Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying states for sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products

Rhode Island leads at $82,420 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
Rhode Island$82,420$58,950–$132,730
District of Columbia$80,010$60,390–$105,670
Washington$79,830$62,850–$108,310
Massachusetts$79,810$63,550–$108,200
New York$79,590$59,860–$106,010
New Jersey$79,410$59,950–$123,920
Colorado$79,250$59,630–$110,930
South Dakota$77,210$61,060–$95,960
Vermont$76,840$59,010–$101,100
Minnesota$76,750$59,490–$100,630
California$76,490$56,460–$104,870
Connecticut$75,570$54,900–$102,940
North Dakota$74,250$57,550–$98,620
Oregon$74,180$55,300–$95,650
Ohio$73,960$51,720–$101,090
Illinois$73,510$56,070–$99,580
Maryland$73,080$55,110–$98,250
Michigan$72,980$51,060–$100,380
New Hampshire$72,790$50,690–$102,160
Wyoming$72,530$51,340–$101,380
Arizona$72,390$50,650–$97,150
Indiana$71,330$49,870–$98,290
North Carolina$70,990$48,750–$100,240
Kansas$68,960$49,800–$97,490
Nevada$68,150$48,550–$94,940
Iowa$66,760$50,580–$90,350
Pennsylvania$66,130$49,540–$97,930
Texas$65,970$47,820–$98,970
Wisconsin$65,930$51,580–$95,150
Idaho$64,840$48,170–$87,530
Kentucky$64,280$47,400–$94,590
South Carolina$64,250$48,220–$100,470
Alabama$64,140$48,090–$89,840
Nebraska$64,030$50,500–$84,510
Maine$63,960$50,540–$80,700
Georgia$63,860$48,240–$92,210
West Virginia$63,560$45,810–$82,510
Virginia$63,400$48,960–$94,310
Louisiana$63,290$45,170–$93,840
Florida$62,490$46,810–$91,170
Delaware$62,280$48,650–$93,260
Oklahoma$62,160$42,710–$93,440
Utah$61,980$47,940–$86,160
Missouri$61,940$47,460–$84,980
Montana$61,670$47,110–$78,430
Tennessee$61,630$46,990–$95,490
New Mexico$61,320$45,450–$82,860
Mississippi$59,320$41,750–$80,560
Hawaii$59,010$47,830–$80,670
Alaska$56,830$49,570–$77,300
Arkansas$55,120$38,590–$83,270

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.