State comparison · 2025
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing in District of Columbia earn a median of $80,010. In North Carolina, $70,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.3% — not 12.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+12.7%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
-3.3%
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
North Carolina
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
- Median
- $70,990
- p25
- $48,750
- p75
- $100,240
- p10
- $38,200
- p90
- $144,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.