Sales Representative Salary by U.S. City (2026)

Sales Representative salaries across 50 U.S. cities, from BLS wage data: median and 10th-90th percentiles, plus cost-of-living-adjusted real pay. Compare metros.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS) & BEA Regional Price Parities · Updated June 2026

Cities tracked
50
National average
$80,490

How Sales Representative pay varies by city

Across the 50 U.S. metros tracked here, Sales Representative pay ranges from about $48,040 in El Paso, TX to $99,380 in San Jose, CA (median wage). But the highest nominal pay isn’t the best deal once local prices are factored in: adjusted for cost of living, Wichita, KS delivers the strongest real buying power (about $418,634 in national-average dollars). The U.S. national average for this role is about $80,490.

The table below ranks every metro by median wage. “Real pay” adjusts each salary for local cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parity, U.S. = 100) so you can compare what the paycheck is actually worth. See our methodology for sources and formulas.

CityMedian10th %ile90th %ileCost of living
(US = 100)		Real pay
(COL-adjusted)
San Jose, CA$99,380$52,800$206,040110.4$105,875
Boston, MA$88,137$53,333$112,499108.3$81,408
Oakland, CA$80,580$47,360$167,290115.6$83,131
San Francisco, CA$80,580$47,360$167,290115.6$83,131
Minneapolis, MN$77,710$45,550$139,450104.8$90,477
New York, NY$77,510$42,440$154,230112.6$83,846
Fort Worth, TX$76,850$45,792$98,590103.1$74,547
Seattle, WA$76,580$48,790$133,870111.1$78,375
Detroit, MI$76,410$39,830$136,140100.3$83,880
Philadelphia, PA$73,980$41,540$136,550102.6$82,025
Denver, CO$73,930$38,990$152,770105.8$82,188
Washington, DC$72,760$39,850$131,400108.9$76,099
Cleveland, OH$71,760$38,930$131,340——
Sacramento, CA$70,880$40,190$130,390106.7$75,429
Kansas City, MO$69,770$37,980$135,77092.5$89,018
Milwaukee, WI$68,990$42,790$126,80096.9$80,361
Columbus, OH$68,880$36,580$135,66095.5$87,243
Baltimore, MD$68,860$40,130$129,770104.5$75,789
Wichita, KS$68,740$36,870$125,84018.3$418,634
Colorado Springs, CO$68,400$38,360$140,030100.7$81,990
Portland, OR$67,520$41,930$133,590105.4$78,362
San Diego, CA$66,970$39,840$137,160111.9$73,199
Atlanta, GA$66,950$38,400$132,800100.1$83,142
New Orleans, LA$66,620$31,900$124,09026.3$304,449
Long Beach, CA$66,610$38,400$132,430113.6$70,646
Los Angeles, CA$66,610$38,400$132,430113.6$70,646
Mesa, AZ$66,200$38,560$133,920103.3$77,607
Phoenix, AZ$66,200$38,560$133,920103.3$77,607
Fresno, CA$65,950$37,860$130,960102.2$76,577
Chicago, IL$65,220$39,270$129,030103.6$76,413
Omaha, NE$65,060$39,770$120,38091.9$83,189
Indianapolis, IN$65,010$36,470$127,18095.7$80,505
Austin, TX$64,760$35,410$155,47098.1$87,920
Charlotte, NC$63,720$38,180$144,82097.3$88,651
Raleigh, NC$63,200$37,830$137,15098.2$81,757
Arlington, TX$63,090$35,710$127,280——
Dallas, TX$63,090$35,710$127,280103.1$75,769
Houston, TX$62,520$34,720$127,31098.6$77,827
Miami, FL$62,130$33,850$127,990114.2$66,436
Louisville, KY$61,370$31,710$123,28093.1$79,904
Jacksonville, FL$61,030$35,140$122,69099.5$74,213
Las Vegas, NV$60,120$30,430$107,930100.2$66,717
Tulsa, OK$60,120$27,360$104,36089.2$74,092
Nashville, TN$59,140$33,100$117,42096.3$71,197
Tucson, AZ$59,090$34,700$118,67096.9$72,893
San Antonio, TX$58,850$30,460$116,66094.7$73,694
Oklahoma City, OK$58,260$26,980$99,99090.4$71,022
Albuquerque, NM$57,790$32,040$113,14095.5$73,169
Memphis, TN$57,060$32,250$119,45092.2$74,214
El Paso, TX$48,040$25,410$97,92089.9$66,943

“Real pay” = average wage × 100 ÷ the metro’s Regional Price Parity — what the salary is worth in national-average dollars. A high-paying city with high costs can rank below a cheaper one on real pay.

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