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Sales Representative, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Product Salary by State (2026)
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products earn the most in Colorado at $135,000 a year and the least in Arkansas at $71,830 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $104,920. The table below covers 48 states, DC and Puerto Rico, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $135,000Colorado
- National median
- $104,920BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $71,830Arkansas
- Areas reporting
- 50of 54 OEWS areas
Top and bottom
Highest- and lowest-paying states for sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
Ranked on the state median among the 48 reporting states and DC. After cost of living, Kansas comes out ahead instead. Territories are in the full table but not ranked here.
Highest median pay
- 1Colorado$135,000
- 2New Jersey$131,360
- 3Kansas$130,850
- 4New York$129,410
- 5Georgia$128,850
Lowest median pay
- 1Arkansas$71,830
- 2Oklahoma$72,480
- 3Mississippi$74,990
- 4Alaska$77,080
- 5Wisconsin$78,480
All states
Sales Representative, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Product salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COColorado | $135,000 | $103,140 | $172,070 | 4,150 | $131,002 |
| 2 | NJNew Jersey | $131,360 | $98,770 | $174,890 | 5,600 | $120,730 |
| 3 | KSKansas | $130,850 | $89,990 | $166,460 | 2,440 | $145,279 |
| 4 | NYNew York | $129,410 | $89,430 | $166,340 | 10,500 | $119,912 |
| 5 | GAGeorgia | $128,850 | $75,730 | $165,650 | 5,700 | $133,810 |
| 6 | VAVirginia | $128,270 | $92,260 | $161,030 | 6,060 | $126,869 |
| 7 | WAWashington | $127,390 | $80,670 | $168,600 | 9,960 | $119,042 |
| 8 | HIHawaii | $126,110 | $84,370 | $158,480 | 540 | $114,697 |
| 9 | MIMichigan | $125,650 | $81,270 | $157,690 | 9,140 | $130,590 |
| 10 | NCNorth Carolina | $125,370 | $77,590 | $167,430 | 11,990 | $132,911 |
| 11 | CACalifornia | $124,220 | $80,300 | $164,170 | 27,590 | $112,193 |
| 12 | LALouisiana | $124,200 | $77,490 | $157,840 | 2,340 | $140,805 |
| 13 | MAMassachusetts | $118,980 | $80,520 | $159,210 | 11,650 | $112,503 |
| 14 | RIRhode Island | $117,670 | $62,870 | $164,420 | 530 | $115,047 |
| 15 | OROregon | $113,830 | $90,140 | $160,750 | 3,040 | $110,129 |
| 16 | SCSouth Carolina | $111,190 | $75,510 | $161,210 | 3,760 | $118,604 |
| 17 | OHOhio | $108,370 | $65,060 | $162,080 | 9,870 | $116,811 |
| 18 | DEDelaware | $107,830 | $85,350 | $129,800 | 960 | $108,037 |
| 19 | FLFlorida | $107,700 | $71,670 | $160,430 | 19,840 | $104,145 |
| 20 | ILIllinois | $107,570 | $73,150 | $152,190 | 7,350 | $107,615 |
| 21 | PAPennsylvania | $103,790 | $69,080 | $158,390 | 7,190 | $106,373 |
| 22 | IAIowa | $103,380 | $66,780 | $136,010 | 2,580 | $117,796 |
| 23 | MNMinnesota | $103,000 | $78,900 | $145,330 | 4,960 | $104,440 |
| 24 | INIndiana | $102,910 | $76,200 | $157,140 | 4,370 | $110,266 |
| 25 | NDNorth Dakota | $102,720 | $74,590 | $137,280 | 510 | $115,469 |
| 26 | MEMaine | $101,850 | $69,990 | $103,070 | N/A | $104,946 |
| 27 | IDIdaho | $101,390 | $75,490 | $128,950 | 1,880 | $106,174 |
| 28 | WYWyoming | $100,850 | $80,730 | $112,670 | 280 | $108,802 |
| 29 | AZArizona | $100,620 | $67,040 | $144,250 | 8,860 | $99,943 |
| 30 | TXTexas | $99,080 | $69,610 | $138,710 | 44,400 | $102,084 |
| 31 | NVNevada | $98,500 | $51,570 | $140,250 | 1,880 | $98,521 |
| 32 | CTConnecticut | $98,000 | $75,960 | $136,580 | 2,980 | $94,585 |
| 33 | NHNew Hampshire | $97,960 | $69,990 | $133,320 | 2,660 | $94,043 |
| 34 | KYKentucky | $97,640 | $66,640 | $155,460 | 4,170 | $108,298 |
| 35 | WVWest Virginia | $97,230 | $76,740 | $128,820 | 760 | $108,641 |
| 36 | VTVermont | $95,900 | $80,920 | $149,990 | 410 | $97,899 |
| 37 | MDMaryland | $95,040 | $61,570 | $138,620 | 6,330 | $90,550 |
| 38 | MOMissouri | $94,840 | $62,490 | $138,890 | 5,060 | $104,430 |
| 39 | TNTennessee | $94,450 | $63,000 | $133,810 | 8,290 | $102,808 |
| 40 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $92,940 | $54,990 | $115,300 | 600 | $84,567 |
| 41 | NMNew Mexico | $87,310 | $63,650 | $147,490 | 980 | $94,684 |
| 42 | ALAlabama | $87,140 | $60,120 | $116,060 | 2,780 | $98,105 |
| 43 | NENebraska | $84,400 | $63,230 | $112,650 | 1,700 | $93,671 |
| 44 | MTMontana | $83,610 | $60,760 | $114,960 | 690 | $88,341 |
| 45 | WIWisconsin | $78,480 | $60,680 | $103,770 | 3,390 | $83,405 |
| 46 | AKAlaska | $77,080 | $59,790 | $128,560 | 440 | $75,304 |
| 47 | MSMississippi | $74,990 | $54,590 | $96,380 | 810 | $86,242 |
| 48 | OKOklahoma | $72,480 | $49,360 | $119,910 | 3,970 | $82,511 |
| 49 | ARArkansas | $71,830 | $46,130 | $124,510 | 1,520 | $82,623 |
| 50 | PRPuerto Rico | $62,160 | $50,900 | $101,470 | 1,080 | 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 representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products, that changes the ranking: Colorado leads on raw pay at $135,000, while Kansas leads once prices are taken into account at $145,279.
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 Representative, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Product pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products the most?
Colorado reports the highest median wage for sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products at $135,000 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New Jersey ($131,360) and Kansas ($130,850).
Which state pays sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products the least?
Among the 48 reporting states and DC, Arkansas reports the lowest median for sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products at $71,830 a year, $63,170 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Among the territories, Puerto Rico reports $62,160.
In which states do sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products earn over $100,000?
29 of the 48 reporting states and DC have a median of $100,000 or more (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The highest is Colorado; the lowest of them is Arizona at $100,620. The rest report less, down to $71,830 in Arkansas.
Is the highest-paying state the best for sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products after cost of living?
Not on this data. Colorado pays the most on paper ($135,000) but ranks 5th of 49 once each median is divided by the state's BEA Regional Price Parity ($131,002). Kansas leads after that adjustment at $145,279, from a raw median of $130,850. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024; the adjustment is NueCareer's calculation.