The average annual salary of sales and related occupations is shown in Table 1. Table 2 compares the median salaries across all sales and related occupations in the United States. The sales and related occupations salary statistics are from the national compensation survey published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $23,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $94,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sales and related occupations. The salary is shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) sales and related occupations is $94,040. The median annual salary is $35,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $23,180.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sales and related occupations from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,290 | 13.29% | 28.82% |
| 2021 | $30,600 | -2.94% | - |
| 2020 | $31,500 | 5.94% | - |
| 2019 | $29,630 | 4.89% | - |
| 2018 | $28,180 | 4.12% | - |
| 2017 | $27,020 | 1.59% | - |
| 2016 | $26,590 | 3.50% | - |
| 2015 | $25,660 | 1.17% | - |
| 2014 | $25,360 | 0.79% | - |
| 2013 | $25,160 | 0.16% | - |
| 2012 | $25,120 | - | - |
Table 2 shows the median annual wage for each Sales and Related Occupations in the United States. Note that the median annual salaries vary considerably among sales and related professions, ranging from $28,240 to $108,530. The highest-paid sales and related occupations are sales engineers with a median annual salary of $108,530. The lowest-paid sales and related occupations in the United States are cashiers with a median annual salary of $28,240. For more salary information about a specific sales and related profession, use the links in the table.