SOC 11-2022 · Management Occupations · May 2025
How much do Sales Managers make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sales Managers in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $135,910. The 10th percentile is $65,770 and the 90th percentile is $248,590. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$135,910
- 10th percentile
- $65,770
- 25th percentile
- $94,560
- Median
- $135,910
- 75th percentile
- $180,000
- 90th percentile
- $248,590
- Mean
- $149,720
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Sales Managers, the published 10th percentile is $65,770 and the 90th percentile is $248,590. The difference is $182,820, which is 134.5% 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 $94,560 to the 75th at $180,000, covers $85,440.
The mean annual wage is $149,720, which sits above the median of $135,910. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD median is 8.3% lower than the national median of $148,270 for Sales Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $130,074, which is 12.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 0.9% lower than the Maryland median of $137,150.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $135,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sales Managers at $130,074 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
34 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sales Managers. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 17th of 35 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).).
- York-Hanover, PA is 44 miles away, with a median of $126,120 and employment of 520. That median is 7.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $131,375, against $130,074 here.
- Gettysburg, PA is 53 miles away, with a median of $118,460 and employment of 80. That median is 12.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $124,199, against $130,074 here.
- Lancaster, PA is 53 miles away, with a median of $129,480 and employment of 810. That median is 4.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $131,777, against $130,074 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Sales Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Sales Managers make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sales Managers in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $135,910. The 10th percentile is $65,770 and the 90th percentile is $248,590.
How does that compare with the national median for Sales Managers?
The local median is 8.3% lower than the national median of $148,270.
What is Sales Managers pay in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $135,910 is $130,074. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD compare with nearby metros for Sales Managers?
York-Hanover, PA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 44 miles away, at $126,120. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 17th of 35 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.