How much does a Sales Management make in the United States?
As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Sales Management in the United States is $90,842 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.
However, a Sales Management's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,592
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,225 to $95,422
Key Factors That Influence Sales Management Salaries
A Sales Management'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, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Sales Management Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Sales Management'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:
How Do Sales Management 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 Sales Managements. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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: $114,579
San Francisco: $113,325
Oakland: $110,937
San Jose, CA$114,579
San Francisco, CA$113,325
Oakland, CA$110,937
New York, NY$104,595
Paramus, NJ$103,323
Queens Village, NY$103,319
Passaic, NJ$103,232
Bergenfield, NJ$103,224
Stamford, CT$103,024
Huntington, NY$102,987
Newark, NJ$102,316
Bridgeport, CT$102,124
Vallejo, CA$101,943
New Brunswick, NJ$101,907
Petaluma, CA$101,852
Middlesex, NJ$101,680
Somerset, NJ$101,616
Santa Cruz, CA$101,498
Boston, MA$100,944
Monterey, CA$100,625
Seattle, WA$100,417
Santa Rosa, CA$100,399
Los Angeles, CA$100,372
Juneau, AK$100,135
Washington, DC$100,036
Orange, CA$99,712
Santa Ana, CA$99,472
Long Beach, CA$99,381
Anaheim, CA$99,363
Anchorage, AK$99,318
Santa Maria, CA$99,045
Everett, WA$99,027
Danbury, CT$98,707
Bremerton, WA$98,582
Tacoma, WA$98,255
New Suffolk, NY$98,253
Sacramento, CA$98,228
Santa Barbara, CA$98,128
Trenton, NJ$98,028
San Diego, CA$98,028
Brockton, MA$97,928
Fairbanks, AK$97,705
Lompoc, CA$97,474
Lowell, MA$97,400
Ventura, CA$97,383
Nashua, NH$97,365
Stockton, CA$97,356
Modesto, CA$96,693
Poughkeepsie, NY$96,493
Olympia, WA$96,320
Kennewick, WA$96,320
New Haven, CT$96,284
Lawrence, MA$95,957
Hartford, CT$95,866
Riverside, CA$95,848
New Bedford, MA$95,757
Richland, WA$95,757
Bakersfield, CA$95,630
San Bernardino, CA$95,593
New Britain, CT$95,584
Atlantic City, NJ$95,584
New London, CT$95,548
Norwich, CT$95,521
Portsmouth, NH$95,503
Boulder, CO$95,310
Portland, OR$95,185
Worcester, MA$95,175
Minneapolis, MN$94,894
Philadelphia, PA$94,767
Honolulu, HI$94,467
Saint Paul, MN$94,423
Vineland, NJ$94,403
Providence, RI$94,140
Chicago, IL$93,876
Bellingham, WA$93,767
Springfield, MA$93,695
Baltimore, MD$93,667
Chico, CA$93,440
Pittsfield, MA$93,195
Manchester, NH$93,023
Spokane, WA$92,623
Denver, CO$92,614
Albany, NY$92,187
Troy, NY$92,150
Nassau, NY$92,053
Schenectady, NY$91,960
Wilmington, DE$91,887
Burlington, VT$91,760
Salem, OR$91,723
Portland, ME$91,442
Yakima, WA$91,351
Rochester, MN$91,069
Reno, NV$91,024
Fresno, CA$91,024
Milwaukee, WI$90,942
Detroit, MI$90,851
Ann Arbor, MI$90,836
Allentown, PA$90,824
Colorado Springs, CO$90,670
Syracuse, NY$90,624
Carson City, NV$90,624
Houston, TX$90,497
Eugene, OR$90,452
Gary, IN$90,343
Springfield, OR$90,270
Bismarck, ND$90,252
Galveston, TX$90,188
Medford, OR$90,052
Fort Collins, CO$90,016
Concord, NH$89,970
Austin, TX$89,943
Mesa, AZ$89,752
Reading, PA$89,743
Phoenix, AZ$89,734
Dallas, TX$89,707
Saint Cloud, MN$89,620
Madison, WI$89,498
Utica, NY$89,253
Rochester, NY$89,107
Des Moines, IA$89,098
Raleigh, NC$89,089
Atlanta, GA$88,953
Battle Creek, MI$88,926
Salt Lake City, UT$88,898
Lancaster, PA$88,762
Harrisburg, PA$88,635
Kansas City, MO$88,544
Champaign, IL$88,526
Kansas City, KS$88,526
Fort Worth, TX$88,517
Columbus, OH$88,501
Boca Raton, FL$88,480
Pittsburgh, PA$88,444
Richmond, VA$88,408
Indianapolis, IN$88,390
Cleveland, OH$88,380
Las Vegas, NV$88,271
Cincinnati, OH$88,271
Petersburg, VA$88,135
Huntsville, AL$87,999
Lansing, MI$87,938
Lebanon, PA$87,926
Pueblo, CO$87,917
Appleton, WI$87,890
Buffalo, NY$87,854
Dayton, OH$87,826
Racine, WI$87,808
Charlotte, NC$87,799
Saint Louis, MO$87,772
York, PA$87,717
Elkhart, IN$87,717
Gastonia, NC$87,700
Billings, MT$87,678
Beaumont, TX$87,654
Lorain, OH$87,636
Benton Harbor, MI$87,617
Toledo, OH$87,599
Binghamton, NY$87,554
Rock Hill, SC$87,545
Rockford, IL$87,499
Springfield, IL$87,463
Elyria, OH$87,454
Fargo, ND$87,454
Flagstaff, AZ$87,390
Fort Lauderdale, FL$87,336
Duluth, MN$87,281
Miami, FL$87,281
Cheyenne, WY$87,218
Grand Forks, ND$87,218
Bangor, ME$87,018
Cedar Rapids, IA$86,918
Durham, NC$86,880
Louisville, KY$86,872
Grand Rapids, MI$86,854
Hialeah, FL$86,845
Casper, WY$86,718
Scranton, PA$86,609
New Orleans, LA$86,582
Virginia Beach, VA$86,573
Akron, OH$86,527
Peoria, IL$86,409
Sarasota, FL$86,391
Nashville, TN$86,327
Omaha, NE$86,327
Green Bay, WI$86,327
Baton Rouge, LA$86,282
Charleston, SC$86,264
Jamestown, NY$86,218
Davenport, IA$86,218
Tucson, AZ$86,173
Saint Petersburg, FL$86,119
Tampa, FL$86,100
Evansville, IN$86,046
Port Arthur, TX$86,046
Bradenton, FL$86,009
Santa Fe, NM$85,846
Orlando, FL$85,682
Clearwater, FL$85,655
Canton, OH$85,464
La Crosse, WI$85,464
Albuquerque, NM$85,410
Newport News, VA$85,401
High Point, NC$85,374
Ogden, UT$85,337
Corpus Christi, TX$85,265
Norfolk, VA$85,210
Laramie, WY$85,210
Rock Island, IL$85,156
Saginaw, MI$85,137
Jacksonville, FL$85,128
Salisbury, NC$85,110
Boise, ID$85,092
Moline, IL$85,047
Fort Myers, FL$85,019
Memphis, TN$85,001
Tulsa, OK$84,956
Waterloo, IA$84,901
Spartanburg, SC$84,810
Lincoln, NE$84,765
Fort Wayne, IN$84,747
Provo, UT$84,738
Cedar Falls, IA$84,629
San Antonio, TX$84,592
Greensboro, NC$84,556
South Bend, IN$84,547
Savannah, GA$84,447
Muskegon, MI$84,411
Birmingham, AL$84,402
Winston Salem, NC$84,357
Lake Charles, LA$84,138
Anderson, IN$84,120
Lexington, KY$84,093
Augusta, GA$84,065
Greenville, SC$84,065
Lima, OH$83,993
Wichita, KS$83,984
Tuscaloosa, AL$83,984
Columbia, SC$83,902
Springfield, OH$83,884
Asheville, NC$83,738
Bloomington, IN$83,675
Knoxville, TN$83,348
Shreveport, LA$83,339
Wilmington, NC$83,221
Roanoke, VA$83,221
Topeka, KS$83,057
Frankfort, KY$83,047
Oklahoma City, OK$82,984
Chillicothe, OH$82,948
Longview, TX$82,939
Melbourne, FL$82,930
Sioux Falls, SD$82,785
Mobile, AL$82,776
Terre Haute, IN$82,739
Altoona, PA$82,685
Amarillo, TX$82,621
Killeen, TX$82,594
Fayetteville, AR$82,521
Chattanooga, TN$82,494
Sioux City, IA$82,412
Idaho Falls, ID$82,394
Lynchburg, VA$82,321
Gainesville, FL$82,203
Portsmouth, OH$82,158
Little Rock, AR$82,140
Lafayette, LA$82,103
Youngstown, OH$82,103
Daytona Beach, FL$82,049
Clarksville, TN$82,040
Pensacola, FL$82,031
Temple, TX$82,024
Hopkinsville, KY$81,758
Erie, PA$81,740
Florence, SC$81,704
Charleston, WV$81,558
Great Falls, MT$81,513
Macon, GA$81,386
Tallahassee, FL$81,377
Fayetteville, NC$81,358
Waco, TX$81,340
Helena, MT$81,277
Pine Bluff, AR$81,242
Vincennes, IN$81,131
Lubbock, TX$81,095
Alamogordo, NM$81,040
