Wo…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.7%, Median annual wage $48280
  • Advertising Sales Ag…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6.4%, Median annual wage $64820
  • Demonstrators and Pr…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.1%, Median annual wage $39320
  • Telemarketers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -22.1%, Median annual wage $35450
  • Travel Agents: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.2%, Median annual wage $50160
  • Sales Engineers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.5%, Median annual wage $124900
  • Real Estate Brokers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.3%, Median annual wage $73220
  • Gambling Change Pers…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6.4%, Median annual wage $36220
  • Models: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.5%, Median annual wage $48470
  • Door-to-Door Sales W…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -10%, Median annual wage $41380

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

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

+3.1%

About as fast as average

Annual Openings

30,200

per year (projected)

Employment Change

+8,500

272,100 (2024) → 280,600 (2034)

Typical Education

No formal educational credential

On-the-Job Training

Moderate-term on-the-job training

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034

Workplace Safety

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Group

Sales and Related Occupations context

Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade

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

10th$28,240
25th$33,110
Median$38,630
75th$49,850
90th$62,890

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th$13.58
25th$15.92
Median$18.57
75th$23.97
90th$30.24

Parts Salespersons pay history, 2015–2025

Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.

$25,000$30,000$35,000$40,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 National median - 2015: $29,650National median - 2016: $29,780National median - 2017: $29,380National median - 2018: $30,430National median - 2019: $31,710National median - 2020: $32,460National median - 2021: $34,260National median - 2022: $35,800National median - 2023: $36,860National median - 2024: $37,440National median - 2025: $38,630$38,630
National median annual wage for Parts Salespersons, May 2015 to May 2025 OEWS releases
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Period National median
2015 $29,650
2016 $29,780
2017 $29,380
2018 $30,430
2019 $31,710
2020 $32,460
2021 $34,260
2022 $35,800
2023 $36,860
2024 $37,440
2025 $38,630

2015 median

$29,650

2025 median

$38,630

2019–2025 change (same SOC)

+$6,920 (+21.8%)

Avg/year (same SOC)

+3.3%

Published national median annual wage and estimated employment for Parts Salespersons by OEWS release year
Release Median Change Estimated jobs
May 2015 $29,650 First banked release 238,470
May 2016 $29,780 +0.4% 248,740
May 2017 $29,380 -1.3% 252,770
May 2018 $30,430 +3.6% 254,870
May 2019 $31,710 Classification break 256,170
May 2020 $32,460 +2.4% 253,870
May 2021 $34,260 +5.5% 265,130
May 2022 $35,800 +4.5% 259,280
May 2023 $36,860 +3.0% 260,770
May 2024 $37,440 +1.6% 265,060
May 2025 $38,630 +3.2% 270,070

Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $29,650 in May 2015 to $38,630 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +3.3% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 256,170 in May 2019 to 270,070 in May 2025.

Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.

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

Same SOC major group

Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 41 (Sales and Related Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.

Showing 5 of 21 detailed occupations BLS assigns to this SOC major group.

Nationwide occupations with similar pay or employment scale

Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Sales and Related Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($38,630 here) and reported employment (270,070 jobs here).

Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do 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.
Where does Parts Salespersons pay rank nationally?
At a published national median of $38,630, Parts Salespersons pay is higher than 10% of the 825 detailed occupations with a published BLS annual median in the May 2025 OEWS release. This compares occupation-level medians, not individual workers, job offers, or this occupation's own worker pay-percentile range.
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 Parts Salespersons need?
BLS assigns Parts Salespersons to No formal educational credential for typical education needed for entry. Typical on-the-job training assignment: Moderate-term on-the-job training.
Does BLS publish a safety rate for Parts Salespersons?
BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for Parts Salespersons in this release. WageDex shows the Sales and Related Occupations SOC-group rate only as broad context and does not rank it as this occupation's measured rate.
Is Parts Salespersons a good career?
Employment for Parts Salespersons is projected to grow 3.1% from 2024 to 2034, which is about as fast as 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 Puerto Rico pays the least at $22,780/year. BLS data covers 53 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Parts Salespersons?
The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $50,200/year. BLS reports a median for 391 metropolitan areas for this occupation. The ranking does not establish why values differ.

What to do with this data

How to use Parts Salespersons pay figures in a real decision

  • The 75th-percentile wage is about $49,850/year. Treat it as the upper-quartile market boundary, not an automatic target for experience alone; role scope, location, industry, credentials, performance, and employer context still need separate evidence. Salary calculator
  • Location moves pay significantly: North Dakota leads at $48,600/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
  • Compare this occupation against similar roles before you decide, so you are reading the pay band in context rather than in isolation. Compare jobs

These are BLS survey estimates for the occupation, not a salary offer or a prediction for any individual. Your pay depends on experience, employer, exact role, and location.

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.

These are survey estimates for the occupation, not a salary offer or a prediction for any individual. See how to use them.

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