State comparison · 2025
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing salary: Illinois vs Washington
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing in Washington earn a median of $79,830. In Illinois, $73,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.5% — not 7.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-7.9%
Illinois vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-1.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
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.