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Sales Representatives in Texas

Is Texas a good place for you to work as a Sales Representative?

18.4% Jobs Projection
$52,900 Median Salary
15,840 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Sales Representatives in Texas is growing faster than average.

  • Sales Representatives in Texas earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Sales Representatives Work in Texas?

115,340 people worked as Sales Representatives in 2018 in this state.

There were 115,580 Sales Representatives employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 240 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 9,410 Sales Representatives working in it, which means Texas has more Sales Representatives than average.

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Sales Representatives in this state are growing at a rate of 18.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.7%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 15,840 annual job openings, and a total of 127,380 jobs for Texas Sales Representatives in 2026.

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

What do Sales Representatives Make in Texas?

In 2018 wages for Sales Representatives ranged from $24,380 to $104,810 with $52,900 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.72 to $50.39. The median hourly rate was $25.43.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $24.73 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.70.

The median salary in Texas is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Texas 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
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 39,040 $58,340
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 30,620 $54,720
Austin-Round Rock, TX 13,070 $45,610
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 8,910 $47,110
El Paso, TX 2,520 $43,990
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 2,100 $34,320
Corpus Christi, TX 1,210 $36,670
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 1,140 $47,080
Lubbock, TX 1,080 $47,160
Midland, TX 1,060 $62,740
Killeen-Temple, TX 940 $43,150
Longview, TX 780 $55,060
Amarillo, TX 740 $36,190
College Station-Bryan, TX 740 $55,560
Waco, TX 710 $45,430
Laredo, TX 690 $41,940
Tyler, TX 680 $41,390
Odessa, TX 600 $64,260
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 590 $35,220
Abilene, TX 440 $31,070
San Angelo, TX 440 $41,080
Victoria, TX 430 $65,150
Wichita Falls, TX 330 $36,020
Texarkana, TX-AR 300 $44,280
Sherman-Denison, TX 180 $42,050

Top States for Sales Representatives Employment

View the list below to see 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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