Driver/Sales Workers
United States. Estimated employment 409,180, with pages for 41 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 53-3031
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$38,770 · 50th
$22,59010th
$30,20025th
$38,77050th
$49,00075th
$59,98090th
That is the median — half of driver/sales workers in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Driver/Sales Workers page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $51,260 | 1,360 |
| Merced, CA | $49,290 | 330 |
| Yuba City, CA | $49,110 | 110 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $49,000 | 400 |
| Sacramento, CA | $48,860 | 1,560 |
| Visalia, CA | $48,000 | 380 |
| Vallejo, CA | $47,780 | 390 |
| Fresno, CA | $47,170 | 1,090 |
| Elmira, NY | $46,150 | 110 |
| Laredo, TX | $45,750 | 320 |
| Kingston, NY | $45,690 | 230 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $45,220 | 11,130 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $44,990 | 680 |
| Watertown, NY | $44,930 | 100 |
| Rochester, NY | $44,760 | 940 |
| New York, NY | $44,720 | 19,040 |
| Dallas, TX | $44,440 | 9,970 |
| Utica, NY | $44,090 | 190 |
| Gainesville, GA | $43,780 | 350 |
| Savannah, GA | $42,600 | 760 |
| Syracuse, NY | $42,540 | 850 |
| Atlanta, GA | $41,080 | 12,020 |
| Chicago, IL | $40,490 | 10,190 |
| Midland, TX | $39,960 | 360 |
| Macon, GA | $39,580 | 340 |
| Albany, GA | $39,410 | 260 |
| Dalton, GA | $39,070 | 180 |
| Columbus, GA | $39,050 | 400 |
| Odessa, TX | $38,580 | 380 |
| Augusta, GA | $38,060 | 1,020 |
| Springfield, IL | $37,770 | 260 |
| Decatur, IL | $37,560 | 140 |
| Austin, TX | $37,220 | 3,650 |
| Peoria, IL | $37,110 | 370 |
| Victoria, TX | $36,600 | 180 |
| Amarillo, TX | $35,330 | 480 |
| Bloomington, IL | $35,260 | 310 |
| San Antonio, TX | $35,180 | 3,380 |
| Rockford, IL | $34,180 | 340 |
| Champaign, IL | $33,640 | 260 |
| Houston, TX | $28,880 | 9,820 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 409,180 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 53-3031, Driver/Sales Workers. Mapped to our taxonomy as driver-sales-workers.
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