High paying sales jobs in Texas

Every sales occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Texas. 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 Texas run 2.9% below the national average (2024), so a Texas salary is worth about 1.03× 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 Texas.

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

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OccupationMedian, Texas · Employed

1Sales Engineers$130,610
Bachelor's degree
$78,730 – $201,8506,800
2Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$99,080
Bachelor's degree
$51,530 – $195,24044,400
3Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$78,470
Bachelor's degree
$48,160 – $214,22041,640
4First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$74,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,550 – $138,02020,690
5Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$65,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,380 – $137,02095,670
6Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$61,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,360 – $127,930135,030
7Advertising Sales Agents$60,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,710 – $99,7106,230
8Insurance Sales Agents$51,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,140 – $128,59047,060
9First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,780 – $74,840103,410
10Real Estate Sales Agents$45,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,110 – $120,05022,250
11Demonstrators and Product Promoters$38,780
No formal educational credential
$31,110 – $75,0904,930
12Sales and Related Workers, All Other$38,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,230 – $69,63011,400
13Counter and Rental Clerks$37,250
No formal educational credential
$27,430 – $60,39036,600
14Parts Salespersons$35,440
No formal educational credential
$24,840 – $62,22025,500
15Retail Salespersons$30,800
No formal educational credential
$23,330 – $45,080341,640
16Cashiers$29,230
No formal educational credential
$22,090 – $36,980245,730

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

#	Occupation	MedianTexas	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Sales EngineersBachelor's degree	$130,610	$78,730 – $201,850	6,800
2	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific ProductsBachelor's degree	$99,080	$51,530 – $195,240	44,400
3	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales AgentsBachelor's degree	$78,470	$48,160 – $214,220	41,640
4	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,590	$45,550 – $138,020	20,690
5	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,970	$36,380 – $137,020	95,670
6	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,680	$33,360 – $127,930	135,030
7	Advertising Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,280	$31,710 – $99,710	6,230
8	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,180	$30,140 – $128,590	47,060
9	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,280	$28,780 – $74,840	103,410
10	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,740	$29,110 – $120,050	22,250
11	Demonstrators and Product PromotersNo formal educational credential	$38,780	$31,110 – $75,090	4,930
12	Sales and Related Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,170	$23,230 – $69,630	11,400
13	Counter and Rental ClerksNo formal educational credential	$37,250	$27,430 – $60,390	36,600
14	Parts SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$35,440	$24,840 – $62,220	25,500
15	Retail SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$30,800	$23,330 – $45,080	341,640
16	CashiersNo formal educational credential	$29,230	$22,090 – $36,980	245,730

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Texas. 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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