National median: $105K (range: 60K–180K). Salaries adjusted by state cost index. Ranked by cost-adjusted purchasing power. The difference between the best and worst state is $13,454/year in real purchasing power.
Sales Manager salaries range from 60K–180K, with significant variation by state and metro area. The take-home pay difference between states is driven primarily by state income tax rates and cost of living.
The highest-paying state for sales managers is Hawaii with an estimated salary of $202K and take-home of $135,917. But the best purchasing power goes to Tennessee \u2014 where a $95K salary, after taxes and cost adjustment, buys what $84,008 would buy nationally.
Regional averages show where sales managers earn the most and where their money goes furthest:
| # | State | Est. Salary | Tax Rate | Take-Home | Monthly | Eff. Rate | Cost-Adj. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | $95K | 0% | $75,608 | $6,301 | 20.4% | $84,008 |
| 2 | South Dakota | $97K | 0% | $77,015 | $6,418 | 20.6% | $83,711 |
| 3 | Texas | $98K | 0% | $77,718 | $6,477 | 20.7% | $83,568 |
| 4 | Wyoming | $99K | 0% | $78,422 | $6,535 | 20.8% | $83,427 |
| 5 | Florida | $105K | 0% | $82,643 | $6,887 | 21.3% | $82,643 |
| 6 | Nevada | $106K | 0% | $83,346 | $6,946 | 21.4% | $82,521 |
| 7 | Washington | $116K | 0% | $90,381 | $7,532 | 22.1% | $82,165 |
| 8 | North Dakota | $97K | 2.5% | $75,438 | $6,287 | 22.2% | $81,998 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | $113K | 0% | $88,271 | $7,356 | 21.9% | $81,732 |
| 10 | Arkansas | $90K | 3.9% | $69,809 | $5,817 | 22.4% | $81,173 |
| 11 | Ohio | $95K | 2.75% | $72,995 | $6,083 | 23.2% | $81,106 |
| 12 | West Virginia | $87K | 4.82% | $67,254 | $5,604 | 22.7% | $81,029 |
| 13 | Indiana | $95K | 2.95% | $72,805 | $6,067 | 23.4% | $80,894 |
| 14 | Nebraska | $96K | 4.55% | $73,472 | $6,123 | 23.5% | $80,738 |
| 15 | Louisiana | $96K | 3% | $73,431 | $6,119 | 23.5% | $80,693 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | $91K | 4.5% | $70,132 | $5,844 | 22.9% | $80,611 |
| 17 | Alaska | $133K | 0% | $102,132 | $8,511 | 23.2% | $80,419 |
| 18 | Arizona | $102K | 2.5% | $77,982 | $6,499 | 23.5% | $80,394 |
| 19 | Kentucky | $95K | 3.5% | $72,283 | $6,024 | 23.9% | $80,314 |
| 20 | Kansas | $95K | 5.58% | $72,162 | $6,013 | 24.0% | $80,180 |
| 21 | Alabama | $92K | 5% | $70,507 | $5,876 | 23.4% | $80,122 |
| 22 | Mississippi | $87K | 4% | $66,500 | $5,542 | 23.6% | $80,120 |
| 23 | New Mexico | $96K | 5.9% | $72,629 | $6,052 | 24.3% | $79,813 |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | $103K | 3.07% | $78,073 | $6,506 | 24.2% | $79,667 |
| 25 | South Carolina | $97K | 6% | $73,232 | $6,103 | 24.5% | $79,599 |
| 26 | Iowa | $93K | 3.8% | $70,667 | $5,889 | 24.0% | $79,401 |
| 27 | Michigan | $96K | 4.25% | $72,231 | $6,019 | 24.8% | $79,375 |
| 28 | Missouri | $93K | 4% | $70,481 | $5,873 | 24.2% | $79,192 |
| 29 | Montana | $102K | 5.65% | $76,786 | $6,399 | 24.7% | $79,161 |
| 30 | North Carolina | $100K | 3.99% | $75,135 | $6,261 | 24.9% | $79,089 |
| 31 | Virginia | $108K | 5.75% | $80,717 | $6,726 | 25.3% | $78,366 |
| 32 | Illinois | $98K | 4.95% | $72,867 | $6,072 | 25.6% | $78,352 |
| 33 | Wisconsin | $98K | 7.65% | $72,845 | $6,070 | 25.7% | $78,328 |
| 34 | Georgia | $98K | 5.19% | $72,632 | $6,053 | 25.9% | $78,099 |
| 35 | Utah | $104K | 4.45% | $77,311 | $6,443 | 25.7% | $78,092 |
| 36 | Maryland | $118K | 5.75% | $87,378 | $7,281 | 26.0% | $78,016 |
| 37 | Maine | $103K | 7.15% | $76,449 | $6,371 | 25.8% | $78,009 |
| 38 | Rhode Island | $110K | 5.99% | $81,877 | $6,823 | 25.6% | $77,978 |
| 39 | Delaware | $107K | 6.6% | $79,459 | $6,622 | 25.7% | $77,901 |
| 40 | Idaho | $100K | 5.3% | $73,825 | $6,152 | 26.2% | $77,711 |
| 41 | Colorado | $110K | 4.4% | $81,320 | $6,777 | 26.1% | $77,448 |
| 42 | Connecticut | $117K | 6.99% | $85,769 | $7,147 | 26.7% | $77,269 |
| 43 | Vermont | $110K | 8.75% | $79,904 | $6,659 | 27.4% | $76,099 |
| 44 | Massachusetts | $124K | 5% | $89,780 | $7,482 | 27.6% | $76,085 |
| 45 | Minnesota | $104K | 9.85% | $75,280 | $6,273 | 27.6% | $76,041 |
| 46 | Oregon | $116K | 9.9% | $82,916 | $6,910 | 28.5% | $75,379 |
| 47 | New Jersey | $121K | 10.75% | $85,444 | $7,120 | 29.4% | $74,299 |
| 48 | New York | $131K | 10.9% | $91,483 | $7,624 | 30.2% | $73,187 |
| 49 | Hawaii | $202K | 11% | $135,917 | $11,326 | 32.7% | $70,790 |
| 50 | California | $149K | 13.3% | $100,186 | $8,349 | 32.8% | $70,554 |