41 Series · SOC 41-4011

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, 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).

$104,920
Median / year
+4.8%
2024→2025
$200,440
Top 10% earn
+1.9%
Growth '24–'34
284,800
Estimated US jobs

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products earn a median of $104,920 per year.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $104,920, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $52,600 (10th percentile) to $200,440 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 284,800 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Colorado ($135,000).

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The pay verdict

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products earn a median of $104,920, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 86% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Sales and Related, it ranks #2 of 22 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 1.9% by 2034.

$104,920
Median annual wage
Top 14%
of 825 US occupations with published wages
#2 of 22
in Sales and Related
3.8×
90th-to-10th pay spread

Highest-paying state: Colorado at $135,000. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.

Observed pay change

What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025

May 2019 → May 2025
  • The published national median for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products moved from $81,020 in May 2019 to $104,920 in May 2025 (+29.5%).
  • Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
  • Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products sits +5.0 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (SOC 41-4011) has a national median of $104,920 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $52,600 to $200,440, and the published mean is $119,730. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 284,800 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 50 state or territory areas and 395 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $100,070 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $104,920 in May 2025, a rise of $4,850 (+4.8%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +1.9% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as about as fast as average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 27,200 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. Colorado pays the highest state median at $135,000, which is +29% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $167,630. 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.

BLS OEWS May 2025 284,800 jobs Median $104,920/yr

Median Salary

$104,920

per year

Median Hourly

$50.44/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$119,730

average

Employment

284,800

jobs nationwide

How does this pay compare nationally?

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

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

$104,920 Top 14% higher than 86% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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 and above: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $180,000+ 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.

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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 (this entry) 58 US occupations 7%
$120,000–$140,000 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%

$104,920 · 86th 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 Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, 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, Technical and Scientific Products sits on the slower-growing side at +1.9% growth and $104,920 median pay. Scatter plot of 21 data points. $0$50000$100000$150000 -30%-20%-10%0%10% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage Retail Salespersons - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -0.5% · Median annual wage: $35410Cashiers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -9.9% · Median annual wage: $32880Sales Representative… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.1% · Median annual wage: $69990Sales Representative… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 0.3% · Median annual wage: $72080First-Line Superviso… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -5% · Median annual wage: $48520Securities, Commodit… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.3% · Median annual wage: $78660Insurance Sales Agents - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.7% · Median annual wage: $62280Counter and Rental C… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.2% · Median annual wage: $41300Sales Representative… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.9% · Median annual wage: $104920Parts Salespersons - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.1% · Median annual wage: $38630Real Estate Sales Ag… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.1% · Median annual wage: $52830Sales and Related Wo… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.7% · Median annual wage: $48280Advertising Sales Ag… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -6.4% · Median annual wage: $64820Demonstrators and Pr… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -0.1% · Median annual wage: $39320Telemarketers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -22.1% · Median annual wage: $35450Travel Agents - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 2.2% · Median annual wage: $50160Sales Engineers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.5% · Median annual wage: $124900Real Estate Brokers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.3% · Median annual wage: $73220Gambling Change Pers… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -6.4% · Median annual wage: $36220Models - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -0.5% · Median annual wage: $48470Door-to-Door Sales W… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -10% · Median annual wage: $41380
Among 21 41-series occupations with growth data, Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products sits on the slower-growing side at +1.9% growth and $104,920 median pay.
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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

+1.9%

About as fast as average

Annual Openings

27,200

per year (projected)

Employment Change

+5,700

303,200 (2024) → 308,900 (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 →
Group

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 Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.

