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Sales Managers salary

The BLS estimates 637,080 Sales Managers jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $148,270 (May 2025, SOC 11-2022). Across 304 metros with published figures, medians range from $60,740 in Guam to $215,150 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.

SALES MANAGERS · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$73,170P25$100,360MEDIAN$148,270P75$207,340P90$290,540
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$215,150 · 44,870 jobs
  2. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$206,610 · 11,540 jobs
  3. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$201,780 · 8,940 jobs
  4. Boulder, CO$200,970 · 740 jobs
  5. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$198,550 · 400 jobs
  6. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$190,370 · 1,150 jobs
  7. Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area$189,550 · 320 jobs
  8. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$184,320 · 6,620 jobs
  9. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$181,580 · 5,930 jobs
  10. Trenton-Princeton, NJ$178,360 · 850 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$215,150 · 44,870 jobs
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$132,330 · 37,790 jobs
  3. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$144,290 · 26,780 jobs
  4. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$158,690 · 25,390 jobs
  5. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$170,810 · 17,770 jobs
  6. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$135,880 · 16,430 jobs
  7. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$130,180 · 13,930 jobs
  8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$166,920 · 12,080 jobs
  9. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$206,610 · 11,540 jobs
  10. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$148,320 · 11,210 jobs

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ALL METROS (A–Z)

Akron, OH · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Bakersfield-Delano, CA · Baton Rouge, LA · Birmingham, AL · Boise City, ID · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL · Charleston-North Charleston, SC · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Cleveland, OH · Columbia, SC · Columbus, OH · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC · El Paso, TX · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR · Fresno, CA · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI · Greensboro-High Point, NC · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC · Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN · Jacksonville, FL · Knoxville, TN · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN · Madison, WI · Memphis, TN-MS-AR · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · New Haven, CT · New Orleans-Metairie, LA · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL · Ogden, UT · Oklahoma City, OK · Omaha, NE-IA · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Pittsburgh, PA · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT · Raleigh-Cary, NC · Richmond, VA · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · Rochester, NY · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · St. Louis, MO-IL · Stockton-Lodi, CA · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · Tucson, AZ · Tulsa, OK · Urban Honolulu, HI · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Questions

What is the median Sales Managers salary in the U.S.?

$148,270 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $100,360–$207,340.

Where do Sales Managers earn the most?

Highest metro medians: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ($215,150), Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ($206,610), San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($201,780). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.