How much do Sales Managers make in Modesto, CA?

Percentile spread

For Sales Managers, the published 10th percentile is $56,720 and the 90th percentile is $209,740. The difference is $153,020, which is 155.3% 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 $71,620 to the 75th at $157,040, covers $85,420.

The mean annual wage is $122,680, which sits above the median of $98,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Modesto, CA median is 33.5% lower than the national median of $148,270 for Sales Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $94,661, which is 36.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 27% lower than the California median of $134,910.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Modesto, CA is 104.108, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $98,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sales Managers at $94,661 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sales Managers. Modesto, CA ranks 16th of 19 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).).

• Stockton-Lodi, CA is 30 miles away, with a median of $103,570 and employment of 1,170. That median is 5.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,555, against $94,661 here.
• Merced, CA is 30 miles away, with a median of $98,670 and employment of 280. That median is 0.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,402, against $94,661 here.
• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 50 miles away, with a median of $201,780 and employment of 8,940. That median is 104.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $182,734, against $94,661 here.

Employment share

Sales Managers accounts for 0.46% of wage-and-salary employment in Modesto, CA (900 of 195,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.41% of employment (637,080 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.13 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.