Top Skills

Speaking 4.3
Persuasion 4.3
Active Listening 4.1
Negotiation 4.0
Social Perceptiveness 3.9
Reading Comprehension 3.8
Service Orientation 3.8
Coordination 3.6
Active Learning 3.5
Writing 3.4

Knowledge Areas

Customer and Personal Service 4.4
Sales and Marketing 4.3
English Language 3.7
Administration and Management 3.2
Mathematics 3.2
Production and Processing 3.1
Computers and Electronics 3.0
Administrative 2.9
Engineering and Technology 2.6
Education and Training 2.6

Key Tasks

  • Negotiate prices or terms of sales or service agreements.
  • Prepare and submit sales contracts for orders.
  • Visit establishments to evaluate needs or to promote product or service sales.
  • Sell service contracts for technical or scientific products.
  • Maintain customer records, using automated systems.
  • Answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, or credit terms.
  • Quote prices, credit terms, or other bid specifications.
  • Contact new or existing customers to discuss how specific products or services can meet their needs.
  • Emphasize product features, based on analyses of customers' needs and on technical knowledge of product capabilities and limitations.
  • Compute customer's installation or production costs and estimate savings from new services, products, or equipment.

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

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$52,600
25th$75,030
Median$104,920
75th$158,160
90th$200,440

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th$25.29
25th$36.07
Median$50.44
75th$76.04
90th$96.37

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products pay history, 2015–2025

Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.

$70,000$80,000$90,000$100,000$110,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 National median - 2015: $76,190National median - 2016: $78,980National median - 2017: $78,830National median - 2018: $79,680National median - 2019: $81,020National median - 2020: $86,650National median - 2021: $94,840National median - 2022: $97,710National median - 2023: $99,710National median - 2024: $100,070National median - 2025: $104,920$104,920
National median annual wage for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products, May 2015 to May 2025 OEWS releases
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Period National median
2015 $76,190
2016 $78,980
2017 $78,830
2018 $79,680
2019 $81,020
2020 $86,650
2021 $94,840
2022 $97,710
2023 $99,710
2024 $100,070
2025 $104,920

2015 median

$76,190

2025 median

$104,920

2019–2025 change (same SOC)

+$23,900 (+29.5%)

Avg/year (same SOC)

+4.4%

Published national median annual wage and estimated employment for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products by OEWS release year
Release Median Change Estimated jobs
May 2015 $76,190 First banked release 334,010
May 2016 $78,980 +3.7% 328,370
May 2017 $78,830 -0.2% 327,190
May 2018 $79,680 +1.1% 312,980
May 2019 $81,020 Classification break 306,980
May 2020 $86,650 +6.9% 288,150
May 2021 $94,840 +9.5% 266,160
May 2022 $97,710 +3.0% 290,830
May 2023 $99,710 +2.0% 311,780
May 2024 $100,070 +0.4% 293,930
May 2025 $104,920 +4.8% 284,800

Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $76,190 in May 2015 to $104,920 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +4.4% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 306,980 in May 2019 to 284,800 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

