How much does a Vendor Representative make in the United States?
As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Vendor Representative in the United States is $75,414 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.
However, a Vendor Representative's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $90,683
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,224 to $83,406
Key Factors That Influence Vendor Representative Salaries
A Vendor Representative'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 Vendor Representative Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Vendor Representative'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): $59,865
Early Career (1-2 years): $76,122
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $97,501
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $128,629
Expert (over 8 years): $144,360
Levels
Salary
Sales Rep... Level Vendor Representative
$59,865
Vendor Re... Level Vendor Representative
$76,122
Sales Rep... Level Vendor Representative
$97,501
Sales Rep... Level Vendor Representative
$128,629
Sales Rep... Level Vendor Representative
$144,360
$59,8650 yr
$76,122< 2 yrs
$97,5012-4 yrs
$128,6295-8 yrs
$144,360> 8 yrs
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How Do Vendor Representative 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 Vendor Representatives.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $83,499.
California: $83,182.
Massachusetts: $82,073.
District of Columbia$83,499
California$83,182
Massachusetts$82,073
Washington$81,772
New Jersey$81,742
Alaska$81,636
Connecticut$80,595
New York$80,173
Hawaii$78,823
Rhode Island$78,190
Maryland$77,760
Minnesota$77,172
Colorado$76,945
Illinois$76,870
Oregon$76,583
Delaware$76,372
New Hampshire$76,239
Virginia$75,942
Pennsylvania$75,075
Nevada$74,638
North Dakota$74,494
Michigan$74,268
Wisconsin$74,185
Vermont$74,019
Texas$73,559
Maine$73,529
Arizona$73,484
Ohio$73,431
Georgia$72,737
Indiana$72,390
Wyoming$72,322
Utah$72,217
Iowa$72,172
Kansas$71,810
Louisiana$71,704
North Carolina$71,666
Missouri$71,651
Florida$71,357
Montana$71,199
Nebraska$71,048
Kentucky$70,965
South Carolina$70,663
Tennessee$70,475
Idaho$70,399
New Mexico$69,849
Oklahoma$69,728
Alabama$69,283
South Dakota$68,537
Arkansas$68,129
West Virginia$67,911
Mississippi$67,255
Top Paying Cities for Vendor Representatives
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: $95,120
San Francisco: $94,079
Oakland: $92,096
San Jose, CA$95,120
San Francisco, CA$94,079
Oakland, CA$92,096
New York, NY$86,831
Paramus, NJ$85,776
Queens Village, NY$85,772
Passaic, NJ$85,700
Bergenfield, NJ$85,693
Stamford, CT$85,527
Huntington, NY$85,497
Newark, NJ$84,939
Bridgeport, CT$84,780
Vallejo, CA$84,630
New Brunswick, NJ$84,600
Petaluma, CA$84,555
Middlesex, NJ$84,411
Somerset, NJ$84,359
Santa Cruz, CA$84,261
Boston, MA$83,800
Monterey, CA$83,536
Seattle, WA$83,363
Santa Rosa, CA$83,348
Los Angeles, CA$83,325
Juneau, AK$83,129
Washington, DC$83,046
Orange, CA$82,778
Santa Ana, CA$82,579
Long Beach, CA$82,503
Anaheim, CA$82,488
