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
- $200,440
- Top 10% earn
- +1.9%
- Growth '23–'33
- 284,800
- US workers
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 US workers. Colorado pays the most ($135,000), since pay varies by state and metro area.
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 2033.
- $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.
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (SOC 41-4011) pays a national median of $104,920 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $52,600 at the 10th percentile to $200,440 at the 90th, with a mean of $119,730 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 284,800 Americans work in this occupation across 50 reporting states and 395 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +1.9% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 27,200 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Bachelor's degree 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. Colorado pays the highest state median at $135,000, which is +29% above the national figure. The top metro is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $167,630 - 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 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
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, 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.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+1.9%
Slower than average
Annual Openings
27,200
per year (projected)
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 → 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, Technical and Scientific Products roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Speaking 4.0
Reading Comprehension 3.6
Persuasion 3.6
Service Orientation 3.6
Active Listening 3.5
Critical Thinking 3.5
Social Perceptiveness 3.5
Negotiation 3.3
Writing 3.1
Active Learning 3.1
Knowledge Areas
Customer and Personal Service 4.5
Sales and Marketing 4.5
Design 3.8
English Language 3.7
Mathematics 3.6
Building and Construction 3.3
Administrative 3.2
Administration and Management 3.1
Computers and Electronics 3.1
Economics and Accounting 3.0
Key Tasks
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Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$52,600
25th Percentile
$75,030
Median
$104,920
75th Percentile
$158,160
90th Percentile
$200,440
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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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
Highest Paying Metros
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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 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $152,500 | +45% above national |
| 7 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $142,660 | +36% above national |
| 8 | Spartanburg, SC | $138,750 | +32% above national |
| 9 | Greeley, CO | $137,840 | +31% above national |
| 10 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $137,200 | +31% above national |
| 11 | Boulder, CO | $136,180 | +30% above national |
| 12 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $136,100 | +30% above national |
| 13 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $133,690 | +27% above national |
| 14 | Jackson, MI | $133,680 | +27% above national |
| 15 | Ann Arbor, MI | $133,550 | +27% above national |
| 16 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $132,790 | +27% above national |
| 17 | Colorado Springs, CO | $132,530 | +26% above national |
| 18 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $131,890 | +26% above national |
| 19 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $131,520 | +25% above national |
| 20 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $131,390 | +25% above national |
| 21 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $131,380 | +25% above national |
| 22 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $131,120 | +25% above national |
| 23 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $130,850 | +25% above national |
| 24 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $130,850 | +25% above national |
| 25 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $130,710 | +25% above national |
| 26 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $130,380 | +24% above national |
| 27 | Harrisonburg, VA | $129,960 | +24% above national |
| 28 | Richmond, VA | $129,880 | +24% above national |
| 29 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $129,630 | +24% above national |
| 30 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $129,550 | +23% above national |
| 31 | Morgantown, WV | $129,200 | +23% above national |
| 32 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $129,070 | +23% above national |
| 33 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $128,560 | +23% above national |
| 34 | Peoria, IL | $128,040 | +22% above national |
| 35 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $127,030 | +21% above national |
| 36 | Saginaw, MI | $126,860 | +21% above national |
| 37 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $126,830 | +21% above national |
| 38 | Huntsville, AL | $126,550 | +21% above national |
| 39 | Flint, MI | $126,400 | +20% above national |
| 40 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $126,330 | +20% above national |
| 41 | Columbus, IN | $126,110 | +20% above national |
| 42 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $126,110 | +20% above national |
| 43 | Charlottesville, VA | $125,980 | +20% above national |
| 44 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $125,900 | +20% above national |
| 45 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $125,770 | +20% above national |
| 46 | Utica-Rome, NY | $125,510 | +20% above national |
| 47 | Barnstable Town, MA | $125,230 | +19% above national |
| 48 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $124,370 | +19% above national |
| 49 | Pittsfield, MA | $124,270 | +18% above national |
| 50 | Manhattan, KS | $123,990 | +18% above national |
| 51 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $123,810 | +18% above national |
| 52 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $123,690 | +18% above national |
| 53 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $123,620 | +18% above national |
| 54 | St. Cloud, MN | $122,700 | +17% above national |
| 55 | Lynchburg, VA | $122,560 | +17% above national |
| 56 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $122,550 | +17% above national |
| 57 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $122,230 | +16% above national |
| 58 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $122,120 | +16% above national |
| 59 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $121,880 | +16% above national |
| 60 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $121,180 | +15% above national |
| 61 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $120,140 | +15% above national |
| 62 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $119,930 | +14% above national |
| 63 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $119,510 | +14% above national |
| 64 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $119,270 | +14% above national |
| 65 | Wilmington, NC | $118,980 | +13% above national |
| 66 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $118,920 | +13% above national |
| 67 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $118,190 | +13% above national |
| 68 | Wichita, KS | $117,870 | +12% above national |
| 69 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $116,930 | +11% above national |
| 70 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $115,860 | +10% above national |
| 71 | Chico, CA | $115,610 | +10% above national |
| 72 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $115,320 | +10% above national |
| 73 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $113,970 | +9% above national |
| 74 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $113,590 | +8% above national |
| 75 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $113,460 | +8% above national |
| 76 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $113,260 | +8% above national |
| 77 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $112,520 | +7% above national |
| 78 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $112,150 | +7% above national |
| 79 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $111,030 | +6% above national |
| 80 | Worcester, MA | $110,000 | +5% above national |
| 81 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $109,890 | +5% above national |
| 82 | Cleveland, TN | $109,730 | +5% above national |
| 83 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $109,660 | +5% above national |
| 84 | Columbia, SC | $109,080 | +4% above national |
| 85 | Rochester, NY | $109,040 | +4% above national |
| 86 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $108,990 | +4% above national |
| 87 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $108,850 | +4% above national |
| 88 | Fargo, ND-MN | $107,480 | +2% above national |
| 89 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $107,020 | +2% above national |
| 90 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $106,970 | +2% above national |
| 91 | Jacksonville, FL | $106,500 | +2% above national |
| 92 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $106,490 | +1% above national |
| 93 | Bellingham, WA | $106,170 | +1% above national |
| 94 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $106,060 | +1% above national |
| 95 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $105,960 | +1% above national |
| 96 | Ames, IA | $105,330 | same as national |
| 97 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $105,290 | same as national |
| 98 | Columbus, OH | $105,260 | same as national |
| 99 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $105,170 | same as national |
| 100 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $105,100 | same as national |
| 101 | Dover, DE | $105,090 | same as national |
| 102 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $105,000 | same as national |
| 103 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $104,900 | same as national |
| 104 | Cheyenne, WY | $104,600 | same as national |
| 105 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $104,530 | same as national |
| 106 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $104,460 | same as national |
| 107 | Toledo, OH | $104,440 | same as national |
| 108 | Boise City, ID | $104,430 | same as national |
| 109 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $104,370 | 1% below national |
| 110 | Bozeman, MT | $104,350 | 1% below national |
| 111 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $104,160 | 1% below national |
| 112 | New Haven, CT | $104,040 | 1% below national |
| 113 | Bismarck, ND | $103,920 | 1% below national |
| 114 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $103,570 | 1% below national |
| 115 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $103,560 | 1% below national |
| 116 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $103,320 | 2% below national |
| 117 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $103,310 | 2% below national |
| 118 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $103,290 | 2% below national |
| 119 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $103,100 | 2% below national |
| 120 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $103,070 | 2% below national |
| 121 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $103,030 | 2% below national |
| 122 | Iowa City, IA | $102,900 | 2% below national |
| 123 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $102,890 | 2% below national |
| 124 | Traverse City, MI | $102,850 | 2% below national |
| 125 | Akron, OH | $102,770 | 2% below national |
| 126 | Casper, WY | $102,660 | 2% below national |
| 127 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $102,600 | 2% below national |
| 128 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $102,460 | 2% below national |
| 129 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $102,410 | 2% below national |
| 130 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $102,260 | 3% below national |
| 131 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $101,940 | 3% below national |
| 132 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $101,890 | 3% below national |
| 133 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $101,740 | 3% below national |
| 134 | Binghamton, NY | $101,480 | 3% below national |
| 135 | Baton Rouge, LA | $101,460 | 3% below national |
| 136 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $101,360 | 3% below national |
| 137 | Bend, OR | $101,220 | 4% below national |
| 138 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $101,030 | 4% below national |
| 139 | Reno, NV | $101,020 | 4% below national |
| 140 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $100,980 | 4% below national |
| 141 | Evansville, IN | $100,900 | 4% below national |
| 142 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $100,860 | 4% below national |
| 143 | Vallejo, CA | $100,810 | 4% below national |
| 144 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $100,720 | 4% below national |
