The highest-paying states for other sales representatives (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 other sales representatives in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $68,860, New Jersey is the highest paying state for other sales representatives. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $65,260). 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 other sales representatives in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | $68,860 |
$32,600 | 35,360 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $65,260 |
$34,850 | 3,450 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $64,980 |
$35,460 | 20,660 |
| 4 | New York | $64,050 |
$30,960 | 70,340 |
| 5 | Virginia | $62,930 |
$30,980 | 31,890 |
| 6 | Maryland | $62,660 |
$29,180 | 25,550 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | $60,860 |
$32,160 | 3,760 |
| 8 | Colorado | $59,030 |
$27,590 | 29,750 |
| 9 | Washington | $58,990 |
$32,500 | 17,630 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | $58,910 |
$29,490 | 35,260 |
| 11 | Connecticut | $58,390 |
$30,980 | 9,410 |
| 12 | California | $57,710 |
$27,500 | 135,330 |
| 13 | Kansas | $57,610 |
$26,740 | 8,820 |
| 14 | Minnesota | $56,450 |
$31,820 | 21,450 |
| 15 | Delaware | $55,620 |
$31,910 | 3,060 |
| 16 | Indiana | $55,130 |
$29,600 | 15,050 |
| 17 | Hawaii | $55,060 |
$26,850 | 3,660 |
| 18 | North Dakota | $54,590 |
$27,920 | 1,520 |
| 19 | Michigan | $53,940 |
$25,790 | 25,480 |
| 20 | Rhode Island | $53,870 |
$31,110 | 2,500 |
| 21 | Iowa | $53,800 |
$28,930 | 5,840 |
| 22 | Alaska | $53,030 |
$28,040 | 950 |
| 23 | Texas | $52,900 |
$24,380 | 115,340 |
| 24 | Maine | $52,370 |
$27,480 | 2,300 |
| 25 | Georgia | $52,350 |
$25,290 | 36,860 |
| 26 | Illinois | $52,090 |
$23,870 | 48,250 |
| 27 | Vermont | $52,000 |
$27,880 | 930 |
| 28 | Oregon | $51,680 |
$28,800 | 9,290 |
| 29 | Nevada | $51,190 |
$24,130 | 10,770 |
| 30 | Ohio | $50,750 |
$24,970 | 35,370 |
| 31 | North Carolina | $50,430 |
$24,870 | 33,230 |
| 32 | Utah | $49,650 |
$23,490 | 11,360 |
| 33 | Wisconsin | $49,090 |
$24,610 | 16,800 |
| 34 | Arizona | $47,270 |
$24,360 | 20,220 |
| 35 | Tennessee | $47,220 |
$22,930 | 17,940 |
| 36 | Florida | $46,800 |
$22,710 | 83,150 |
| 37 | Mississippi | $46,580 |
$25,010 | 2,320 |
| 38 | Missouri | $46,480 |
$24,680 | 18,770 |
| 39 | Nebraska | $46,360 |
$23,410 | 4,610 |
| 40 | Kentucky | $46,290 |
$25,740 | 8,560 |
| 41 | South Dakota | $45,680 |
$28,480 | 460 |
| 42 | Alabama | $45,650 |
$26,470 | 7,030 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $45,260 |
$21,910 | 8,830 |
| 44 | Idaho | $44,960 |
$24,320 | 3,810 |
| 45 | Arkansas | $44,130 |
$22,380 | 4,370 |
| 46 | New Mexico | $43,970 |
$22,590 | 3,940 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $43,670 |
$20,850 | 7,610 |
| 48 | Montana | $42,150 |
$24,660 | 1,810 |
| 49 | Wyoming | $40,630 |
$19,520 | 670 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $40,210 |
$24,620 | 2,550 |
| 51 | South Carolina | $39,690 |
$25,650 | 9,970 |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $38,310 |
$25,630 | 130 |
| 53 | Guam | $30,220 |
$20,000 | 100 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $27,170 |
$17,060 | 2,950 |