Best paying sales jobs

The highest-paying occupations in sales, ranked with median wage weighted heaviest.

How this ranking is scored

score = .70·pay + .10·growth + .10·employment + .10·openings

Each factor is scaled to the strongest occupation on this list, then weighted and summed. Weights differ by list type. Full methodology.

Wages — OEWS May 2025

Growth & openings — EP 2024–34

Rank by Overall score ·Pay ·Growth ·Openings

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Occupation

MEDIAN PAY

P25–P75

Growth

Employed

Open/yr

Score

01

Sales Engineers · Bachelor's degree · 41-9031

$124,900

+5.5%

51,790

5,000

100

02

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products · Bachelor's degree · 41-4011

$104,920

+1.9%

284,800

27,200

79

03

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents · Bachelor's degree · 41-3031

$78,660

+3.3%

489,570

38,100

65

04

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel · High school diploma or equivalent · 41-3091

$69,990

+3.1%

1.3M

123,000

63

05

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent · 41-1012

$87,520

0.0%

214,390

24,800

62

06

Real Estate Brokers · High school diploma or equivalent · 41-9021

$73,220

+3.3%

46,100

9,700

59

07

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products · High school diploma or equivalent · 41-4012

$72,080

+0.3%

1.2M

114,800

58

08

Insurance Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent · 41-3021

$62,280

+3.7%

479,100

47,000

54

09

Retail Salespersons · No formal educational credential · 41-2031

$35,410

-0.5%

3.9M

555,800

50

10

Advertising Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent · 41-3011

$64,820

-6.4%

91,700

9,300

46

11

Real Estate Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent · 41-9022

$52,830

+3.1%

193,370

36,600

45

12

Cashiers · No formal educational credential · 41-2011

$32,880

-9.9%

3.1M

542,600

45

13

Sales and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent · 41-9099

$48,280

+3.7%

93,180

16,000

43

14

Travel Agents · High school diploma or equivalent · 41-3041

$50,160

+2.2%

55,110

7,100

40

15

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent · 41-1011

$48,520

-5.0%

1.1M

125,100

40

16

Counter and Rental Clerks · No formal educational credential · 41-2021

$41,300

+3.2%

400,810

45,900

38

17

Parts Salespersons · No formal educational credential · 41-2022

$38,630

+3.1%

270,070

30,200

36

18

Models · No formal educational credential · 41-9012

$48,470

-0.5%

3,780

1,200

34

19

Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers · No formal educational credential · 41-9091

$41,380

-10.0%

2,760

2,700

29

20

Demonstrators and Product Promoters · No formal educational credential · 41-9011

$39,320

-0.1%

64,520

14,000

28

21

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers · No formal educational credential · 41-2012

$36,220

-6.4%

21,530

4,000

25

22

Telemarketers · No formal educational credential · 41-9041

$35,450

-22.1%

58,430

6,500

25

All 22 scored occupations shown.

Fastest-growing sales careers

01 Sales Engineers +5.5%

02 Insurance Sales Agents +3.7%

04 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents +3.3%

05 Real Estate Brokers +3.3%

sales careers without a four-year degree

01 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $69,990

02 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $87,520

03 Real Estate Brokers $73,220

04 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $72,080

05 Insurance Sales Agents $62,280

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About sales careers

How many sales careers are there?

Jobs.best ranks 22 sales occupations with published wages, from OEWS May 2025.

What is the highest-paying sales job?

Sales Engineers, with a national median of $124,900.

Can you enter sales without a degree?

Yes — 5 of the ranked sales occupations typically need no four-year degree, including Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel.