The highest-paying states for wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 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 wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products sales representatives in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $162,280, Washington is the highest paying state for wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products sales representatives. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $156,630). 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 wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 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 | Washington | $162,280 |
$65,350 | 16,030 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $156,630 |
$54,580 | 4,670 |
| 3 | Delaware | $123,770 |
$72,470 | 1,190 |
| 4 | Michigan | $119,010 |
$50,720 | 5,960 |
| 5 | California | $113,920 |
$58,160 | 35,390 |
| 6 | New York | $112,160 |
$51,670 | 11,510 |
| 7 | North Dakota | $109,730 |
$66,350 | 450 |
| 8 | Virginia | $109,490 |
$55,550 | 5,450 |
| 9 | Maine | $108,750 |
$45,430 | 870 |
| 10 | Hawaii | $107,160 |
$41,020 | 760 |
| 11 | West Virginia | $106,280 |
$69,440 | 730 |
| 12 | North Carolina | $105,300 |
$47,920 | 11,130 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | $103,990 |
$51,970 | 10,780 |
| 14 | Wyoming | $103,930 |
$42,850 | 200 |
| 15 | Vermont | $102,970 |
$52,470 | 520 |
| 16 | South Dakota | $102,660 |
$59,900 | 1,740 |
| 17 | Kansas | $101,600 |
$50,210 | 2,470 |
| 18 | Illinois | $100,300 |
$54,910 | 5,100 |
| 19 | Ohio | $100,290 |
$43,390 | 7,370 |
| 20 | Florida | $98,840 |
$42,730 | 22,840 |
| 21 | Maryland | $98,590 |
$47,990 | 4,420 |
| 22 | Colorado | $97,050 |
$54,090 | 4,900 |
| 23 | Indiana | $96,580 |
$49,560 | 5,500 |
| 24 | Georgia | $95,980 |
$45,580 | 11,260 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | $94,510 |
$47,350 | 7,180 |
| 26 | Iowa | $93,700 |
$51,440 | 1,820 |
| 27 | Oregon | $93,420 |
$48,250 | 2,860 |
| 28 | Louisiana | $87,370 |
$44,340 | 1,420 |
| 29 | Utah | $85,840 |
$36,810 | 3,780 |
| 30 | Arizona | $84,990 |
$43,130 | 5,890 |
| 31 | Missouri | $82,700 |
$39,000 | 3,380 |
| 32 | Minnesota | $81,750 |
$54,280 | 6,380 |
| 33 | Texas | $79,290 |
$45,760 | 36,720 |
| 34 | District of Columbia | $79,040 |
$61,390 | 360 |
| 35 | New Mexico | $78,850 |
$37,130 | 1,180 |
| 36 | New Hampshire | $78,440 |
$43,340 | 2,360 |
| 37 | Connecticut | $78,050 |
$46,630 | 2,730 |
| 38 | Alabama | $77,650 |
$35,900 | 1,870 |
| 39 | Mississippi | $77,520 |
$34,910 | 820 |
| 40 | Nebraska | $76,960 |
$37,740 | 1,960 |
| 41 | Tennessee | $75,860 |
$36,090 | 14,160 |
| 42 | Nevada | $75,840 |
$28,690 | 1,970 |
| 43 | Kentucky | $75,230 |
$41,620 | 3,310 |
| 44 | Idaho | $73,110 |
$37,860 | 1,260 |
| 45 | Wisconsin | $66,600 |
$44,220 | 4,530 |
| 46 | South Carolina | $65,620 |
$33,170 | 3,400 |
| 47 | Puerto Rico | $65,510 |
$25,850 | 890 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $65,150 |
$35,980 | 2,000 |
| 49 | Montana | $64,070 |
$30,180 | 480 |
| 50 | Oklahoma | $63,080 |
$33,460 | 6,450 |
| 51 | Rhode Island | $62,760 |
$47,500 | 850 |
| 52 | Alaska | $53,490 |
$37,140 | 510 |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $29,650 |
$24,440 | 50 |