41 Series · SOC 41-9099

Sales and Related Workers, All Other Salary

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

$48,280
Median / year
$97,910
Top 10% earn
+3.7%
Growth '23–'33
93,180
US workers

Sales and Related Workers, All Other earn a median of $48,280 per year.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $48,280, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $29,720 (10th percentile) to $97,910 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 93,180 US workers. Washington pays the most ($75,100), since pay varies by state and metro area.

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The pay verdict

Sales and Related Workers, All Other earn a median of $48,280, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 28% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Sales and Related, it ranks #14 of 22 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 3.7% by 2033.

$48,280
Median annual wage
Top 72%
of 825 US occupations with published wages
#14 of 22
in Sales and Related
3.3×
90th-to-10th pay spread

Highest-paying state: Washington at $75,100. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.

Sales and Related Workers, All Other (SOC 41-9099) pays a national median of $48,280 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $29,720 at the 10th percentile to $97,910 at the 90th, with a mean of $58,510 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 93,180 Americans work in this occupation across 50 reporting states and 260 metro areas.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3.7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 16,000 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent. 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. Washington pays the highest state median at $75,100, which is +56% above the national figure. The top metro is Bellingham, WA at $81,120 - 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 93,180 jobs Median $48,280/yr

Median Salary

$48,280

per year

Median Hourly

$23.21/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$58,510

average

Employment

93,180

jobs nationwide

How does this pay compare nationally?

Where Sales and Related Workers, All Other pay sits nationally

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

$48,280 Bottom 28% higher than 28% of 825 US occupations

$0–$20,000: 0 US occupations (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 98 US occupations (12%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 298 US occupations (36%). This entry sits in this band. $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 Sales and Related Workers, All Other; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).

Among 21 41-series occupations with growth data, Sales and Related Workers, All Other sits on the slower-growing side at +3.7% growth and $48,280 median pay.

Among 21 41-series occupations with growth data, Sales and Related Workers, All Other sits on the slower-growing side at +3.7% growth and $48,280 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, Sales and Related Workers, All Other sits on the slower-growing side at +3.7% growth and $48,280 median pay.

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

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

+3.7%

Slower than average

Annual Openings

16,000

per year (projected)

Typical Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034

Workplace Safety

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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

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$29,720$36,860$48,280$70,650$97,910
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$14.29$17.72$23.21$33.97$47.07
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$29,720

