Sales representative earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level sales representative earnings begin at:

$58.94 per hour

$122,590 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level sales representative earnings begin at:

$39.44 per hour

$82,030 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level sales representative earnings begin at:

$29.16 per hour

$60,650 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level sales representative earnings begin at:

$21.10 per hour

$43,880 per year

10th percentile

Starting level sales representative earnings begin at:

$14.61 per hour

$30,380 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Sales representative salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Massachusetts $76,180
Connecticut $74,990
New Jersey $72,850
Washington $70,100
California $70,000
Delaware $68,820
Colorado $67,000
New Hampshire $63,220
Nevada $62,900
Rhode Island $62,900
Minnesota $62,740
Maryland $62,110
Michigan $62,110
Indiana $62,020
Pennsylvania $61,900
Kansas $61,830
Wyoming $61,830
Ohio $61,790
Virginia $61,790
South Dakota $61,610
Wisconsin $61,600
North Dakota $61,550
District of Columbia $61,380
Maine $61,220
Iowa $61,100
Louisiana $60,650
Vermont $60,320
Oregon $60,260
Missouri $60,110
Nebraska $60,110
Georgia $60,000
New York $60,000
Texas $60,000
Utah $57,210
Kentucky $57,000
Arizona $55,000
Illinois $55,000
Idaho $53,430
Alabama $51,100
Arkansas $50,880
South Carolina $50,440
North Carolina $50,000
Montana $49,590
West Virginia $49,500
Hawaii $49,400
Alaska $49,180
Tennessee $49,110
Oklahoma $48,460
Mississippi $48,210
New Mexico $48,210
Florida $45,000
Virgin Islands, U.S. $36,900
Guam $30,110
Puerto Rico $28,360

How do sales representative salaries compare to similar careers?

Sales representatives earn about the same as related careers in Louisiana. On average, they make less than advertising managers but more than publicists.

Career Median Salary
Advertising manager salary $77K
Green product marketer salary $77K
Pharmaceutical sales representative salary $80K
Copywriter salary $60K
Cost estimator salary $64K
Sales representative salary $61K
Online merchant salary $60K
Real estate agent salary $38K
Public relations specialist salary $47K
Publicist salary $47K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)