State comparison · 2025
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing salary: North Carolina vs Rhode Island
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing in Rhode Island earn a median of $82,420. In North Carolina, $70,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.6% — not 13.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-13.9%
North Carolina vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-6.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
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.