25th Percentile

$36,860

Median

$48,280

75th Percentile

$70,650

90th Percentile

$97,910

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Washington $75,100 +56% above national
2 New Jersey $74,520 +54% above national
3 Hawaii $70,720 +46% above national
4 Connecticut $65,740 +36% above national
5 Delaware $64,590 +34% above national
6 South Dakota $61,550 +27% above national
7 Colorado $60,670 +26% above national
8 Utah $59,170 +23% above national
9 New Hampshire $58,290 +21% above national
10 New York $55,270 +14% above national
11 California $52,810 +9% above national
12 Massachusetts $51,620 +7% above national
13 Georgia $51,570 +7% above national
14 Illinois $50,960 +6% above national
15 Kentucky $49,990 +4% above national
16 North Dakota $49,810 +3% above national
17 Indiana $49,320 +2% above national
18 Maryland $48,920 +1% above national
19 Vermont $48,890 +1% above national
20 Tennessee $48,190 same as national
21 Wisconsin $48,140 same as national
22 Arizona $47,440 2% below national
23 Alabama $46,660 3% below national
24 Montana $46,160 4% below national
25 Oregon $45,080 7% below national
26 Michigan $44,160 9% below national
27 Pennsylvania $42,450 12% below national
28 South Carolina $42,210 13% below national
29 Florida $40,180 17% below national
30 North Carolina $38,470 20% below national
31 Minnesota $38,350 21% below national
32 Texas $38,170 21% below national
33 Ohio $37,870 22% below national
34 Nebraska $37,760 22% below national
35 Maine $37,560 22% below national
36 Nevada $36,180 25% below national
37 Virginia $35,730 26% below national
38 New Mexico $35,610 26% below national
39 Iowa $35,250 27% below national
40 Idaho $34,400 29% below national
41 Missouri $34,270 29% below national
42 Mississippi $32,700 32% below national
43 Louisiana $31,990 34% below national
44 Wyoming $31,870 34% below national
45 Virgin Islands $31,650 34% below national
46 West Virginia $30,790 36% below national
47 Kansas $30,470 37% below national
48 Oklahoma $29,630 39% below national
49 Puerto Rico $28,260 41% below national
50 Arkansas $26,490 45% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Bellingham, WA $81,120 +68% above national
2 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $79,640 +65% above national
3 Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area $78,280 +62% above national
4 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $76,120 +58% above national
5 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $74,530 +54% above national
6 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $74,520 +54% above national
7 Napa, CA $74,290 +54% above national
8 Urban Honolulu, HI $73,330 +52% above national
9 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $73,250 +52% above national
10 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $65,950 +37% above national
11 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $64,240 +33% above national
12 Boulder, CO $63,510 +32% above national
13 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $63,250 +31% above national
14 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $63,230 +31% above national
15 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $63,110 +31% above national
16 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $61,920 +28% above national
17 West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,790 +28% above national
18 Birmingham, AL $61,730 +28% above national
19 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $60,910 +26% above national
20 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $60,850 +26% above national
21 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $60,050 +24% above national
22 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $58,670 +22% above national
23 Manchester-Nashua, NH $58,290 +21% above national
24 Madison, WI $57,930 +20% above national
25 Pueblo, CO $57,140 +18% above national
26 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $57,140 +18% above national
27 Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $56,720 +17% above national
28 Springfield, MA $56,300 +17% above national
29 Salinas, CA $55,430 +15% above national
30 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $54,330 +13% above national
31 Colorado Springs, CO $54,070 +12% above national
32 Modesto, CA $53,870 +12% above national
33 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $53,770 +11% above national
34 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $53,640 +11% above national
35 Stockton-Lodi, CA $53,640 +11% above national
36 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $53,630 +11% above national
37 Vallejo, CA $53,600 +11% above national
38 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $53,590 +11% above national
39 Grand Forks, ND-MN $53,440 +11% above national
40 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $53,270 +10% above national
41 Chattanooga, TN-GA $52,500 +9% above national
42 Greeley, CO $52,430 +9% above national
43 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $52,170 +8% above national
44 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $52,080 +8% above national
45 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $51,990 +8% above national
46 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $51,830 +7% above national
47 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $51,690 +7% above national
48 Syracuse, NY $51,600 +7% above national
49 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $51,480 +7% above national
50 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $50,850 +5% above national
51 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $50,840 +5% above national
52 North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $50,170 +4% above national
53 Chico, CA $49,950 +3% above national
54 Fargo, ND-MN $49,800 +3% above national
55 Visalia, CA $49,600 +3% above national
56 Knoxville, TN $49,420 +2% above national
57 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $49,380 +2% above national
58 Bismarck, ND $49,100 +2% above national
59 Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $48,880 +1% above national
60 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $48,800 +1% above national
61 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $48,570 +1% above national
62 East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $48,550 +1% above national
63 Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,520 same as national
64 Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,520 same as national
65 South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,520 same as national
66 Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,050 same as national
67 Yuba City, CA $47,960 1% below national
68 Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,840 1% below national
69 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $47,810 1% below national
