🤝Sales Representatives (Wholesale/Manufacturing)
National Median Wage
$65,630
National Employment
1.4M
Best Value: Top Metros by Cost-Adjusted Wage
Wages adjusted for local cost of living. Higher = your salary goes further.
All Metro Areas
78 metro areas
| # | Metro Area | State | Median Wage | Cost-Adj. Wage▼ | Employment | Emp / 1K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | CA | $88,809 | $78,592 | 11,480 | 25.0 |
| 2 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | VA | $77,997 | $77,225 | 14,029 | 23.4 |
| 3 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | NY | $81,447 | $75,414 | 28,225 | 22.6 |
| 4 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | PA | $73,864 | $75,371 | 13,901 | 25.0 |
| 5 | Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX | TX | $73,075 | $75,335 | 5,918 | 23.7 |
| 6 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | IL | $74,254 | $75,004 | 21,668 | 25.0 |
| 7 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | MN | $73,404 | $74,902 | 12,710 | 25.0 |
| 8 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | GA | $71,483 | $73,694 | 12,168 | 22.1 |
| 9 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | MI | $69,088 | $73,498 | 11,495 | 25.0 |
| 10 | Anchorage, AK | AK | $74,168 | $72,714 | 1,312 | 25.0 |
| 11 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | CT | $75,210 | $72,317 | 2,176 | 25.0 |
| 12 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | $78,655 | $72,161 | 9,080 | 22.7 |
| 13 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | CO | $72,046 | $71,333 | 10,552 | 25.0 |
| 14 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | NC | $66,805 | $71,069 | 5,423 | 25.0 |
| 15 | Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH | MA | $76,524 | $70,856 | 10,615 | 21.2 |
| 16 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | NC | $66,568 | $70,817 | 5,416 | 21.7 |
| 17 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | TX | $68,623 | $70,745 | 18,446 | 25.0 |
| 18 | Madison, WI | WI | $65,676 | $70,619 | 1,948 | 25.0 |
| 19 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | TX | $68,065 | $70,170 | 22,886 | 25.0 |
| 20 | Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT | CT | $72,879 | $70,076 | 3,439 | 25.0 |
| 21 | St. Louis, MO-IL | MO | $64,247 | $69,834 | 6,643 | 25.0 |
| 22 | Kansas City, MO-KS | MO | $64,175 | $69,755 | 4,544 | 22.7 |
| 23 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | WI | $64,850 | $69,731 | 3,273 | 21.8 |
| 24 | Columbus, OH | OH | $64,085 | $69,658 | 4,396 | 22.0 |
| 25 | Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN | TN | $64,567 | $69,427 | 5,655 | 25.0 |
| 26 | Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ | DE | $68,642 | $69,335 | 1,285 | 25.0 |
| 27 | Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | NE | $62,353 | $69,281 | 2,969 | 25.0 |
| 28 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | RI | $69,729 | $69,039 | 4,558 | 25.0 |
| 29 | Cleveland-Elyria, OH | OH | $63,443 | $68,960 | 3,488 | 23.3 |
| 30 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | OH | $63,328 | $68,835 | 6,919 | 25.0 |
| 31 | Salt Lake City, UT | UT | $65,070 | $68,495 | 3,844 | 25.0 |
| 32 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | OR | $71,573 | $68,165 | 7,549 | 25.0 |
| 33 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | LA | $59,790 | $67,943 | 2,659 | 25.0 |
| 34 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | IN | $62,418 | $67,846 | 6,069 | 25.0 |
| 35 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | KY | $60,696 | $67,440 | 4,753 | 25.0 |
| 36 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | IA | $59,864 | $67,263 | 2,396 | 25.0 |
| 37 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | FL | $69,126 | $67,113 | 13,092 | 23.8 |
| 38 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | CA | $75,642 | $66,940 | 26,834 | 25.0 |
| 39 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | MD | $69,314 | $66,648 | 8,353 | 25.0 |
| 40 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | NH | $69,931 | $66,601 | 1,158 | 23.2 |
| 41 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | CA | $75,211 | $66,558 | 8,848 | 25.0 |
| 42 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | VT | $63,370 | $65,330 | 819 | 25.0 |
| 43 | Honolulu, HI | HI | $71,123 | $65,250 | 1,857 | 24.8 |
| 44 | Columbia, SC | SC | $60,411 | $64,958 | 2,211 | 25.0 |
| 45 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | TN | $60,251 | $64,786 | 2,296 | 23.0 |
| 46 | Fargo, ND-MN | ND | $57,634 | $64,757 | 991 | 24.8 |
| 47 | Albuquerque, NM | NM | $58,092 | $64,547 | 3,086 | 25.0 |
| 48 | Oklahoma City, OK | OK | $56,546 | $64,257 | 4,119 | 25.0 |
| 49 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | VA | $64,274 | $63,638 | 3,451 | 23.0 |
| 50 | Richmond, VA | VA | $64,228 | $63,592 | 3,262 | 21.8 |
| 51 | Sioux Falls, SD | SD | $55,926 | $63,552 | 1,286 | 25.0 |
| 52 | Boise City, ID | ID | $57,829 | $63,548 | 1,903 | 25.0 |
| 53 | Pittsburgh, PA | PA | $61,980 | $63,245 | 6,146 | 25.0 |
| 54 | Baton Rouge, LA | LA | $55,406 | $62,961 | 1,671 | 22.3 |
| 55 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | SC | $58,183 | $62,562 | 2,142 | 25.0 |
| 56 | Tulsa, OK | OK | $54,446 | $61,870 | 2,418 | 24.2 |
| 57 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | AR | $53,665 | $61,684 | 2,538 | 25.0 |
| 58 | Birmingham-Hoover, AL | AL | $55,234 | $61,371 | 2,433 | 24.3 |
| 59 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | AZ | $61,961 | $61,348 | 15,522 | 25.0 |
| 60 | Portland-South Portland, ME | ME | $59,484 | $61,324 | 1,420 | 25.0 |
| 61 | Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | NV | $59,336 | $61,171 | 7,251 | 25.0 |
| 62 | Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI | MI | $57,358 | $61,019 | 3,451 | 25.0 |
| 63 | Charleston, WV | WV | $53,660 | $59,622 | 915 | 25.0 |
| 64 | Cheyenne, WY | WY | $53,911 | $59,243 | 312 | 20.8 |
| 65 | Knoxville, TN | TN | $55,067 | $59,212 | 1,987 | 19.9 |
| 66 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | FL | $60,946 | $59,171 | 5,432 | 21.7 |
| 67 | Billings, MT | MT | $52,851 | $58,723 | 592 | 23.7 |
| 68 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | TX | $56,377 | $58,121 | 8,951 | 25.0 |
| 69 | Jacksonville, FL | FL | $59,864 | $58,120 | 5,503 | 25.0 |
| 70 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | CA | $65,488 | $57,954 | 4,650 | 23.3 |
| 71 | Rochester, NY | NY | $62,535 | $57,903 | 3,101 | 25.0 |
| 72 | Wichita, KS | KS | $52,081 | $57,868 | 1,432 | 25.0 |
| 73 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | FL | $59,455 | $57,723 | 10,355 | 25.0 |
| 74 | Jackson, MS | MS | $49,805 | $57,247 | 1,418 | 25.0 |
| 75 | Tucson, AZ | AZ | $57,441 | $56,872 | 3,516 | 25.0 |
| 76 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | NY | $59,025 | $54,653 | 3,564 | 25.0 |
| 77 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | CA | $61,597 | $54,511 | 12,129 | 25.0 |
| 78 | El Paso, TX | TX | $51,662 | $53,260 | 2,670 | 25.0 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median salary for Sales Representatives (Wholesale/Manufacturing)?
The national median annual wage for sales representatives (wholesale/manufacturing) is $65,630, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) data.
Where do sales representatives (wholesale/manufacturing) earn the most after adjusting for cost of living?
After adjusting for local cost of living, the top-paying metro areas for sales representatives (wholesale/manufacturing) are San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA ($78,592), Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($77,225), New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($75,414).
How many metro areas have data for sales representatives (wholesale/manufacturing)?
We have wage and employment data for sales representatives (wholesale/manufacturing) across 78 metro areas in the United States.
Data Sources
📎Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS (Dec 2025)📎U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024📎FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, 2024📎America's Health Rankings, 2025📎WalletHub/NAEP, 2025📎U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024📎Cook Political Report, PVI 2024📎Tax Foundation, Facts & Figures 2025📎ALEC Rich States Poor States, 2025📎WalletHub Tax Burden Study, 2025📎U.S. Census Bureau / FHFA, 2025📎BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023📎EPA AirData, Median AQI by County 2024📎EIA State Electricity Profiles, 2024📎FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, 2025📎U.S. Census Bureau, Net Domestic Migration 2024📎FCC / BroadbandNow, Broadband Access 2025📎National Park Service API, 2024📎USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US), 2024📎U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022📎U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2023 (Commuting)📎FHWA Highway Statistics, 2023📎U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022📎EIA State Electricity Profiles, 2024📎EIA Natural Gas Prices, 2024📎DOL National Database of Childcare Prices, 2023📎BEA Regional Price Parities (Food), 2023📎NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), 2023-24📎EDFacts ACGR Graduation Rates, 2021-22📎NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33), 2022-23📎BEA GDP by State (SAGDP9), 2023📎NASBO Fiscal Survey of States, FY2023📎Census Bureau State Government Finances, FY2022📎Pew Charitable Trusts Fiscal 50, FY2023📎Pew Charitable Trusts, FY2022📎S&P/Moody's via Ballotpedia, 2025📎Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES (May 2023)📎IRS Statistics of Income, Migration Data 2021-2022