What are the main factors that influence a Paper Salesman's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Paper Salesman's salary?

A Paper Salesman's salary grows with experience: starting around $46,957 for beginners, reaching about $50,155 at mid-level, and approach $50,927 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Paper Salesman?

Paper Salesman salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Paper Salesman roles are District of Columbia $51,693, California $51,497, Massachusetts $50,811. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Paper Salesman roles make?

Salaries for Paper Salesman level roles vary by specialization: Paper Mill Manager: $136,162; Paper Machine Superintendent: $107,336; Salesman: $97,677; Paper Mill Superintendent: $96,420; Paper Hanger: $80,181.

How do different companies affect a Paper Salesman's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Paper Salesman roles. Large, established industry leaders like ToysRUs ($99,243) and Kia Motors Corp ($95,771) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $62,550.

Paper Salesman Salary in the United States

How much does a Paper Salesman make in the United States?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Paper Salesman in the United States is $46,688 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

However, a Paper Salesman's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $58,291
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,248 to $52,762
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $34,385

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Paper Salesman Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,762	$4,397	$1,015	$25
Average	$46,688	$3,891	$898	$22
25th Percentile	$40,248	$3,354	$774	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Paper Salesman Salaries

A Paper Salesman's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Paper Salesman Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Paper Salesman's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here’s how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $46,957
Early Career (1-2 years): $48,030
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $50,155
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $50,444
Expert (over 8 years): $50,927

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Paper Salesman	$46,957
Intermediate Level Paper Salesman	$48,030
Senior Level Paper Salesman	$50,155
Specialist Level Paper Salesman	$50,444
Expert Level Paper Salesman	$50,927

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How Do Paper Salesman Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Paper Salesmans. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $51,693.
California: $51,497.
Massachusetts: $50,811.

District of Columbia $51,693 California $51,497 Massachusetts $50,811 Washington $50,624 New Jersey $50,606 Alaska $50,540 Connecticut $49,896 New York $49,634

Hawaii $48,799 Rhode Island $48,407 Maryland $48,140 Minnesota $47,776 Colorado $47,636 Illinois $47,589 Oregon $47,412 Delaware $47,281

New Hampshire $47,199 Virginia $47,015 Pennsylvania $46,478 Nevada $46,208 North Dakota $46,119 Michigan $45,979 Wisconsin $45,927 Vermont $45,825

Texas $45,540 Maine $45,521 Arizona $45,493 Ohio $45,460 Georgia $45,031 Indiana $44,816 Wyoming $44,774 Utah $44,709

Iowa $44,681 Kansas $44,457 Louisiana $44,391 North Carolina $44,368 Missouri $44,359 Florida $44,177 Montana $44,079 Nebraska $43,985

Kentucky $43,934 South Carolina $43,747 Tennessee $43,630 Idaho $43,584 New Mexico $43,243 Oklahoma $43,168 Alabama $42,893 South Dakota $42,430

Arkansas $42,178 West Virginia $42,043 Mississippi $41,637

Top Paying Cities for Paper Salesmans

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $58,888
San Francisco: $58,243
Oakland: $57,016

