The highest-paying states for parts salespersons (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 parts salespersons in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $48,110, North Dakota is the highest paying state for parts salespersons. It is followed by Massachusetts (average annual salary $42,590). 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 parts salespersons in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota | $48,110 |
$32,840 | 1,560 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $42,590 |
$31,200 | 4,340 |
| 3 | Hawaii | $41,980 |
$30,920 | 780 |
| 4 | New Jersey | $41,200 |
$28,200 | 5,060 |
| 5 | Colorado | $40,980 |
$29,160 | 4,300 |
| 6 | Alaska | $39,710 |
$28,680 | 520 |
| 7 | Wyoming | $39,530 |
$23,640 | 690 |
| 8 | New York | $39,480 |
$30,250 | 8,890 |
| 9 | South Dakota | $39,380 |
$28,500 | 1,810 |
| 10 | Iowa | $38,910 |
$24,430 | 3,590 |
| 11 | Washington | $38,900 |
$30,620 | 6,000 |
| 12 | Nebraska | $38,020 |
$25,830 | 2,230 |
| 13 | Maine | $37,860 |
$29,690 | 1,720 |
| 14 | Vermont | $37,660 |
$28,990 | 590 |
| 15 | Minnesota | $37,500 |
$27,390 | 5,040 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | $37,500 |
$27,350 | 5,830 |
| 17 | New Hampshire | $37,440 |
$28,410 | 1,280 |
| 18 | Montana | $37,430 |
$27,570 | 1,770 |
| 19 | Idaho | $37,360 |
$23,990 | 1,530 |
| 20 | California | $37,200 |
$30,750 | 26,270 |
| 21 | Utah | $37,080 |
$26,270 | 2,820 |
| 22 | Oregon | $36,800 |
$30,190 | 3,420 |
| 23 | Arizona | $36,800 |
$27,060 | 5,290 |
| 24 | Delaware | $36,750 |
$28,000 | 670 |
| 25 | Connecticut | $36,560 |
$28,970 | 1,990 |
| 26 | Indiana | $36,230 |
$23,830 | 6,480 |
| 27 | Kansas | $36,120 |
$22,080 | 3,340 |
| 28 | Rhode Island | $36,040 |
$26,690 | 1,190 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | $35,910 |
$25,160 | 10,270 |
| 30 | Illinois | $35,660 |
$27,240 | 9,320 |
| 31 | Nevada | $35,530 |
$23,850 | 2,200 |
| 32 | Maryland | $35,260 |
$27,930 | 4,290 |
| 33 | Missouri | $35,120 |
$24,200 | 5,810 |
| 34 | Virgin Islands | $34,960 |
$24,520 | 40 |
| 35 | Ohio | $34,680 |
$22,910 | 9,280 |
| 36 | Georgia | $34,000 |
$22,230 | 7,870 |
| 37 | Michigan | $33,730 |
$25,370 | 7,360 |
| 38 | New Mexico | $32,650 |
$24,400 | 1,880 |
| 39 | District of Columbia | $32,640 |
$30,410 | 70 |
| 40 | Texas | $32,290 |
$22,060 | 26,050 |
| 41 | South Carolina | $32,110 |
$21,410 | 4,410 |
| 42 | Florida | $31,620 |
$22,940 | 13,680 |
| 43 | Virginia | $30,760 |
$22,990 | 7,840 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $30,700 |
$22,140 | 5,460 |
| 45 | Mississippi | $30,570 |
$21,560 | 2,800 |
| 46 | Kentucky | $30,550 |
$21,890 | 3,660 |
| 47 | North Carolina | $30,190 |
$21,280 | 9,830 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $29,730 |
$20,840 | 3,510 |
| 49 | Louisiana | $29,610 |
$21,080 | 4,360 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $28,850 |
$21,840 | 2,050 |
| 51 | Alabama | $28,680 |
$22,030 | 5,140 |
| 52 | Arkansas | $28,440 |
$24,410 | 3,160 |
| 53 | Guam | $24,220 |
$22,290 | 100 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $18,100 |
$17,680 | 3,080 |