How much does a Commercial Sales make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Commercial Sales in the United States is $45,507 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.
However, a Commercial Sales's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,912
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,897 to $54,094
Key Factors That Influence Commercial Sales Salaries
A Commercial Sales'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 Commercial Sales Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Commercial Sales'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 Commercial Sales 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 Commercial Sales. 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: $57,397
San Francisco: $56,769
Oakland: $55,573
San Jose, CA$57,397
San Francisco, CA$56,769
Oakland, CA$55,573
New York, NY$52,396
Paramus, NJ$51,759
Queens Village, NY$51,756
Passaic, NJ$51,713
Bergenfield, NJ$51,709
Stamford, CT$51,609
Huntington, NY$51,590
Newark, NJ$51,254
Bridgeport, CT$51,158
Vallejo, CA$51,068
New Brunswick, NJ$51,049
Petaluma, CA$51,022
Middlesex, NJ$50,936
Somerset, NJ$50,904
Santa Cruz, CA$50,845
Boston, MA$50,567
Monterey, CA$50,407
Seattle, WA$50,303
Santa Rosa, CA$50,294
Los Angeles, CA$50,280
Juneau, AK$50,162
Washington, DC$50,112
Orange, CA$49,950
Santa Ana, CA$49,830
Long Beach, CA$49,784
Anaheim, CA$49,775
Anchorage, AK$49,752
Santa Maria, CA$49,616
Everett, WA$49,607
Danbury, CT$49,447
Bremerton, WA$49,384
Tacoma, WA$49,220
New Suffolk, NY$49,219
Sacramento, CA$49,206
Santa Barbara, CA$49,156
Trenton, NJ$49,106
San Diego, CA$49,106
Brockton, MA$49,056
Fairbanks, AK$48,945
Lompoc, CA$48,829
Lowell, MA$48,792
Ventura, CA$48,783
Nashua, NH$48,774
Stockton, CA$48,769
Modesto, CA$48,437
Poughkeepsie, NY$48,337
Olympia, WA$48,251
Kennewick, WA$48,251
New Haven, CT$48,232
Lawrence, MA$48,069
Hartford, CT$48,023
Riverside, CA$48,014
New Bedford, MA$47,969
Richland, WA$47,969
Bakersfield, CA$47,905
San Bernardino, CA$47,887
New Britain, CT$47,882
Atlantic City, NJ$47,882
New London, CT$47,864
Norwich, CT$47,850
Portsmouth, NH$47,841
Boulder, CO$47,745
Portland, OR$47,682
Worcester, MA$47,677
Minneapolis, MN$47,536
Philadelphia, PA$47,472
Honolulu, HI$47,322
Saint Paul, MN$47,300
Vineland, NJ$47,290
Providence, RI$47,158
Chicago, IL$47,027
Bellingham, WA$46,972
Springfield, MA$46,936
Baltimore, MD$46,922
Chico, CA$46,808
Pittsfield, MA$46,685
Manchester, NH$46,599
Spokane, WA$46,399
Denver, CO$46,394
Albany, NY$46,180
Troy, NY$46,162
Nassau, NY$46,113
Schenectady, NY$46,066
Wilmington, DE$46,030
Burlington, VT$45,966
Salem, OR$45,948
Portland, ME$45,807
Yakima, WA$45,761
Rochester, MN$45,620
Reno, NV$45,598
Fresno, CA$45,598
Milwaukee, WI$45,557
Detroit, MI$45,511
Ann Arbor, MI$45,503
Allentown, PA$45,497
Colorado Springs, CO$45,420
Syracuse, NY$45,397
Carson City, NV$45,397
Houston, TX$45,334
Eugene, OR$45,311
Gary, IN$45,256
Springfield, OR$45,220
Bismarck, ND$45,211
Galveston, TX$45,179
Medford, OR$45,111
Fort Collins, CO$45,092
Concord, NH$45,070
Austin, TX$45,056
Mesa, AZ$44,961
Reading, PA$44,956
Phoenix, AZ$44,951
Dallas, TX$44,938
Saint Cloud, MN$44,894
Madison, WI$44,833
Utica, NY$44,710
Rochester, NY$44,637
Des Moines, IA$44,633
Raleigh, NC$44,628
Atlanta, GA$44,560
Battle Creek, MI$44,546
Salt Lake City, UT$44,533
Lancaster, PA$44,464
Harrisburg, PA$44,401
Kansas City, MO$44,355
Champaign, IL$44,346
Kansas City, KS$44,346
Fort Worth, TX$44,342
Columbus, OH$44,334
Boca Raton, FL$44,323
Pittsburgh, PA$44,305
Richmond, VA$44,287
Indianapolis, IN$44,278
Cleveland, OH$44,273
Las Vegas, NV$44,219
Cincinnati, OH$44,219
Petersburg, VA$44,151
Huntsville, AL$44,082
Lansing, MI$44,052
Lebanon, PA$44,046
Pueblo, CO$44,041
Appleton, WI$44,028
Buffalo, NY$44,009
Dayton, OH$43,996
Racine, WI$43,987
Charlotte, NC$43,982
Saint Louis, MO$43,968
York, PA$43,941
Elkhart, IN$43,941
Gastonia, NC$43,933
Billings, MT$43,922
Beaumont, TX$43,909
Lorain, OH$43,900
Benton Harbor, MI$43,891
Toledo, OH$43,882
Binghamton, NY$43,859
Rock Hill, SC$43,855
Rockford, IL$43,832
Springfield, IL$43,814
Elyria, OH$43,809
Fargo, ND$43,809
Flagstaff, AZ$43,777
Fort Lauderdale, FL$43,750
Duluth, MN$43,723
Miami, FL$43,723
Cheyenne, WY$43,691
Grand Forks, ND$43,691
Bangor, ME$43,591
Cedar Rapids, IA$43,541
Durham, NC$43,522
Louisville, KY$43,518
Grand Rapids, MI$43,509
Hialeah, FL$43,504
Casper, WY$43,441
Scranton, PA$43,386
New Orleans, LA$43,372
Virginia Beach, VA$43,368
Akron, OH$43,345
Peoria, IL$43,286
Sarasota, FL$43,277
Nashville, TN$43,245
Omaha, NE$43,245
Green Bay, WI$43,245
Baton Rouge, LA$43,222
Charleston, SC$43,213
Jamestown, NY$43,190
Davenport, IA$43,190
Tucson, AZ$43,168
Saint Petersburg, FL$43,140
Tampa, FL$43,131
Evansville, IN$43,104
Port Arthur, TX$43,104
Bradenton, FL$43,086
Santa Fe, NM$43,004
Orlando, FL$42,922
Clearwater, FL$42,908
Canton, OH$42,813
La Crosse, WI$42,813
Albuquerque, NM$42,785
Newport News, VA$42,781
High Point, NC$42,767
Ogden, UT$42,749
Corpus Christi, TX$42,712
Norfolk, VA$42,685
Laramie, WY$42,685
Rock Island, IL$42,658
Saginaw, MI$42,649
Jacksonville, FL$42,644
Salisbury, NC$42,635
Boise, ID$42,626
Moline, IL$42,603
Fort Myers, FL$42,590
Memphis, TN$42,581
Tulsa, OK$42,558
Waterloo, IA$42,530
Spartanburg, SC$42,485
Lincoln, NE$42,462
Fort Wayne, IN$42,453
Provo, UT$42,449
Cedar Falls, IA$42,394
San Antonio, TX$42,376
Greensboro, NC$42,358
South Bend, IN$42,353
Savannah, GA$42,303
Muskegon, MI$42,285
Birmingham, AL$42,280
Winston Salem, NC$42,258
Lake Charles, LA$42,148
Anderson, IN$42,139
Lexington, KY$42,125
Augusta, GA$42,112
Greenville, SC$42,112
Lima, OH$42,075
Wichita, KS$42,071
Tuscaloosa, AL$42,071
Columbia, SC$42,030
Springfield, OH$42,021
Asheville, NC$41,948
Bloomington, IN$41,916
Knoxville, TN$41,752
Shreveport, LA$41,748
Wilmington, NC$41,689
Roanoke, VA$41,689
Topeka, KS$41,607
Frankfort, KY$41,602
Oklahoma City, OK$41,570
Chillicothe, OH$41,552
Longview, TX$41,548
Melbourne, FL$41,543
Sioux Falls, SD$41,470
Mobile, AL$41,466
Terre Haute, IN$41,447
Altoona, PA$41,420
Amarillo, TX$41,388
Killeen, TX$41,375
Fayetteville, AR$41,338
Chattanooga, TN$41,325
Sioux City, IA$41,284
Idaho Falls, ID$41,274
Lynchburg, VA$41,238
Gainesville, FL$41,179
Portsmouth, OH$41,156
Little Rock, AR$41,147
Lafayette, LA$41,129
Youngstown, OH$41,129
Daytona Beach, FL$41,102
Clarksville, TN$41,097
Pensacola, FL$41,092
Temple, TX$41,089
Hopkinsville, KY$40,956
Erie, PA$40,947
Florence, SC$40,929
Charleston, WV$40,856
Great Falls, MT$40,833
Macon, GA$40,769
Tallahassee, FL$40,765
Fayetteville, NC$40,756
Waco, TX$40,747
Helena, MT$40,715
Pine Bluff, AR$40,697
Vincennes, IN$40,642
Lubbock, TX$40,624
Alamogordo, NM$40,596
Twin Falls, ID$40,555
Rapid City, SD$40,542
Jackson, MS$40,460
Huntington, WV$40,457
Greenville, MS$40,455
Parkersburg, WV$40,409
Montgomery, AL$40,401
Wichita Falls, TX$40,355
Springfield, MO$40,355
Biloxi, MS$40,332
Monroe, LA$40,287
Johnstown, PA$40,255
Sumter, SC$40,237
Columbus, GA$40,232
Pascagoula, MS$40,146
Abilene, TX$40,146
Kingsport, TN$40,028
Albany, GA$40,028
Gulfport, MS$40,014
Alexandria, LA$39,864
Fort Smith, AR$39,750
El Paso, TX$39,627
Las Cruces, NM$39,422
Harlingen, TX$39,307
Pocatello, ID$39,299
Florence, AL$39,240
Brownsville, TX$39,231
Mcallen, TX$39,136
Dothan, AL$39,072
Columbus, MS$38,802
Altus, OK$38,590
Lawton, OK$38,503
Pierre, SD$38,339
What Skills Can Increase a Commercial Sales's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Presentation (Mentioned in 7.64% Job Postings): Presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.
