Pay by state · 53 areas
Driver/Sales Worker Salary by State (2026)
Driver/Sales Workers earn the most in Alaska at $48,420 a year and the least in South Carolina at $22,240 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $38,770. The table below covers all 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico and Guam, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $48,420Alaska
- National median
- $38,770BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $22,240South Carolina
- Areas reporting
- 53of 54 OEWS areas
Top and bottom
Highest- and lowest-paying states for driver/sales workers
Ranked on the state median among the 50 states and DC. After cost of living, Iowa comes out ahead instead. Territories are in the full table but not ranked here.
Highest median pay
- 1Alaska$48,420
- 2Iowa$47,120
- 3Massachusetts$46,870
- 4Vermont$46,300
- 5California$45,600
Lowest median pay
- 1South Carolina$22,240
- 2Utah$26,590
- 3Wyoming$26,940
- 4Wisconsin$27,560
- 5Montana$27,580
All states
Driver/Sales Worker salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of driver/sales workers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKAlaska | $48,420 | $42,990 | $54,080 | 1,270 | $47,304 |
| 2 | IAIowa | $47,120 | $28,420 | $59,010 | 4,400 | $53,691 |
| 3 | MAMassachusetts | $46,870 | $37,430 | $59,160 | 3,830 | $44,319 |
| 4 | VTVermont | $46,300 | $39,610 | $56,920 | 510 | $47,265 |
| 5 | CACalifornia | $45,600 | $38,180 | $54,040 | 34,480 | $41,185 |
| 6 | SDSouth Dakota | $45,050 | $33,810 | $57,210 | 1,050 | $50,855 |
| 7 | NJNew Jersey | $44,720 | $35,630 | $54,870 | 9,720 | $41,101 |
| 8 | COColorado | $43,420 | $35,910 | $49,040 | 10,790 | $42,134 |
| 9 | KSKansas | $43,180 | $34,760 | $48,080 | 1,950 | $47,942 |
| 10 | NYNew York | $42,730 | $33,890 | $51,210 | 18,990 | $39,594 |
| 11 | TNTennessee | $42,220 | $35,730 | $45,090 | 9,620 | $45,956 |
| 12 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $41,600 | $36,400 | $57,650 | 1,020 | $37,852 |
| 13 | WAWashington | $41,570 | $35,120 | $56,460 | 5,890 | $38,846 |
| 14 | NHNew Hampshire | $41,520 | $27,750 | $50,920 | 1,990 | $39,860 |
| 15 | OROregon | $41,080 | $32,830 | $49,920 | 5,210 | $39,744 |
| 16 | MOMissouri | $40,200 | $30,000 | $47,000 | 7,590 | $44,265 |
| 17 | GAGeorgia | $40,040 | $31,210 | $50,110 | 19,150 | $41,581 |
| 18 | MEMaine | $39,900 | $30,710 | $49,480 | 2,160 | $41,113 |
| 19 | ARArkansas | $39,820 | $32,950 | $48,360 | 3,170 | $45,803 |
| 20 | MIMichigan | $39,610 | $28,410 | $50,140 | 15,490 | $41,167 |
| 21 | ALAlabama | $39,190 | $27,410 | $49,390 | 4,310 | $44,121 |
| 22 | ILIllinois | $38,960 | $31,200 | $48,570 | 13,680 | $38,976 |
| 23 | NDNorth Dakota | $38,610 | $28,400 | $59,710 | 1,740 | $43,402 |
| 24 | MDMaryland | $38,500 | $31,770 | $49,030 | 11,940 | $36,681 |
| 25 | AZArizona | $38,440 | $31,200 | $46,290 | 10,550 | $38,182 |
| 26 | PAPennsylvania | $37,330 | $21,890 | $48,220 | 15,100 | $38,259 |
| 27 | VAVirginia | $37,180 | $31,050 | $47,750 | 10,780 | $36,774 |
| 28 | KYKentucky | $37,030 | $24,960 | $47,300 | 6,140 | $41,072 |
| 29 | CTConnecticut | $36,730 | $34,200 | $47,390 | 3,730 | $35,450 |
| 30 | NCNorth Carolina | $36,540 | $21,550 | $48,970 | 14,530 | $38,738 |
| 31 | LALouisiana | $36,290 | $20,320 | $46,700 | 3,200 | $41,142 |
| 32 | FLFlorida | $36,260 | $27,100 | $46,830 | 24,380 | $35,063 |
| 33 | INIndiana | $36,250 | $24,140 | $47,740 | 12,040 | $38,841 |
| 34 | TXTexas | $35,850 | $23,000 | $48,520 | 40,950 | $36,937 |
| 35 | IDIdaho | $35,770 | $26,500 | $45,660 | 2,090 | $37,458 |
| 36 | OHOhio | $35,720 | $24,900 | $47,340 | 20,430 | $38,502 |
| 37 | MSMississippi | $35,480 | $30,120 | $44,710 | 2,550 | $40,804 |
| 38 | NENebraska | $34,950 | $29,840 | $46,910 | 2,590 | $38,789 |
| 39 | RIRhode Island | $34,230 | $31,200 | $49,550 | 1,260 | $33,467 |
| 40 | MNMinnesota | $32,980 | $29,450 | $52,250 | 9,750 | $33,441 |
| 41 | NVNevada | $31,760 | $25,020 | $42,900 | 4,310 | $31,767 |
| 42 | HIHawaii | $31,270 | $29,120 | $50,180 | 920 | $28,440 |
| 43 | DEDelaware | $31,200 | $31,200 | $31,270 | N/A | $31,260 |
| 44 | NMNew Mexico | $29,770 | $25,450 | $45,610 | 2,970 | $32,284 |
| 45 | OKOklahoma | $29,120 | $21,890 | $43,360 | 5,110 | $33,150 |
| 46 | WVWest Virginia | $28,790 | $21,180 | $45,540 | 2,540 | $32,169 |
| 47 | MTMontana | $27,580 | $22,800 | $48,460 | 2,100 | $29,140 |
| 48 | WIWisconsin | $27,560 | $21,630 | $46,980 | 10,020 | $29,290 |
| 49 | WYWyoming | $26,940 | $17,110 | $44,370 | 1,140 | $29,064 |
| 50 | UTUtah | $26,590 | $20,910 | $48,620 | 3,050 | $26,896 |
| 51 | SCSouth Carolina | $22,240 | $18,130 | $39,200 | 6,430 | $23,723 |
| 52 | PRPuerto Rico | $22,220 | $21,840 | $24,580 | 1,610 | N/A |
| 53 | GUGuam | $20,630 | $19,340 | $26,810 | 240 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For driver/sales workers, that changes the ranking: Alaska leads on raw pay at $48,420, while Iowa leads once prices are taken into account at $53,691.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Driver/Sales Worker pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays driver/sales workers the most?
Alaska reports the highest median wage for driver/sales workers at $48,420 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Iowa ($47,120) and Massachusetts ($46,870).
Which state pays driver/sales workers the least?
Among the 50 states and DC, South Carolina reports the lowest median for driver/sales workers at $22,240 a year, $26,180 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Among the territories, Puerto Rico reports $22,220 and Guam reports $20,630.
Is the highest-paying state the best for driver/sales workers after cost of living?
Not on this data. Alaska pays the most on paper ($48,420) but ranks 4th of 51 once each median is divided by the state's BEA Regional Price Parity ($47,304). Iowa leads after that adjustment at $53,691, from a raw median of $47,120. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024; the adjustment is NueCareer's calculation.