High paying sales jobs in America

Every sales occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in America. 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.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025

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OccupationMedian, America · Employed

1Sales Engineers$124,900
Bachelor's degree
$73,870 – $195,27051,790
2Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$104,920
Bachelor's degree
$52,600 – $200,440284,800
3First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$87,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,320 – $164,070214,390
4Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$78,660
Bachelor's degree
$48,040 – $212,880489,570
5Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$72,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,090 – $137,5501.2M
6Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$69,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,980 – $148,8401.3M
7Advertising Sales Agents$64,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,240 – $146,01091,700
8Insurance Sales Agents$62,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,330 – $138,140479,100
9Real Estate Sales Agents$52,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,970 – $123,590193,370
10Travel Agents$50,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,610 – $76,66055,110
11First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$48,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,120 – $77,0801.1M
12Sales and Related Workers, All Other$48,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,720 – $97,91093,180
13Counter and Rental Clerks$41,300
No formal educational credential
$29,800 – $65,370400,810
14Demonstrators and Product Promoters$39,320
No formal educational credential
$31,200 – $63,85064,520
15Parts Salespersons$38,630
No formal educational credential
$28,240 – $62,890270,070
16Telemarketers$35,450
No formal educational credential
$27,040 – $50,35058,430
17Retail Salespersons$35,410
No formal educational credential
$27,210 – $47,8903.9M
18Cashiers$32,880
No formal educational credential
$24,530 – $40,4103.1M

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

#	Occupation	MedianAmerica	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Sales EngineersBachelor's degree	$124,900	$73,870 – $195,270	51,790
2	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific ProductsBachelor's degree	$104,920	$52,600 – $200,440	284,800
3	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$87,520	$50,320 – $164,070	214,390
4	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales AgentsBachelor's degree	$78,660	$48,040 – $212,880	489,570
5	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,080	$39,090 – $137,550	1.2M
6	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,990	$37,980 – $148,840	1.3M
7	Advertising Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,820	$35,240 – $146,010	91,700
8	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,280	$37,330 – $138,140	479,100
9	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,830	$32,970 – $123,590	193,370
10	Travel AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,160	$34,610 – $76,660	55,110
11	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,520	$33,120 – $77,080	1.1M
12	Sales and Related Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,280	$29,720 – $97,910	93,180
13	Counter and Rental ClerksNo formal educational credential	$41,300	$29,800 – $65,370	400,810
14	Demonstrators and Product PromotersNo formal educational credential	$39,320	$31,200 – $63,850	64,520
15	Parts SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$38,630	$28,240 – $62,890	270,070
16	TelemarketersNo formal educational credential	$35,450	$27,040 – $50,350	58,430
17	Retail SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$35,410	$27,210 – $47,890	3.9M
18	CashiersNo formal educational credential	$32,880	$24,530 – $40,410	3.1M

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