B2B Sales (Mentioned in 2.98% Job Postings): Selling products and services directly from one business to another.
Cross-Selling (Mentioned in 1.47% Job Postings): Cross-selling is the action or practice of selling an additional product or service to an existing customer. In practice, businesses define cross-selling in many different ways. Elements that might influence the definition might include the size of the business, the industry sector it operates within and the financial motivations of those required to define the term. The objective of cross-selling can be either to increase the income derived from the client or to protect the relationship with the client or clients. The approach to the process of cross-selling can be varied. Unlike the acquiring of new business, cross-selling involves an element of risk that existing relationships with the client could be disrupted. For that reason, it is important to ensure that the additional product or service being sold to the client or clients enhances the value the client or clients get from the organization.
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 Commercial Sales's salary.
Cloud Security: Can increase your salary by up to 47%.
Cold Calling: Can increase your salary by up to 38%.
Business To Business: Can increase your salary by up to 34%.
Commercial Sales Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Commercial Sales roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Retail & Wholesale,
offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely,
Commercial Sales positions in MFG Durable typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view Commercial Sales as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a Commercial Sales
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Retail & Wholesale
$54,608
$26.0
20%
Commercial Sales Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Commercial Sales'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 Commercial Sales can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $54,637 in 2023
to around $53,797 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Commercial Sales salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Commercial Sales
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Commercial Sales
Here are companies hiring for Commercial Sales and their salaries, click below for more details.
L$106,714/per year
L3 Technologies IncMFG Durablethe United States
L$106,353/per year
L-3 Communications CorpMFG Durablethe United States
C$104,622/per year
Chery Automobile Co.( LLCMFG Durablethe United States
R$103,889/per year
Raytheon Intelligence & SpaceMFG Durablethe United States
S$100,180/per year
SanyoMFG Durablethe United States
M$99,945/per year
Motorola Mobility LLCMFG Durablethe United States
O$98,405/per year
OSRAM SYLVANIA IncMFG Durablethe United States
S$95,776/per year
Saras LLCMFG Durablethe United States
J$93,552/per year
Jsw Steel IncMFG Durablethe United States
C$93,115/per year
Collins Aerospace CompaniesMFG Durablethe United States
C$92,955/per year
CarrierMFG Durablethe United States
A$92,540/per year
Alpine Co. LtdMFG Durablethe United States
V$92,343/per year
Vanguard National Trailer CorpMFG Durablethe United States
A$92,265/per year
Asia Pulp & PaperMFG Durablethe United States
C$91,920/per year
ChryslerMFG Durablethe United States
D$90,518/per year
Daimler Truck North America LLCMFG Durablethe United States
S$90,363/per year
Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing Co., Ltd (DSBJ)MFG Durablethe United States
R$89,132/per year
Raytheon Missiles & DefenseMFG Durablethe United States
L$88,262/per year
Louis PoulsenMFG Durablethe United States
T$88,219/per year
Toyota Boshoku America IncMFG Durablethe United States
A$87,299/per year
ABB Installation Products IncMFG Durablethe United States
R$86,213/per year
Regal RexnordMFG Durablethe United States
T$84,081/per year
Tesla Motors IncMFG Durablethe United States
C$83,582/per year
Clarios LLCMFG Durablethe United States
K$83,024/per year
Kobelco Construction Machinery USA IncMFG Durablethe United States
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FAQ about Commercial Sales
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Commercial Sales?
The Retail & Wholesale industry offers the highest average compensation for Commercial Sales roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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