Twin Falls, ID$80,959
Rapid City, SD$80,931
Jackson, MS$80,768
Huntington, WV$80,762
Greenville, MS$80,759
Parkersburg, WV$80,666
Montgomery, AL$80,650
Wichita Falls, TX$80,559
Springfield, MO$80,559
Biloxi, MS$80,514
Monroe, LA$80,423
Johnstown, PA$80,359
Sumter, SC$80,323
Columbus, GA$80,314
Pascagoula, MS$80,141
Abilene, TX$80,141
Kingsport, TN$79,905
Albany, GA$79,905
Gulfport, MS$79,878
Alexandria, LA$79,578
Fort Smith, AR$79,351
El Paso, TX$79,105
Las Cruces, NM$78,697
Harlingen, TX$78,466
Pocatello, ID$78,451
Florence, AL$78,333
Brownsville, TX$78,315
Mcallen, TX$78,124
Dothan, AL$77,997
Columbus, MS$77,458
Altus, OK$77,034
Lawton, OK$76,862
Pierre, SD$76,535
What Skills Can Increase a Sales Management's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Networking (Mentioned in 8.54% Job Postings): Ability to maintain, build and expand a personal and business contact list to grow one's career and business opportunities.
VMware (Mentioned in 2.36% Job Postings): Applying the VMware software to develop multiple virtual computer systems within a single server.
Installation (Mentioned in 1.94% Job Postings): The action or process of installing someone or something, or of being installed. the act of installing the state of being installed, something that is installed for use.
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 Sales Management's salary.
Python: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Network Design: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Sales Management Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Sales Management roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 45% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Hospitality & Leisure and Aerospace & Defense
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 23% above the average.
In contrast, Sales Management positions in Insurance or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Sales Management as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Sales Management
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Hospitality & Leisure
$111,736
$54.0
23%
Aerospace & Defense
$107,194
$52.0
18%
Pharmaceuticals
$107,194
$52.0
18%
Energy & Utilities
$102,652
$49.0
13%
Software & Networking
$102,652
$49.0
13%
How Education impacts a Sales Management's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Sales Managements enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Sales Management with a Bachelor's Degree is between
$83,129
and $89,751).
Sales Management Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Sales Management'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.
Salaries for a Sales Management can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary increased from $87,268 in 2023
to around $87,278 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Sales Management salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Sales Management
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Sales Management
Here are companies hiring for Sales Management and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Sales Management
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Sales Management?
The Hospitality & Leisure industry offers the highest average compensation for Sales Management roles,
with salaries approximately 23% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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