41 Series · SOC 41-9031
Sales Engineers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $124,900
- Median / year
- +2.8%
- 2024→2025
- $195,270
- Top 10% earn
- +5.5%
- Growth '24–'34
- 51,790
- Estimated US jobs
Sales Engineers earn a median of $124,900 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $124,900, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $73,870 (10th percentile) to $195,270 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 51,790 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Delaware ($167,200).
The pay verdict
Sales Engineers earn a median of $124,900, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 91% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Sales and Related, it ranks #1 of 22 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 5.5% by 2034.
- $124,900
- Median annual wage
- Top 9%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #1 of 22
- in Sales and Related
- 2.6×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Delaware at $167,200. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Sales Engineers moved from $103,900 in May 2019 to $124,900 in May 2025 (+20.2%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Sales Engineers sits -4.2 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Sales Engineers (SOC 41-9031) has a national median of $124,900 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $73,870 to $195,270, and the published mean is $130,140. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 51,790 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 45 state or territory areas and 162 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $121,520 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $124,900 in May 2025, a rise of $3,380 (+2.8%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +5.5% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as faster than average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 5,000 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Bachelor's degree 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. Delaware pays the highest state median at $167,200, which is +34% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $177,490. 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.
Median Salary
$124,900
per year
Median Hourly
$60.05/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$130,140
average
Employment
51,790
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Sales Engineers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$124,900 Top 9% higher than 91% of 825 US occupations
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 | 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 (this entry) | 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% |
$124,900 · 91st 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 Sales Engineers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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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
+5.5%
Faster than average
Annual Openings
5,000
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+3,100
56,800 (2024) → 59,900 (2034)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →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 Sales Engineers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Sell products requiring extensive technical expertise and support for installation and use, such as material handling equipment, numerical-control machinery, or computer systems.
- ▸ Develop, present, or respond to proposals for specific customer requirements, including request for proposal responses and industry-specific solutions.
- ▸ Collaborate with sales teams to understand customer requirements, to promote the sale of company products, and to provide sales support.
- ▸ Create sales or service contracts for products or services.
- ▸ Visit prospective buyers at commercial, industrial, or other establishments to show samples or catalogs, and to inform them about product pricing, availability, and advantages.
- ▸ Keep informed on industry news and trends, products, services, competitors, relevant information about legacy, existing, and emerging technologies, and the latest product-line developments.
- ▸ Identify resale opportunities and support them to achieve sales plans.
- ▸ Confer with customers and engineers to assess equipment needs and to determine system requirements.
- ▸ Plan and modify product configurations to meet customer needs.
- ▸ Prepare and deliver technical presentations that explain products or services to customers and prospective customers.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
Sales Engineers pay history, 2015–2025
Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $97,650 |
| 2016 | $100,000 |
| 2017 | $98,720 |
| 2018 | $101,420 |
| 2019 | $103,900 |
| 2020 | $108,830 |
| 2021 | $103,710 |
| 2022 | $108,530 |
| 2023 | $116,950 |
| 2024 | $121,520 |
| 2025 | $124,900 |
2015 median
$97,650
2025 median
$124,900
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$21,000 (+20.2%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+3.1%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $97,650 | First banked release | 72,200 |
| May 2016 | $100,000 | +2.4% | 74,330 |
| May 2017 | $98,720 | -1.3% | 70,820 |
| May 2018 | $101,420 | +2.7% | 65,720 |
| May 2019 | $103,900 | Classification break | 63,550 |
| May 2020 | $108,830 | +4.7% | 63,780 |
| May 2021 | $103,710 | -4.7% | 59,550 |
| May 2022 | $108,530 | +4.6% | 59,700 |
| May 2023 | $116,950 | +7.8% | 59,340 |
| May 2024 | $121,520 | +3.9% | 56,690 |
| May 2025 | $124,900 | +2.8% | 51,790 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $97,650 in May 2015 to $124,900 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +3.1% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 63,550 in May 2019 to 51,790 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
Highest Paying States
Lowest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware | $167,200 | +34% above national |
| 2 | Maryland | $153,410 | +23% above national |
| 3 | Rhode Island | $149,750 | +20% above national |
| 4 | Washington | $147,620 | +18% above national |
| 5 | Colorado | $139,990 | +12% above national |
| 6 | California | $139,160 | +11% above national |
| 7 | New Jersey | $139,010 | +11% above national |
| 8 | New York | $137,480 | +10% above national |
| 9 | Massachusetts | $136,200 | +9% above national |
| 10 | West Virginia | $135,260 | +8% above national |
| 11 | Arizona | $131,870 | +6% above national |
| 12 | Arkansas | $130,760 | +5% above national |
| 13 | Texas | $130,610 | +5% above national |
| 14 | Oregon | $128,170 | +3% above national |
