How much do Parts Salespersons make in Appleton, WI?

Percentile spread

For Parts Salespersons, the published 10th percentile is $31,120 and the 90th percentile is $62,150. The difference is $31,030, which is 67.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $36,570 to the 75th at $50,390, covers $13,820.

The mean annual wage is $46,480, which sits above the median of $45,950. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Appleton, WI median is 18.9% higher than the national median of $38,630 for Parts Salespersons. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,719, which is 28.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.3% higher than the Wisconsin median of $45,380.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Appleton, WI is 92.419, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,950 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Parts Salespersons at $49,719 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

20 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Parts Salespersons. Appleton, WI ranks 9th of 21 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Oshkosh-Neenah, WI is 20 miles away, with a median of $39,000 and employment of 130. That median is 15.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,968, against $49,719 here.
• Green Bay, WI is 22 miles away, with a median of $46,280 and employment of 370. That median is 0.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,717, against $49,719 here.
• Fond du Lac, WI is 38 miles away, with a median of $46,410 and employment of 90. That median is 1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,642, against $49,719 here.

Employment share

Parts Salespersons accounts for 0.27% of wage-and-salary employment in Appleton, WI (330 of 124,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (270,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.53 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.