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, skills
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:
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: $57,404
San Francisco: $56,775
Oakland: $55,579
San Jose, CA$57,404
San Francisco, CA$56,775
Oakland, CA$55,579
New York, NY$52,401
Paramus, NJ$51,764
Queens Village, NY$51,762
Passaic, NJ$51,719
Bergenfield, NJ$51,715
Stamford, CT$51,614
Huntington, NY$51,596
Newark, NJ$51,259
Bridgeport, CT$51,163
Vallejo, CA$51,073
New Brunswick, NJ$51,055
Petaluma, CA$51,027
Middlesex, NJ$50,941
Somerset, NJ$50,909
Santa Cruz, CA$50,850
Boston, MA$50,572
Monterey, CA$50,413
Seattle, WA$50,308
Santa Rosa, CA$50,299
Los Angeles, CA$50,286
Juneau, AK$50,167
Washington, DC$50,117
Orange, CA$49,955
Santa Ana, CA$49,835
Long Beach, CA$49,789
Anaheim, CA$49,780
Anchorage, AK$49,758
Santa Maria, CA$49,621
Everett, WA$49,612
Danbury, CT$49,452
Bremerton, WA$49,389
Tacoma, WA$49,225
New Suffolk, NY$49,224
Sacramento, CA$49,211
Santa Barbara, CA$49,161
Trenton, NJ$49,111
San Diego, CA$49,111
Brockton, MA$49,061
Fairbanks, AK$48,950
Lompoc, CA$48,834
Lowell, MA$48,797
Ventura, CA$48,788
Nashua, NH$48,779
Stockton, CA$48,775
Modesto, CA$48,442
Poughkeepsie, NY$48,342
Olympia, WA$48,256
Kennewick, WA$48,256
New Haven, CT$48,238
Lawrence, MA$48,074
Hartford, CT$48,028
Riverside, CA$48,019
New Bedford, MA$47,974
Richland, WA$47,974
Bakersfield, CA$47,910
San Bernardino, CA$47,892
New Britain, CT$47,887
Atlantic City, NJ$47,887
New London, CT$47,869
Norwich, CT$47,855
Portsmouth, NH$47,846
Boulder, CO$47,750
Portland, OR$47,687
Worcester, MA$47,682
Minneapolis, MN$47,541
Philadelphia, PA$47,477
Honolulu, HI$47,327
Saint Paul, MN$47,305
Vineland, NJ$47,295
Providence, RI$47,163
Chicago, IL$47,031
Bellingham, WA$46,977
Springfield, MA$46,940
Baltimore, MD$46,927
Chico, CA$46,813
Pittsfield, MA$46,690
Manchester, NH$46,604
Spokane, WA$46,403
Denver, CO$46,399
Albany, NY$46,185
Troy, NY$46,167
Nassau, NY$46,118
Schenectady, NY$46,071
Wilmington, DE$46,035
Burlington, VT$45,971
Salem, OR$45,953
Portland, ME$45,812
Yakima, WA$45,766
Rochester, MN$45,625
Reno, NV$45,602
Fresno, CA$45,602
Milwaukee, WI$45,561
Detroit, MI$45,516
Ann Arbor, MI$45,508
Allentown, PA$45,502
Colorado Springs, CO$45,425
Syracuse, NY$45,402
Carson City, NV$45,402
Houston, TX$45,338
Eugene, OR$45,316
Gary, IN$45,261
Springfield, OR$45,225
Bismarck, ND$45,216
Galveston, TX$45,184
Medford, OR$45,115
Fort Collins, CO$45,097
Concord, NH$45,074
Austin, TX$45,061
Mesa, AZ$44,965
Reading, PA$44,961
Phoenix, AZ$44,956
Dallas, TX$44,943
Saint Cloud, MN$44,899
Madison, WI$44,838
Utica, NY$44,715
Rochester, NY$44,642
Des Moines, IA$44,638
Raleigh, NC$44,633
Atlanta, GA$44,565
Battle Creek, MI$44,551
Salt Lake City, UT$44,537
Lancaster, PA$44,469
Harrisburg, PA$44,405
Kansas City, MO$44,360
Champaign, IL$44,351
Kansas City, KS$44,351
Fort Worth, TX$44,346
Columbus, OH$44,339
Boca Raton, FL$44,328
Pittsburgh, PA$44,310
Richmond, VA$44,292
Indianapolis, IN$44,283
Cleveland, OH$44,278
Las Vegas, NV$44,223
Cincinnati, OH$44,223
Petersburg, VA$44,155
Huntsville, AL$44,087
Lansing, MI$44,056
Lebanon, PA$44,050
Pueblo, CO$44,046
Appleton, WI$44,032
Buffalo, NY$44,014
Dayton, OH$44,000
Racine, WI$43,991
Charlotte, NC$43,987
Saint Louis, MO$43,973
York, PA$43,946
Elkhart, IN$43,946
Gastonia, NC$43,937
Billings, MT$43,926
Beaumont, TX$43,914
Lorain, OH$43,905
Benton Harbor, MI$43,896
Toledo, OH$43,887
Binghamton, NY$43,864
Rock Hill, SC$43,859
