State comparison · 2025
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing salary: District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing in District of Columbia earn a median of $80,010. In Pennsylvania, $66,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.4% — not 21%.
Nominal pay gap
+21%
District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+7.4%
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
Pennsylvania
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
- Median
- $66,130
- p25
- $49,540
- p75
- $97,930
- p10
- $38,980
- p90
- $132,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.