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Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Salary in AL

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products in AL have a median annual salary of $87,140, with 2,780 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $46,850 at the 10th percentile to $159,990 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$87,140

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$41.89

Employment

2,780

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$46,850
10th
$60,120
25th
$87,140
Median
$116,060
75th
$159,990
90th

Local compared with national

AL

$87,140

Median annual · 2025

United States

$104,920

Median annual · 2025

The AL median is 16.9% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $17,780).

Top skills

  1. 1.SpeakingImportance 4.3
  2. 2.PersuasionImportance 4.3
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 4.1
  4. 4.NegotiationImportance 4.0
  5. 5.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.9
  6. 6.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.8
  7. 7.Service OrientationImportance 3.8
  8. 8.CoordinationImportance 3.6
  9. 9.Active LearningImportance 3.5
  10. 10.WritingImportance 3.4
  11. 11.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.4
  12. 12.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.4

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
4

Technology used

  • YouTube
  • Act!
  • ActionWare
  • AdTrack Customer Acquisition Management CAM
  • Amazon Web Services AWS software
  • AMG Teleran SalesInSync
  • Apache Hadoop
  • Cegedim Target Software Target SFA Pharmaceutical Suite
  • Citrix cloud computing software
  • Enterprise application integration EAI software
  • FileMaker Pro
  • Google Ads
  • Google Analytics
  • Google Workspace software
  • HEAT Software GoldMine

Common tasks

  • Prepare and submit sales contracts for orders.
  • Negotiate prices or terms of sales or service agreements.
  • Visit establishments to evaluate needs or to promote product or service sales.
  • Maintain customer records, using automated systems.
  • Answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, or credit terms.
  • Quote prices, credit terms, or other bid specifications.
  • Contact new or existing customers to discuss how specific products or services can meet their needs.
  • Emphasize product features, based on analyses of customers' needs and on technical knowledge of product capabilities and limitations.
  • Compute customer's installation or production costs and estimate savings from new services, products, or equipment.
  • Select or assist customers in selecting products based on customer needs, product specifications, and applicable regulations.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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