Sales Managers Salary in U.S.
SOC 11-2022 · National · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Sales Managers in U.S. is $138,060 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $66.38 per hour. 603,710 people work as Sales Managers in U.S.. Wages have grown 9% since 2019, when the median was $126,640.
Median Annual Salary
$138,060
Mean Annual
$160,930
Median Hourly
$66.38
Total Employed
603,710
Salary Distribution
$67k
10th
$96k
25th
$138k
Median
$201k
75th
Salary by Industry
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Solar Electric Power Generation | $228,470 |
| Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services | $226,160 |
| Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services | $226,160 |
| Support Activities for Water Transportation | $215,120 |
| Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds | $212,640 |
| Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers | $210,760 |
| Support Activities for Rail Transportation | $200,700 |
| Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences | $196,150 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services | $195,990 |
| Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing | $183,620 |
| Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services | $180,260 |
| Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services | $180,260 |
| Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging | $179,990 |
| Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing | $178,340 |
| Motion Picture and Video Industries | $177,610 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing | $176,790 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) | $176,610 |
| Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles | $176,590 |
| Broadcasting and Content Providers | $175,860 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | $174,810 |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills | $174,740 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) | $174,600 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services | $173,430 |
| Finance and Insurance | $173,230 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing | $172,190 |
| Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries | $171,780 |
| Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing | $171,700 |
| Software Publishers | $170,520 |
| Paper Manufacturing | $170,410 |
| Information | $170,280 |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing | $169,850 |
| Educational Support Services | $169,760 |
| Engineering Services | $169,350 |
| Chemical Manufacturing | $169,120 |
| Taxi and Limousine Service | $168,960 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $168,320 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $168,320 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities | $168,080 |
| Publishing Industries | $167,460 |
| Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers | $167,380 |
| Communications Equipment Manufacturing | $166,910 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $166,510 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $166,330 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $166,330 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $166,330 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) | $166,160 |
| Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | $165,730 |
| Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $165,470 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing | $165,200 |
| Offices of Physicians | $165,130 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | $164,990 |
| Water, Sewage and Other Systems | $164,990 |
| Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing | $164,740 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories | $164,480 |
| Electrical Equipment Manufacturing | $164,130 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | $162,490 |
| Support Activities for Mining | $161,940 |
| Support Activities for Mining | $161,940 |
| Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing | $161,860 |
| Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | $161,720 |
| Other Investment Pools and Funds | $161,400 |
| Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing | $161,160 |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $161,040 |
| Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing | $160,500 |
| Grain and Oilseed Milling | $160,410 |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services | $160,320 |
| Testing Laboratories and Services | $157,790 |
| Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | $157,450 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $157,420 |
| Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists | $157,410 |
| Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing | $157,270 |
| Support Activities for Crop Production | $157,200 |
| Other Food Manufacturing | $156,160 |
| Insurance Agencies and Brokerages | $156,130 |
| Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities | $155,950 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing | $155,900 |
| Pharmacies and Drug Retailers | $155,640 |
| Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing | $155,640 |
| Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities | $155,630 |
| Pipeline Transportation | $155,580 |
| Animal Food Manufacturing | $155,550 |
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities | $155,510 |
| Nondepository Credit Intermediation | $155,460 |
| Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel | $154,810 |
| Waste Treatment and Disposal | $154,630 |
| Insurance Carriers | $154,500 |
| Other Personal Services | $154,330 |
| Other Electric Power Generation | $154,330 |
| Other Insurance Related Activities | $154,330 |
| Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing | $154,330 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | $153,680 |
| Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction | $153,570 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | $153,200 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities | $153,180 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities | $153,180 |
| Apparel Manufacturing | $153,070 |
| Tobacco Manufacturing | $153,000 |
| Telecommunications | $152,430 |
| Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry | $151,970 |
| Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | $151,950 |
| Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | $151,950 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | $151,840 |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | $151,760 |
| Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing | $151,290 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) | $151,020 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services | $150,800 |
| Manufacturing | $150,210 |
| Natural Gas Distribution | $150,160 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing | $149,980 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying | $149,880 |
| Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation | $149,500 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) | $149,410 |
| Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers | $149,080 |
| Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers | $149,080 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools | $148,990 |
| Radio Broadcasting Stations | $148,400 |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | $148,390 |
| Mining (except Oil and Gas) | $147,630 |
| Local Messengers and Local Delivery | $147,420 |
| Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing | $147,270 |
| Utilities | $147,130 |
| Utilities | $147,130 |
| Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media | $146,820 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing | $146,330 |
| Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing | $146,100 |
| Utility System Construction | $146,050 |
| Food Manufacturing | $146,040 |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations | $145,600 |
| Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing | $144,820 |
| Water Transportation | $144,350 |
| Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation | $144,350 |
| Household Appliance Manufacturing | $144,340 |
| Rail Transportation | $144,320 |
| Rail Transportation | $144,320 |
| Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | $144,160 |
| Television Broadcasting Stations | $143,620 |
| Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers | $143,150 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers | $142,850 |
| Dairy Product Manufacturing | $140,660 |
| Other Schools and Instruction | $139,110 |
| Office Administrative Services | $138,670 |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing | $138,630 |
| Educational Services | $138,570 |
| Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | $138,360 |
| Cross-industry, Private Ownership only | $138,220 |
| Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers | $138,080 |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) | $137,980 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution | $137,950 |
| Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing | $137,930 |
| Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing | $137,120 |
| Sound Recording Industries | $136,350 |
| Other Building Equipment Contractors | $135,940 |
| Ship and Boat Building | $135,760 |
| Technical and Trade Schools | $135,730 |
| Textile Mills | $135,630 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | $135,590 |
| Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers | $135,570 |
| Wholesale Trade | $135,530 |
| Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing | $135,420 |
| Educational Services | $135,290 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | $135,230 |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing | $135,040 |
| Machine Shops | $135,000 |
| Land Subdivision | $134,800 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction | $134,790 |
| Drywall and Insulation Contractors | $133,720 |
| Business Schools and Computer and Management Training | $133,540 |
| Machinery Manufacturing | $133,450 |
| Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing | $133,280 |
| Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing | $133,200 |
| Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) | $132,780 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $132,690 |
| Home Health Care Services | $132,600 |
| Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing | $132,410 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) | $132,130 |
| Automobile Dealers | $131,870 |
| Foundries | $131,780 |
| Scheduled Air Transportation | $131,080 |
| All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $131,020 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $131,010 |
| Real Estate | $130,940 |
| Fabric Mills | $130,830 |
| Couriers and Messengers | $130,650 |
| Waste Management and Remediation Services | $130,620 |
| Waste Collection | $130,590 |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing | $130,380 |
| Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | $130,170 |
| Special Food Services | $130,150 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) | $129,680 |
| Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance | $129,610 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | $129,120 |
| Couriers and Express Delivery Services | $128,810 |
| Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors | $128,770 |
| Construction of Buildings | $128,700 |
| Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors | $128,640 |
| Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing | $128,610 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | $127,790 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) | $127,610 |
| Residential Building Construction | $127,610 |
| Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing | $127,610 |
| Truck Transportation | $127,250 |
| Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers | $127,130 |
| Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance | $126,990 |
| Textile Furnishings Mills | $126,910 |
| Employment Services | $126,720 |
| Newspaper Publishers | $126,660 |
| Other Support Services | $126,640 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $126,490 |
| Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $126,400 |
| Support Activities for Transportation | $126,100 |
| Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing | $126,020 |
| Support Activities for Air Transportation | $125,880 |
| Construction | $125,800 |
| Freight Transportation Arrangement | $125,760 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | $125,720 |
| Religious Organizations | $125,680 |
| Temporary Help Services | $125,660 |
| Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing | $125,620 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors | $125,500 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $125,420 |
| Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation | $125,090 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $125,010 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $124,990 |
| Gambling Industries | $124,740 |
| Textile Product Mills | $124,740 |
| Remediation and Other Waste Management Services | $124,730 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $124,700 |
| Other Support Activities for Transportation | $124,010 |
| Business Support Services | $123,920 |
| Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers | $123,460 |
| Air Transportation | $123,330 |
| Other Textile Product Mills | $123,000 |
| Federal Government, including the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $122,820 |
| Postal Service (Federal Government) | $122,740 |
| Postal Service (Federal Government) | $122,740 |
| Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing | $122,620 |
| Specialized Design Services | $121,680 |
| Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $120,370 |
| Security Systems Services | $120,000 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $119,840 |
| Rubber Product Manufacturing | $119,800 |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | $119,600 |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | $119,380 |