Anchorage, AK$82,451
Santa Maria, CA$82,224
Everett, WA$82,209
Danbury, CT$81,944
Bremerton, WA$81,840
Tacoma, WA$81,568
New Suffolk, NY$81,567
Sacramento, CA$81,546
Santa Barbara, CA$81,463
Trenton, NJ$81,380
San Diego, CA$81,380
Brockton, MA$81,297
Fairbanks, AK$81,112
Lompoc, CA$80,920
Lowell, MA$80,859
Ventura, CA$80,844
Nashua, NH$80,829
Stockton, CA$80,822
Modesto, CA$80,271
Poughkeepsie, NY$80,105
Olympia, WA$79,962
Kennewick, WA$79,962
New Haven, CT$79,932
Lawrence, MA$79,660
Hartford, CT$79,585
Riverside, CA$79,570
New Bedford, MA$79,494
Richland, WA$79,494
Bakersfield, CA$79,389
San Bernardino, CA$79,359
New Britain, CT$79,351
Atlantic City, NJ$79,351
New London, CT$79,321
Norwich, CT$79,298
Portsmouth, NH$79,283
Boulder, CO$79,123
Portland, OR$79,019
Worcester, MA$79,012
Minneapolis, MN$78,778
Philadelphia, PA$78,672
Honolulu, HI$78,423
Saint Paul, MN$78,387
Vineland, NJ$78,371
Providence, RI$78,152
Chicago, IL$77,933
Bellingham, WA$77,843
Springfield, MA$77,782
Baltimore, MD$77,760
Chico, CA$77,571
Pittsfield, MA$77,368
Manchester, NH$77,224
Spokane, WA$76,893
Denver, CO$76,885
Albany, NY$76,531
Troy, NY$76,500
Nassau, NY$76,420
Schenectady, NY$76,342
Wilmington, DE$76,282
Burlington, VT$76,176
Salem, OR$76,146
Portland, ME$75,912
Yakima, WA$75,837
Rochester, MN$75,603
Reno, NV$75,565
Fresno, CA$75,565
Milwaukee, WI$75,497
Detroit, MI$75,422
Ann Arbor, MI$75,409
Allentown, PA$75,399
Colorado Springs, CO$75,271
Syracuse, NY$75,233
Carson City, NV$75,233
Houston, TX$75,128
Eugene, OR$75,090
Gary, IN$75,000
Springfield, OR$74,939
Bismarck, ND$74,924
Galveston, TX$74,871
Medford, OR$74,758
Fort Collins, CO$74,728
Concord, NH$74,690
Austin, TX$74,668
Mesa, AZ$74,509
Reading, PA$74,502
Phoenix, AZ$74,494
Dallas, TX$74,472
Saint Cloud, MN$74,399
Madison, WI$74,298
Utica, NY$74,095
Rochester, NY$73,974
Des Moines, IA$73,966
Raleigh, NC$73,959
Atlanta, GA$73,846
Battle Creek, MI$73,823
Salt Lake City, UT$73,801
Lancaster, PA$73,687
Harrisburg, PA$73,582
Kansas City, MO$73,506
Champaign, IL$73,491
Kansas City, KS$73,491
Fort Worth, TX$73,484
Columbus, OH$73,471
Boca Raton, FL$73,454
Pittsburgh, PA$73,423
Richmond, VA$73,393
Indianapolis, IN$73,378
Cleveland, OH$73,371
Las Vegas, NV$73,280
Cincinnati, OH$73,280
Petersburg, VA$73,167
Huntsville, AL$73,054
Lansing, MI$73,003
Lebanon, PA$72,994
Pueblo, CO$72,986
Appleton, WI$72,963
Buffalo, NY$72,933
Dayton, OH$72,911
Racine, WI$72,896
Charlotte, NC$72,888
Saint Louis, MO$72,865
York, PA$72,820
Elkhart, IN$72,820
Gastonia, NC$72,806
Billings, MT$72,788
Beaumont, TX$72,767
Lorain, OH$72,752
Benton Harbor, MI$72,737
Toledo, OH$72,722
Binghamton, NY$72,684
Rock Hill, SC$72,677
Rockford, IL$72,639
Springfield, IL$72,609
Elyria, OH$72,601
Fargo, ND$72,601
Flagstaff, AZ$72,549
Fort Lauderdale, FL$72,503
Duluth, MN$72,458
Miami, FL$72,458
Cheyenne, WY$72,405
Grand Forks, ND$72,405
Bangor, ME$72,239
Cedar Rapids, IA$72,156
Durham, NC$72,125
Louisville, KY$72,119
Grand Rapids, MI$72,104
Hialeah, FL$72,096
Casper, WY$71,991
Scranton, PA$71,900
New Orleans, LA$71,877
Virginia Beach, VA$71,870
