Sales Representatives (Wholesale/Manufacturing)
The national median wage for sales representatives (wholesale/manufacturing) is $65,630 across 1.4M jobs. After cost of living, San Francisco goes furthest at $78,592, and 41 of 78 metros beat the national median once prices are counted.
What the job pays, metro to metro
Each line runs from the lowest metro to the highest. The mark is the national median.
BLS OES, latest release
78 metro areas tracked
Best value: top metros by cost-adjusted wage
Wages adjusted for local cost of living. A longer blue bar means the salary goes further there.
All metro areas
Sorted by cost-adjusted wage. Tap a column head to re-sort; metro names link to the city page where we track one.
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| 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 show wage and employment estimates for sales representatives (wholesale/manufacturing) across 78 metro areas in the United States. The national median wage is the latest BLS OES figure; individual metro values are modeled from it using local cost of living and regional labor-market patterns rather than taken from the published metro-level OES tables.