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Colorado $135,000 +29% above national
2 New Jersey $131,360 +25% above national
3 Kansas $130,850 +25% above national
4 New York $129,410 +23% above national
5 Georgia $128,850 +23% above national
6 Virginia $128,270 +22% above national
7 Washington $127,390 +21% above national
8 Hawaii $126,110 +20% above national
9 Michigan $125,650 +20% above national
10 North Carolina $125,370 +19% above national
11 California $124,220 +18% above national
12 Louisiana $124,200 +18% above national
13 Massachusetts $118,980 +13% above national
14 Rhode Island $117,670 +12% above national
15 Oregon $113,830 +8% above national
16 South Carolina $111,190 +6% above national
17 Ohio $108,370 +3% above national
18 Delaware $107,830 +3% above national
19 Florida $107,700 +3% above national
20 Illinois $107,570 +3% above national
21 Pennsylvania $103,790 1% below national
22 Iowa $103,380 1% below national
23 Minnesota $103,000 2% below national
24 Indiana $102,910 2% below national
25 North Dakota $102,720 2% below national
26 Maine $101,850 3% below national
27 Idaho $101,390 3% below national
28 Wyoming $100,850 4% below national
29 Arizona $100,620 4% below national
30 Texas $99,080 6% below national
31 Nevada $98,500 6% below national
32 Connecticut $98,000 7% below national
33 New Hampshire $97,960 7% below national
34 Kentucky $97,640 7% below national
35 West Virginia $97,230 7% below national
36 Vermont $95,900 9% below national
37 Maryland $95,040 9% below national
38 Missouri $94,840 10% below national
39 Tennessee $94,450 10% below national
40 District of Columbia $92,940 11% below national
41 New Mexico $87,310 17% below national
42 Alabama $87,140 17% below national
43 Nebraska $84,400 20% below national
44 Montana $83,610 20% below national
45 Wisconsin $78,480 25% below national
46 Alaska $77,080 27% below national
47 Mississippi $74,990 29% below national
48 Oklahoma $72,480 31% below national
49 Arkansas $71,830 32% below national
50 Puerto Rico $62,160 41% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $167,630 +60% above national
2 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $163,320 +56% above national
3 Rochester, MN $160,960 +53% above national
4 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL $158,750 +51% above national
5 Topeka, KS $157,760 +50% above national
6 Spartanburg, SC $138,750 +32% above national
7 Greeley, CO $137,840 +31% above national
8 Boulder, CO $136,180 +30% above national
9 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $136,100 +30% above national
10 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $133,690 +27% above national
11 Jackson, MI $133,680 +27% above national
12 Ann Arbor, MI $133,550 +27% above national
13 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $132,790 +27% above national
14 Colorado Springs, CO $132,530 +26% above national
15 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $131,890 +26% above national
16 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $131,520 +25% above national
17 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $131,380 +25% above national
18 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $131,120 +25% above national
19 Kansas City, MO-KS $130,850 +25% above national
20 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $130,710 +25% above national
21 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $130,380 +24% above national
22 Harrisonburg, VA $129,960 +24% above national
23 Richmond, VA $129,880 +24% above national
24 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $129,550 +23% above national
25 Morgantown, WV $129,200 +23% above national
26 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $129,070 +23% above national
27 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $128,560 +23% above national
28 Peoria, IL $128,040 +22% above national
29 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $127,030 +21% above national
30 Saginaw, MI $126,860 +21% above national
31 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $126,830 +21% above national
32 Huntsville, AL $126,550 +21% above national
33 Flint, MI $126,400 +20% above national
34 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $126,330 +20% above national
35 Columbus, IN $126,110 +20% above national
36 Urban Honolulu, HI $126,110 +20% above national
37 Charlottesville, VA $125,980 +20% above national
38 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $125,770 +20% above national
39 Utica-Rome, NY $125,510 +20% above national
40 Barnstable Town, MA $125,230 +19% above national
41 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $124,370 +19% above national
42 Pittsfield, MA $124,270 +18% above national
43 Manhattan, KS $123,990 +18% above national
44 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $123,810 +18% above national
45 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $123,620 +18% above national
46 St. Cloud, MN $122,700 +17% above national
47 Lynchburg, VA $122,560 +17% above national
48 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $122,550 +17% above national
49 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA $122,120 +16% above national
50 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $121,880 +16% above national
51 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $121,180 +15% above national
52 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $120,140 +15% above national
53 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $119,270 +14% above national
54 Wilmington, NC $118,980 +13% above national
55 Wichita, KS $117,870 +12% above national
56 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $116,930 +11% above national
57 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $115,860 +10% above national
58 Chico, CA $115,610 +10% above national
59 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $115,320 +10% above national
60 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $113,970 +9% above national
61 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $113,590 +8% above national
62 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $113,460 +8% above national
63 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $113,260 +8% above national
64 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI $112,520 +7% above national