San Jose, CA $58,888

San Francisco, CA $58,243

Oakland, CA $57,016

New York, NY $53,757

Paramus, NJ $53,103

Queens Village, NY $53,101

Passaic, NJ $53,056

Bergenfield, NJ $53,052

Stamford, CT $52,949

Huntington, NY $52,930

Newark, NJ $52,585

Bridgeport, CT $52,487

Vallejo, CA $52,394

New Brunswick, NJ $52,375

Petaluma, CA $52,347

Middlesex, NJ $52,258

Somerset, NJ $52,226

Santa Cruz, CA $52,165

Boston, MA $51,880

Monterey, CA $51,716

Seattle, WA $51,609

Santa Rosa, CA $51,600

Los Angeles, CA $51,586

Juneau, AK $51,465

Washington, DC $51,413

Orange, CA $51,247

Santa Ana, CA $51,124

Long Beach, CA $51,077

Anaheim, CA $51,068

Anchorage, AK $51,044

Santa Maria, CA $50,904

Everett, WA $50,895

Danbury, CT $50,731

Bremerton, WA $50,666

Tacoma, WA $50,498

New Suffolk, NY $50,497

Sacramento, CA $50,484

Santa Barbara, CA $50,433

Trenton, NJ $50,381

San Diego, CA $50,381

Brockton, MA $50,330

Fairbanks, AK $50,216

Lompoc, CA $50,097

Lowell, MA $50,059

Ventura, CA $50,050

Nashua, NH $50,041

Stockton, CA $50,036

Modesto, CA $49,695

Poughkeepsie, NY $49,592

Olympia, WA $49,504

Kennewick, WA $49,504

New Haven, CT $49,485

Lawrence, MA $49,317

Hartford, CT $49,270

Riverside, CA $49,261

New Bedford, MA $49,214

Richland, WA $49,214

Bakersfield, CA $49,149

San Bernardino, CA $49,130

New Britain, CT $49,126

Atlantic City, NJ $49,126

New London, CT $49,107

Norwich, CT $49,093

Portsmouth, NH $49,084

Boulder, CO $48,985

Portland, OR $48,920

Worcester, MA $48,915

Minneapolis, MN $48,771

Philadelphia, PA $48,705

Honolulu, HI $48,551

Saint Paul, MN $48,529

Vineland, NJ $48,519

Providence, RI $48,383

Chicago, IL $48,248

Bellingham, WA $48,192

Springfield, MA $48,154

Baltimore, MD $48,140

Chico, CA $48,024

Pittsfield, MA $47,898

Manchester, NH $47,809

Spokane, WA $47,603

Denver, CO $47,599

Albany, NY $47,379

Troy, NY $47,361

Nassau, NY $47,311

Schenectady, NY $47,263

Wilmington, DE $47,225

Burlington, VT $47,160

Salem, OR $47,141

Portland, ME $46,997

Yakima, WA $46,950

Rochester, MN $46,805

Reno, NV $46,782

Fresno, CA $46,782

Milwaukee, WI $46,740

Detroit, MI $46,693

Ann Arbor, MI $46,685

Allentown, PA $46,679

Colorado Springs, CO $46,600

Syracuse, NY $46,576

Carson City, NV $46,576

Houston, TX $46,511

Eugene, OR $46,488

Gary, IN $46,432

Springfield, OR $46,394

Bismarck, ND $46,385

Galveston, TX $46,352

Medford, OR $46,282

Fort Collins, CO $46,264

Concord, NH $46,240

Austin, TX $46,226

Mesa, AZ $46,128

Reading, PA $46,123

Phoenix, AZ $46,119

Dallas, TX $46,105

Saint Cloud, MN $46,060

Madison, WI $45,997

Utica, NY $45,871

Rochester, NY $45,797

Des Moines, IA $45,792

Raleigh, NC $45,787

Atlanta, GA $45,717

Battle Creek, MI $45,703

Salt Lake City, UT $45,689

Lancaster, PA $45,619

Harrisburg, PA $45,554

Kansas City, MO $45,507

Champaign, IL $45,498

Kansas City, KS $45,498

Fort Worth, TX $45,493

Columbus, OH $45,485

Boca Raton, FL $45,475

Pittsburgh, PA $45,456

Richmond, VA $45,437

Indianapolis, IN $45,428

Cleveland, OH $45,423

Las Vegas, NV $45,367

Cincinnati, OH $45,367

Petersburg, VA $45,297

Huntsville, AL $45,227

Lansing, MI $45,196

Lebanon, PA $45,190

Pueblo, CO $45,185

Appleton, WI $45,171

Buffalo, NY $45,152

Dayton, OH $45,138

Racine, WI $45,129

Charlotte, NC $45,124

Saint Louis, MO $45,110

York, PA $45,082

Elkhart, IN $45,082

Gastonia, NC $45,073

Billings, MT $45,062

Beaumont, TX $45,050

Lorain, OH $45,040

Benton Harbor, MI $45,031

Toledo, OH $45,022

Binghamton, NY $44,998

Rock Hill, SC $44,994

Rockford, IL $44,970

Springfield, IL $44,952

Elyria, OH $44,947

Fargo, ND $44,947

Flagstaff, AZ $44,914

Fort Lauderdale, FL $44,886

Duluth, MN $44,858

Miami, FL $44,858

Cheyenne, WY $44,826

Grand Forks, ND $44,826

Bangor, ME $44,723

Cedar Rapids, IA $44,671

Durham, NC $44,652

Louisville, KY $44,648

Grand Rapids, MI $44,639

Hialeah, FL $44,634

Casper, WY $44,569

Scranton, PA $44,513

New Orleans, LA $44,499

Virginia Beach, VA $44,494

Akron, OH $44,471

Peoria, IL $44,410

Sarasota, FL $44,401

Nashville, TN $44,368

Omaha, NE $44,368

Green Bay, WI $44,368

Baton Rouge, LA $44,345

Charleston, SC $44,335

Jamestown, NY $44,312

Davenport, IA $44,312

Tucson, AZ $44,289

Saint Petersburg, FL $44,261

Tampa, FL $44,251

Evansville, IN $44,223

Port Arthur, TX $44,223

Bradenton, FL $44,205

Santa Fe, NM $44,121

Orlando, FL $44,036

Clearwater, FL $44,022

Canton, OH $43,924

La Crosse, WI $43,924

Albuquerque, NM $43,896

Newport News, VA $43,892

