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Sales Managers

United States. Estimated employment 637,080, with pages for 69 metro areas below.

Data released May 2025 BLS OEWS · SOC 11-2022
Fig. 1 — The wage rule

Where you sit in the distribution

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$148,270 · 50th
$73,17010th
$100,36025th
$148,27050th
$207,34075th
$290,54090th

That is the medianhalf of sales managers in the US earn more.

Table 1 — By metro area

Where it pays

Every published Sales Managers page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.

Metro areaMedianEmployment
New York, NY$215,15044,870
Boston, MA$206,61011,540
San Jose, CA$201,7808,940
San Francisco, CA$170,81017,770
Syracuse, NY$170,090640
Atlanta, GA$166,92012,080
Kiryas Joel, NY$165,980470
Rochester, NY$165,1401,220
Albany, NY$163,510940
Buffalo, NY$163,0901,200
Worcester, MA$162,810950
Glens Falls, NY$160,660130
Binghamton, NY$160,440120
Chicago, IL$158,69025,390
Philadelphia, PA$156,50010,200
Bloomington, IL$154,300290
Austin, TX$151,7609,880
Springfield, MA$149,990480
Phoenix, AZ$148,32011,210
Savannah, GA$147,020460
Pittsfield, MA$144,320120
Dallas, TX$144,29026,780
Barnstable Town, MA$140,740180
Dalton, GA$139,960180
Midland, TX$139,380590
Tucson, AZ$138,8801,100
Augusta, GA$138,690500
Amherst Town, MA$138,100120
Napa, CA$137,770520
Columbus, GA$136,340270
Houston, TX$135,88016,430
Kankakee, IL$135,330120
Allentown, PA$135,2201,310
Sierra Vista, AZ$133,800100
Rockford, IL$133,560510
Jacksonville, FL$133,4603,340
Gainesville, GA$133,390280
Warner Robins, GA$133,140110
Macon, GA$133,030230
Palm Bay, FL$132,950960
Chambersburg, PA$132,930200
Los Angeles, CA$132,33037,790
Tampa, FL$132,0107,150
Orlando, FL$131,7706,220
Peoria, IL$131,660600
Miami, FL$130,18013,930
Lancaster, PA$129,480810
Reading, PA$129,230540
Tyler, TX$127,030410
Lakeland, FL$126,890960
Decatur, IL$126,880110
York, PA$126,120520
Harrisburg, PA$126,050890
Naples, FL$125,730580
Crestview, FL$125,570400
Victoria, TX$125,380130
Odessa, TX$125,370340
Pittsburgh, PA$125,0603,890
Longview, TX$124,850450
Yuma, AZ$124,500190
Springfield, IL$120,820250
Prescott Valley, AZ$120,460150
Champaign, IL$120,230300
San Diego, CA$119,7508,630
Santa Rosa, CA$117,9401,360
Santa Cruz, CA$117,090520
Sacramento, CA$113,9804,910
Lake Havasu City, AZ$113,850160
Flagstaff, AZ$107,960180
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
Employment
637,080 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
Occupation
SOC 11-2022, Sales Managers. Mapped to our taxonomy as sales-managers.

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