SOC 41-4012 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products make in Decatur, IL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Decatur, IL is $65,900. The 10th percentile is $40,100 and the 90th percentile is $181,470. Employment is 270.

Median annual wage

$65,900

10th percentile
$40,100
25th percentile
$48,860
Median
$65,900
75th percentile
$99,770
90th percentile
$181,470
Mean
$89,940

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, the published 10th percentile is $40,100 and the 90th percentile is $181,470. The difference is $141,370, which is 214.5% 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 $48,860 to the 75th at $99,770, covers $50,910.

The mean annual wage is $89,940, which sits above the median of $65,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Decatur, IL median is 8.6% lower than the national median of $72,080 for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products. In 2024 national prices the local median is $74,529, which is 3.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.4% lower than the Illinois median of $73,510.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Decatur, IL is 88.422, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $65,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products at $74,529 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products. Decatur, IL ranks 16th of 28 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).).

  • Springfield, IL is 39 miles away, with a median of $70,680 and employment of 510. That median is 7.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,209, against $74,529 here.
  • Champaign-Urbana, IL is 44 miles away, with a median of $72,180 and employment of 530. That median is 9.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,861, against $74,529 here.
  • Bloomington, IL is 44 miles away, with a median of $59,500 and employment of 430. That median is 9.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,611, against $74,529 here.

Employment share

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products accounts for 0.59% of wage-and-salary employment in Decatur, IL (270 of 45,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.80% of employment (1,238,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.74 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products make in Decatur, IL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Decatur, IL is $65,900. The 10th percentile is $40,100 and the 90th percentile is $181,470. Employment is 270.

How does that compare with the national median for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products?

The local median is 8.6% lower than the national median of $72,080.

What is Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products pay in Decatur, IL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Decatur, IL is 88.422, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $65,900 is $74,529. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Decatur, IL compare with nearby metros for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products?

Springfield, IL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $70,680. Decatur, IL ranks 16th of 28 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.