Territory supervisor vs territory sales manager

The differences between territory supervisors and territory sales managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-8 years to become both a territory supervisor and a territory sales manager. Additionally, a territory sales manager has an average salary of $74,356, which is higher than the $72,742 average annual salary of a territory supervisor.

The top three skills for a territory supervisor include merchandisers, hallmark and store management. The most important skills for a territory sales manager are territory sales, customer service, and healthcare.

Territory supervisor vs territory sales manager overview

	Territory Supervisor	Territory Sales Manager
Yearly salary	$72,742	$74,356
Hourly rate	$34.97	$35.75
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	10,512	119,934
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	8	8

Territory supervisor vs territory sales manager salary

Territory supervisors and territory sales managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Territory Supervisor	Territory Sales Manager
Average salary	$72,742	$74,356
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $115,000	Between $48,000 And $114,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Palo Alto Networks
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between territory supervisor and territory sales manager education

There are a few differences between a territory supervisor and a territory sales manager in terms of educational background:

	Territory Supervisor	Territory Sales Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Southern California

Territory supervisor vs territory sales manager demographics

Here are the differences between territory supervisors' and territory sales managers' demographics:

	Territory Supervisor	Territory Sales Manager
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 50.2% Female, 49.8%	Male, 75.0% Female, 25.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 7.2% White, 65.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 3.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 4.1% White, 78.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	7%

Differences between territory supervisor and territory sales manager duties and responsibilities

Territory supervisor example responsibilities.

Hire and manage part-time merchandisers.
Accomplish this by actively prospecting new business, maintaining accountability on all sales efforts, and actualizing attentiveness to detail.
Interview and hire field technicians to cover areas need.
General managerial and daily support for all field engineers in Colorado.
Establish and monitor team priorities and performance, conduct annual evaluations, and coordinate special projects.
Communicate with retail merchandisers within assign territory to address support issues/discrepancies, determine appropriate action depending on disposition of issue.

Territory sales manager example responsibilities.

Manage all the Costco Midwest regional activity.
Manage annual marketing budget of $1.0 MM.
Manage accounts and territory with CRM software to optimize production
Manage process and documentation flow from initial contact through program execution, including timely CRM management.
Accomplish this by actively prospecting new business, maintaining accountability on all sales efforts, and actualizing attentiveness to detail.
Promote excellent customer satisfaction by focusing efforts on ethics, integrity and dependability.

Territory supervisor vs territory sales manager skills

Common territory supervisor skills

Merchandisers, 40%
Hallmark, 20%
Store Management, 20%
Customer Complaints, 4%
POS, 3%
Performance Reviews, 3%

Common territory sales manager skills

Territory Sales, 11%
Customer Service, 9%
Healthcare, 6%
CRM, 6%
Patients, 5%
Work Ethic, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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