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Representative salary

Average representative salary

$36,023

$17.32 hourly rate

Entry-level representative salary
$23,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a representative make?

The average representative salary in the United States is $36,023. Representative salaries typically range between $23,000 and $55,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for representatives is $17.32 per hour.

Representative salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Representatives earn the highest average salary in New York.

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Where can a Representative earn more?

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Representative Salaries By Experience Level

Average representative salary by state

The highest-paying states for representatives are New York, Delaware, and Massachusetts. The lowest average representative salary states are South Carolina, Oklahoma, and Idaho.

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Highest paying states for representatives

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Pennsylvania$47,319$22.75
2New Jersey$50,276$24.17
3Rhode Island$46,818$22.51
4New York$56,253$27.04
5Maine$42,389$20.38
6Massachusetts$51,392$24.71
7Delaware$56,212$27.02
8New Hampshire$45,668$21.96
9District of Columbia$63,139$30.36
10Illinois$43,100$20.72
11North Dakota$38,996$18.75
12Ohio$39,493$18.99
13Connecticut$49,658$23.87
14Minnesota$42,120$20.25
15Maryland$50,112$24.09
16Iowa$37,492$18.02
17Vermont$44,310$21.30
18West Virginia$37,381$17.97
19Kansas$39,266$18.88
20Michigan$42,264$20.32
21Montana$36,491$17.54
22Wisconsin$39,876$19.17
23North Carolina$39,679$19.08
24Kentucky$34,879$16.77
25Nebraska$35,554$17.09
26Indiana$36,069$17.34
27Wyoming$34,048$16.37
28Washington$39,752$19.11
29Virginia$40,807$19.62
30Alaska$39,425$18.95
31South Dakota$33,603$16.16
32Alabama$35,236$16.94
33Texas$33,707$16.21
34Missouri$34,984$16.82
35California$39,225$18.86
36Arizona$33,246$15.98
37Tennessee$33,260$15.99
38Colorado$35,876$17.25
39Oregon$35,256$16.95
40Utah$33,147$15.94
41Florida$31,995$15.38
42South Carolina$31,137$14.97
43Idaho$30,824$14.82
44Arkansas$31,688$15.23
45Oklahoma$31,134$14.97
46Nevada$31,271$15.03
47Hawaii$33,941$16.32
48Mississippi$29,598$14.23
49Louisiana$30,690$14.75
50Georgia$31,211$15.01
51New Mexico$30,356$14.59

Highest paying cities for representatives

The highest-paying cities for representatives are Washington, DC, New York, NY, and Boston, MA.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Washington, DC$63,166$30.37
2New York, NY$56,478$27.15
3Boston, MA$51,222$24.63
4Hartford, CT$49,586$23.84
5Philadelphia, PA$47,949$23.05
6Chicago, IL$43,433$20.88
7Arlington, VA$43,320$20.83
8Portland, ME$43,185$20.76
9Saint Paul, MN$42,141$20.26
10Raleigh, NC$40,711$19.57
11San Francisco, CA$40,603$19.52
12Grand Rapids, MI$40,532$19.49
13Seattle, WA$39,840$19.15
14Columbus, OH$38,558$18.54
15Richmond, IN$36,544$17.57
16Denver, CO$35,874$17.25
17Portland, OR$35,311$16.98
18Saint Louis, MO$35,221$16.93
19Arlington, TX$33,831$16.26
20Phoenix, AZ$33,231$15.98

Representatives are the most in-demand in these five cities:

  1. Washington, DC
  2. New York, NY
  3. Boston, MA
  4. Hartford, CT
  5. Philadelphia, PA

Representative salary details

A representative's salary ranges from $23,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $55,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Representative Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a representative's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$55,000$4,583$26
75th Percentile$45,000$3,750$22
Average$36,023$3,002$17
25th Percentile$28,000$2,333$13
10th Percentile$23,000$1,917$11

Highest paying representative jobs

The highest paying types of representatives are business representative, field representative, and phone representative.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Customer Relations Representative$38,632$3,219$18.57235,295
Customer Service Representative$32,260$2,688$15.51209,515
Account Services Representative$32,467$2,706$15.61319,445
Customer Support Representative$37,404$3,117$17.98243,140
Customer Account Representative$36,138$3,011$17.37269,549
Customer Sales Representative$38,744$3,229$18.63303,801

Top companies hiring representatives now:

  1. Bloomberg Jobs (67)
  2. AT&T Jobs (211)
  3. Xerox Jobs (90)
  4. FedEx Jobs (356)
  5. T-Mobile Jobs (118)

Which companies pay representatives the most?

Representative salaries at Google and IBM are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average representative salary at companies like InfosysPublicService and UGI are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Google$86,664$41.67
2IBM$84,773$40.76
3Infosys Public Service$83,894$40.33
4UGI$82,940$39.88
5Deloitte$79,804$38.37
6Barclays$78,487$37.73
7CDM Smith$77,590$37.30
8Eli Lilly and Company$76,913$36.98
9Earthjustice$72,870$35.03
10T.Y. Lin International$72,113$34.67
11Santander Bank$70,285$33.79
12Cyient$69,853$33.58
13Hill International$69,233$33.29
14Alliant Energy$67,574$32.49
15Bloomberg$67,248$32.33
16Battelle$64,520$31.02
17Guidehouse$62,476$30.04
18Fluor Corporation$60,069$28.88
19NETSCOUT$59,677$28.69
20PROLIM$59,168$28.45

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Representative salary by industry

The average representative salary varies across industries:

  • The average representative salary in the transportation industry is $36,557, the highest of any industry.
  • The average representative salary in the finance industry is $35,429.
  • Representatives in the professional industry earn an average salary of $30,649, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for representatives

RankIndustryAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Transportation$36,557$17.58
2Manufacturing$35,429$17.03
3Technology$35,192$16.92
4Finance$35,006$16.83
5Health Care$33,121$15.92
6Hospitality$32,046$15.41
7Professional$30,649$14.74

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Representative salary trends

The average representative salary has risen by $5,248 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average representative earned $30,775 annually, but today, they earn $36,023 a year. That works out to a 11% change in pay for representatives over the last decade.

Compare representative salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average representative salary over time

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    Representative salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$36,000$17.32+3.1%
    2024$34,900$16.78+2.8%
    2023$33,900$16.31+2.5%
    2022$33,100$15.90+1.8%
    2021$32,500$15.61+1.8%

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