State comparison · 2025
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing salary: Alabama vs Rhode Island
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing in Rhode Island earn a median of $82,420. In Alabama, $64,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.3% — not 22.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.2%
Alabama vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-10.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
- Median
- $64,140
- p25
- $48,090
- p75
- $89,840
- p10
- $38,090
- p90
- $127,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Rhode Island
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
- Median
- $82,420
- p25
- $58,950
- p75
- $132,730
- p10
- $44,550
- p90
- $190,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.