May 2025 OEWS estimate

Sales Manager Salary in the United States

The national median annual salary is $148,270. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.

Wage overview

Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.

Median annual salary

$148,270

Mean annual salary

$164,350

Employment estimate

637,080

Annual salary percentiles

Sales Manager national annual salary percentiles

BLS wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. Values are annual, the scale starts at $0, and P50 is the median.

Sales Manager national annual salary percentiles values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$73,170
P25 — lower quartile	$100,360
P50 — median	$148,270
P75 — upper quartile	$207,340
P90 — 90th percentile	$290,540

Sales Manager national annual salary percentiles values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$73,170
P25 — lower quartile	$100,360
P50 — median	$148,270
P75 — upper quartile	$207,340
P90 — 90th percentile	$290,540

Median hourly wage

$71.28/hr

Mean hourly wage

$79.02/hr

Employment estimate

637,080

Hourly wage percentiles

Sales Manager national hourly wage percentiles

BLS hourly wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The scale starts at $0; P50 is the median.

Sales Manager national hourly wage percentiles values
Percentile	Hourly wage
P10 — 10th percentile	$35.18/hr
P25 — lower quartile	$48.25/hr
P50 — median	$71.28/hr
P75 — upper quartile	$99.68/hr
P90 — 90th percentile	$139.68/hr

Sales Manager national hourly wage percentiles values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$73,170
P25 — lower quartile	$100,360
P50 — median	$148,270
P75 — upper quartile	$207,340
P90 — 90th percentile	$290,540

Median salary distribution across covered metros

These values summarize the 44 metros published on this site, not every U.S. metro.

Lowest covered median: $103,220
Middle covered median: $138,230
Highest covered median: $215,150

Highest-paying metros in this dataset

Ranked by annual median salary on a zero-based scale. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.

Highest-paying metros in this dataset values
Rank	Metro or occupation	Annual median
#1	New York, NY	$215,150
#2	Boston, MA	$206,610
#3	San Jose, CA	$201,780
#4	Seattle, WA	$184,320
#5	Denver, CO	$181,580
#6	Washington, DC	$175,820
#7	San Francisco, CA	$170,810
#8	Atlanta, GA	$166,920
#9	Raleigh, NC	$163,520
#10	Portland, OR	$162,640

Highest-paying metros in this dataset values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$73,170
P25 — lower quartile	$100,360
P50 — median	$148,270
P75 — upper quartile	$207,340
P90 — 90th percentile	$290,540

Largest employment markets

BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.

Largest employment markets values
Rank	Employment market	Estimated employment
#1	New York, NY	44,870
#2	Los Angeles, CA	37,790
#3	Dallas, TX	26,780
#4	Chicago, IL	25,390
#5	San Francisco, CA	17,770
#6	Houston, TX	16,430
#7	Miami, FL	13,930
#8	Atlanta, GA	12,080
#9	Boston, MA	11,540
#10	Phoenix, AZ	11,210

Largest employment markets values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$73,170
P25 — lower quartile	$100,360
P50 — median	$148,270
P75 — upper quartile	$207,340
P90 — 90th percentile	$290,540

Sales Manager salaries by metro

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Sales Manager salaries by metro
Metro	Median	Mean	P25–P75 range	Employment
New York, NY	$215,150	$233,770	$160,200–$310,750	44,870
Boston, MA	$206,610	$207,790	$153,940–$253,490	11,540
San Jose, CA	$201,780	$213,250	$128,620–$306,900	8,940
Seattle, WA	$184,320	$198,940	$143,240–$254,290	6,620
Denver, CO	$181,580	$202,890	$141,940–$237,990	5,930
Washington, DC	$175,820	$186,200	$121,380–$232,760	8,780
San Francisco, CA	$170,810	$194,670	$114,990–$258,330	17,770
Atlanta, GA	$166,920	$179,010	$120,370–$214,910	12,080
Raleigh, NC	$163,520	$173,330	$108,750–$217,730	3,280
Portland, OR	$162,640	$175,340	$119,990–$213,270	3,910
Charlotte, NC	$162,000	$179,350	$109,340–$216,960	5,930
Kansas City, MO	$159,990	$165,380	$115,370–$204,750	Not available
Virginia Beach, VA	$158,750	$166,540	$99,110–$208,020	1,270
Chicago, IL	$158,690	$170,050	$110,000–$212,000	25,390
Minneapolis, MN	$158,100	$165,170	$106,140–$205,740	8,410
Philadelphia, PA	$156,500	$171,530	$107,710–$217,610	10,200
Detroit, MI	$155,560	$160,820	$104,860–$201,980	8,760
Austin, TX	$151,760	$163,490	$101,540–$205,460	9,880
Phoenix, AZ	$148,320	$161,580	$103,590–$202,600	11,210
Dallas, TX	$144,290	$161,330	$101,840–$205,680	26,780
Cincinnati, OH	$138,790	$158,280	$100,890–$197,840	5,180
Columbus, OH	$138,580	$154,460	$100,510–$187,760	4,460
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY	$137,880	$155,910	$100,700–$187,220	2,710
Indianapolis, IN	$137,410	$157,070	$103,510–$195,400	4,200
Baltimore, MD	$135,910	$149,720	$94,560–$180,000	Not available
Houston, TX	$135,880	$153,840	$95,990–$188,000	16,430
Jacksonville, FL	$133,460	$151,670	$97,310–$185,130	3,340
Los Angeles, CA	$132,330	$156,210	$92,540–$197,620	37,790
Tampa, FL	$132,010	$151,630	$97,390–$183,490	7,150
Orlando, FL	$131,770	$148,420	$92,740–$181,260	6,220
Nashville, TN	$131,600	$150,230	$98,490–$179,120	4,700
Miami, FL	$130,180	$149,780	$94,420–$181,200	13,930
Memphis, TN	$128,560	$145,930	$92,960–$176,710	2,040
Oklahoma City, OK	$127,110	$149,100	$93,870–$180,230	1,470
Pittsburgh, PA	$125,060	$139,860	$87,400–$166,880	3,890
San Antonio, TX	$124,750	$140,530	$82,330–$169,050	4,720
Birmingham, AL	$119,740	$132,620	$80,090–$161,910	1,560
New Orleans, LA	$118,540	$137,790	$82,030–$167,620	1,000
Urban Honolulu, HI	$117,120	$133,640	$87,600–$163,930	1,240
Baton Rouge, LA	$116,740	$136,180	$82,680–$167,490	1,070
Sacramento, CA	$113,980	$138,000	$78,360–$172,330	4,910
El Paso, TX	$107,310	$122,390	$74,490–$155,640	1,200
Las Vegas, NV	$103,580	$134,260	$78,340–$158,710	4,090
Riverside, CA	$103,220	$124,990	$73,510–$158,120	8,080