May 2025 OEWS estimate
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel Salary in the United States
The national median annual salary is $69,990. 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
$69,990
Mean annual salary
$82,430
Employment estimate
1,256,010
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.
| Percentile | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $37,980 |
| P25 — lower quartile | $47,670 |
| P50 — median | $69,990 |
| P75 — upper quartile | $100,480 |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $148,840 |
Median hourly wage
$33.65/hr
Mean hourly wage
$39.63/hr
Employment estimate
1,256,010
Hourly wage percentiles
BLS hourly wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The scale starts at $0; P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Hourly wage |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $18.26/hr |
| P25 — lower quartile | $22.92/hr |
| P50 — median | $33.65/hr |
| P75 — upper quartile | $48.31/hr |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $71.56/hr |
Median salary distribution across covered metros
These values summarize the 44 metros published on this site, not every U.S. metro.
- Lowest covered median
- $45,200
- Middle covered median
- $63,010
- Highest covered median
- $116,510
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.
| Rank | Metro or occupation | Annual median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | San Jose, CA | $116,510 |
| #2 | San Francisco, CA | $96,960 |
| #3 | New York, NY | $93,750 |
| #4 | Boston, MA | $83,420 |
| #5 | Seattle, WA | $82,540 |
| #6 | Denver, CO | $80,650 |
| #7 | Los Angeles, CA | $79,450 |
| #8 | Atlanta, GA | $78,950 |
| #9 | Washington, DC | $78,110 |
| #10 | Minneapolis, MN | $77,120 |
Largest employment markets
BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.
| Rank | Employment market | Estimated employment |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York, NY | 91,680 |
| #2 | Chicago, IL | 55,730 |
| #3 | Los Angeles, CA | 50,470 |
| #4 | Dallas, TX | 43,560 |
| #5 | Atlanta, GA | 33,900 |
| #6 | Miami, FL | 30,300 |
| #7 | San Francisco, CA | 29,980 |
| #8 | Washington, DC | 29,300 |
| #9 | Houston, TX | 28,720 |
| #10 | Boston, MA | 25,310 |