Sales & Operations

Sales Representative Career Hub

Sales representative career hub: resume examples, salary benchmarks, resume headlines, and the CRM and negotiation skills that close deals.

What sales representatives earn in the US

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, national, May 2025

10th percentile
$39,090

Nine in ten earn more

Median
$72,080

Half earn more, half earn less

90th percentile
$137,550

One in ten earns more

Source: BLS OEWS, SOC 41-4012. Pay varies by metro, employer and experience.

Key Skills for Sales Representative

In-demand skills to highlight on your sales representative resume. Each skill page includes demand data, salary impact, and how to showcase it effectively.

Quick Wins to Boost Your Application

Actionable steps to strengthen your sales representative job search today.

Explore Related Roles

Discover career resources for related positions that share similar skills and career paths.

Against a real posting

See how your resume reads against a job in this role

Paste a posting and the matcher compares it against your resume requirement by requirement, then shows you the gaps rather than a single number.

Match a job description
The job matcher: choose a resume, paste a posting, and get a match score with gaps.

The real matcher. The 82 on the selected resume is that resume’s actual score.

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