SOC 41-2022 · Sales and Related Occupations

Parts Salespersons wages by metro

National median annual wage

$38,630

10th percentile: $28,240
25th percentile: $33,110
Median: $38,630
75th percentile: $49,850
90th percentile: $62,890
Mean: $43,830

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 270,070.

That median is 24.2% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

Warehouse workers driving forklifts loaded with goods — Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Parts Salespersons.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	940	$42,800	$50,200	$79,200
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	2,170	$38,170	$50,030	$80,320
Greeley, CO	280	$34,630	$49,080	$64,760
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	2,900	$39,550	$49,020	$73,930
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	2,330	$35,040	$48,950	$77,360
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	880	$29,950	$48,850	$70,360
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	300	$38,010	$48,630	$68,580
Kennewick-Richland, WA	310	$38,360	$48,540	$63,500
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	2,980	$33,400	$48,440	$64,370
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	320	$38,330	$48,410	$74,870
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	2,720	$30,570	$48,160	$78,270
Minot, ND	170	$29,860	$48,150	$65,540
Bismarck, ND	250	$35,120	$48,040	$64,520
Cedar Rapids, IA	280	$29,660	$48,010	$67,480
Napa, CA	60	$37,750	$47,870	$60,910
Portland-South Portland, ME	600	$35,220	$47,850	$61,630
St. Cloud, MN	390	$30,870	$47,790	$64,330
Mankato, MN	160	$30,370	$47,750	$64,570
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	330	$34,690	$47,660	$79,430
Madison, WI	560	$34,600	$47,590	$62,090

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Parts Salespersons jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	8,690	$36,660	$41,600	$74,860
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	7,160	$27,170	$36,010	$65,060
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	6,200	$27,190	$34,010	$61,680
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	6,050	$35,000	$46,930	$75,190
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	5,450	$27,420	$36,940	$66,010
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	5,270	$31,720	$44,260	$74,770
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	4,300	$29,020	$40,860	$64,920
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	3,910	$29,570	$37,860	$63,440
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	3,570	$34,680	$44,660	$71,200
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	3,060	$35,910	$44,310	$68,130
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	2,980	$33,400	$48,440	$64,370
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	2,950	$28,320	$35,950	$61,240
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	2,900	$39,550	$49,020	$73,930
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	2,720	$30,570	$48,160	$78,270
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	2,720	$34,740	$46,860	$73,380
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	2,680	$37,240	$46,370	$77,300
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	2,530	$28,760	$36,430	$59,410
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	2,530	$22,080	$22,920	$28,020
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	2,480	$28,720	$37,300	$61,060
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	2,330	$35,040	$48,950	$77,360

States and territories

State estimates for Parts Salespersons, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
North Dakota	1,610	$34,890	$48,600	$68,640
Colorado	4,840	$34,870	$47,660	$74,500
Minnesota	5,790	$30,850	$47,030	$63,480
Washington	6,230	$37,670	$46,830	$68,270
Iowa	3,810	$29,500	$46,670	$65,000
New Hampshire	1,500	$30,950	$46,370	$64,290
Vermont	780	$36,840	$46,260	$60,570
Alaska	710	$36,460	$46,130	$69,250
Arizona	3,890	$34,170	$46,020	$68,530
New Jersey	4,810	$34,310	$45,510	$74,480
Wisconsin	5,200	$30,570	$45,380	$61,550
South Dakota	2,100	$34,880	$45,370	$61,820
Maine	1,630	$31,470	$45,350	$60,020
Oregon	3,880	$35,480	$45,190	$68,380
New York	7,460	$34,750	$45,180	$65,140
Hawaii	930	$35,770	$45,120	$66,150
Nebraska	2,360	$29,920	$45,100	$62,350
Montana	1,860	$29,210	$45,060	$58,960
Massachusetts	4,080	$35,880	$44,660	$74,990
Idaho	1,980	$30,180	$44,580	$63,090
California	26,990	$36,320	$44,440	$72,830
Connecticut	3,400	$35,660	$44,400	$63,460
Michigan	7,520	$30,570	$44,070	$73,670
Maryland	4,370	$32,760	$42,460	$63,680
Illinois	8,500	$31,410	$42,240	$67,190
Missouri	5,330	$29,190	$39,740	$58,820
Utah	3,080	$29,620	$39,190	$74,930
Nevada	2,250	$28,370	$38,740	$70,980
Wyoming	750	$24,720	$38,620	$61,990
Pennsylvania	10,430	$28,240	$38,520	$60,520
Virginia	7,370	$28,810	$38,070	$62,010
Delaware	980	$31,200	$38,050	$63,990
Indiana	7,080	$28,010	$37,500	$61,070
Florida	16,200	$28,720	$37,190	$61,520
Georgia	9,760	$26,810	$36,970	$63,820
Kansas	3,700	$23,560	$36,940	$62,420
New Mexico	1,410	$28,290	$36,890	$60,420
West Virginia	1,880	$23,250	$36,800	$60,080
Ohio	10,580	$27,720	$36,790	$58,680
Rhode Island	920	$31,580	$36,450	$60,800
Kentucky	4,220	$24,100	$36,400	$59,110
Oklahoma	3,980	$24,200	$36,390	$59,500
Tennessee	6,250	$27,320	$36,110	$61,060
Texas	25,500	$24,840	$35,440	$62,220
Arkansas	3,330	$26,910	$35,320	$54,300
Mississippi	2,940	$23,240	$35,000	$54,060
Alabama	5,880	$23,690	$33,820	$58,240
North Carolina	11,460	$25,460	$32,480	$56,680
South Carolina	4,600	$23,660	$32,180	$53,590
Louisiana	3,960	$23,390	$31,310	$55,120
Virgin Islands	40	$23,640	$28,610	$38,590
Guam	70	$21,550	$26,990	$34,310
Puerto Rico	3,600	$21,840	$22,780	$27,340

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Parts Salespersons?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Parts Salespersons is $38,630. Employment is 270,070.

How does Parts Salespersons pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Parts Salespersons is 24.2% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Parts Salespersons?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is highest on this page's list at $50,200.