65 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $112,150 +7% above national
66 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $111,030 +6% above national
67 Worcester, MA $110,000 +5% above national
68 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $109,890 +5% above national
69 Cleveland, TN $109,730 +5% above national
70 Columbia, SC $109,080 +4% above national
71 Rochester, NY $109,040 +4% above national
72 Fargo, ND-MN $107,480 +2% above national
73 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $107,020 +2% above national
74 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $106,970 +2% above national
75 Jacksonville, FL $106,500 +2% above national
76 Bellingham, WA $106,170 +1% above national
77 Ames, IA $105,330 same as national
78 Columbus, OH $105,260 same as national
79 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA $105,100 same as national
80 Dover, DE $105,090 same as national
81 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $105,000 same as national
82 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $104,900 same as national
83 Cheyenne, WY $104,600 same as national
84 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $104,530 same as national
85 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $104,460 same as national
86 Toledo, OH $104,440 same as national
87 Boise City, ID $104,430 same as national
88 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $104,370 1% below national
89 Bozeman, MT $104,350 1% below national
90 New Haven, CT $104,040 1% below national
91 Bismarck, ND $103,920 1% below national
92 Kennewick-Richland, WA $103,570 1% below national
93 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $103,320 2% below national
94 Port St. Lucie, FL $103,310 2% below national
95 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $103,290 2% below national
96 Portland-South Portland, ME $103,070 2% below national
97 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $103,030 2% below national
98 Iowa City, IA $102,900 2% below national
99 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $102,890 2% below national
100 Traverse City, MI $102,850 2% below national
101 Akron, OH $102,770 2% below national
102 Casper, WY $102,660 2% below national
103 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $102,460 2% below national
104 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $102,410 2% below national
105 Raleigh-Cary, NC $102,260 3% below national
106 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $101,940 3% below national
107 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $101,890 3% below national
108 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $101,740 3% below national
109 Binghamton, NY $101,480 3% below national
110 Baton Rouge, LA $101,460 3% below national
111 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $101,360 3% below national
112 Bend, OR $101,220 4% below national
113 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $101,030 4% below national
114 Reno, NV $101,020 4% below national
115 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $100,980 4% below national
116 Evansville, IN $100,900 4% below national
117 Eugene-Springfield, OR $100,860 4% below national
118 Vallejo, CA $100,810 4% below national
119 St. Joseph, MO-KS $100,720 4% below national
120 Elkhart-Goshen, IN $100,710 4% below national
121 Tucson, AZ $100,410 4% below national
122 Killeen-Temple, TX $100,220 4% below national
123 Albany, OR $99,990 5% below national
124 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $99,990 5% below national
125 Salem, OR $99,820 5% below national
126 Rockford, IL $99,810 5% below national
127 Idaho Falls, ID $99,660 5% below national
128 Syracuse, NY $99,640 5% below national
129 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $99,600 5% below national
130 Odessa, TX $99,340 5% below national
131 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $99,270 5% below national
132 Pittsburgh, PA $99,210 5% below national
133 Fresno, CA $99,140 6% below national
134 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $98,730 6% below national
135 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $98,220 6% below national
136 Winston-Salem, NC $98,090 7% below national
137 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $96,940 8% below national
138 Springfield, MA $96,900 8% below national
139 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $96,840 8% below national
140 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $96,270 8% below national
141 Ocala, FL $96,190 8% below national
142 Chattanooga, TN-GA $96,130 8% below national
143 Fort Wayne, IN $95,990 9% below national
144 Medford, OR $95,980 9% below national
145 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC $95,850 9% below national
146 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $95,590 9% below national
147 Greensboro-High Point, NC $95,580 9% below national
148 Bowling Green, KY $95,550 9% below national
149 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $95,320 9% below national
150 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $95,310 9% below national
151 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $95,160 9% below national
152 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $94,980 9% below national
153 Bangor, ME $94,940 10% below national
154 St. Louis, MO-IL $94,840 10% below national
155 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $94,620 10% below national
156 Kenosha, WI $94,520 10% below national
157 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $94,420 10% below national
158 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $94,320 10% below national
159 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $94,130 10% below national
160 Tallahassee, FL $93,830 11% below national
161 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $93,690 11% below national
162 Columbia, MO $93,480 11% below national
163 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $93,320 11% below national
164 Greenville, NC $93,190 11% below national
165 Gainesville, FL $92,890 11% below national
166 Roanoke, VA $92,830 12% below national
167 Lafayette, LA $92,770 12% below national
168 Paducah, KY-IL $92,460 12% below national
169 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $92,400 12% below national
