How much do Sales Managers make in Lawrence, KS?

Percentile spread

For Sales Managers, the published 10th percentile is $98,080 and the 90th percentile is $289,260. The difference is $191,180, which is 100.8% 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 $135,560 to the 75th at $227,400, covers $91,840.

The mean annual wage is $193,170, which sits above the median of $189,740. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lawrence, KS median is 28% higher than the national median of $148,270 for Sales Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $210,255, which is 41.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.6% higher than the Kansas median of $159,990.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lawrence, KS is 90.243, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $189,740 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sales Managers at $210,255 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sales Managers. Lawrence, KS ranks 1st of 13 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).).

• Topeka, KS is 29 miles away, with a median of $154,970 and employment of 380. That median is 18.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $174,476, against $210,255 here.
• Kansas City, MO-KS is 46 miles away, with a median of $159,990. That median is 15.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $172,882, against $210,255 here.
• St. Joseph, MO-KS is 70 miles away, with a median of $106,130 and employment of 120. That median is 44.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $122,861, against $210,255 here.

Employment share

Sales Managers accounts for 0.35% of wage-and-salary employment in Lawrence, KS (180 of 51,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.41% of employment (637,080 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.85 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.