State comparison · 2025
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing salary: Louisiana vs Rhode Island
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing in Rhode Island earn a median of $82,420. In Louisiana, $63,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.9% — not 23.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.2%
Louisiana vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-10.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
- Median
- $63,290
- p25
- $45,170
- p75
- $93,840
- p10
- $34,380
- p90
- $122,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
Rhode Island
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
- Median
- $82,420
- p25
- $58,950
- p75
- $132,730
- p10
- $44,550
- p90
- $190,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.