41 Series · SOC 41-4012

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products Salary

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

$72,080
Median / year
$137,550
Top 10% earn
+0.3%
Growth '23–'33
1,238,190
US workers

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products earn a median of $72,080 per year.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $72,080, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $39,090 (10th percentile) to $137,550 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 1,238,190 US workers. Rhode Island pays the most ($82,420), since pay varies by state and metro area.

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The pay verdict

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products earn a median of $72,080, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 63% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Sales and Related, it ranks #6 of 22 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 0.3% by 2033.

$72,080
Median annual wage
Top 37%
of 825 US occupations with published wages
#6 of 22
in Sales and Related
3.5×
90th-to-10th pay spread

Highest-paying state: Rhode Island at $82,420. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products (SOC 41-4012) pays a national median of $72,080 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $39,090 at the 10th percentile to $137,550 at the 90th, with a mean of $82,530 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 1,238,190 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 525 metro areas.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +0.3% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 114,800 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 and moderate-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 1.8 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1.5 per 100.

Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Rhode Island pays the highest state median at $82,420, which is +14% above the national figure. The top metro is Lawton, OK at $124,340 - 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 1,238,190 jobs Median $72,080/yr

Median Salary

$72,080

per year

Median Hourly

$34.65/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$82,530

average

Employment

1,238,190

jobs nationwide

How does this pay compare nationally?

Where Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products pay sits nationally

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

$72,080 Top 37% higher than 63% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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 Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).

Among 21 41-series occupations with growth data, Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products sits on the slower-growing side at +0.3% growth and $72,080 median pay.

Among 21 41-series occupations with growth data, Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products sits on the slower-growing side at +0.3% growth and $72,080 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 Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products sits on the slower-growing side at +0.3% growth and $72,080 median pay.

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

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

+0.3%

Slower than average

Annual Openings

114,800

per year (projected)

Typical Education

High school diploma or equivalent

On-the-Job Training

Moderate-term on-the-job training

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

Career Intelligence

Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.

Top Skills

Active Listening 4.0
Speaking 4.0
Social Perceptiveness 3.8
Persuasion 3.8
Negotiation 3.8
Critical Thinking 3.5
Reading Comprehension 3.4
Writing 3.3
Active Learning 3.1
Monitoring 3.1

Knowledge Areas

Sales and Marketing 4.9
Customer and Personal Service 4.8
English Language 4.4
Mathematics 3.9
Transportation 3.7
Computers and Electronics 3.2
Administration and Management 2.9
Communications and Media 2.8
Telecommunications 2.6
Psychology 2.6

Key Tasks

  • Negotiate with retail merchants to improve product exposure, such as shelf positioning and advertising.
  • Check stock levels and reorder merchandise as necessary.
  • Plan, assemble, and stock product displays in retail stores, or make recommendations to retailers regarding product displays, promotional programs, and advertising.
  • Answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, product uses, and credit terms.
  • Recommend products to customers, based on customers' needs and interests.
  • Estimate or quote prices, credit or contract terms, warranties, and delivery dates.
  • Consult with clients after sales or contract signings to resolve problems and to provide ongoing support.
  • Negotiate details of contracts and payments.
  • Prepare sales contracts and order forms.
  • Provide customers with product samples and catalogs.

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

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$39,090$50,470$72,080$99,640$137,550
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$18.79$24.27$34.65$47.90$66.13
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$39,090

25th Percentile

$50,470

Median

$72,080

75th Percentile

$99,640

90th Percentile

$137,550

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Rhode Island $82,420 +14% above national
2 District of Columbia $80,010 +11% above national
3 Washington $79,830 +11% above national
4 Massachusetts $79,810 +11% above national
5 New York $79,590 +10% above national
6 New Jersey $79,410 +10% above national
7 Colorado $79,250 +10% above national
8 South Dakota $77,210 +7% above national
9 Vermont $76,840 +7% above national
10 Minnesota $76,750 +6% above national
11 California $76,490 +6% above national
12 Connecticut $75,570 +5% above national
13 North Dakota $74,250 +3% above national
14 Oregon $74,180 +3% above national
15 Ohio $73,960 +3% above national
16 Illinois $73,510 +2% above national
17 Maryland $73,080 +1% above national
18 Michigan $72,980 +1% above national
19 New Hampshire $72,790 +1% above national
20 Wyoming $72,530 +1% above national
21 Arizona $72,390 same as national
22 Indiana $71,330 1% below national
23 North Carolina $70,990 2% below national
24 Kansas $68,960 4% below national
25 Nevada $68,150 5% below national
26 Iowa $66,760 7% below national
27 Pennsylvania $66,130 8% below national
28 Texas $65,970 8% below national
29 Wisconsin $65,930 9% below national
30 Idaho $64,840 10% below national
31 Kentucky $64,280 11% below national
32 South Carolina $64,250 11% below national
33 Alabama $64,140 11% below national
34 Nebraska $64,030 11% below national
35 Maine $63,960 11% below national
36 Georgia $63,860 11% below national
37 West Virginia $63,560 12% below national
38 Virginia $63,400 12% below national
39 Louisiana $63,290 12% below national
40 Florida $62,490 13% below national
41 Delaware $62,280 14% below national
42 Oklahoma $62,160 14% below national
43 Utah $61,980 14% below national
44 Missouri $61,940 14% below national
45 Montana $61,670 14% below national
46 Tennessee $61,630 14% below national
47 New Mexico $61,320 15% below national
48 Mississippi $59,320 18% below national
49 Hawaii $59,010 18% below national
50 Alaska $56,830 21% below national
51 Arkansas $55,120 24% below national
52 Virgin Islands $45,980 36% below national
53 Puerto Rico $34,870 52% below national
54 Guam $29,460 59% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products make?
The median annual salary for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products is $72,080 ($34.65/hour). The salary range spans from $39,090 at the 10th percentile to $137,550 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products the most?
Rhode Island pays the highest median salary for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products at $82,420/year, which is +14% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products?
The typical entry-level education for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products is High school diploma or equivalent. On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products?
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 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 Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products a good career?
Employment for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products is projected to grow 0.3% from 2024 to 2034, which is slower than average. About 114,800 openings are projected each year.
How does Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products pay vary by state?
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Rhode Island at $82,420/year, while Alaska pays the least at $56,830/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products?
The highest-paying metro area for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products is Lawton, OK at $124,340/year. BLS reports wage data for 525 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.

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

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

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