70 South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,550 2% below national
71 Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area $47,460 2% below national
72 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $47,440 2% below national
73 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $47,410 2% below national
74 North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $47,380 2% below national
75 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $47,330 2% below national
76 Fresno, CA $47,250 2% below national
77 West Montana nonmetropolitan area $47,200 2% below national
78 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $46,920 3% below national
79 Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $46,770 3% below national
80 Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $46,770 3% below national
81 Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $46,770 3% below national
82 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $46,730 3% below national
83 Erie, PA $46,710 3% below national
84 Salem, OR $46,510 4% below national
85 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $46,430 4% below national
86 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $46,160 4% below national
87 Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $46,080 5% below national
88 Jacksonville, FL $46,050 5% below national
89 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $46,020 5% below national
90 New Haven, CT $45,960 5% below national
91 Grand Junction, CO $45,780 5% below national
92 Billings, MT $45,720 5% below national
93 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $45,390 6% below national
94 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $45,250 6% below national
95 Redding, CA $44,610 8% below national
96 Savannah, GA $44,360 8% below national
97 Worcester, MA $44,230 8% below national
98 El Centro, CA $44,160 9% below national
99 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $43,980 9% below national
100 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $43,500 10% below national
101 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $43,240 10% below national
102 Bend, OR $43,220 10% below national
103 Gainesville, GA $43,130 11% below national
104 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $42,990 11% below national
105 North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $42,990 11% below national
106 Pittsburgh, PA $42,880 11% below national
107 Rochester, NY $42,880 11% below national
108 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $42,470 12% below national
109 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $42,270 12% below national
110 Merced, CA $42,250 12% below national
111 Killeen-Temple, TX $42,240 13% below national
112 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $41,920 13% below national
113 Raleigh-Cary, NC $41,810 13% below national
114 Hanford-Corcoran, CA $41,610 14% below national
115 Columbus, OH $41,490 14% below national
116 Albany, OR $41,470 14% below national
117 Missoula, MT $41,260 15% below national
118 Lancaster, PA $41,250 15% below national
119 Victoria, TX $40,980 15% below national
120 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $40,550 16% below national
121 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $40,450 16% below national
122 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $40,340 16% below national
123 Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $40,340 16% below national
124 Fort Wayne, IN $40,310 17% below national
125 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $39,790 18% below national
126 Chambersburg, PA $39,690 18% below national
127 South Florida nonmetropolitan area $39,660 18% below national
128 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $39,550 18% below national
129 Naples-Marco Island, FL $39,550 18% below national
130 Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $39,360 18% below national
131 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $39,350 18% below national
132 Midland, TX $39,110 19% below national
133 Medford, OR $38,980 19% below national
134 Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $38,980 19% below national
135 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $38,820 20% below national
136 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $38,650 20% below national
137 Macon-Bibb County, GA $38,640 20% below national
138 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $38,590 20% below national
139 Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $38,350 21% below national
140 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $38,330 21% below national
141 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $38,290 21% below national
142 Helena, MT $38,260 21% below national
143 North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,010 21% below national
144 Boise City, ID $37,980 21% below national
145 Richmond, VA $37,890 22% below national
146 Cleveland, OH $37,810 22% below national
147 Spartanburg, SC $37,770 22% below national
148 Columbus, GA-AL $37,720 22% below national
149 St. Louis, MO-IL $37,710 22% below national
150 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $37,690 22% below national
151 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $37,690 22% below national
152 Ocala, FL $37,620 22% below national
153 Altoona, PA $37,610 22% below national
154 Amarillo, TX $37,560 22% below national
155 North Florida nonmetropolitan area $37,510 22% below national
156 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $37,440 22% below national
157 Portland-South Portland, ME $37,440 22% below national
158 West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $37,350 23% below national
159 North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $37,350 23% below national
160 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $37,270 23% below national
161 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $37,230 23% below national
162 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $37,180 23% below national
163 Lake Charles, LA $37,140 23% below national
164 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,010 23% below national
165 Port St. Lucie, FL $37,000 23% below national
166 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $36,980 23% below national
167 Athens-Clarke County, GA $36,920 24% below national
168 Columbia, SC $36,880 24% below national
169 Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,860 24% below national
170 Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $36,810 24% below national
171 Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $36,810 24% below national
172 Eugene-Springfield, OR $36,790 24% below national
173 Lincoln, NE $36,720 24% below national
174 Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,680 24% below national
175 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL $36,660 24% below national
