BLS metro-level wage data places Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products pay in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI at a median of $78,470 per year ($37.73/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $72,080, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington pays +9% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 21,560 sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific productss are employed across the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington MSA in SOC 41-4012.

The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington pay distribution spans from $48,140 at the 10th percentile to $139,140 at the 90th — a 2.9× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $61,110 and the 75th at $102,430, so half of Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington-based sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific productss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide MN data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.