| 145 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $100,710 | 4% below national |
| 146 | Tucson, AZ | $100,410 | 4% below national |
| 147 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $100,220 | 4% below national |
| 148 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $100,040 | 5% below national |
| 149 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $100,010 | 5% below national |
| 150 | Albany, OR | $99,990 | 5% below national |
| 151 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $99,990 | 5% below national |
| 152 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $99,870 | 5% below national |
| 153 | Salem, OR | $99,820 | 5% below national |
| 154 | Rockford, IL | $99,810 | 5% below national |
| 155 | Idaho Falls, ID | $99,660 | 5% below national |
| 156 | Syracuse, NY | $99,640 | 5% below national |
| 157 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $99,600 | 5% below national |
| 158 | Odessa, TX | $99,340 | 5% below national |
| 159 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $99,280 | 5% below national |
| 160 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $99,270 | 5% below national |
| 161 | Pittsburgh, PA | $99,210 | 5% below national |
| 162 | Fresno, CA | $99,140 | 6% below national |
| 163 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $99,110 | 6% below national |
| 164 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $98,850 | 6% below national |
| 165 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $98,730 | 6% below national |
| 166 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $98,220 | 6% below national |
| 167 | Winston-Salem, NC | $98,090 | 7% below national |
| 168 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $98,080 | 7% below national |
| 169 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $97,790 | 7% below national |
| 170 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $97,760 | 7% below national |
| 171 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $97,280 | 7% below national |
| 172 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $96,940 | 8% below national |
| 173 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $96,910 | 8% below national |
| 174 | Springfield, MA | $96,900 | 8% below national |
| 175 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $96,870 | 8% below national |
| 176 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $96,840 | 8% below national |
| 177 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $96,820 | 8% below national |
| 178 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $96,720 | 8% below national |
| 179 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $96,270 | 8% below national |
| 180 | Ocala, FL | $96,190 | 8% below national |
| 181 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $96,130 | 8% below national |
| 182 | Fort Wayne, IN | $95,990 | 9% below national |
| 183 | Medford, OR | $95,980 | 9% below national |
| 184 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $95,850 | 9% below national |
| 185 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $95,590 | 9% below national |
| 186 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $95,580 | 9% below national |
| 187 | Bowling Green, KY | $95,550 | 9% below national |
| 188 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $95,320 | 9% below national |
| 189 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $95,310 | 9% below national |
| 190 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $95,280 | 9% below national |
| 191 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $95,190 | 9% below national |
| 192 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $95,160 | 9% below national |
| 193 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $94,980 | 9% below national |
| 194 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $94,970 | 9% below national |
| 195 | Bangor, ME | $94,940 | 10% below national |
| 196 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $94,840 | 10% below national |
| 197 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $94,620 | 10% below national |
| 198 | Kenosha, WI | $94,520 | 10% below national |
| 199 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $94,420 | 10% below national |
| 200 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $94,320 | 10% below national |
| 201 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $94,130 | 10% below national |
| 202 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $93,920 | 10% below national |
| 203 | Tallahassee, FL | $93,830 | 11% below national |
| 204 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $93,690 | 11% below national |
| 205 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $93,620 | 11% below national |
| 206 | Columbia, MO | $93,480 | 11% below national |
| 207 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $93,410 | 11% below national |
| 208 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $93,320 | 11% below national |
| 209 | Greenville, NC | $93,190 | 11% below national |
| 210 | Gainesville, FL | $92,890 | 11% below national |
| 211 | Roanoke, VA | $92,830 | 12% below national |
| 212 | Lafayette, LA | $92,770 | 12% below national |
| 213 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $92,770 | 12% below national |
| 214 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $92,690 | 12% below national |
| 215 | Paducah, KY-IL | $92,460 | 12% below national |
| 216 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $92,400 | 12% below national |
| 217 | Tyler, TX | $92,220 | 12% below national |
| 218 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $91,940 | 12% below national |
| 219 | Salinas, CA | $91,850 | 12% below national |
| 220 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $91,820 | 12% below national |
| 221 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $91,800 | 13% below national |
| 222 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $91,660 | 13% below national |
| 223 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $91,310 | 13% below national |
| 224 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $90,980 | 13% below national |
| 225 | Omaha, NE-IA | $90,910 | 13% below national |
| 226 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $90,770 | 13% below national |
| 227 | Madison, WI | $90,680 | 14% below national |
| 228 | Columbus, GA-AL | $90,540 | 14% below national |
| 229 | Helena, MT | $90,530 | 14% below national |
| 230 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $90,210 | 14% below national |
