Pharmaceutical sales representative earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level pharmaceutical sales representative earnings begin at:

$78.60 per hour

$163,490 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level pharmaceutical sales representative earnings begin at:

$62.57 per hour

$130,140 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level pharmaceutical sales representative earnings begin at:

$41.13 per hour

$85,560 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level pharmaceutical sales representative earnings begin at:

$30.61 per hour

$63,680 per year

10th percentile

Starting level pharmaceutical sales representative earnings begin at:

$23.66 per hour

$49,200 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Pharmaceutical sales representative salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Michigan $99,740
North Dakota $99,020
Minnesota $98,900
North Carolina $98,900
Hawaii $98,710
Arizona $96,300
West Virginia $95,730
South Dakota $94,580
Maine $92,650
Oregon $91,960
Missouri $91,120
Texas $85,560
New Hampshire $81,960
Connecticut $81,770
Arkansas $81,660
Indiana $81,640
Nevada $81,270
Louisiana $80,220
Utah $80,220
Georgia $78,450
Rhode Island $78,340
Florida $77,840
Alabama $77,650
Montana $77,520
Kentucky $77,480
Pennsylvania $76,100
Idaho $76,020
Tennessee $64,360
New Mexico $63,920
Wisconsin $63,710
Nebraska $63,680
Puerto Rico $62,070
Alaska $61,890
South Carolina $61,240
Oklahoma $60,550
Mississippi $60,160
Wyoming $133,220
Virginia $126,320
New Jersey $124,880
Massachusetts $104,670
Washington $104,670
District of Columbia $104,660
California $103,430
Ohio $103,390
Illinois $102,740
Maryland $102,740
New York $102,520
Colorado $102,430
Delaware $102,140
Iowa $101,420
Vermont $100,340
Kansas $100,290

How do pharmaceutical sales representative salaries compare to similar careers?

Pharmaceutical sales representatives earn about the same as related careers in Texas. On average, they make less than sales managers but more than sales representatives.

Career Median Salary
Sales manager salary $126K
Sales engineer salary $103K
Advertising manager salary $95K
Green product marketer salary $95K
Pharmaceutical sales representative salary $86K
Online merchant salary $73K
Market research analyst salary $62K
Cost estimator salary $63K
Sales representative salary $60K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)