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Sales Representatives in District of Columbia

Is District of Columbia a good place for you to work as a Sales Representative?

9.2% Jobs Projection
$65,260 Median Salary
420 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Sales Representatives in District of Columbia are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Sales Representatives in District of Columbia is growing faster than average.

  • Sales Representatives in District of Columbia earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Sales Representatives Work in District of Columbia?

In District of Columbia, there were 3,450 people working as Sales Representatives in the year 2018.

There were 3,670 Sales Representatives employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 220 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 9,410 Sales Representatives working in it, which means District of Columbia has fewer Sales Representatives than average.

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Job Projections for District of Columbia

Jobs for Sales Representatives in this state are growing at a rate of 9.2% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.7%.

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District of Columbia Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 420 annual job openings, and 3,440 total jobs in 2026 for Sales Representatives in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 131,000 annual jobs and 1,077,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Sales Representatives Make in District of Columbia?

In 2018 wages for Sales Representatives ranged from $34,850 to $122,240 with $65,260 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.75 to $58.77. The median hourly rate was $31.38.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $31.18 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.20.

The median salary in District of Columbia is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top District of Columbia Metros for Sales Representatives

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Sales Representatives.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 31,540 $67,410

Top States for Sales Representatives Employment

The table below shows the states where most Sales Representatives work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 135,330 $57,710
Texas 115,340 $52,900
Florida 83,150 $46,800
New York 70,340 $64,050
Illinois 48,250 $52,090
Georgia 36,860 $52,350
Ohio 35,370 $50,750
New Jersey 35,360 $68,860
Pennsylvania 35,260 $58,910
North Carolina 33,230 $50,430
Virginia 31,890 $62,930
Colorado 29,750 $59,030
Maryland 25,550 $62,660
Michigan 25,480 $53,940
Minnesota 21,450 $56,450
Massachusetts 20,660 $64,980
Arizona 20,220 $47,270
Missouri 18,770 $46,480
Tennessee 17,940 $47,220
Washington 17,630 $58,990

Below are the states where Sales Representatives get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
New Jersey $68,860
District of Columbia $65,260
Massachusetts $64,980
New York $64,050
Virginia $62,930
Maryland $62,660
New Hampshire $60,860
Colorado $59,030
Washington $58,990
Pennsylvania $58,910

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