| 15 | Idaho | $128,030 | +3% above national |
| 16 | Florida | $125,530 | +1% above national |
| 17 | Connecticut | $123,660 | 1% below national |
| 18 | Louisiana | $121,680 | 3% below national |
| 19 | North Carolina | $121,530 | 3% below national |
| 20 | New Mexico | $119,420 | 4% below national |
| 21 | South Dakota | $119,110 | 5% below national |
| 22 | Wisconsin | $117,970 | 6% below national |
| 23 | Utah | $117,650 | 6% below national |
| 24 | Vermont | $116,790 | 6% below national |
| 25 | Oklahoma | $114,520 | 8% below national |
| 26 | South Carolina | $114,250 | 9% below national |
| 27 | Michigan | $114,180 | 9% below national |
| 28 | Tennessee | $111,580 | 11% below national |
| 29 | New Hampshire | $107,850 | 14% below national |
| 30 | Alabama | $104,410 | 16% below national |
| 31 | Minnesota | $100,570 | 19% below national |
| 32 | Illinois | $99,710 | 20% below national |
| 33 | Nevada | $99,020 | 21% below national |
| 34 | Georgia | $98,840 | 21% below national |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | $98,500 | 21% below national |
| 36 | Kansas | $98,000 | 22% below national |
| 37 | Ohio | $97,420 | 22% below national |
| 38 | Maine | $95,180 | 24% below national |
| 39 | Missouri | $90,960 | 27% below national |
| 40 | Kentucky | $90,190 | 28% below national |
| 41 | Nebraska | $90,140 | 28% below national |
| 42 | Iowa | $83,450 | 33% below national |
| 43 | Indiana | $74,960 | 40% below national |
| 44 | Alaska | $71,080 | 43% below national |
| 45 | Puerto Rico | $62,970 | 50% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $177,490 | +42% above national |
| 2 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $175,310 | +40% above national |
| 3 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $163,810 | +31% above national |
| 4 | Ocala, FL | $158,190 | +27% above national |
| 5 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $153,560 | +23% above national |
| 6 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $153,410 | +23% above national |
| 7 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $151,610 | +21% above national |
| 8 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $151,450 | +21% above national |
| 9 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $147,570 | +18% above national |
| 10 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $147,130 | +18% above national |
| 11 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $143,970 | +15% above national |
| 12 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $139,990 | +12% above national |
| 13 | Midland, TX | $138,930 | +11% above national |
| 14 | Boulder, CO | $138,720 | +11% above national |
| 15 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $138,560 | +11% above national |
| 16 | Greeley, CO | $138,420 | +11% above national |
| 17 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $137,960 | +10% above national |
| 18 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $136,620 | +9% above national |
| 19 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $136,430 | +9% above national |
| 20 | Albuquerque, NM | $136,260 | +9% above national |
| 21 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $135,050 | +8% above national |
| 22 | Odessa, TX | $134,740 | +8% above national |
| 23 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $133,380 | +7% above national |
| 24 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $133,350 | +7% above national |
| 25 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $133,300 | +7% above national |
| 26 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $133,280 | +7% above national |
| 27 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $133,010 | +6% above national |
| 28 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $132,510 | +6% above national |
| 29 | Colorado Springs, CO | $130,360 | +4% above national |
| 30 | Chambersburg, PA | $130,310 | +4% above national |
| 31 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $130,170 | +4% above national |
| 32 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $129,850 | +4% above national |
| 33 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $129,520 | +4% above national |
| 34 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $128,670 | +3% above national |
| 35 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $128,200 | +3% above national |
| 36 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $128,170 | +3% above national |
| 37 | Tallahassee, FL | $128,000 | +2% above national |
| 38 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $127,800 | +2% above national |
| 39 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $126,310 | +1% above national |
| 40 | Worcester, MA | $125,800 | +1% above national |
| 41 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $125,630 | +1% above national |
| 42 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $125,530 | +1% above national |
| 43 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $124,870 | same as national |
| 44 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $123,830 | 1% below national |
| 45 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $123,770 | 1% below national |
| 46 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $123,350 | 1% below national |
| 47 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $122,990 | 2% below national |
| 48 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $122,690 | 2% below national |
| 49 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $122,610 | 2% below national |
| 50 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $121,980 | 2% below national |
| 51 | Lafayette, LA | $121,680 | 3% below national |
| 52 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $121,270 | 3% below national |
| 53 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $121,100 | 3% below national |
| 54 | Ann Arbor, MI | $121,000 | 3% below national |
| 55 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $119,950 | 4% below national |
| 56 | Madison, WI | $119,900 | 4% below national |
| 57 | Jacksonville, FL | $119,550 | 4% below national |
| 58 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $118,760 | 5% below national |
| 59 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $118,610 | 5% below national |
| 60 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $118,450 | 5% below national |
| 61 | Columbus, OH | $117,110 | 6% below national |
| 62 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $116,790 | 6% below national |
| 63 | Appleton, WI | $116,570 | 7% below national |
| 64 | Oklahoma City, OK | $116,490 | 7% below national |
