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

What Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products earn across the United States and in the largest metro areas — the official BLS OEWS May 2025 figures.

National wages — United States

Nationally, BLS estimates 1,238,190 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products jobs — 0.8% of all US employment. The national median wage is $72,080 a year ($34.65 an hour) and the mean is $82,530 a year, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates (released May 15, 2026), retrieved October 27, 2026.

Wage level	Hourly	Annual
Mean	$39.68	$82,530
10th percentile	$18.79	$39,090
25th percentile	$24.27	$50,470
Median (50th percentile)	$34.65	$72,080
75th percentile	$47.90	$99,640
90th percentile	$66.13	$137,550

Median pay by metro area

Metro area	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment	vs US median
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$93,100	$44.76	13,190	+29.2%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$82,260	$39.55	16,510	+14.1%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$81,140	$39.01	61,860	+12.6%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$81,060	$38.97	17,660	+12.5%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$79,670	$38.31	14,010	+10.5%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$78,470	$37.73	21,560	+8.9%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$77,900	$37.45	10,670	+8.1%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$77,870	$37.44	17,190	+8.0%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$76,580	$36.82	19,060	+6.2%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$76,100	$36.59	9,040	+5.6%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$75,350	$36.23	38,490	+4.5%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$74,790	$35.96	14,870	+3.8%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$74,730	$35.93	7,740	+3.7%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$74,490	$35.81	54,950	+3.3%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$74,310	$35.73	5,970	+3.1%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$73,080	$35.14	3,970	+1.4%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$73,030	$35.11	25,630	+1.3%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$72,500	$34.86	15,910	+0.6%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$72,100	$34.67	11,950	+0.0%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$64,990	$31.25	27,650	-9.8%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$64,940	$31.22	29,100	-9.9%
St. Louis, MO-IL	$64,590	$31.05	10,710	-10.4%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$62,400	$30.00	30,740	-13.4%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$62,000	$29.81	13,460	-14.0%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$61,410	$29.53	10,740	-14.8%

Each metro page carries the full OEWS wage distribution, the employment figures, and the estimated take-home pay on that metro's median under 2026 tax rules.

Sources

Wage data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates (released May 15, 2026), retrieved October 27, 2026 — bls.gov/oes. Take-home estimates are computed by this site's paycheck engine with 2026 rules.