Pay by state · 53 states
Sales Manager Salary by State (2026)
Sales Managers earn the most in New York at $217,640 a year and the least in Guam at $60,740 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $148,270. All 53 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $217,640New York
- National median
- $148,270BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $60,740Guam
- States reporting
- 53of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Sales Manager salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of sales managers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYNew York | $217,640 | $163,090 | $316,030 | 38,510 | $201,666 |
| 2 | MAMassachusetts | $191,200 | $141,040 | $235,420 | 15,010 | $180,792 |
| 3 | VAVirginia | $191,130 | $134,490 | $236,690 | 9,670 | $189,043 |
| 4 | COColorado | $180,850 | $140,990 | $237,710 | 8,780 | $175,494 |
| 5 | WAWashington | $174,000 | $130,610 | $226,150 | 10,030 | $162,597 |
| 6 | NJNew Jersey | $173,020 | $132,620 | $225,790 | 20,090 | $159,018 |
| 7 | CTConnecticut | $162,110 | $120,500 | $214,590 | 8,560 | $156,462 |
| 8 | KSKansas | $159,990 | $122,110 | $206,810 | 6,820 | $177,632 |
| 9 | GAGeorgia | $159,890 | $106,500 | $210,260 | 17,690 | $166,045 |
| 10 | MEMaine | $158,660 | $93,610 | $174,990 | N/A | $163,483 |
| 11 | OROregon | $155,810 | $114,390 | $212,110 | 5,260 | $150,744 |
| 12 | ILIllinois | $155,280 | $108,420 | $208,670 | 32,240 | $155,345 |
| 13 | RIRhode Island | $154,970 | $111,000 | $199,310 | 1,120 | $151,515 |
| 14 | MNMinnesota | $151,670 | $103,440 | $200,740 | 11,240 | $153,791 |
| 15 | NCNorth Carolina | $150,470 | $100,480 | $211,950 | 16,920 | $159,521 |
| 16 | AZArizona | $145,690 | $101,720 | $196,010 | 13,870 | $144,710 |
| 17 | NHNew Hampshire | $141,900 | $111,050 | $192,830 | 2,820 | $136,226 |
| 18 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $141,800 | $103,750 | $198,140 | 1,930 | $129,025 |
| 19 | VTVermont | $138,650 | $102,490 | $189,100 | 930 | $141,540 |
| 20 | MDMaryland | $137,150 | $93,610 | $180,000 | N/A | $130,670 |
| 21 | MIMichigan | $136,870 | $96,790 | $184,960 | 17,950 | $142,251 |
| 22 | UTUtah | $136,520 | $97,850 | $193,440 | 8,990 | $138,089 |
| 23 | SDSouth Dakota | $136,360 | $89,700 | $175,350 | 450 | $153,930 |
| 24 | TXTexas | $136,020 | $96,450 | $193,630 | 76,010 | $140,144 |
| 25 | OHOhio | $135,510 | $98,850 | $184,450 | 22,840 | $146,065 |
| 26 | IDIdaho | $135,350 | $102,320 | $175,160 | 2,490 | $141,737 |
| 27 | CACalifornia | $134,910 | $91,210 | $206,710 | 112,440 | $121,848 |
| 28 | WIWisconsin | $134,870 | $101,710 | $178,660 | 10,480 | $143,334 |
| 29 | IAIowa | $134,010 | $99,780 | $172,810 | 3,260 | $152,697 |
| 30 | FLFlorida | $131,900 | $94,770 | $183,170 | 46,480 | $127,546 |
| 31 | INIndiana | $131,470 | $96,470 | $178,500 | 9,700 | $140,867 |
| 32 | SCSouth Carolina | $131,080 | $86,700 | $177,950 | 9,340 | $139,820 |
| 33 | PAPennsylvania | $130,610 | $95,640 | $175,600 | 20,460 | $133,860 |
| 34 | WYWyoming | $129,840 | $91,350 | $197,010 | 300 | $140,078 |
| 35 | OKOklahoma | $128,920 | $93,670 | $182,500 | 3,250 | $146,762 |
| 36 | KYKentucky | $128,650 | $94,410 | $181,770 | 6,650 | $142,692 |
| 37 | TNTennessee | $128,040 | $90,920 | $173,500 | 12,270 | $139,371 |
| 38 | NENebraska | $126,990 | $88,410 | $174,990 | 3,000 | $140,939 |
| 39 | ALAlabama | $124,040 | $87,490 | $167,200 | 4,670 | $139,649 |
| 40 | NDNorth Dakota | $119,990 | $93,280 | $159,710 | 550 | $134,882 |
| 41 | MTMontana | $117,390 | $91,980 | $167,610 | 1,200 | $124,032 |
| 42 | HIHawaii | $116,340 | $86,740 | $162,850 | 1,710 | $105,811 |
| 43 | MOMissouri | $115,370 | $81,410 | $165,930 | 7,630 | $127,036 |
| 44 | NMNew Mexico | $114,080 | $91,990 | $153,880 | 1,750 | $123,715 |
| 45 | LALouisiana | $110,700 | $77,410 | $161,490 | 4,360 | $125,500 |
| 46 | NVNevada | $109,790 | $79,350 | $170,900 | 5,770 | $109,813 |
| 47 | MSMississippi | $108,750 | $79,150 | $155,920 | 1,870 | $125,068 |
| 48 | ARArkansas | $108,330 | $67,600 | $176,480 | 3,710 | $124,607 |
| 49 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $107,740 | $57,470 | $117,190 | 40 | N/A |
| 50 | AKAlaska | $98,860 | $81,990 | $136,660 | 850 | $96,582 |
| 51 | WVWest Virginia | $94,830 | $68,410 | $134,320 | 1,110 | $105,959 |
| 52 | PRPuerto Rico | $78,960 | $59,380 | $117,030 | 2,180 | N/A |
| 53 | GUGuam | $60,740 | $52,700 | $84,040 | 220 | 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 Sales Managers, that changes the ranking: New York leads on raw pay at $217,640, while New York leads once prices are taken into account at $201,666.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Sales Manager pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Sales Managers the most?
New York reports the highest median wage for Sales Managers at $217,640 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Massachusetts ($191,200) and Virginia ($191,130).
Which state pays Sales Managers the least?
Guam reports the lowest median for Sales Managers at $60,740 a year, $156,900 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Sales Managers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts New York first at $201,666 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $217,640. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.