Highest-paying Cities for Sales Managers

The top 100 highest paying cities for sales managers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of sales managers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $206,920, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is the highest paying city for sales managers. It is followed by Grand Junction, Colorado (average annual salary $193,510). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of sales managers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Sales Managers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$206,920	$100,570	35,160
2	Grand Junction, Colorado	$193,510	$93,450	110
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$180,400	$77,190	10,250
4	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$178,650	$73,800	15,700
5	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$178,090	$99,260	390
6	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$171,140	$96,190	810
7	Boulder, Colorado	$169,290	$116,720	790
8	Wilmington, New Jersey	$167,080	$97,190	900
9	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$165,860	$79,190	850
10	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$165,630	$72,100	18,240
11	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$164,350	$93,250	2,440
12	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$162,670	$98,170	6,510
13	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$162,130	$99,240	6,620
14	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$161,990	$76,940	1,040
15	Rochester, New York	$161,850	$69,990	890
16	Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania	$161,170	$64,120	130
17	Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$161,130	$48,710	40
18	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$159,790	$68,530	60
19	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$159,270	$90,690	4,170
20	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$159,160	$74,690	7,640
21	Manchester, New Hampshire	$159,120	$74,500	320
22	Binghamton, New York	$159,010	$66,780	100
23	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$158,900	$87,090	510
24	Syracuse, New York	$158,580	$78,310	580
25	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$157,850	$74,940	4,370
26	Walla Walla, Washington	$156,430	$106,150	30
27	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$156,130	$79,560	1,150
28	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$153,880	$73,400	130
29	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia	$152,360	$71,620	70
30	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$152,000	$94,730	150
31	Pueblo, Colorado	$150,380	$70,020	50
32	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$150,310	$75,010	90
33	Ithaca, New York	$150,130	$61,670	50
34	Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$150,070	$66,580	60
35	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$150,060	$63,630	750
36	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$150,030	$100,210	300
37	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$150,000	$78,580	14,900
38	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$149,230	$71,240	300
39	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$148,800	$68,800	8,270
40	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$148,350	$55,040	110
41	Dalton, Georgia	$148,060	$61,720	140
42	Midland, Michigan	$147,670	$62,680	90
43	Warner Robins, Georgia	$147,570	$52,840	110
44	Greeley, Colorado	$147,440	$95,160	210
45	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$147,400	$70,940	210
46	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$146,130	$68,260	220
47	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$145,500	$75,510	120
48	Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$145,350	$61,660	90
49	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$144,290	$79,970	170
50	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$143,370	$68,020	200
51	Hinesville-Fort Stewart, Georgia	$143,060	$61,460	30
52	Nashua, New Hampshire	$142,720	$75,330	480
53	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$141,040	$71,970	3,870
54	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$140,900	$65,890	6,220
55	Sheboygan, Wisconsin	$139,980	$64,180	150
56	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$139,550	$78,170	130
57	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$139,540	$79,220	9,940
58	Olympia, Washington	$139,090	$79,920	220
59	Dover, Delaware	$139,060	$72,960	80
60	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri	$138,570	$73,890	760
61	Elmira, New York	$138,220	$68,550	60
62	Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$137,990	$89,100	120
63	Bellingham, Washington	$137,990	$78,170	170
64	Longview, Washington	$137,220	$72,860	70
65	Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$137,140	$74,650	150
66	Richmond, Virginia	$137,100	$58,870	1,180
67	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$137,100	$75,870	11,000
68	Cleveland, Tennessee	$136,830	$73,540	90
69	Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$136,140	$69,990	90
70	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$135,960	$84,680	40
71	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$135,740	$68,490	120
72	Yakima, Washington	$135,200	$82,830	180
73	Sioux City, South Dakota	$135,140	$75,010	140
74	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$135,110	$67,790	7,020
75	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$135,100	$51,960	180
76	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$134,970	$73,230	23,710
77	Kansas City, Missouri	$134,640	$77,150	2,720
78	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$134,460	$68,530	280
79	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$134,420	$78,980	6,850
80	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$134,230	$62,960	130
81	St Louis, Missouri	$134,100	$63,220	3,180
82	Spokane, Washington	$133,950	$79,350	650
83	Framingham, Massachusetts	$133,890	$75,010	1,050
84	Charlottesville, Virginia	$133,860	$73,640	210
85	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$133,830	$70,510	560
86	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$133,770	$69,840	280
87	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$133,700	$79,610	1,940
88	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$133,460	$51,760	1,020
89	Madison, Wisconsin	$133,410	$61,950	940
90	Camden, New Jersey	$133,360	$74,170	1,520
91	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$133,330	$63,790	110
92	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$133,230	$76,050	180
93	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$132,630	$81,450	100
94	Homosassa Springs, Florida	$132,580	$46,760	50
95	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$132,500	$71,380	3,310
96	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$132,260	$60,300	7,960
97	Glens Falls, New York	$132,020	$56,900	80
98	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$131,970	$53,920	4,810
99	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$131,850	$77,910	2,760
100	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$131,620	$57,310	1,830

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for sales managers.