What is the highest-paying sales and related job in the US?

Among Sales and Related occupations, Sales Engineers have the highest published national median wage at $124,900 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025).

How many people work in sales and related jobs in the US?

About 13,424,280 US workers are employed across the 22 occupations in the Sales and Related field (SOC 41), summing the published BLS OEWS May 2025 employment estimates for each member occupation.

What jobs are in the sales and related field?

The Sales and Related field is SOC major group 41. It includes occupations such as Sales Engineers, Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products, First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers, Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents, Real Estate Brokers, and 17 more. Every occupation whose 6-digit SOC code starts with 41 belongs to this field.

Where does this sales and related salary data come from?

From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—".

Sales and Related Jobs — US Salaries

22 occupations · about 13,424,280 US workers · top-paid Sales Engineers at $124,900 — BLS OEWS May 2025.

How much do sales and related jobs pay in the US?

The Sales and Related field (SOC 41) covers 22 detailed US occupations employing about 13,424,280 people. Median pay across its 22 priced occupations runs from $32,880 to $124,900 a year, with Sales Engineers the highest-paid at $124,900 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The US all-occupations median is $50,980. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.

Source:U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)·As of May 2025 national estimates · updated annually · last refreshed 27 June 2026

Occupations

in this field

US workers

13,424,280

total employment

Top median

$124,900

highest-paid job

Lowest median

$32,880

of priced jobs

Every sales and related occupation, by median pay

Sales and Related occupations by national annual median wage, BLS OEWS May 2025
Occupation	Median	Mean	US workers
Sales EngineersSOC 41-9031	$124,900	$130,140	51,790
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific ProductsSOC 41-4011	$104,920	$119,730	284,800
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersSOC 41-1012	$87,520	$99,370	214,390
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales AgentsSOC 41-3031	$78,660	$109,150	489,570
Real Estate BrokersSOC 41-9021	$73,220	$83,950	46,100
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsSOC 41-4012	$72,080	$82,530	1,238,190
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelSOC 41-3091	$69,990	$82,430	1,256,010
Advertising Sales AgentsSOC 41-3011	$64,820	$80,670	91,700
Insurance Sales AgentsSOC 41-3021	$62,280	$81,480	479,100
Real Estate Sales AgentsSOC 41-9022	$52,830	$69,510	193,370
Travel AgentsSOC 41-3041	$50,160	$54,660	55,110
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales WorkersSOC 41-1011	$48,520	$53,380	1,121,800
ModelsSOC 41-9012	$48,470	$72,800	3,780
Sales and Related Workers, All OtherSOC 41-9099	$48,280	$58,510	93,180
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related WorkersSOC 41-9091	$41,380	$43,850	2,760
Counter and Rental ClerksSOC 41-2021	$41,300	$45,700	400,810
Demonstrators and Product PromotersSOC 41-9011	$39,320	$45,580	64,520
Parts SalespersonsSOC 41-2022	$38,630	$43,830	270,070
Gambling Change Persons and Booth CashiersSOC 41-2012	$36,220	$39,100	21,530
TelemarketersSOC 41-9041	$35,450	$37,370	58,430
Retail SalespersonsSOC 41-2031	$35,410	$37,310	3,897,860
CashiersSOC 41-2011	$32,880	$33,180	3,089,410

Suppressed BLS cells are shown as “—”, never estimated. Click any occupation for its full salary breakdown and national rank.

Frequently asked questions

What is the highest-paying sales and related job in the US?: Among Sales and Related occupations, Sales Engineers have the highest published national median wage at $124,900 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025).
How many people work in sales and related jobs in the US?: About 13,424,280 US workers are employed across the 22 occupations in the Sales and Related field (SOC 41), summing the published BLS OEWS May 2025 employment estimates for each member occupation.
What jobs are in the sales and related field?: The Sales and Related field is SOC major group 41. It includes occupations such as Sales Engineers, Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products, First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers, Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents, Real Estate Brokers, and 17 more. Every occupation whose 6-digit SOC code starts with 41 belongs to this field.
Where does this sales and related salary data come from?: From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—".

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Data source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC major group 41 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)

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