SOC 41-4011 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products make in St. Louis, MO-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, Technical and Scientific Products in St. Louis, MO-IL is $94,840. The 10th percentile is $51,990 and the 90th percentile is $173,040. Employment is 2,170.

Median annual wage

$94,840

10th percentile
$51,990
25th percentile
$67,520
Median
$94,840
75th percentile
$132,460
90th percentile
$173,040
Mean
$105,450

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products, the published 10th percentile is $51,990 and the 90th percentile is $173,040. The difference is $121,050, which is 127.6% 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 $67,520 to the 75th at $132,460, covers $64,940.

The mean annual wage is $105,450, which sits above the median of $94,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. Louis, MO-IL median is 9.6% lower than the national median of $104,920 for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products. In 2024 national prices the local median is $99,739, which is 4.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Missouri median of $94,840.

St. Louis, MO-IL covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. Louis, MO-IL is 95.088, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $94,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products at $99,739 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products. St. Louis, MO-IL ranks 3rd of 9 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).).

  • Jefferson City, MO is 94 miles away, with a median of $82,760 and employment of 60. That median is 12.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,072, against $99,739 here.
  • Columbia, MO is 122 miles away, with a median of $93,480 and employment of 60. That median is 1.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,519, against $99,739 here.
  • Paducah, KY-IL is 144 miles away, with a median of $92,460 and employment of 40. That median is 2.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,407, against $99,739 here.

Employment share

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products accounts for 0.16% of wage-and-salary employment in St. Louis, MO-IL (2,170 of 1,341,320). Nationally the occupation is 0.18% of employment (284,800 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.88 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.

Highest-paying jobs in St. Louis, MO-IL · Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 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 Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products make in St. Louis, MO-IL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products in St. Louis, MO-IL is $94,840. The 10th percentile is $51,990 and the 90th percentile is $173,040. Employment is 2,170.

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

The local median is 9.6% lower than the national median of $104,920.

What is Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products pay in St. Louis, MO-IL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. Louis, MO-IL is 95.088, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $94,840 is $99,739. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does St. Louis, MO-IL compare with nearby metros for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products?

Jefferson City, MO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 94 miles away, at $82,760. St. Louis, MO-IL ranks 3rd of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.