Sales representative earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level sales representative earnings begin at:

$53.43 per hour

$111,131 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level sales representative earnings begin at:

$38.73 per hour

$80,568 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level sales representative earnings begin at:

$27.10 per hour

$56,360 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level sales representative earnings begin at:

$18.95 per hour

$39,426 per year

10th percentile

Starting level sales representative earnings begin at:

$13.74 per hour

$28,583 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Sales representative salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Massachusetts $79,240
New York $72,297
Maryland $69,950
District of Columbia $69,680
Kansas $69,267
Texas $69,231
New Jersey $67,350
Connecticut $66,020
Iowa $65,580
Rhode Island $64,310
Kentucky $64,260
Colorado $64,210
Michigan $63,820
Minnesota $63,380
New Hampshire $62,300
Washington $62,250
Virginia $61,560
Indiana $61,528
Idaho $60,555
California $60,330
North Carolina $59,920
Pennsylvania $59,900
Vermont $59,810
Delaware $59,730
Wisconsin $59,640
South Dakota $59,390
North Dakota $59,240
Wyoming $58,190
Ohio $57,410
Oregon $57,260
Missouri $56,890
Maine $56,570
Alabama $56,360
Nevada $55,760
Georgia $55,260
South Carolina $54,390
Nebraska $54,340
Illinois $54,325
New Mexico $53,750
Utah $53,540
Tennessee $51,570
Alaska $50,997
Louisiana $50,620
Arkansas $50,557
Montana $50,530
Hawaii $50,458
Florida $49,790
Mississippi $49,100
Oklahoma $47,810
West Virginia $47,530
Arizona $44,744
Virgin Islands, U.S. $40,410
Guam $23,960
Puerto Rico $23,480

How do sales representative salaries compare to similar careers?

Sales representatives earn 6% less than similar careers in Alabama. On average, they make less than sales engineers but more than recruiters.

Career Median Salary
Sales engineer salary $78K
Search marketing strategist salary $88K
Pharmaceutical sales representative salary $71K
Sales manager salary $60K
Insurance sales agent salary $54K
Sales representative salary $56K
Real estate agent salary $51K
Market research analyst salary $54K
Cost estimator salary $56K
Recruiter salary $50K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)