Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products Salary in Illinois
The median annual wage for sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products in Illinois is $73,510 ($35.34 per hour) — +2.0% vs. the national median of $72,080. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $73,510
- Mean annual wage
- $83,240
- Median hourly wage
- $35.34
- Employment in IL
- 51,310
51,310 employed · 8.4 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Illinois
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $44,130 | $21.22 |
| 25th percentile | $56,070 | $26.96 |
| Median (50th) | $73,510 | $35.34 |
| 75th percentile | $99,580 | $47.88 |
| 90th percentile | $134,030 | $64.44 |
What this salary is worth in Illinois
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $73,541
- Median rent burden
- 20.8%
- Est. affordable home price
- $268,160
Illinois prices are 100.0 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Illinois: $1,274/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,838/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 Illinois is $263,300 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products salary in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- 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
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- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Illinois
- Cashiers in Illinois
- Construction Laborers in Illinois
- Cooks, Restaurant in Illinois
- Customer Service Representatives in Illinois
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Illinois
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Illinois
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Illinois
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Illinois
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Illinois
- General and Operations Managers in Illinois
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Illinois
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Illinois
- Human Resources Specialists in Illinois
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Illinois
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Illinois
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Illinois
- Light Truck Drivers in Illinois
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Illinois
- Management Analysts in Illinois
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Illinois
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Illinois
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Illinois
- Nursing Assistants in Illinois
- Office Clerks, General in Illinois
- Project Management Specialists in Illinois
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Illinois
- Registered Nurses in Illinois
- Retail Salespersons in Illinois
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Illinois
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Illinois
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Illinois
- Security Guards in Illinois
- Software Developers in Illinois
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Illinois
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Illinois
- Waiters and Waitresses in Illinois
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.