| 231 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $90,090 | 14% below national |
| 232 | Bloomington, IN | $89,990 | 14% below national |
| 233 | Missoula, MT | $89,990 | 14% below national |
| 234 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $89,190 | 15% below national |
| 235 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $89,180 | 15% below national |
| 236 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $88,860 | 15% below national |
| 237 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $88,830 | 15% below national |
| 238 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $88,760 | 15% below national |
| 239 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $88,350 | 16% below national |
| 240 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $88,220 | 16% below national |
| 241 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $87,930 | 16% below national |
| 242 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $87,670 | 16% below national |
| 243 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $87,210 | 17% below national |
| 244 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $87,160 | 17% below national |
| 245 | Sandusky, OH | $86,990 | 17% below national |
| 246 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $86,990 | 17% below national |
| 247 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $86,770 | 17% below national |
| 248 | Joplin, MO-KS | $86,630 | 17% below national |
| 249 | Dothan, AL | $86,080 | 18% below national |
| 250 | Jacksonville, NC | $85,590 | 18% below national |
| 251 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $85,550 | 18% below national |
| 252 | Twin Falls, ID | $85,500 | 19% below national |
| 253 | Charleston, WV | $85,240 | 19% below national |
| 254 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $84,990 | 19% below national |
| 255 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $84,670 | 19% below national |
| 256 | Albuquerque, NM | $84,640 | 19% below national |
| 257 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $84,570 | 19% below national |
| 258 | Knoxville, TN | $84,000 | 20% below national |
| 259 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $83,880 | 20% below national |
| 260 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $83,810 | 20% below national |
| 261 | Monroe, LA | $83,750 | 20% below national |
| 262 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $83,680 | 20% below national |
| 263 | State College, PA | $83,630 | 20% below national |
| 264 | Santa Fe, NM | $83,440 | 20% below national |
| 265 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $83,170 | 21% below national |
| 266 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $83,170 | 21% below national |
| 267 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $82,810 | 21% below national |
| 268 | Jefferson City, MO | $82,760 | 21% below national |
| 269 | Amarillo, TX | $82,490 | 21% below national |
| 270 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $82,470 | 21% below national |
| 271 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $82,450 | 21% below national |
| 272 | Lancaster, PA | $82,430 | 21% below national |
| 273 | Flagstaff, AZ | $82,390 | 21% below national |
| 274 | Cleveland, OH | $82,250 | 22% below national |
| 275 | Lincoln, NE | $82,060 | 22% below national |
| 276 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $81,880 | 22% below national |
| 277 | Jackson, TN | $81,530 | 22% below national |
| 278 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $81,480 | 22% below national |
| 279 | Billings, MT | $81,470 | 22% below national |
| 280 | Niles, MI | $81,380 | 22% below national |
| 281 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $81,350 | 22% below national |
| 282 | Longview, TX | $81,350 | 22% below national |
| 283 | Aguadilla, PR | $81,330 | 22% below national |
| 284 | Mobile, AL | $81,320 | 22% below national |
| 285 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $81,320 | 22% below national |
| 286 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $81,270 | 23% below national |
| 287 | Albany, GA | $80,860 | 23% below national |
| 288 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $80,700 | 23% below national |
| 289 | Visalia, CA | $80,630 | 23% below national |
| 290 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $80,460 | 23% below national |
| 291 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $80,180 | 24% below national |
| 292 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $80,120 | 24% below national |
| 293 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $80,020 | 24% below national |
| 294 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $80,000 | 24% below national |
| 295 | Ogden, UT | $79,960 | 24% below national |
| 296 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $79,800 | 24% below national |
| 297 | Enid, OK | $79,780 | 24% below national |
| 298 | Yuma, AZ | $79,670 | 24% below national |
| 299 | Morristown, TN | $79,470 | 24% below national |
| 300 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $79,300 | 24% below national |
| 301 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $79,190 | 25% below national |
| 302 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $79,190 | 25% below national |
| 303 | Great Falls, MT | $79,070 | 25% below national |
| 304 | Waco, TX | $78,580 | 25% below national |
| 305 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $78,540 | 25% below national |
| 306 | Savannah, GA | $78,510 | 25% below national |
| 307 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $78,470 | 25% below national |
| 308 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $78,380 | 25% below national |
| 309 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $78,320 | 25% below national |
| 310 | Las Cruces, NM | $78,260 | 25% below national |
| 311 | Elizabethtown, KY | $78,060 | 26% below national |
| 312 | Jackson, MS | $77,970 | 26% below national |
| 313 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $77,940 | 26% below national |
| 314 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $77,920 | 26% below national |
| 315 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $77,770 | 26% below national |
| 316 | Grand Island, NE | $77,700 | 26% below national |
| 317 | Lake Charles, LA | $77,570 | 26% below national |
| 318 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $77,530 | 26% below national |
| 319 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $77,520 | 26% below national |
| 320 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $77,500 | 26% below national |
