Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

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)
328,230 0.6 % $56.18 $116,860 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $24.88 $33.59 $48.87 $70.35 (5)
Annual Wage (2) $51,760 $69,860 $101,640 $146,330 (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 25,790 1.35 $60.42 $125,660
Automobile Dealers 20,450 1.96 $52.75 $109,720
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 13,980 1.68 $64.75 $134,670
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 9,110 1.49 $69.40 $144,340
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 9,030 0.60 $70.19 $145,990

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers 3,370 2.05 $52.46 $109,110
Automobile Dealers 20,450 1.96 $52.75 $109,720
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 13,980 1.68 $64.75 $134,670
Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers 3,050 1.62 $66.72 $138,780
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 9,110 1.49 $69.40 $144,340

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Securities and Commodity Exchanges 100 1.42 $90.34 $187,910
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage 3,510 0.76 $88.12 $183,290
Other Financial Investment Activities 2,330 0.68 $85.15 $177,110
Other Investment Pools and Funds 150 0.38 $81.35 $169,200
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers 990 0.72 $76.73 $159,590


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 53,190 3.79 1.48 $60.17 $125,160
Texas 23,440 2.28 0.89 $55.33 $115,080
Illinois 19,050 3.42 1.34 $50.76 $105,590
New York 15,730 1.87 0.73 $81.59 $169,710
New Jersey 13,450 3.57 1.39 $67.58 $140,570




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)
Connecticut 7,490 4.66 1.82 $54.45 $113,250
Minnesota 10,430 4.02 1.57 $54.34 $113,030
California 53,190 3.79 1.48 $60.17 $125,160
New Jersey 13,450 3.57 1.39 $67.58 $140,570
Georgia 13,110 3.47 1.36 $56.94 $118,440




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 15,730 1.87 0.73 $81.59 $169,710
Delaware 720 1.79 0.70 $72.97 $151,770
New Jersey 13,450 3.57 1.39 $67.58 $140,570
Massachusetts 10,270 3.25 1.27 $65.59 $136,430
Rhode Island 770 1.70 0.67 $62.33 $129,650





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)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 15,420 4.03 1.58 $59.69 $124,150
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 13,820 2.73 1.07 $86.16 $179,210
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 13,500 3.77 1.47 $52.85 $109,930
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 10,380 4.66 1.82 $59.73 $124,230
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 8,330 4.87 1.90 $57.64 $119,880
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 6,790 2.66 1.04 $55.96 $116,400
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 6,700 4.83 1.89 $63.79 $132,670
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 6,590 3.22 1.26 $60.12 $125,050
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 6,400 3.77 1.47 $50.74 $105,530
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 5,940 3.55 1.39 $70.38 $146,390




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 2,570 6.28 2.45 $58.81 $122,320
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 2,230 6.09 2.38 $46.85 $97,450
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 4,630 5.28 2.06 $75.84 $157,740
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 520 5.20 2.03 $50.45 $104,930
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 4,730 4.93 1.93 $69.22 $143,970
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 2,690 4.88 1.91 $52.48 $109,150
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 8,330 4.87 1.90 $57.64 $119,880
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 6,700 4.83 1.89 $63.79 $132,670
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 750 4.81 1.88 $69.88 $145,360
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 10,380 4.66 1.82 $59.73 $124,230




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-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 13,820 2.73 1.07 $86.16 $179,210
New Bedford, MA 120 1.97 0.77 $78.91 $164,140
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 460 4.02 1.57 $77.89 $162,020
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 4,630 5.28 2.06 $75.84 $157,740
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 630 1.98 0.77 $74.76 $155,490
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 1,960 1.62 0.63 $71.01 $147,700
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 5,940 3.55 1.39 $70.38 $146,390
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 3,550 3.74 1.46 $70.02 $145,630
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 180 2.35 0.92 $69.90 $145,390
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 750 4.81 1.88 $69.88 $145,360

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)
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 490 1.77 0.69 $44.71 $92,990
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 450 2.54 0.99 $38.66 $80,410
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 440 2.35 0.92 $37.96 $78,950
Hawaii / Maui / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 430 2.86 1.12 $41.91 $87,160
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 410 1.09 0.42 $42.83 $89,080

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)
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area 80 3.00 1.17 $42.09 $87,550
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 350 2.86 1.12 $42.99 $89,420
Hawaii / Maui / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 430 2.86 1.12 $41.91 $87,160
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 450 2.54 0.99 $38.66 $80,410
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 440 2.35 0.92 $37.96 $78,950

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)
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area 50 1.56 0.61 $76.29 $158,680
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area 100 0.72 0.28 $64.32 $133,780
Southeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 30 0.69 0.27 $63.86 $132,840
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 30 1.24 0.48 $60.87 $126,620
North Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area 50 0.65 0.25 $58.77 $122,250


About May 2011 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 mean 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 $90.00 per hour or $187,199 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 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

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Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012