176 Baton Rouge, LA $36,650 24% below national
177 Tallahassee, FL $36,600 24% below national
178 Waco, TX $36,490 24% below national
179 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $36,400 25% below national
180 Harrisonburg, VA $36,280 25% below national
181 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $36,240 25% below national
182 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $36,190 25% below national
183 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $36,160 25% below national
184 Gainesville, FL $36,020 25% below national
185 Tucson, AZ $35,890 26% below national
186 Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,850 26% below national
187 Farmington, NM $35,610 26% below national
188 Abilene, TX $35,580 26% below national
189 Albuquerque, NM $35,580 26% below national
190 Reno, NV $35,580 26% below national
191 Omaha, NE-IA $35,480 27% below national
192 East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,450 27% below national
193 Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $35,320 27% below national
194 Lubbock, TX $35,290 27% below national
195 Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $35,240 27% below national
196 Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $34,980 28% below national
197 Cedar Rapids, IA $34,960 28% below national
198 Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,880 28% below national
199 Rochester, MN $34,740 28% below national
200 Dubuque, IA $34,590 28% below national
201 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $34,310 29% below national
202 North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $34,290 29% below national
203 Iowa City, IA $34,240 29% below national
204 Akron, OH $34,120 29% below national
205 Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $34,070 29% below national
206 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $34,060 29% below national
207 Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $33,790 30% below national
208 Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $33,790 30% below national
209 Flint, MI $33,530 31% below national
210 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $33,510 31% below national
211 Wichita, KS $33,150 31% below national
212 Laredo, TX $32,450 33% below national
213 Odessa, TX $32,180 33% below national
214 San Angelo, TX $32,180 33% below national
215 Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $32,160 33% below national
216 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $31,990 34% below national
217 Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $31,700 34% below national
218 Topeka, KS $31,290 35% below national
219 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $31,200 35% below national
220 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $31,200 35% below national
221 Maryland nonmetropolitan area $31,200 35% below national
222 Corpus Christi, TX $31,050 36% below national
223 Springfield, MO $30,960 36% below national
224 Columbia, MO $30,950 36% below national
225 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $30,730 36% below national
226 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $30,640 37% below national
227 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $30,550 37% below national
228 Clarksville, TN-KY $30,520 37% below national
229 Kansas City, MO-KS $30,470 37% below national
230 Greensboro-High Point, NC $30,380 37% below national
231 Wichita Falls, TX $29,990 38% below national
232 Charleston, WV $29,890 38% below national
233 Oklahoma City, OK $29,640 39% below national
234 Reading, PA $29,520 39% below national
235 Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $29,390 39% below national
236 Canton-Massillon, OH $29,250 39% below national
237 Mayaguez, PR $28,980 40% below national
238 Mankato, MN $28,930 40% below national
239 North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $28,740 40% below national
240 Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $28,680 41% below national
241 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $28,580 41% below national
242 Sherman-Denison, TX $28,450 41% below national
243 Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $28,340 41% below national
244 Lafayette, LA $28,130 42% below national
245 College Station-Bryan, TX $28,060 42% below national
246 Youngstown-Warren, OH $28,010 42% below national
247 York-Hanover, PA $27,750 43% below national
248 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $27,610 43% below national
249 Toledo, OH $27,600 43% below national
250 Longview, TX $27,470 43% below national
251 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $27,210 44% below national
252 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $27,210 44% below national
253 El Paso, TX $27,150 44% below national
254 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $26,490 45% below national
255 Gettysburg, PA $26,490 45% below national
256 Tulsa, OK $26,470 45% below national
257 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA $26,410 45% below national
258 Monroe, LA $25,680 47% below national
259 North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $24,960 48% below national
260 Kansas nonmetropolitan area $15,550 68% below national

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Sales and Related Workers, All Other make?
The median annual salary for Sales and Related Workers, All Other is $48,280 ($23.21/hour). The salary range spans from $29,720 at the 10th percentile to $97,910 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Sales and Related Workers, All Other the most?
Washington pays the highest median salary for Sales and Related Workers, All Other at $75,100/year, which is +56% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Sales and Related Workers, All Other?
The typical entry-level education for Sales and Related Workers, All Other is High school diploma or equivalent.
How dangerous is being a Sales and Related Workers, All Other?
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 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 Sales and Related Workers, All Other a good career?
Employment for Sales and Related Workers, All Other is projected to grow 3.7% from 2024 to 2034, which is slower than average. About 16,000 openings are projected each year.
How does Sales and Related Workers, All Other pay vary by state?
Sales and Related Workers, All Other salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Washington at $75,100/year, while West Virginia pays the least at $30,790/year. BLS data covers 50 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Sales and Related Workers, All Other?
The highest-paying metro area for Sales and Related Workers, All Other is Bellingham, WA at $81,120/year. BLS reports wage data for 260 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.

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