Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016

11-2022 Sales Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate the actual distribution or movement of a product or service to the customer. Coordinate sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals and establish training programs for sales representatives. Analyze sales statistics gathered by staff to determine sales potential and inventory requirements and monitor the preferences of customers.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
365,230 0.6 % $64.95 $135,090 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $26.82 $38.18 $56.71 $80.91 (5)
Annual Wage (2) $55,790 $79,420 $117,960 $168,300 (5)


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises 29,720 1.29 $70.99 $147,650
Automobile Dealers 26,250 2.06 $61.92 $128,790
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 16,690 1.88 $72.05 $149,860
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 15,800 0.80 $75.39 $156,810
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 9,010 1.45 $72.28 $150,340

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Securities and Commodity Exchanges 120 2.62 $86.34 $179,590
Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers 4,600 2.37 $55.66 $115,770
Automobile Dealers 26,250 2.06 $61.92 $128,790
Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers 2,480 1.94 $62.68 $130,370
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 16,690 1.88 $72.05 $149,860

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage 4,760 1.06 $104.78 $217,950
Oil and Gas Extraction 260 0.14 $96.79 $201,310
Other Financial Investment Activities 2,590 0.57 $96.27 $200,250
Legal Services 470 0.04 $89.10 $185,330
Securities and Commodity Exchanges 120 2.62 $86.34 $179,590


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 69,180 4.33 1.67 $62.72 $130,450
Illinois 24,150 4.09 1.57 $61.37 $127,650
Texas 22,310 1.90 0.73 $70.62 $146,890
New York 20,170 2.22 0.85 $94.60 $196,770
Georgia 15,460 3.67 1.41 $61.61 $128,140




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Minnesota 12,590 4.48 1.72 $63.16 $131,380
California 69,180 4.33 1.67 $62.72 $130,450
Massachusetts 14,860 4.30 1.65 $72.16 $150,090
Connecticut 7,040 4.23 1.62 $74.56 $155,090
Illinois 24,150 4.09 1.57 $61.37 $127,650




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 20,170 2.22 0.85 $94.60 $196,770
Delaware 860 1.94 0.75 $85.79 $178,450
Virginia 5,360 1.42 0.55 $80.42 $167,280
New Jersey 12,840 3.25 1.25 $75.76 $157,580
Connecticut 7,040 4.23 1.62 $74.56 $155,090





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 19,650 2.98 1.15 $95.10 $197,800
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 18,390 4.36 1.68 $62.44 $129,870
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division 16,770 4.61 1.77 $63.66 $132,410
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 11,860 4.65 1.79 $64.27 $133,680
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 9,910 5.19 1.99 $67.23 $139,830
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division 9,310 5.16 1.99 $76.22 $158,530
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 8,770 4.53 1.74 $54.38 $113,110
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 8,720 5.58 2.14 $63.83 $132,760
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 6,920 2.36 0.91 $73.06 $151,960
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 6,330 6.05 2.33 $76.17 $158,440




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 2,870 6.86 2.64 $86.76 $180,470
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 470 6.46 2.48 $32.46 $67,520
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 6,330 6.05 2.33 $76.17 $158,440
Danbury, CT 460 5.81 2.24 $73.22 $152,300
Napa, CA 400 5.65 2.17 $70.95 $147,570
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 8,720 5.58 2.14 $63.83 $132,760
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division 5,830 5.46 2.10 $73.07 $151,990
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 2,180 5.45 2.09 $63.37 $131,820
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 910 5.22 2.01 $80.58 $167,600
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 9,910 5.19 1.99 $67.23 $139,830




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 19,650 2.98 1.15 $95.10 $197,800
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division 1,990 1.55 0.59 $88.00 $183,040
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 2,870 6.86 2.64 $86.76 $180,470
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 750 2.15 0.83 $85.17 $177,140
Fort Collins, CO 160 1.04 0.40 $83.72 $174,150
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 1,260 1.42 0.55 $83.18 $173,010
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 80 1.26 0.48 $81.40 $169,310
Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 4,410 3.81 1.46 $80.80 $168,070
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 910 5.22 2.01 $80.58 $167,600
Salisbury, MD-DE 120 0.76 0.29 $79.81 $166,000

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 510 2.70 1.04 $41.15 $85,590
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 490 3.08 1.18 $52.31 $108,810
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 470 2.70 1.04 $53.20 $110,650
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 430 2.32 0.89 $39.10 $81,320
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 430 1.29 0.50 $54.18 $112,700

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 330 3.39 1.30 $40.90 $85,070
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 390 3.14 1.21 $43.80 $91,100
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 110 3.13 1.20 $59.34 $123,420
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 420 3.12 1.20 $53.45 $111,180
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 490 3.08 1.18 $52.31 $108,810

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 120 0.61 0.23 $78.92 $164,150
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 170 0.90 0.35 $71.77 $149,270
Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 120 3.00 1.15 $70.96 $147,590
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 210 2.26 0.87 $69.23 $144,000
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 80 0.61 0.24 $67.76 $140,950


About May 2016 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $100.00 per hour or $208,000 per year.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2016 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2017