170 Tyler, TX $92,220 12% below national
171 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $91,940 12% below national
172 Salinas, CA $91,850 12% below national
173 Lexington-Fayette, KY $91,800 13% below national
174 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $91,660 13% below national
175 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $91,310 13% below national
176 Omaha, NE-IA $90,910 13% below national
177 Canton-Massillon, OH $90,770 13% below national
178 Madison, WI $90,680 14% below national
179 Columbus, GA-AL $90,540 14% below national
180 Helena, MT $90,530 14% below national
181 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $90,210 14% below national
182 Bloomington, IN $89,990 14% below national
183 Missoula, MT $89,990 14% below national
184 Manchester-Nashua, NH $89,190 15% below national
185 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $88,220 16% below national
186 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $87,670 16% below national
187 Sandusky, OH $86,990 17% below national
188 Joplin, MO-KS $86,630 17% below national
189 Dothan, AL $86,080 18% below national
190 Jacksonville, NC $85,590 18% below national
191 Twin Falls, ID $85,500 19% below national
192 Charleston, WV $85,240 19% below national
193 Grand Forks, ND-MN $84,670 19% below national
194 Albuquerque, NM $84,640 19% below national
195 Knoxville, TN $84,000 20% below national
196 Stockton-Lodi, CA $83,810 20% below national
197 Monroe, LA $83,750 20% below national
198 Sherman-Denison, TX $83,680 20% below national
199 State College, PA $83,630 20% below national
200 Santa Fe, NM $83,440 20% below national
201 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $83,170 21% below national
202 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL $83,170 21% below national
203 Jefferson City, MO $82,760 21% below national
204 Amarillo, TX $82,490 21% below national
205 Lancaster, PA $82,430 21% below national
206 Flagstaff, AZ $82,390 21% below national
207 Cleveland, OH $82,250 22% below national
208 Lincoln, NE $82,060 22% below national
209 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $81,880 22% below national
210 Jackson, TN $81,530 22% below national
211 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $81,480 22% below national
212 Billings, MT $81,470 22% below national
213 Niles, MI $81,380 22% below national
214 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $81,350 22% below national
215 Longview, TX $81,350 22% below national
216 Aguadilla, PR $81,330 22% below national
217 Mobile, AL $81,320 22% below national
218 Albany, GA $80,860 23% below national
219 Visalia, CA $80,630 23% below national
220 College Station-Bryan, TX $80,460 23% below national
221 Clarksville, TN-KY $80,120 24% below national
222 Ogden, UT $79,960 24% below national
223 Enid, OK $79,780 24% below national
224 Yuma, AZ $79,670 24% below national
225 Morristown, TN $79,470 24% below national
226 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $79,300 24% below national
227 Great Falls, MT $79,070 25% below national
228 Waco, TX $78,580 25% below national
229 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $78,540 25% below national
230 Savannah, GA $78,510 25% below national
231 Las Cruces, NM $78,260 25% below national
232 Elizabethtown, KY $78,060 26% below national
233 Jackson, MS $77,970 26% below national
234 Grand Island, NE $77,700 26% below national
235 Lake Charles, LA $77,570 26% below national
236 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $77,500 26% below national
237 Fairbanks-College, AK $77,410 26% below national
238 Fort Smith, AR-OK $77,300 26% below national
239 Corpus Christi, TX $76,980 27% below national
240 Florence, SC $76,860 27% below national
241 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $76,830 27% below national
242 Naples-Marco Island, FL $76,700 27% below national
243 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $76,550 27% below national
244 Anchorage, AK $76,510 27% below national
245 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $76,210 27% below national
246 Appleton, WI $76,180 27% below national
247 Springfield, MO $76,110 27% below national
248 Wichita Falls, TX $75,580 28% below national
249 Erie, PA $75,510 28% below national
250 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $75,460 28% below national
251 Cedar Rapids, IA $75,450 28% below national
252 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $75,170 28% below national
253 Janesville-Beloit, WI $74,730 29% below national
254 Champaign-Urbana, IL $74,630 29% below national
255 Dubuque, IA $74,550 29% below national
256 Lexington Park, MD $74,370 29% below national
257 Montgomery, AL $74,360 29% below national
258 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $74,170 29% below national
259 San Angelo, TX $74,130 29% below national
260 Salisbury, MD $73,910 30% below national
261 Lubbock, TX $73,860 30% below national
262 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI $73,410 30% below national
263 Modesto, CA $73,160 30% below national
264 Johnson City, TN $72,330 31% below national
265 Abilene, TX $72,240 31% below national
266 Youngstown-Warren, OH $72,120 31% below national
267 Oklahoma City, OK $71,120 32% below national
268 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $70,980 32% below national
269 El Paso, TX $69,540 34% below national
270 Texarkana, TX-AR $69,380 34% below national
271 Tulsa, OK $69,060 34% below national
272 Burlington, NC $68,700 35% below national
273 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $67,260 36% below national
274 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $65,470 38% below national
275 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC $65,020 38% below national
276 Birmingham, AL $64,670 38% below national
277 Reading, PA $64,070 39% below national
278 St. George, UT $62,720 40% below national
279 Jonesboro, AR $62,560 40% below national
280 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ $62,330 41% below national
281 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $61,710 41% below national
282 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $60,980 42% below national
283 Eau Claire, WI $60,640 42% below national
284 Hattiesburg, MS $59,300 43% below national
285 Green Bay, WI $56,750 46% below national

