State comparison · 2025
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing salary: California vs Washington
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing in Washington earn a median of $79,830. In California, $76,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.4% — not 4.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-4.2%
California vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-7.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
- Median
- $76,490
- p25
- $56,460
- p75
- $104,870
- p10
- $43,200
- p90
- $152,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
Washington
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
- Median
- $79,830
- p25
- $62,850
- p75
- $108,310
- p10
- $51,260
- p90
- $148,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.