Sales Salaries
What sales roles actually pay.
Straight from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, with the highest-paying states broken out for each role.
Financial Services Sales Agent Salary: National and State-by-State
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents earn a median around $78,660 to $109,150 depending on the year measured, with the widest state-to-state spread of any sales occupation.
Insurance Sales Agent Salary: National and State-by-State
Insurance sales agents earn a median of $62,280 nationally, but the gap between the lowest and highest-paying states runs over $50,000.
Real Estate Agent Salary: National and State-by-State
Real estate agents earn a median of $52,830 nationally, but the BLS median understates the ceiling more here than in any other sales field, the top 10% clear $123,590.
Sales Engineer Salary: National and State-by-State
Sales engineers earn a median of $124,900 nationally, the highest of any sales occupation the BLS tracks separately. Here's how that breaks down by state.
Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Rep Salary: National and State-by-State
Technical and scientific wholesale and manufacturing sales reps earn a median of $104,920 nationally, and this field produces more yearly openings than any other sales occupation the BLS tracks.