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Sales Representatives in Missouri

Sales Representatives in Missouri

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6.5% Jobs Projection
$46,480 Median Salary
2,770 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Sales Representatives Work in Missouri?

18,770 people worked as Sales Representatives in 2018 in this state.

There were 21,730 Sales Representatives employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 2,960 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Missouri

Jobs for Sales Representatives in this state are growing at a rate of 6.5% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.7%.

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Missouri Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 2,770 annual Sales Representatives job openings in Missouri, and 23,040 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 Missouri?

In 2018 wages for Sales Representatives ranged from $24,680 to $96,180 with $46,480 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.87 to $46.24. The median hourly rate was $22.35.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $21.31 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.04.

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

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Top Missouri 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
St. Louis, MO-IL 10,990 $45,040
Kansas City, MO-KS 9,480 $59,090
Springfield, MO 1,260 $40,870
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 1,160 $43,380
Columbia, MO 430 $45,180
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 410 $44,430
Jefferson City, MO 380 $39,180
Joplin, MO 330 $35,250
St. Joseph, MO-KS 90 $36,720

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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