| Nonscheduled Air Transportation | $119,350 |
| Hospitals | $119,160 |
| Junior Colleges | $118,760 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | $118,680 |
| Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation | $118,560 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations | $118,120 |
| Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors | $116,980 |
| Legal Services | $115,660 |
| Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $115,190 |
| Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers | $113,990 |
| Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services | $113,970 |
| Investigation and Security Services | $113,970 |
| Other Wood Product Manufacturing | $113,520 |
| Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities | $113,200 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations | $112,740 |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) | $111,750 |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) | $111,750 |
| Wind Electric Power Generation | $111,700 |
| Repair and Maintenance | $111,650 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) | $110,510 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $110,420 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $110,420 |
| Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities | $110,350 |
| Other Motor Vehicle Dealers | $109,990 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities | $108,080 |
| Fuel Dealers | $107,780 |
| Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing | $107,050 |
| Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | $106,430 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $106,390 |
| Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) | $106,330 |
| Beverage Manufacturing | $105,860 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services | $105,850 |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations | $105,730 |
| Masonry Contractors | $104,060 |
| Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing | $103,990 |
| RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps | $103,540 |
| Building Finishing Contractors | $103,540 |
| Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events | $103,000 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors | $102,880 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | $102,090 |
| Automotive Body, Paint, Interior, and Glass Repair | $102,090 |
| Rental and Leasing Services | $101,420 |
| Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services | $101,140 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $100,130 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $100,130 |
| Individual and Family Services | $99,600 |
| Roofing Contractors | $99,110 |
| Social Assistance | $99,020 |
| Facilities Support Services | $97,270 |
| Offices of All Other Health Practitioners | $97,160 |
| Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries | $97,070 |
| Landscaping Services | $96,870 |
| Accommodation | $96,480 |
| Traveler Accommodation | $96,480 |
| Jewelry, Luggage, and Leather Goods Retailers | $95,350 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | $95,270 |
| Full-Service Restaurants | $94,450 |
| Charter Bus Industry | $93,870 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) | $92,980 |
| Retail Trade | $92,630 |
| Casino Hotels | $92,590 |
| Photographic Services | $92,590 |
| Furniture and Home Furnishings Retailers | $92,450 |
| State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $91,580 |
| Spectator Sports | $91,170 |
| Florists | $90,940 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Services | $90,510 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water | $90,380 |
| Food Services and Drinking Places | $90,360 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | $90,230 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation | $90,100 |
| Services to Buildings and Dwellings | $88,600 |
| Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) | $88,010 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $87,550 |
| Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing | $87,020 |
| Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, and Appliance Retailers | $86,770 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | $86,090 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | $86,090 |
| Personal and Laundry Services | $84,990 |
| Other Miscellaneous Retailers | $83,750 |
| Nursing and Residential Care Facilities | $83,390 |
| Support Activities for Road Transportation | $83,380 |
| Performing Arts Companies | $83,320 |
| Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only) | $83,000 |
| Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries | $82,220 |
| Electronics and Appliance Retailers | $81,930 |
| Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters | $81,590 |
| Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance | $81,150 |
| Drycleaning and Laundry Services | $80,910 |
| Painting and Wall Covering Contractors | $80,490 |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance | $80,360 |
| Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Retailers | $80,320 |
| General Merchandise Retailers | $79,990 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly | $79,750 |
| Personal Care Services | $79,680 |
| Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance | $79,570 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries | $79,350 |
| Amusement Parks and Arcades | $77,960 |
| Food and Beverage Retailers | $77,710 |
| Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers | $77,570 |
| Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers | $76,980 |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services | $76,980 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers | $76,830 |
| Civic and Social Organizations | $76,640 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Retailers | $76,620 |
| Building Material and Supplies Dealers | $76,340 |
| Sporting Goods Retailers | $76,340 |
| Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers | $76,030 |
| Death Care Services | $75,220 |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places | $74,070 |
| Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance | $73,270 |
| Exterminating and Pest Control Services | $73,130 |
| Gasoline Stations and Fuel Dealers | $72,300 |
| Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Retailers | $71,740 |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers (4594 and 4595 only) | $71,680 |
| Gasoline Stations | $68,570 |
| Health and Personal Care Retailers | $64,410 |
| Health and Personal Care Retailers | $64,410 |
| Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers | $63,800 |
| Shoe Retailers | $61,550 |
| Book Retailers and News Dealers | $60,930 |
| Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers | $44,280 |
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $138,060 |
| 2023 | $135,160 |
| 2022 | $130,600 |
| 2021 | $127,490 |
| 2020 | $132,290 |
| 2019 | $126,640 |
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