Same SOC major group

Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 41 (Sales and Related Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.

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 ($104,920 here) and reported employment (284,800 jobs here).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products make?
The median annual salary for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products is $104,920 ($50.44/hour). The salary range spans from $52,600 at the 10th percentile to $200,440 at the 90th percentile.
Where does Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products pay rank nationally?
At a published national median of $104,920, Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products pay is higher than 86% of the 825 detailed occupations with a published BLS annual median in the May 2025 OEWS release. This compares occupation-level medians, not individual workers, job offers, or this occupation's own worker pay-percentile range.
What state pays Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products the most?
Colorado pays the highest median salary for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products at $135,000/year, which is +29% above the national median.
What education do Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products need?
BLS assigns Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products to Bachelor's degree for typical education needed for entry. Typical on-the-job training assignment: Moderate-term on-the-job training.
Does BLS publish a safety rate for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products?
BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products in this release. WageDex shows the Sales and Related Occupations SOC-group rate only as broad context and does not rank it as this occupation's measured rate.
Is Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products a good career?
Employment for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products is projected to grow 1.9% from 2024 to 2034, which is about as fast as average. About 27,200 openings are projected each year.
How does Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products pay vary by state?
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Colorado at $135,000/year, while Puerto Rico pays the least at $62,160/year. BLS data covers 50 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products?
The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $167,630/year. BLS reports a median for 285 metropolitan areas for this occupation. The ranking does not establish why values differ.

What to do with this data

How to use Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products pay figures in a real decision

  • The 75th-percentile wage is about $158,160/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: Colorado leads at $135,000/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

These are BLS survey estimates for the occupation, not a salary offer or a prediction for any individual. Your pay depends on experience, employer, exact role, and location.

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.

These are survey estimates for the occupation, not a salary offer or a prediction for any individual. See how to use them.

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