The highest-paying states for sales and related workers, all other (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 and related workers, all other in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $66,330, Washington is the highest paying state for sales and related workers, all other. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $65,520). 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 and related workers, all other in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $66,330 |
$40,020 | 5,400 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $65,520 |
$35,360 | 8,350 |
| 3 | California | $55,140 |
$34,060 | 37,410 |
| 4 | Idaho | $49,980 |
$32,530 | 330 |
| 5 | South Dakota | $49,750 |
$30,770 | 110 |
| 6 | North Dakota | $48,860 |
$29,790 | 220 |
| 7 | Colorado | $48,770 |
$32,860 | 6,220 |
| 8 | Wyoming | $47,860 |
$21,130 | 50 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | $42,830 |
$24,850 | 3,220 |
| 10 | Utah | $41,500 |
$20,780 | 800 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | $41,040 |
$26,630 | 1,330 |
| 12 | Tennessee | $40,350 |
$17,830 | 1,260 |
| 13 | Nebraska | $39,570 |
$26,670 | 520 |
| 14 | Kentucky | $38,930 |
$22,150 | 1,850 |
| 15 | Montana | $37,990 |
$28,460 | 270 |
| 16 | Maryland | $37,900 |
$27,300 | 1,450 |
| 17 | Oregon | $37,690 |
$29,580 | 1,000 |
| 18 | District of Columbia | $37,380 |
$37,370 | 120 |
| 19 | New York | $37,110 |
$31,920 | 1,400 |
| 20 | Iowa | $36,980 |
$25,070 | 450 |
| 21 | Rhode Island | $36,060 |
$29,840 | 100 |
| 22 | Hawaii | $35,540 |
$34,510 | 230 |
| 23 | Georgia | $35,420 |
$23,570 | 4,410 |
| 24 | Massachusetts | $35,260 |
$32,340 | 1,640 |
| 25 | Florida | $34,970 |
$22,290 | 4,880 |
| 26 | Vermont | $34,700 |
$27,920 | 340 |
| 27 | Alaska | $34,520 |
$30,730 | 90 |
| 28 | Michigan | $34,510 |
$26,060 | 1,540 |
| 29 | Kansas | $34,510 |
$28,680 | 290 |
| 30 | Ohio | $34,510 |
$24,160 | 2,310 |
| 31 | Arizona | $34,360 |
$28,350 | 1,310 |
| 32 | Illinois | $34,220 |
$28,130 | 3,080 |
| 33 | Arkansas | $33,720 |
$23,400 | 230 |
| 34 | North Carolina | $33,540 |
$29,570 | 1,520 |
| 35 | Nevada | $33,070 |
$23,560 | 980 |
| 36 | New Hampshire | $32,910 |
$27,740 | 500 |
| 37 | Minnesota | $32,530 |
$27,620 | 2,170 |
| 38 | Connecticut | $32,390 |
$28,970 | 820 |
| 39 | New Mexico | $32,340 |
$31,350 | 120 |
| 40 | Texas | $32,080 |
$22,510 | 13,280 |
| 41 | Indiana | $31,810 |
$26,820 | 870 |
| 42 | Alabama | $31,810 |
$26,360 | 290 |
| 43 | Maine | $31,420 |
$29,080 | 470 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | $30,590 |
$27,340 | 580 |
| 45 | Louisiana | $30,170 |
$19,620 | 830 |
| 46 | Virgin Islands | $29,870 |
$23,810 | 60 |
| 47 | Delaware | $29,360 |
$23,270 | 340 |
| 48 | Missouri | $29,320 |
$24,560 | 5,860 |
| 49 | Virginia | $29,150 |
$23,270 | 2,190 |
| 50 | South Carolina | $28,130 |
$22,930 | 2,720 |
| 51 | Guam | $27,030 |
$18,740 | 30 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $26,520 |
$17,680 | 310 |
| 53 | Mississippi | $26,280 |
$24,670 | 150 |
| 54 | West Virginia | $23,750 |
$19,500 | 260 |