11 Series · SOC 11-2022

Sales Managers Salary

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

$148,270
Median / year
$290,540
Top 10% earn
+4.7%
Growth '23–'33
637,080
US workers

Sales Managers earn a median of $148,270 per year.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $148,270, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $73,170 (10th percentile) to $290,540 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 637,080 US workers. New York pays the most ($217,640), since pay varies by state and metro area.

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The pay verdict

Sales Managers earn a median of $148,270, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 95% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Management, it ranks #9 of 37 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 4.7% by 2033.

$148,270
Median annual wage
Top 5%
of 825 US occupations with published wages
#9 of 37
in Management
4.0×
90th-to-10th pay spread

Highest-paying state: New York at $217,640. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.

Sales Managers (SOC 11-2022) pays a national median of $148,270 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $73,170 at the 10th percentile to $290,540 at the 90th, with a mean of $164,350 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 637,080 Americans work in this occupation across 53 reporting states and 522 metro areas.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +4.7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as about average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 49,000 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Bachelor's degree, with less than 5 years of prior experience generally required. 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 2.8 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.8 per 100.

Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. New York pays the highest state median at $217,640, which is +47% above the national figure. The top metro is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ at $215,150 - 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 637,080 jobs Median $148,270/yr

Median Salary

$148,270

per year

Median Hourly

$71.28/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$164,350

average

Employment

637,080

jobs nationwide

How does this pay compare nationally?

Where Sales Managers pay sits nationally

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

$148,270 Top 5% higher than 95% 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%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 209 US occupations (25%). Below this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 82 US occupations (10%). Below this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 58 US occupations (7%). Below this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 32 US occupations (4%). Below this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 14 US occupations (2%). This entry sits in this band. $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 11-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Sales Managers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).

Among 24 11-series occupations with growth data, Sales Managers sits on the slower-growing side at +4.7% growth and $148,270 median pay.

Among 24 11-series occupations with growth data, Sales Managers sits on the slower-growing side at +4.7% growth and $148,270 median pay. Scatter plot of 24 data points. $50000$100000$150000$200000$250000 -10%0%10%20%30% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage
Among 24 11-series occupations with growth data, Sales Managers sits on the slower-growing side at +4.7% growth and $148,270 median pay.

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

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

+4.7%

About average

Annual Openings

49,000

per year (projected)

Typical Education

Bachelor's degree

Work Experience

Less than 5 years

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034

Workplace Safety

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A

Very Safe

Safety Grade (BLS 2023)

Fatality Rate

2.8/100K

Injury Rate

0.8/100

Danger Index

4.6/100

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 Managers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.

Top Skills

Active Listening 4.0
Speaking 4.0
Negotiation 4.0
Reading Comprehension 3.9
Critical Thinking 3.9
Monitoring 3.9
Social Perceptiveness 3.9
Persuasion 3.9
Judgment and Decision Making 3.9
Management of Personnel Resources 3.9

Knowledge Areas

Sales and Marketing 4.8
Customer and Personal Service 4.3
English Language 4.1
Administration and Management 4.0
Personnel and Human Resources 3.4
Computers and Electronics 3.2
Education and Training 3.2
Economics and Accounting 3.0
Communications and Media 3.0
Mathematics 2.9

Key Tasks

  • Oversee regional and local sales managers and their staffs.
  • Resolve customer complaints regarding sales and service.
  • Monitor customer preferences to determine focus of sales efforts.
  • Confer with potential customers regarding equipment needs, and advise customers on types of equipment to purchase.
  • Review operational records and reports to project sales and determine profitability.
  • Plan and direct staffing, training, and performance evaluations to develop and control sales and service programs.
  • Direct and coordinate activities involving sales of manufactured products, services, commodities, real estate, or other subjects of sale.
  • Determine price schedules and discount rates.
  • Prepare budgets and approve budget expenditures.
  • Confer or consult with department heads to plan advertising services and to secure information on equipment and customer specifications.

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

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$73,170$100,360$148,270$207,340$290,540
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$35.18$48.25$71.28$99.68$139.68
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$73,170

25th Percentile

$100,360

Median

$148,270

75th Percentile

$207,340

90th Percentile

$290,540

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 New York $217,640 +47% above national
2 Massachusetts $191,200 +29% above national
3 Virginia $191,130 +29% above national
4 Colorado $180,850 +22% above national
5 Washington $174,000 +17% above national
6 New Jersey $173,020 +17% above national
7 Connecticut $162,110 +9% above national
8 Kansas $159,990 +8% above national
9 Georgia $159,890 +8% above national
10 Maine $158,660 +7% above national
11 Oregon $155,810 +5% above national
12 Illinois $155,280 +5% above national
13 Rhode Island $154,970 +5% above national
14 Minnesota $151,670 +2% above national
15 North Carolina $150,470 +1% above national
16 Arizona $145,690 2% below national
17 New Hampshire $141,900 4% below national
18 District of Columbia $141,800 4% below national
19 Vermont $138,650 6% below national
20 Maryland $137,150 7% below national
21 Michigan $136,870 8% below national
22 Utah $136,520 8% below national
23 South Dakota $136,360 8% below national
24 Texas $136,020 8% below national
25 Ohio $135,510 9% below national
26 Idaho $135,350 9% below national
27 California $134,910 9% below national
28 Wisconsin $134,870 9% below national
29 Iowa $134,010 10% below national
30 Florida $131,900 11% below national
31 Indiana $131,470 11% below national
32 South Carolina $131,080 12% below national
33 Pennsylvania $130,610 12% below national
34 Wyoming $129,840 12% below national
35 Oklahoma $128,920 13% below national
36 Kentucky $128,650 13% below national
37 Tennessee $128,040 14% below national
38 Nebraska $126,990 14% below national
39 Alabama $124,040 16% below national
40 North Dakota $119,990 19% below national
41 Montana $117,390 21% below national
42 Hawaii $116,340 22% below national
43 Missouri $115,370 22% below national
44 New Mexico $114,080 23% below national
45 Louisiana $110,700 25% below national
46 Nevada $109,790 26% below national
47 Mississippi $108,750 27% below national
48 Arkansas $108,330 27% below national
49 Virgin Islands $107,740 27% below national
50 Alaska $98,860 33% below national
51 West Virginia $94,830 36% below national
52 Puerto Rico $78,960 47% below national
53 Guam $60,740 59% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Sales Managers make?
The median annual salary for Sales Managers is $148,270 ($71.28/hour). The salary range spans from $73,170 at the 10th percentile to $290,540 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Sales Managers the most?
New York pays the highest median salary for Sales Managers at $217,640/year, which is +47% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Sales Managers?
The typical entry-level education for Sales Managers is Bachelor's degree. Less than 5 years of related work experience is also typically required.
How dangerous is being a Sales Managers?
Sales Managers has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 2.8 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 0.8 per 100 workers.
Is Sales Managers a good career?
Employment for Sales Managers is projected to grow 4.7% from 2024 to 2034, which is about average. About 49,000 openings are projected each year.
How does Sales Managers pay vary by state?
Sales Managers salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is New York at $217,640/year, while Virgin Islands pays the least at $107,740/year. BLS data covers 53 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Sales Managers?
The highest-paying metro area for Sales Managers is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ at $215,150/year. BLS reports wage data for 522 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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