Sales Managers Salary
Management Occupations · 637K employed in the U.S.
Median annual
$148,270
Median hourly
$71
Average annual
$164,350
Typical range
$73,170–$290,540
Pay distribution
10th to 90th percentile, with the median marked.
What this role pays
The median annual salary for Sales Managers is $148,270 as of May 2025, based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. That works out to about $71 an hour at a full-time schedule.
Plan, direct, or coordinate the actual distribution or movement of a product or service to the customer. Coordinate sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals and establish training programs for sales representatives.
Most earn between $73,170 and $290,540 a year. There are roughly 637K people employed as sales managers in the United States. Use the state and metro pages below to see how pay changes by location, and the calculator to convert any hourly or annual figure.
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Convert your pay and see where it lands for Sales Managers.
- Hourly
- $71.28
- Daily
- $570
- Weekly
- $2,851
- Bi-weekly
- $5,703
- Monthly
- $12,356
- Annual
- $148,270
$148,270 a year is around the 50th percentile for Sales Managerss. The median is $148,270.
Highest-paying states
Median annual wage by state.
- 1New York$217,640
- 2Massachusetts$191,200
- 3Virginia$191,130
- 4Colorado$180,850
- 5Washington$174,000
- 6New Jersey$173,020
- 7Connecticut$162,110
- 8Kansas$159,990
- 9Georgia$159,890
- 10Maine$158,660
- 11Oregon$155,810
- 12Illinois$155,280
Top-paying metro areas
Median annual wage by metro area.
- 1New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$215,150
- 2Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$206,610
- 3San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$201,780
- 4Boulder, CO$200,970
- 5Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$198,550
- 6Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$190,370
- 7Lawrence, KS$189,740
- 8Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$184,320
- 9Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$181,580
- 10Trenton-Princeton, NJ$178,360
- 11Dover, DE$178,130
- 12Colorado Springs, CO$177,780
Related job titles
Employers advertise Sales Managers roles under these titles.
- Account Manager
- Area Sales Manager
- Artist Relationship Manager
- Business Development Director
- Business Development Executive
- Business Development Manager
- Channel Manager
- Client Relationship Manager
- Commercial Director
- Dealership Manager
- District Sales Manager
- Division Manager
- E-Commerce Director
- Export Manager
- Global Account Manager (GAM)
- Hotel Sales Manager
Related occupations
- Marketing Managers$166,790
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$69,990
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$78,760
- Advertising and Promotions Managers$133,660
- Purchasing Managers$148,080
- General and Operations Managers$105,770
- First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$87,520
- Advertising Sales Agents$64,820
What a Sales Managers does
- Direct and coordinate activities involving sales of manufactured products, services, commodities, real estate, or other subjects of sale.
- Resolve customer complaints regarding sales and service.
- Review operational records and reports to project sales and determine profitability.
- Oversee regional and local sales managers and their staffs.
- Determine price schedules and discount rates.
- Prepare budgets and approve budget expenditures.
- Monitor customer preferences to determine focus of sales efforts.
- Direct, coordinate, and review sales and service accounting and record-keeping, as well as receiving and shipping.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does a Sales Managers make?
- The median annual wage for Sales Managers is $148,270 ($71 per hour). Pay ranges from about $73,170 at the 10th percentile to $290,540 at the 90th percentile.
- What is the average salary for a Sales Managers?
- The average (mean) annual salary is $164,350, which is higher than the median because a small number of high earners pull the average up.
- Which state pays Sales Managerss the most?
- New York has the highest median annual wage for this occupation at $217,640.
- Is Sales Managers a growing occupation?
- BLS employment data for May 2025 counts about 637K people in this occupation. Projected growth is published separately in the BLS Employment Projections program.
- What does a Sales Managers do?
- Direct and coordinate activities involving sales of manufactured products, services, commodities, real estate, or other subjects of sale.; Resolve customer complaints regarding sales and service.; Review operational records and reports to project sales and determine profitability..