Akron, OH$71,832
Peoria, IL$71,734
Sarasota, FL$71,719
Nashville, TN$71,666
Omaha, NE$71,666
Green Bay, WI$71,666
Baton Rouge, LA$71,629
Charleston, SC$71,614
Jamestown, NY$71,576
Davenport, IA$71,576
Tucson, AZ$71,538
Saint Petersburg, FL$71,493
Tampa, FL$71,478
Evansville, IN$71,433
Port Arthur, TX$71,433
Bradenton, FL$71,402
Santa Fe, NM$71,267
Orlando, FL$71,131
Clearwater, FL$71,108
Canton, OH$70,950
La Crosse, WI$70,950
Albuquerque, NM$70,905
Newport News, VA$70,897
High Point, NC$70,874
Ogden, UT$70,844
Corpus Christi, TX$70,784
Norfolk, VA$70,739
Laramie, WY$70,739
Rock Island, IL$70,693
Saginaw, MI$70,678
Jacksonville, FL$70,671
Salisbury, NC$70,656
Boise, ID$70,641
Moline, IL$70,603
Fort Myers, FL$70,580
Memphis, TN$70,565
Tulsa, OK$70,528
Waterloo, IA$70,482
Spartanburg, SC$70,407
Lincoln, NE$70,369
Fort Wayne, IN$70,354
Provo, UT$70,347
Cedar Falls, IA$70,256
San Antonio, TX$70,226
Greensboro, NC$70,196
South Bend, IN$70,188
Savannah, GA$70,105
Muskegon, MI$70,075
Birmingham, AL$70,068
Winston Salem, NC$70,031
Lake Charles, LA$69,849
Anderson, IN$69,834
Lexington, KY$69,811
Augusta, GA$69,788
Greenville, SC$69,788
Lima, OH$69,728
Wichita, KS$69,721
Tuscaloosa, AL$69,721
Columbia, SC$69,653
Springfield, OH$69,638
Asheville, NC$69,517
Bloomington, IN$69,464
Knoxville, TN$69,193
Shreveport, LA$69,185
Wilmington, NC$69,087
Roanoke, VA$69,087
Topeka, KS$68,951
Frankfort, KY$68,943
Oklahoma City, OK$68,891
Chillicothe, OH$68,861
Longview, TX$68,853
Melbourne, FL$68,846
Sioux Falls, SD$68,725
Mobile, AL$68,718
Terre Haute, IN$68,687
Altoona, PA$68,642
Amarillo, TX$68,589
Killeen, TX$68,567
Fayetteville, AR$68,506
Chattanooga, TN$68,484
Sioux City, IA$68,416
Idaho Falls, ID$68,401
Lynchburg, VA$68,341
Gainesville, FL$68,242
Portsmouth, OH$68,205
Little Rock, AR$68,190
Lafayette, LA$68,160
Youngstown, OH$68,160
Daytona Beach, FL$68,114
Clarksville, TN$68,107
Pensacola, FL$68,099
Temple, TX$68,094
Hopkinsville, KY$67,873
Erie, PA$67,858
Florence, SC$67,828
Charleston, WV$67,707
Great Falls, MT$67,669
Macon, GA$67,564
Tallahassee, FL$67,556
Fayetteville, NC$67,541
Waco, TX$67,526
Helena, MT$67,473
Pine Bluff, AR$67,445
Vincennes, IN$67,353
Lubbock, TX$67,322
Alamogordo, NM$67,277
Twin Falls, ID$67,209
Rapid City, SD$67,187
Jackson, MS$67,051
Huntington, WV$67,046
Greenville, MS$67,043
Parkersburg, WV$66,966
Montgomery, AL$66,953
Wichita Falls, TX$66,877
Springfield, MO$66,877
Biloxi, MS$66,840
Monroe, LA$66,764
Johnstown, PA$66,712
Sumter, SC$66,681
Columbus, GA$66,674
Pascagoula, MS$66,531
Abilene, TX$66,531
Kingsport, TN$66,335
Albany, GA$66,335
Gulfport, MS$66,312
Alexandria, LA$66,063
Fort Smith, AR$65,874
El Paso, TX$65,671
Las Cruces, NM$65,331
Harlingen, TX$65,140
Pocatello, ID$65,128
Florence, AL$65,030
Brownsville, TX$65,015
Mcallen, TX$64,856
Dothan, AL$64,751
Columbus, MS$64,303
Altus, OK$63,951
Lawton, OK$63,808
Pierre, SD$63,537
What Skills Can Increase a Vendor Representative's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Customer Service (Mentioned in 12.82% 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.
