High paying sales jobs in New York

Every sales occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in New York. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single sales job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in New York run 7.9% above the national average (2024), so a New York salary is worth about 0.93× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in New York.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, New York · Employed

1Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$168,340
Bachelor's degree
$59,960 – $329,46055,630
2Sales Engineers$137,480
Bachelor's degree
$78,690 – $218,6803,150
3Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$129,410
Bachelor's degree
$73,440 – $201,07010,500
4First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$121,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,490 – $198,13016,870
5Real Estate Sales Agents$102,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,350 – $178,7108,660
6Advertising Sales Agents$98,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,560 – $178,60013,570
7Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$92,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,750 – $174,82080,510
8Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$79,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,070 – $156,40061,500
9Insurance Sales Agents$78,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,790 – $173,75022,420
10First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$58,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,840 – $88,64050,830
11Travel Agents$55,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,680 – $95,7803,180
12Demonstrators and Product Promoters$49,150
No formal educational credential
$34,820 – $61,3904,510
13Counter and Rental Clerks$46,270
No formal educational credential
$35,190 – $73,53018,320
14Parts Salespersons$45,180
No formal educational credential
$34,750 – $65,1407,460
15Retail Salespersons$37,720
No formal educational credential
$33,650 – $58,630238,540
16Cashiers$35,500
No formal educational credential
$32,600 – $44,850158,890

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianNew York	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales AgentsBachelor's degree	$168,340	$59,960 – $329,460	55,630
2	Sales EngineersBachelor's degree	$137,480	$78,690 – $218,680	3,150
3	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific ProductsBachelor's degree	$129,410	$73,440 – $201,070	10,500
4	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$121,780	$64,490 – $198,130	16,870
5	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$102,990	$48,350 – $178,710	8,660
6	Advertising Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$98,360	$49,560 – $178,600	13,570
7	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,190	$45,750 – $174,820	80,510
8	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,590	$47,070 – $156,400	61,500
9	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,110	$37,790 – $173,750	22,420
10	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,300	$38,840 – $88,640	50,830
11	Travel AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,580	$36,680 – $95,780	3,180
12	Demonstrators and Product PromotersNo formal educational credential	$49,150	$34,820 – $61,390	4,510
13	Counter and Rental ClerksNo formal educational credential	$46,270	$35,190 – $73,530	18,320
14	Parts SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$45,180	$34,750 – $65,140	7,460
15	Retail SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$37,720	$33,650 – $58,630	238,540
16	CashiersNo formal educational credential	$35,500	$32,600 – $44,850	158,890

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in New York. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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