| 321 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $77,410 | 26% below national |
| 322 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $77,350 | 26% below national |
| 323 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $77,300 | 26% below national |
| 324 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $76,990 | 27% below national |
| 325 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $76,990 | 27% below national |
| 326 | Corpus Christi, TX | $76,980 | 27% below national |
| 327 | Florence, SC | $76,860 | 27% below national |
| 328 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $76,830 | 27% below national |
| 329 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $76,700 | 27% below national |
| 330 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $76,550 | 27% below national |
| 331 | Anchorage, AK | $76,510 | 27% below national |
| 332 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $76,210 | 27% below national |
| 333 | Appleton, WI | $76,180 | 27% below national |
| 334 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $76,160 | 27% below national |
| 335 | Springfield, MO | $76,110 | 27% below national |
| 336 | Wichita Falls, TX | $75,580 | 28% below national |
| 337 | Erie, PA | $75,510 | 28% below national |
| 338 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $75,460 | 28% below national |
| 339 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $75,450 | 28% below national |
| 340 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $75,170 | 28% below national |
| 341 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $74,770 | 29% below national |
| 342 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $74,730 | 29% below national |
| 343 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $74,630 | 29% below national |
| 344 | Dubuque, IA | $74,550 | 29% below national |
| 345 | Lexington Park, MD | $74,370 | 29% below national |
| 346 | Montgomery, AL | $74,360 | 29% below national |
| 347 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $74,340 | 29% below national |
| 348 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $74,170 | 29% below national |
| 349 | San Angelo, TX | $74,130 | 29% below national |
| 350 | Salisbury, MD | $73,910 | 30% below national |
| 351 | Lubbock, TX | $73,860 | 30% below national |
| 352 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $73,410 | 30% below national |
| 353 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $73,380 | 30% below national |
| 354 | Modesto, CA | $73,160 | 30% below national |
| 355 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $73,060 | 30% below national |
| 356 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $72,980 | 30% below national |
| 357 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $72,960 | 30% below national |
| 358 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $72,640 | 31% below national |
| 359 | Johnson City, TN | $72,330 | 31% below national |
| 360 | Abilene, TX | $72,240 | 31% below national |
| 361 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $72,120 | 31% below national |
| 362 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $72,120 | 31% below national |
| 363 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $71,800 | 32% below national |
| 364 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $71,440 | 32% below national |
| 365 | Oklahoma City, OK | $71,120 | 32% below national |
| 366 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $70,980 | 32% below national |
| 367 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $70,400 | 33% below national |
| 368 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $70,180 | 33% below national |
| 369 | El Paso, TX | $69,540 | 34% below national |
| 370 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $69,380 | 34% below national |
| 371 | Tulsa, OK | $69,060 | 34% below national |
| 372 | Burlington, NC | $68,700 | 35% below national |
| 373 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $68,630 | 35% below national |
| 374 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $67,260 | 36% below national |
| 375 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $65,900 | 37% below national |
| 376 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $65,470 | 38% below national |
| 377 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $65,020 | 38% below national |
| 378 | Birmingham, AL | $64,670 | 38% below national |
| 379 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $64,480 | 39% below national |
| 380 | Reading, PA | $64,070 | 39% below national |
| 381 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $63,950 | 39% below national |
| 382 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $62,780 | 40% below national |
| 383 | St. George, UT | $62,720 | 40% below national |
| 384 | Jonesboro, AR | $62,560 | 40% below national |
| 385 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $62,330 | 41% below national |
| 386 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $61,710 | 41% below national |
| 387 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $61,320 | 42% below national |
| 388 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $60,980 | 42% below national |
| 389 | Eau Claire, WI | $60,640 | 42% below national |
| 390 | Hattiesburg, MS | $59,300 | 43% below national |
| 391 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $57,970 | 45% below national |
| 392 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $57,030 | 46% below national |
| 393 | Green Bay, WI | $56,750 | 46% below national |
| 394 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $52,180 | 50% below national |
| 395 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $49,520 | 53% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a 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.
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 you need to become a Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products is Bachelor's degree. On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products? ▼
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, 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, 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 slower than 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 Alaska pays the least at $77,080/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-paying metro area for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $167,630/year. BLS reports wage data for 395 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $158,160/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
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