Research Summary. After extensive research by the Zippia data science team, we identified these details of senior sales representative salary by state for the United States:
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Massachusetts has the highest senior sales representative salary of $105,511
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Tennessee has the lowest senior sales representative salary of $44,269
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The national average salary for senior sales representatives is $82,550
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The national hourly pay for senior sales representatives is $39.69
You can read more on the specific methodology.
Background
Without fail, in surveys across basically every demographic, the number one most important aspect of a job for most people is the salary — how much do senior sales representatives get paid where I live?
And while there are many things to go into how much you, specifically, can expect to make, there’s really good data for average salaries for senior sales representative by state across America broken down by seniority level. So while your city may be slightly different than the state average, these averages give you a rough sense of what to expect for your salary.
The state with the best salary for senior sales representatives after this adjustment? That would be Massachusetts.
Here’s a quick snapshot of the top ten states for senior sales representative salaries:
Let’s take a look at how we got here and a full ranking of all the states.
Highest-Paid Senior Sales Representatives By State
| Rank | State | Average Senior Sales Representative Salary | 10th Percentile | 90th Percentile |
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| 1 | Massachusetts | $105,511 | $58,000 | $188,000 |
| 2 | Connecticut | $99,615 | $54,000 | $180,000 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $98,397 | $53,000 | $179,000 |
| 4 | California | $96,394 | $57,000 | $161,000 |
| 5 | New York | $92,810 | $50,000 | $171,000 |
| 6 | Washington | $89,266 | $52,000 | $152,000 |
| 7 | Oregon | $88,870 | $51,000 | $151,000 |
| 8 | Nevada | $85,653 | $49,000 | $148,000 |
| 9 | Rhode Island | $85,120 | $45,000 | $158,000 |
| 10 | Texas | $84,632 | $47,000 | $151,000 |
| 11 | Vermont | $81,278 | $43,000 | $150,000 |
| 12 | New Hampshire | $79,482 | $42,000 | $148,000 |
| 13 | Arizona | $79,309 | $46,000 | $135,000 |
| 14 | North Carolina | $76,253 | $40,000 | $142,000 |
| 15 | Delaware | $75,695 | $39,000 | $144,000 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | $75,440 | $39,000 | $143,000 |
| 17 | Maine | $74,290 | $39,000 | $140,000 |
| 18 | Virginia | $73,793 | $38,000 | $140,000 |
| 19 | Idaho | $71,499 | $41,000 | $124,000 |
| 20 | Illinois | $67,747 | $37,000 | $123,000 |
| 21 | Louisiana | $67,520 | $36,000 | $123,000 |
| 22 | Maryland | $67,294 | $34,000 | $129,000 |
| 23 | Indiana | $65,456 | $35,000 | $120,000 |
| 24 | Hawaii | $65,394 | $53,000 | $80,000 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $62,396 | $34,000 | $113,000 |
| 26 | South Carolina | $61,472 | $33,000 | $113,000 |
| 27 | West Virginia | $61,311 | $32,000 | $116,000 |
| 28 | Kansas | $61,110 | $34,000 | $109,000 |
| 29 | Colorado | $60,938 | $34,000 | $107,000 |
| 30 | New Mexico | $59,839 | $33,000 | $106,000 |
| 31 | Alabama | $59,494 | $32,000 | $108,000 |
| 32 | Minnesota | $59,391 | $33,000 | $103,000 |
| 33 | Utah | $59,169 | $33,000 | $104,000 |
| 34 | Kentucky | $58,538 | $31,000 | $107,000 |
| 35 | Michigan | $58,202 | $31,000 | $109,000 |
| 36 | Iowa | $57,971 | $32,000 | $103,000 |
| 37 | Arkansas | $57,572 | $31,000 | $103,000 |
| 38 | Missouri | $56,980 | $31,000 | $102,000 |
| 39 | Wyoming | $56,815 | $32,000 | $98,000 |
| 40 | Ohio | $55,120 | $29,000 | $104,000 |
| 41 | North Dakota | $55,055 | $33,000 | $90,000 |
| 42 | South Dakota | $54,724 | $31,000 | $93,000 |
| 43 | Nebraska | $54,695 | $31,000 | $96,000 |
| 44 | Montana | $54,606 | $32,000 | $90,000 |
| 45 | Florida | $53,538 | $29,000 | $97,000 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $52,376 | $29,000 | $94,000 |
| 47 | Mississippi | $51,763 | $28,000 | $94,000 |
| 48 | Georgia | $51,607 | $28,000 | $94,000 |
| 49 | Alaska | $51,302 | $34,000 | $76,000 |
| 50 | Tennessee | $44,269 | $24,000 | $80,000 |
Methodology: Senior Sales Representative Salary By State
To better understand senior sales representative pay by state, Zippia has aggregated data across a multitude of channels including the BLS, FLC, and OPM. We then supplement that data with actual listed salaries from job posts. Finally, the data science team calculates a weighted average of these inputs to create an average pay for senior sales representatives by state.
We took the average annual salary data for senior sales representatives from these estimates and ranked every state on this criteria with the state with the highest salary ranking as highest average salary for senior sales representatives.
Senior Sales Representative Salary By State FAQs
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What is the highest-paid state for senior sales representatives?
The highest-paid state for senior sales representatives is Massachusetts with an average salary of $105,511 per year.
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What city pays senior sales representatives the most?
Boston, MA pays senior sales representatives the most with an average salary of $107,490 per year.
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What is the worst state for senior sales representatives?
The worst state for senior sales representatives is Tennessee with an average salary of $44,269 per year.
Author
Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.
