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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
41-2022 Parts Salespersons
Sell spare and replacement parts and equipment in repair shop or parts store.
National estimates for Parts Salespersons
Industry profile for Parts Salespersons
Geographic profile for Parts Salespersons
National estimates for Parts Salespersons:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Parts Salespersons:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 253,870 |
1.3 % |
$ 17.48 |
$ 36,350 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Parts Salespersons:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 10.18 |
$ 12.48 |
$ 15.61 |
$ 20.73 |
$ 27.70 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 21,170 |
$ 25,970 |
$ 32,460 |
$ 43,120 |
$ 57,620 |
Industry profile for Parts Salespersons:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Parts Salespersons are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Parts Salespersons, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Parts Salespersons:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores |
115,190 |
21.31 |
$ 14.77 |
$ 30,710 |
| Automobile Dealers |
54,920 |
4.59 |
$ 19.72 |
$ 41,010 |
| Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
21,780 |
3.13 |
$ 21.00 |
$ 43,690 |
| Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
19,890 |
5.87 |
$ 19.99 |
$ 41,570 |
| Other Motor Vehicle Dealers |
10,230 |
6.75 |
$ 16.97 |
$ 35,310 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Parts Salespersons:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores |
115,190 |
21.31 |
$ 14.77 |
$ 30,710 |
| Other Motor Vehicle Dealers |
10,230 |
6.75 |
$ 16.97 |
$ 35,310 |
| Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
19,890 |
5.87 |
$ 19.99 |
$ 41,570 |
| Automobile Dealers |
54,920 |
4.59 |
$ 19.72 |
$ 41,010 |
| Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
21,780 |
3.13 |
$ 21.00 |
$ 43,690 |
Top paying industries for Parts Salespersons:
Geographic profile for Parts Salespersons:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Parts Salespersons are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Parts Salespersons, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Parts Salespersons:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
26,290 |
1.60 |
0.88 |
$ 18.73 |
$ 38,950 |
| Texas |
25,980 |
2.15 |
1.18 |
$ 15.86 |
$ 32,980 |
| Florida |
14,590 |
1.73 |
0.95 |
$ 16.39 |
$ 34,090 |
| New York |
10,860 |
1.25 |
0.68 |
$ 19.89 |
$ 41,370 |
| Pennsylvania |
10,270 |
1.86 |
1.02 |
$ 16.35 |
$ 34,010 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Parts Salespersons:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| North Dakota |
1,720 |
4.30 |
2.36 |
$ 20.98 |
$ 43,630 |
| South Dakota |
1,580 |
3.84 |
2.10 |
$ 18.83 |
$ 39,170 |
| West Virginia |
2,260 |
3.48 |
1.91 |
$ 15.00 |
$ 31,210 |
| Montana |
1,460 |
3.21 |
1.76 |
$ 17.46 |
$ 36,330 |
| Wyoming |
820 |
3.15 |
1.73 |
$ 19.00 |
$ 39,530 |
Top paying states for Parts Salespersons:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
420 |
1.43 |
0.78 |
$ 22.25 |
$ 46,270 |
| North Dakota |
1,720 |
4.30 |
2.36 |
$ 20.98 |
$ 43,630 |
| New Jersey |
4,880 |
1.29 |
0.71 |
$ 20.76 |
$ 43,170 |
| Colorado |
3,920 |
1.52 |
0.83 |
$ 20.29 |
$ 42,200 |
| Massachusetts |
3,990 |
1.19 |
0.65 |
$ 20.15 |
$ 41,920 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Parts Salespersons:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
8,610 |
0.97 |
0.53 |
$ 21.97 |
$ 45,700 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
8,140 |
1.40 |
0.77 |
$ 18.30 |
$ 38,070 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
8,100 |
2.26 |
1.24 |
$ 16.29 |
$ 33,890 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
5,820 |
1.96 |
1.07 |
$ 15.23 |
$ 31,670 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
5,270 |
1.21 |
0.66 |
$ 19.70 |
$ 40,980 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
5,040 |
1.91 |
1.05 |
$ 17.00 |
$ 35,350 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
3,790 |
1.80 |
0.98 |
$ 17.68 |
$ 36,770 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
3,780 |
1.40 |
0.77 |
$ 17.09 |
$ 35,540 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
3,630 |
2.44 |
1.34 |
$ 18.95 |
$ 39,420 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
3,590 |
1.43 |
0.78 |
$ 17.05 |
$ 35,450 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Parts Salespersons:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Grants Pass, OR |
130 |
5.08 |
2.78 |
$ 16.63 |
$ 34,600 |
| Charleston, WV |
500 |
4.88 |
2.67 |
$ 14.79 |
$ 30,760 |
| Odessa, TX |
350 |
4.76 |
2.61 |
$ 16.90 |
$ 35,160 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV |
160 |
4.73 |
2.59 |
$ 18.09 |
$ 37,630 |
| Jacksonville, NC |
210 |
4.51 |
2.47 |
$ 13.71 |
$ 28,520 |
| Sioux Falls, SD |
680 |
4.40 |
2.41 |
$ 19.66 |
$ 40,900 |
| Goldsboro, NC |
180 |
4.28 |
2.34 |
$ 15.29 |
$ 31,810 |
| Bismarck, ND |
290 |
4.22 |
2.31 |
$ 21.41 |
$ 44,540 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN |
200 |
4.19 |
2.29 |
$ 20.53 |
$ 42,710 |
| Beckley, WV |
170 |
4.19 |
2.29 |
$ 14.80 |
$ 30,790 |
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United States Department of Labor
