Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

Illustration of a retail sales counter with a cash register and shelved merchandise

SOC code 41-4012 · Sales and Related Occupations

National employment
1,238,190
Mean annual wage
$82,530
Mean hourly wage
$39.68
Median annual wage
$72,080
Median hourly wage
$34.65

Wage percentiles

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$39,090$18.79
25th percentile$50,470$24.27
50th percentile (median)$72,080$34.65
75th percentile$99,640$47.90
90th percentile$137,550$66.13

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Wages by state (May 2024)

State-level employment and wage estimates for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products (SOC 41-4012), from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) State estimates, May 2024. Data available for 51 of 51 states/DC for this occupation.

StateEmploymentMean annualMedian annual10th pctl annual25th pctl annual75th pctl annual90th pctl annual
Alabama19,250$73,110$62,500$36,140$46,490$82,250$123,050
Alaska760$68,280$59,800$45,600$48,810$78,750$102,950
Arizona18,240$80,790$65,500$38,330$48,090$96,810$133,800
Arkansas13,540$71,510$54,970$28,590$37,950$84,290$138,910
California141,300$86,050$73,920$40,310$52,400$101,750$148,150
Colorado31,290$92,300$77,830$43,450$55,990$109,810$148,430
Connecticut13,060$86,940$77,540$43,320$57,230$103,740$131,640
Delaware2,990$79,130$73,770$43,530$50,060$98,890$126,200
District of Columbia—$76,270$59,120$35,660$45,280$99,450$131,710
Florida92,370$73,990$60,330$35,200$44,160$84,430$124,390
Georgia45,810$82,420$63,050$36,310$47,670$95,700$143,180
Hawaii3,150$75,540$59,580$36,990$44,660$81,990$156,800
Idaho8,530$70,290$60,940$34,610$46,150$80,280$113,180
Illinois58,080$80,700$65,210$39,750$49,620$96,080$131,850
Indiana33,150$76,540$64,160$36,930$48,210$94,790$128,540
Iowa16,620$77,370$64,380$39,440$50,010$92,990$127,940
Kansas13,930$80,440$71,000$38,450$49,840$98,490$133,100
Kentucky14,980$76,200$62,980$35,060$46,550$89,700$130,720
Louisiana18,910$74,170$63,080$34,200$45,910$91,520$122,140
Maine3,740$79,480$65,790$44,160$51,450$92,980$134,510
Maryland8,610$83,930$75,280$45,970$58,460$98,430$132,700
Massachusetts24,280$91,320$78,680$45,610$60,670$105,120$149,770
Michigan42,910$82,870$74,070$39,760$51,270$100,100$135,520
Minnesota32,010$85,890$75,060$45,490$58,200$99,090$134,230
Mississippi7,370$70,400$57,460$27,510$39,680$79,790$111,290
Missouri25,290$74,740$60,580$32,140$45,770$85,460$128,460
Montana4,030$68,220$60,300$38,940$47,880$75,600$102,880
Nebraska8,290$74,190$61,800$39,420$49,190$83,760$120,320
Nevada7,650$72,370$60,500$35,370$45,930$81,660$120,890
New Hampshire6,740——————
New Jersey35,600$97,930$78,870$46,210$59,020$119,730$167,020
New Mexico4,040$66,660$59,020$33,280$42,030$77,900$102,580
New York67,050$89,130$76,560$44,640$55,730$100,950$143,770
North Carolina45,550$79,180$63,260$35,890$47,010$93,380$132,800
North Dakota4,220$81,710$71,230$42,780$55,410$94,650$126,370
Ohio57,610$82,410$72,970$39,370$50,110$99,250$137,310
Oklahoma12,220$72,310$59,720$27,040$40,110$83,810$130,650
Oregon14,970$80,860$67,210$45,430$54,080$95,240$127,840
Pennsylvania53,290$80,780$65,490$37,330$48,980$98,250$132,960
Rhode Island4,890$93,620$78,330$43,520$55,810$105,990$169,280
South Carolina23,420$80,590$63,280$34,280$45,880$99,580$150,820
South Dakota5,270$78,250$74,430$47,320$57,480$92,110$112,820
Tennessee21,640$72,750$59,820$32,120$43,910$93,350$127,950
Texas91,290$78,760$63,570$34,990$47,020$95,220$133,690
Utah13,930$74,830$61,080$35,010$46,480$84,740$122,900
Vermont2,040$76,280$63,950$47,910$51,270$89,880$116,370
Virginia19,530$76,770$62,470$38,250$48,340$89,520$126,910
Washington30,090$92,600$79,190$49,200$61,110$103,360$143,500
West Virginia3,410$71,530$59,390$33,110$43,980$80,420$102,920
Wisconsin38,600$78,720$64,430$39,570$49,570$92,490$125,940
Wyoming1,620$85,390$74,870$43,250$51,480$100,990$138,370

Hourly by-state wages are in the source dataset but not rendered here (annual only, to keep this table a manageable width); see the source link below for the full file. BLS suppresses some state-level figures for reliability: an em dash (—) means BLS did not publish that figure for this state and occupation. Per BLS’s own field definitions: "*" = a wage estimate is not available; "**" = an employment estimate is not available; "#" = a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year (all three are shown here as —, not guessed). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), State occupational employment and wage estimates, May 2024.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates. Wage figures are BLS OEWS estimates and may not reflect current pay.