Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel Salary in California
The median annual wage for sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel in California is $80,850 ($38.87 per hour) — +15.5% vs. the national median of $69,990. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $80,850
- Mean annual wage
- $95,130
- Median hourly wage
- $38.87
- Employment in CA
- 156,110
156,110 employed · 8.6 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in California
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $43,240 | $20.79 |
| 25th percentile | $53,800 | $25.87 |
| Median (50th) | $80,850 | $38.87 |
| 75th percentile | $121,590 | $58.46 |
| 90th percentile | $168,720 | $81.11 |
What this salary is worth in California
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $73,022
- Median rent burden
- 30.2%
- Est. affordable home price
- $294,935
California prices are 110.7 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in California: $2,036/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $2,021/mo
At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance
For context, the median home value in California is $734,700 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel salary in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Other salaries in California
- Accountants and Auditors in California
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in California
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in California
- Cashiers in California
- Construction Laborers in California
- Cooks, Restaurant in California
- Customer Service Representatives in California
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in California
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in California
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in California
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in California
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in California
- General and Operations Managers in California
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in California
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in California
- Human Resources Specialists in California
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in California
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in California
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in California
- Light Truck Drivers in California
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in California
- Management Analysts in California
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in California
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in California
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in California
- Nursing Assistants in California
- Office Clerks, General in California
- Project Management Specialists in California
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in California
- Registered Nurses in California
- Retail Salespersons in California
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in California
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in California
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in California
- Security Guards in California
- Software Developers in California
- Stockers and Order Fillers in California
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in California
- Waiters and Waitresses in California
About this data
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 17, 2026.
Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.