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Sales Representatives in Alabama

Want to work in Alabama as a Sales Representative? Read this first!

5.6% Jobs Projection
$45,650 Median Salary
880 Job Openings

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

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

  • Sales Representatives in Alabama earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Sales Representatives Work in Alabama?

7,030 people worked as Sales Representatives in 2018 in this state.

There were 7,630 Sales Representatives employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 600 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Alabama

Jobs for Sales Representatives in this state are growing at a rate of 5.6% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.7%.

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Alabama Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 880 annual Sales Representatives job openings in Alabama, and 7,300 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 Alabama?

In 2018 wages for Sales Representatives ranged from $26,470 to $87,300 with $45,650 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.73 to $41.97. The median hourly rate was $21.95.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $20.8 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.15.

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

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Top Alabama 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
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 2,180 $48,070
Huntsville, AL 980 $52,580
Mobile, AL 900 $44,280
Columbus, GA-AL 860 $48,030
Montgomery, AL 520 $43,700
Tuscaloosa, AL 380 $37,280
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 350 $42,470
Dothan, AL 250 $51,650
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 210 $41,530
Auburn-Opelika, AL 210 $43,810
Decatur, AL 140 $42,180
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 120 $33,230
Gadsden, AL 80 $46,890

Top States for Sales Representatives Employment

The table below shows the states 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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