| 65 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $115,850 | 7% below national |
| 66 | Wilmington, NC | $114,170 | 9% below national |
| 67 | Asheville, NC | $111,250 | 11% below national |
| 68 | Fresno, CA | $111,160 | 11% below national |
| 69 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $110,940 | 11% below national |
| 70 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $110,610 | 11% below national |
| 71 | Reno, NV | $110,360 | 12% below national |
| 72 | Winston-Salem, NC | $109,760 | 12% below national |
| 73 | Columbia, SC | $108,830 | 13% below national |
| 74 | New Haven, CT | $107,940 | 14% below national |
| 75 | Green Bay, WI | $107,300 | 14% below national |
| 76 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $106,130 | 15% below national |
| 77 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $105,080 | 16% below national |
| 78 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $105,040 | 16% below national |
| 79 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $104,850 | 16% below national |
| 80 | Syracuse, NY | $104,810 | 16% below national |
| 81 | Tulsa, OK | $104,370 | 16% below national |
| 82 | Knoxville, TN | $104,170 | 17% below national |
| 83 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $104,070 | 17% below national |
| 84 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $103,830 | 17% below national |
| 85 | Rochester, NY | $103,640 | 17% below national |
| 86 | Saginaw, MI | $103,440 | 17% below national |
| 87 | Lancaster, PA | $103,320 | 17% below national |
| 88 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $103,040 | 18% below national |
| 89 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $102,910 | 18% below national |
| 90 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $102,800 | 18% below national |
| 91 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $102,790 | 18% below national |
| 92 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $102,340 | 18% below national |
| 93 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $102,200 | 18% below national |
| 94 | Binghamton, NY | $102,120 | 18% below national |
| 95 | Roanoke, VA | $102,010 | 18% below national |
| 96 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $101,640 | 19% below national |
| 97 | Richmond, VA | $101,210 | 19% below national |
| 98 | Akron, OH | $100,560 | 19% below national |
| 99 | Ogden, UT | $100,490 | 20% below national |
| 100 | Logan, UT-ID | $100,310 | 20% below national |
| 101 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $99,890 | 20% below national |
| 102 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $99,690 | 20% below national |
| 103 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $99,230 | 21% below national |
| 104 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $98,820 | 21% below national |
| 105 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $98,750 | 21% below national |
| 106 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $98,720 | 21% below national |
| 107 | Cleveland, OH | $98,220 | 21% below national |
| 108 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $97,960 | 22% below national |
| 109 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $97,920 | 22% below national |
| 110 | Omaha, NE-IA | $97,820 | 22% below national |
| 111 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $97,800 | 22% below national |
| 112 | Savannah, GA | $97,650 | 22% below national |
| 113 | Lynchburg, VA | $97,540 | 22% below national |
| 114 | Pittsburgh, PA | $97,430 | 22% below national |
| 115 | Springfield, MA | $96,860 | 22% below national |
| 116 | Spartanburg, SC | $96,520 | 23% below national |
| 117 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $96,320 | 23% below national |
| 118 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $95,910 | 23% below national |
| 119 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $95,020 | 24% below national |
| 120 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $94,590 | 24% below national |
| 121 | Jackson, MS | $94,420 | 24% below national |
| 122 | York-Hanover, PA | $94,020 | 25% below national |
| 123 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $93,920 | 25% below national |
| 124 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $93,500 | 25% below national |
| 125 | Wichita, KS | $92,730 | 26% below national |
| 126 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $92,650 | 26% below national |
| 127 | Reading, PA | $92,370 | 26% below national |
| 128 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $91,880 | 26% below national |
| 129 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $90,190 | 28% below national |
| 130 | Toledo, OH | $89,780 | 28% below national |
| 131 | Lubbock, TX | $88,010 | 30% below national |
| 132 | Utica-Rome, NY | $85,790 | 31% below national |
| 133 | El Paso, TX | $85,210 | 32% below national |
| 134 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $84,990 | 32% below national |
| 135 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $83,450 | 33% below national |
| 136 | Lincoln, NE | $83,240 | 33% below national |
| 137 | Traverse City, MI | $82,780 | 34% below national |
| 138 | Tucson, AZ | $82,780 | 34% below national |
| 139 | Erie, PA | $82,300 | 34% below national |
| 140 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $80,370 | 36% below national |
| 141 | Rockford, IL | $75,320 | 40% below national |
| 142 | Springfield, MO | $71,250 | 43% below national |
| 143 | Anchorage, AK | $71,080 | 43% below national |
| 144 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $51,460 | 59% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 41 (Sales and Related Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
Advertising Sales Agents
SOC 41-3011
Cashiers
SOC 41-2011
Counter and Rental Clerks
SOC 41-2021
Demonstrators and Product Promoters
SOC 41-9011
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
SOC 41-9091
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 ($124,900 here) and reported employment (51,790 jobs here).
Similar median pay
Nearest other detailed occupations by BLS OEWS national median annual wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 1,000 national jobs), distinct from the pay column.
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.
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- The 75th-percentile wage is about $161,230/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: Delaware leads at $167,200/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
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