Pay by state · 53 states
Driver/Sales Worker Salary by State (2026)
Driver/Sales Workers earn the most in Alaska at $48,420 a year and the least in Guam at $20,630 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $38,770. All 53 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $48,420Alaska
- National median
- $38,770BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $20,630Guam
- States reporting
- 53of 54 OEWS areas
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?
Guam reports the lowest median for Driver/Sales Workers at $20,630 a year, $27,790 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Driver/Sales Workers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Iowa first at $53,691 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $47,120. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.