High paying sales jobs in Washington with no degree
The best paid sales occupations in Washington that require no bachelor's degree — a high school diploma, a certificate, or an associate's degree is the typical entry. This is the narrowest cut on the site, so it is also the shortest list: where a field has only two or three such occupations, there is no page at all rather than a page pretending otherwise.
Cost of living: prices in Washington run 7.0% above the national average (2024), so a Washington 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 Washington.
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,510 – $183,7003,510High school diploma or equivalent
$57,920 – $183,7704,830- 3Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$79,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,840 – $149,99018,950 - 4Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$79,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,260 – $148,61027,340 High school diploma or equivalent
$48,680 – $114,0905,150High school diploma or equivalent
$48,130 – $114,5902,840High school diploma or equivalent
$44,140 – $128,68010,500High school diploma or equivalent
$44,890 – $86,86027,640High school diploma or equivalent
$45,190 – $92,3901,710No formal educational credential
$37,670 – $73,97014,600No formal educational credential
$37,670 – $68,2706,230No formal educational credential
$35,860 – $54,66084,850No formal educational credential
$35,560 – $51,37061,050No formal educational credential
$35,060 – $53,7104,020
Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.
| # | Occupation | MedianWashington | 10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Advertising Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent | $101,320 | $52,510 – $183,700 | 3,510 |
| 2 | First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $95,150 | $57,920 – $183,770 | 4,830 |
| 3 | Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent | $79,920 | $45,840 – $149,990 | 18,950 |
| 4 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent | $79,830 | $51,260 – $148,610 | 27,340 |
| 5 | Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent | $79,130 | $48,680 – $114,090 | 5,150 |
| 6 | Sales and Related Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent | $75,100 | $48,130 – $114,590 | 2,840 |
| 7 | Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent | $61,040 | $44,140 – $128,680 | 10,500 |
| 8 | First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $60,750 | $44,890 – $86,860 | 27,640 |
| 9 | Travel AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent | $55,260 | $45,190 – $92,390 | 1,710 |
| 10 | Counter and Rental ClerksNo formal educational credential | $47,820 | $37,670 – $73,970 | 14,600 |
| 11 | Parts SalespersonsNo formal educational credential | $46,830 | $37,670 – $68,270 | 6,230 |
| 12 | Retail SalespersonsNo formal educational credential | $39,560 | $35,860 – $54,660 | 84,850 |
| 13 | CashiersNo formal educational credential | $38,720 | $35,560 – $51,370 | 61,050 |
| 14 | Demonstrators and Product PromotersNo formal educational credential | $38,670 | $35,060 – $53,710 | 4,020 |
Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Washington. 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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