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Sales Representatives in Pennsylvania

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8.1% Jobs Projection
$58,910 Median Salary
4,820 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Sales Representatives in Pennsylvania are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Sales Representatives in Pennsylvania is growing faster than average.

  • Sales Representatives in Pennsylvania earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Sales Representatives Work in Pennsylvania?

35,260 people worked as Sales Representatives in 2018 in this state.

There were 33,950 Sales Representatives employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,310 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 9,410 Sales Representatives working in it, which means Pennsylvania has more Sales Representatives than average.

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Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Sales Representatives in this state are growing at a rate of 8.1% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.7%.

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Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 4,820 annual Sales Representatives job openings in Pennsylvania, and 39,810 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 131,000 annual jobs and 1,077,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Sales Representatives Make in Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Sales Representatives ranged from $29,490 to $116,490 with $58,910 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $14.18 to $56.01. The median hourly rate was $28.32.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $26.82 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.50.

The median salary in Pennsylvania is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Pennsylvania Metros for Sales Representatives

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Sales Representatives.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 82,690 $68,670
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 22,230 $61,850
Pittsburgh, PA 7,720 $61,050
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 2,230 $53,830
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 1,720 $55,740
Lancaster, PA 1,200 $54,620
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA 1,150 $56,330
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 990 $46,040
York-Hanover, PA 960 $53,530
Reading, PA 800 $51,250
State College, PA 500 $61,080
Erie, PA 390 $43,930
Johnstown, PA 240 $48,430
Williamsport, PA 240 $62,730
Altoona, PA 230 $45,910
East Stroudsburg, PA 210 $44,780
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 160 $56,310
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 130 $60,920
Lebanon, PA 120 $54,490
Gettysburg, PA 110 $42,400

Top States for Sales Representatives Employment

View the list below to see where most Sales Representatives work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 135,330 $57,710
Texas 115,340 $52,900
Florida 83,150 $46,800
New York 70,340 $64,050
Illinois 48,250 $52,090
Georgia 36,860 $52,350
Ohio 35,370 $50,750
New Jersey 35,360 $68,860
Pennsylvania 35,260 $58,910
North Carolina 33,230 $50,430
Virginia 31,890 $62,930
Colorado 29,750 $59,030
Maryland 25,550 $62,660
Michigan 25,480 $53,940
Minnesota 21,450 $56,450
Massachusetts 20,660 $64,980
Arizona 20,220 $47,270
Missouri 18,770 $46,480
Tennessee 17,940 $47,220
Washington 17,630 $58,990

Below are the states where Sales Representatives get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
New Jersey $68,860
District of Columbia $65,260
Massachusetts $64,980
New York $64,050
Virginia $62,930
Maryland $62,660
New Hampshire $60,860
Colorado $59,030
Washington $58,990
Pennsylvania $58,910

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