State comparison · 2025
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing in District of Columbia earn a median of $80,010. In Illinois, $73,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1% — not 8.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+8.8%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
- Median
- $80,010
- p25
- $60,390
- p75
- $105,670
- p10
- $46,500
- p90
- $157,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Illinois
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
- Median
- $73,510
- p25
- $56,070
- p75
- $99,580
- p10
- $44,130
- p90
- $134,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.