Sales representative earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level sales representative earnings begin at:

$48.03 per hour

$99,890 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level sales representative earnings begin at:

$37.02 per hour

$76,990 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level sales representative earnings begin at:

$28.90 per hour

$60,110 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level sales representative earnings begin at:

$20.04 per hour

$41,670 per year

10th percentile

Starting level sales representative earnings begin at:

$17.43 per hour

$36,240 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 Nebraska. On average, they make less than pharmaceutical sales representatives but more than public relations specialists.

Career Median Salary
Pharmaceutical sales representative salary $64K
Online merchant salary $64K
Copywriter salary $62K
Real estate agent salary $49K
Cost estimator salary $61K
Sales representative salary $60K
Fundraiser salary $60K
Market research analyst salary $58K
Publicist salary $51K
Public relations specialist salary $51K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)