Insurance Sales (Mentioned in 1.95% Job Postings): Insurance sales involves selling various types of insurance to customers, including home, life, health and auto insurance. Primary goal is to get information about clients' needs and match them with insurance policies they offer.
Call Center (Mentioned in 1.61% Job Postings): A call centre or call center is a managed capability that can be centralised or remote that is used for receiving or transmitting a large volume of enquiries by telephone.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Customer Service
12.82%
Insurance Sales
1.95%
Call Center
1.61%
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 Vendor Representative's salary.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Insurance Sales: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Consulting
$80,693
7%
Insurance Sales
$79,185
5%
Analysis
$79,185
5%
Pharmaceutical Sales
$78,431
4%
Relationship Management
$78,431
4%
Presentation
$77,677
3%
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Vendor Representative Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Vendor Representative roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 98% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Biotechnology and Internet
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average.
In contrast, Vendor Representative positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Vendor Representative as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Vendor Representative
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology
$98,039
$47.0
30%
Internet
$94,268
$45.0
25%
Pharmaceuticals
$90,497
$44.0
20%
Energy & Utilities
$86,727
$42.0
15%
Aerospace & Defense
$84,464
$41.0
12%
How Education impacts a Vendor Representative's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Vendor Representatives enter the field with a Associate'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 Vendor Representative with a Associate's Degree is between
$73,568
and $81,013).
Vendor Representative Salaries by Degree Level
Typical Education for Vendor Representative
No Diploma0.9%
High School16.1%
Associates10.1%
Bachelors62.3%
Masters10.4%
Doctorate0.2%
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Degree Level
% of user with this level of education
No Diploma
0.9%
High School
16.1%
Associates
10.1%
Bachelors
62.3%
Masters
10.4%
Doctorate
0.2%
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Vendor Representative Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Vendor Representative'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 Vendor Representative can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $74,105 in 2023
to around $71,814 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Vendor Representative salary trends,
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Average Annual Salary of Vendor Representative Over Time
2022
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2023
$74,105
2024
$72,409
2025
$71,814
2026
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2027
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Average Annual Salary
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2023
$74,105
2024
$72,409
2025
$71,814
2026
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Most common benefits for Vendor Representative
Social Security
401(k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
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Common company salaries for Vendor Representative
Here are companies hiring for Vendor Representative and their salaries, click below for more details.
C
$128,509/per year
C R Bard Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
H
$124,697/per year
Henry Schein Canada
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$123,899/per year
Nordex Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$120,416/per year
Nipro Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$115,870/per year
Enovis
Biotechnology
the United States
A
$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Biotechnology
the United States
M
$112,110/per year
MiniMed Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug Development
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$110,229/per year
Life Technologies Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
Z
$106,224/per year
Zimmer Biomet
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$103,077/per year
Promontory Therapeutics
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$102,181/per year
Steris PLC
Biotechnology
the United States
G
$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicines
Biotechnology
the United States
R
$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLC
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$94,235/per year
Pleno Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$93,666/per year
Simulaids Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CAS
Biotechnology
the United States
O
$86,468/per year
Onward Technology
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$84,682/per year
Eyeco Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$84,523/per year
Paerosol
Biotechnology
the United States
I
$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$82,815/per year
Stateside PPE
Biotechnology
the United States
D
$82,041/per year
Digi Bio
Biotechnology
the United States
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