Rockford, IL$43,837
Springfield, IL$43,818
Elyria, OH$43,814
Fargo, ND$43,814
Flagstaff, AZ$43,782
Fort Lauderdale, FL$43,755
Duluth, MN$43,727
Miami, FL$43,727
Cheyenne, WY$43,695
Grand Forks, ND$43,695
Bangor, ME$43,595
Cedar Rapids, IA$43,545
Durham, NC$43,526
Louisville, KY$43,523
Grand Rapids, MI$43,513
Hialeah, FL$43,509
Casper, WY$43,445
Scranton, PA$43,391
New Orleans, LA$43,377
Virginia Beach, VA$43,372
Akron, OH$43,350
Peoria, IL$43,290
Sarasota, FL$43,281
Nashville, TN$43,249
Omaha, NE$43,249
Green Bay, WI$43,249
Baton Rouge, LA$43,227
Charleston, SC$43,218
Jamestown, NY$43,195
Davenport, IA$43,195
Tucson, AZ$43,172
Saint Petersburg, FL$43,145
Tampa, FL$43,136
Evansville, IN$43,108
Port Arthur, TX$43,108
Bradenton, FL$43,090
Santa Fe, NM$43,008
Orlando, FL$42,926
Clearwater, FL$42,913
Canton, OH$42,817
La Crosse, WI$42,817
Albuquerque, NM$42,790
Newport News, VA$42,785
High Point, NC$42,772
Ogden, UT$42,753
Corpus Christi, TX$42,717
Norfolk, VA$42,690
Laramie, WY$42,690
Rock Island, IL$42,662
Saginaw, MI$42,653
Jacksonville, FL$42,649
Salisbury, NC$42,640
Boise, ID$42,631
Moline, IL$42,608
Fort Myers, FL$42,594
Memphis, TN$42,585
Tulsa, OK$42,562
Waterloo, IA$42,535
Spartanburg, SC$42,489
Lincoln, NE$42,467
Fort Wayne, IN$42,458
Provo, UT$42,453
Cedar Falls, IA$42,398
San Antonio, TX$42,380
Greensboro, NC$42,362
South Bend, IN$42,357
Savannah, GA$42,307
Muskegon, MI$42,289
Birmingham, AL$42,285
Winston Salem, NC$42,262
Lake Charles, LA$42,153
Anderson, IN$42,144
Lexington, KY$42,130
Augusta, GA$42,116
Greenville, SC$42,116
Lima, OH$42,080
Wichita, KS$42,075
Tuscaloosa, AL$42,075
Columbia, SC$42,034
Springfield, OH$42,025
Asheville, NC$41,952
Bloomington, IN$41,921
Knoxville, TN$41,757
Shreveport, LA$41,752
Wilmington, NC$41,693
Roanoke, VA$41,693
Topeka, KS$41,611
Frankfort, KY$41,606
Oklahoma City, OK$41,575
Chillicothe, OH$41,556
Longview, TX$41,552
Melbourne, FL$41,547
Sioux Falls, SD$41,475
Mobile, AL$41,470
Terre Haute, IN$41,452
Altoona, PA$41,424
Amarillo, TX$41,393
Killeen, TX$41,379
Fayetteville, AR$41,343
Chattanooga, TN$41,329
Sioux City, IA$41,288
Idaho Falls, ID$41,279
Lynchburg, VA$41,242
Gainesville, FL$41,183
Portsmouth, OH$41,161
Little Rock, AR$41,151
Lafayette, LA$41,133
Youngstown, OH$41,133
Daytona Beach, FL$41,106
Clarksville, TN$41,101
Pensacola, FL$41,097
Temple, TX$41,094
Hopkinsville, KY$40,960
Erie, PA$40,951
Florence, SC$40,933
Charleston, WV$40,860
Great Falls, MT$40,837
Macon, GA$40,774
Tallahassee, FL$40,769
Fayetteville, NC$40,760
Waco, TX$40,751
Helena, MT$40,719
Pine Bluff, AR$40,702
Vincennes, IN$40,646
Lubbock, TX$40,628
Alamogordo, NM$40,601
Twin Falls, ID$40,560
Rapid City, SD$40,546
Jackson, MS$40,464
Huntington, WV$40,461
Greenville, MS$40,460
Parkersburg, WV$40,413
Montgomery, AL$40,405
Wichita Falls, TX$40,360
Springfield, MO$40,360
Biloxi, MS$40,337
Monroe, LA$40,291
Johnstown, PA$40,259
Sumter, SC$40,241
Columbus, GA$40,237
Pascagoula, MS$40,150
Abilene, TX$40,150
Kingsport, TN$40,032
Albany, GA$40,032
Gulfport, MS$40,018
Alexandria, LA$39,868
Fort Smith, AR$39,754
El Paso, TX$39,631
Las Cruces, NM$39,427
Harlingen, TX$39,311
Pocatello, ID$39,304
Florence, AL$39,244
Brownsville, TX$39,235
Mcallen, TX$39,140
Dothan, AL$39,076
Columbus, MS$38,806
Altus, OK$38,594
Lawton, OK$38,507
Pierre, SD$38,343
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
$50,658
$24.0
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.
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