Pharmaceutical sales representative earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level pharmaceutical sales representative earnings begin at:

$64.21 per hour

$133,550 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level pharmaceutical sales representative earnings begin at:

$61.61 per hour

$128,160 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level pharmaceutical sales representative earnings begin at:

$48.24 per hour

$100,340 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level pharmaceutical sales representative earnings begin at:

$29.76 per hour

$61,890 per year

10th percentile

Starting level pharmaceutical sales representative earnings begin at:

$19.96 per hour

$41,510 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 11% more than similar careers in Vermont. On average, they make less than sales engineers but more than market research analysts.

Career Median Salary
Sales engineer salary $102K
Marketing manager salary $99K
Pharmaceutical sales representative salary $100K
Copywriter salary $51K
Cost estimator salary $77K
Online merchant salary $67K
Market research analyst salary $61K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)