High Point, NC $43,878

Ogden, UT $43,859

Corpus Christi, TX $43,822

Norfolk, VA $43,794

Laramie, WY $43,794

Rock Island, IL $43,766

Saginaw, MI $43,756

Jacksonville, FL $43,752

Salisbury, NC $43,742

Boise, ID $43,733

Moline, IL $43,710

Fort Myers, FL $43,696

Memphis, TN $43,686

Tulsa, OK $43,663

Waterloo, IA $43,635

Spartanburg, SC $43,588

Lincoln, NE $43,565

Fort Wayne, IN $43,556

Provo, UT $43,551

Cedar Falls, IA $43,495

San Antonio, TX $43,476

Greensboro, NC $43,458

South Bend, IN $43,453

Savannah, GA $43,402

Muskegon, MI $43,383

Birmingham, AL $43,378

Winston Salem, NC $43,355

Lake Charles, LA $43,243

Anderson, IN $43,233

Lexington, KY $43,219

Augusta, GA $43,205

Greenville, SC $43,205

Lima, OH $43,168

Wichita, KS $43,163

Tuscaloosa, AL $43,163

Columbia, SC $43,121

Springfield, OH $43,112

Asheville, NC $43,037

Bloomington, IN $43,005

Knoxville, TN $42,837

Shreveport, LA $42,832

Wilmington, NC $42,771

Roanoke, VA $42,771

Topeka, KS $42,687

Frankfort, KY $42,682

Oklahoma City, OK $42,650

Chillicothe, OH $42,631

Longview, TX $42,627

Melbourne, FL $42,622

Sioux Falls, SD $42,547

Mobile, AL $42,542

Terre Haute, IN $42,524

Altoona, PA $42,496

Amarillo, TX $42,463

Killeen, TX $42,449

Fayetteville, AR $42,412

Chattanooga, TN $42,398

Sioux City, IA $42,356

Idaho Falls, ID $42,346

Lynchburg, VA $42,309

Gainesville, FL $42,248

Portsmouth, OH $42,225

Little Rock, AR $42,216

Lafayette, LA $42,197

Youngstown, OH $42,197

Daytona Beach, FL $42,169

Clarksville, TN $42,164

Pensacola, FL $42,160

Temple, TX $42,156

Hopkinsville, KY $42,020

Erie, PA $42,010

Florence, SC $41,992

Charleston, WV $41,917

Great Falls, MT $41,894

Macon, GA $41,828

Tallahassee, FL $41,823

Fayetteville, NC $41,814

Waco, TX $41,805

Helena, MT $41,772

Pine Bluff, AR $41,754

Vincennes, IN $41,697

Lubbock, TX $41,679

Alamogordo, NM $41,651

Twin Falls, ID $41,609

Rapid City, SD $41,595

Jackson, MS $41,511

Huntington, WV $41,507

Greenville, MS $41,506

Parkersburg, WV $41,458

Montgomery, AL $41,450

Wichita Falls, TX $41,403

Springfield, MO $41,403

Biloxi, MS $41,380

Monroe, LA $41,333

Johnstown, PA $41,301

Sumter, SC $41,282

Columbus, GA $41,277

Pascagoula, MS $41,189

Abilene, TX $41,189

Kingsport, TN $41,067

Albany, GA $41,067

Gulfport, MS $41,053

Alexandria, LA $40,899

Fort Smith, AR $40,782

El Paso, TX $40,656

Las Cruces, NM $40,446

Harlingen, TX $40,328

Pocatello, ID $40,320

Florence, AL $40,259

Brownsville, TX $40,250

Mcallen, TX $40,152

Dothan, AL $40,087

Columbus, MS $39,809

Altus, OK $39,592

Lawton, OK $39,503

Pierre, SD $39,335

What Skills Can Increase a Paper Salesman's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 5.42% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Preventative Maintenance (Mentioned in 4.08% Job Postings): Developing and implementing maintenance strategies to increase equipment life expectancy and avoid unplanned downtime.
Telecommunications (Mentioned in 2.83% Job Postings): Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio or optical. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that feasible with the human voice.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	5.42%
Preventative Maintenance	4.08%
Telecommunications	2.83%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Paper Salesman's salary.

Plumbing: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
HVAC: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.
Carpentry: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Plumbing	$55,092	18%
HVAC	$54,159	16%
Carpentry	$53,692	15%
Telecommunications	$51,824	11%
Quality Control	$51,357	10%
Communicates Effectively	$51,357	10%

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Paper Salesman Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Paper Salesman's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on August 01, 2026

$40,248

Average $46,688/year

$52,762

$3,354

Average $3,891/month

$4,397

$774

Average $898/week

$1,015

$19

Average $22/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,762	$4,397	$1,015	$25
Average	$46,688	$3,891	$898	$22
25th Percentile	$40,248	$3,354	$774	$19

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Salary Trends for Paper Salesman

Salaries for a Paper Salesman can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $44,120 in 2023 to around $43,697 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Paper Salesman salary trends, .

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