May 2025 OEWS estimate
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Product Salary in the United States
The national median annual salary is $72,080. 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
$72,080
Mean annual salary
$82,530
Employment estimate
1,238,190
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 | $39,090 |
| P25 — lower quartile | $50,470 |
| P50 — median | $72,080 |
| P75 — upper quartile | $99,640 |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $137,550 |
Median hourly wage
$34.65/hr
Mean hourly wage
$39.68/hr
Employment estimate
1,238,190
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 | $18.79/hr |
| P25 — lower quartile | $24.27/hr |
| P50 — median | $34.65/hr |
| P75 — upper quartile | $47.90/hr |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $66.13/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
- $52,440
- Middle covered median
- $72,160
- Highest covered median
- $103,670
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 | $103,670 |
| #2 | San Francisco, CA | $93,100 |
| #3 | Seattle, WA | $82,260 |
| #4 | New York, NY | $81,140 |
| #5 | Denver, CO | $81,060 |
| #6 | Boston, MA | $79,670 |
| #7 | Minneapolis, MN | $78,470 |
| #8 | Portland, OR | $77,900 |
| #9 | Detroit, MI | $77,870 |
| #10 | Philadelphia, PA | $76,580 |
Largest employment markets
BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.
| Rank | Employment market | Estimated employment |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York, NY | 61,860 |
| #2 | Los Angeles, CA | 54,950 |
| #3 | Chicago, IL | 38,490 |
| #4 | Miami, FL | 30,740 |
| #5 | Dallas, TX | 29,100 |
| #6 | Atlanta, GA | 27,650 |
| #7 | Houston, TX | 25,630 |
| #8 | Minneapolis, MN | 21,560 |
| #9 | Philadelphia, PA | 19,060 |
| #10 | Denver, CO | 17,660 |