State comparison · 2025
Sales Representatives, Services salary: Massachusetts vs South Dakota
Sales Representatives, Services in Massachusetts earn a median of $83,760. In South Dakota, $61,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.6% — not 35.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.6%
Massachusetts vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+13.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Sales Representatives, Services
- Median
- $83,760
- p25
- $62,610
- p75
- $124,380
- p10
- $48,030
- p90
- $162,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
South Dakota
Sales Representatives, Services
- Median
- $61,770
- p25
- $39,600
- p75
- $78,380
- p10
- $37,790
- p90
- $99,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.